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Charlene Spretnak on Interbeing

Charlene Spretnak on Interbeing

Susun interviews Charlene Spretnak about her book Relational Reality: New Discoveries of Interrelatedness That Are Changing the Modern World.



this episode Q&A includes:
• summer bites and stings- putting plantain and yarrow to use.
• two young children- you need to prioritize time for yourself! Is it time to wean your child?
• acids in goat milk, other types of milk, culturing milk..
• harvesting and drying linden..
• migraines- hypericum! the great healer of the nervous system, herbal pain relievers, and healing sexual assault..
• treating people not diagnosis..
• familiarize yourself with your county extension to find where plants grow..

Astrologer Virginia Bell

Astrologer Virginia Bell

Susun interviews Virginia Bell.
Virginia Bell is a full time writer and astrologer. She has written horoscope columns for websites and magazines. She currently writes for Die Welt (the German publication) and Watch! the CBS magazine and blog for The Huffington Post. Virginia is the author of Midlife Is Not A Crisis: Using Astrology To Thrive In The Second Half Of Life. She currently lectures on astrology, inspiration and aging.
Before becoming involved in astrology she owned one of the first natural foods restaurants in New York City: Whole Wheat 'N Wild Berrys (from 1974-1995). She then went on to own a second restaurant in the Berkshires from 1988-1991. Virginia co-authored The Manhattan Health Pages: A Guide to Educate, Pamper and Inspire You. During that period Virginia also lectured on health and wellness.



this episode Q&A includes:
• basically all raspberry species are used the same medicinally- growing cycle and when to harvest..
• seeds of yellow dock used for medicine and food..
• making lavender sun tea..
• comfrey for closed injuries at the joint, muscles, ligaments, tendons and bones..
• cancer care and quality of life or quantity of life..
• cancer diagnosis- the first thing you're going to have to cope with is your fear and anxiety..
• homeopathy used to clear family tendencies- literally change at a genetic level..

'Hallucinogens and Culture' Jerry Brown

'Hallucinogens and Culture' Jerry Brown

Susun interviews Jerry B. Brown, Ph.D.
Jerry is an anthropologist, author, and activist. From 1972 to 2014, he served as founding professor of anthropology at Florida International University in Miami, where he taught a course on “Hallucinogens and Culture.” Julie M. Brown, M.A., LMHC, is an integrative psychotherapist, who conducts research on the role of sacred plants in religion.

'Psychedelic Meditation' Katherine MacLean

'Psychedelic Meditation' Katherine MacLean

Susun interviews Katherine MacLean.
Katherine is a research scientist, teacher and meditator. In her academic research at UC Davis and Johns Hopkins University, she studied how psychedelics and mindfulness meditation can promote beneficial, long-lasting changes in personality, well-being and brain function. In New York, she co-founded and directed the Psychedelic Education & Continuing Care Program (www.psychedelicprogram.com), focusing on group integration for psychedelic users and training workshops for clinicians. She currently lives on an organic farm and is preparing to be a study therapist on an upcoming Phase 3 trial of MDMA for post-traumatic stress disorder.
You can learn more about her work on her website: katherinemaclean.org



this episode Q&A include:
• papaya leaf as remedy for cancer..
• soy milk, ginseng, gingko- protection from radiation treatment..
• Ask your doctors about the risk of the risk- statistics are used to mess with your mind..
• rotating through infusions..
• osteopath is a bone doctor that specializes in non invasive, non surgical treatments or skilled massage therapist..
• burdock seed oil as a scalp treatment, coconut oil..
• chickweed and calendula for soothing rash around eyes..

Children's Advocate Diane Levin

Children's Advocate Diane Levin

Susun interviews Diane Levin.
Diane is internationally recognized expert helping professionals, parents and policymakers understand and respond to the impact of various societal forces-such as violence and sexualization, and media and commercial culture-on children's development, learning and behavior. She is a founder of 3 advocacy organizations:T.R.U.C.E—Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children's Entertainment, which helps professionals help parents deal with the impact of media and promote quality play;Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, which works to end the commercial exploitation of children; and, Defending the Early Years, which advocates for appropriate early childhood practice that counteracts inappropriate aspects of many recent school reform mandates. Levin is a Professor of Early Childhood Education at Wheelock College and her 9th book, Beyond Remote-Controlled Childhood: Teaching Young Children in the Media Age.



this episode Q&A includes:
• carotene rich foods for eye health must be cooked,frozen, soaked in oil- no consumed raw..
• poke berries- joint swelling..
• heat in the liver- chinese 5 element theory..
• basis of all true spirituality is time spent alone in nature..
• false positive and false negative test results statistics..
• modern medicine is made for normal American's eating the standard American diet and watching 3-4 hours of television a day..
• folic acid added to foods increases chances of colon cancer..

Traditional Healing Heather Bruce

Traditional Healing Heather Bruce

Susun interviews Heather Bruce.
Heather has been a student of acupuncture and natural healing since she started a mother's journey to discover how to NOT have her (now 40 year old, then a newborn) son descend into asthma and excema like his father. (She won).
Along the way she picked up classical acupuncture skills (and designed and taught undergraduate courses from 1981, leading into her post graduate mentoring), investigated many traditional forms of healing (initially Western herbs, nutrition from the East and the West, vibrational remedies, massage and allied techniques, and later on, many ways too overcome distortions in energy and thus form).

'Vanishing of the Bees' Maryam Henein

Vanishing of the Bees Maryam Henein

Susun interviews Maryam Henein.
Maryam Henein is an investigative journalist , activist, and public health expert, best known for directing the internationally acclaimed documentary Vanishing of the Bees, narrated by Ellen Page. Maryam is also the co-founder of HoneyColony, an online magazine and marketplace that aims to empower people to be their own best health advocate. This short animation explains the concept.
Her website is www.maryamhenein.com

Sleep Medicine Dr Michael Breus

Sleep Medicine Dr Michael Breus

Susun interviews Michael J. Breus, Ph.D.
Michael is a Clinical Psychologist and both a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and a Fellow of The American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He was one of the youngest people to have passed the Board at age 31 and, with a specialty in Sleep Disorders, is one of only 163 psychologists in the world with his credentials and distinction. Dr. Breus is on the clinical advisory board of The Dr. Oz Show and is a regular contributor on the show (30+ times). Dr. Breus is the author of the soon to be published (September 2016) The Power of When, a ground breaking bio-hacking book proving that there is a perfect time to do everything, based on your hidden biological chronotype. Dr. Breus gives the reader the exact perfect time to have sex, run, a mile, eat a cheeseburger, ask your boss for a raise and much more. Dr. Breus has been in private practice for 16 years and recently relocated his practice to Los Angles.
www.thesleepdoctor.com



this episode Q&A includes:
• glechoma hederacea- we do not make infusion from aromatic herbs- try making vinegar or tincture..
• high blood sugar and weight gain- walk directly after eating, herbal suggestions, and not reducing calories, increasing whole grains..
• vast majority of older women have fibroids- not really a problem, meditation..
• jealousy- a way to acknowledge and give it space and never think it again..
• guilt about how we feel is truly useless..
• allowing ourselves to truly grieve opens us up to more joy..
• ayahuasca cautions..
• rosacea- working with microbiota and hormones with burdock infusion..