Episode 4: Removing the Mind Splinter with Nicholas Gregoriades

Episode 4: Removing the Mind Splinter with Nicholas Gregoriades

In this episode we talk with the inimitable Nicholas Gregoriades--entrepreneur, world traveler, psychonaut, 4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, among many other things--about how he found his way to multiple healing modalities and the impact they have had on his life. Furthermore, we cover a variety of topics including ayahuasca, meditation, UFC and combat sports, Chinese medicine and emotional symptoms, living according to the seasons, and so much more.

Episode 3: Creating a Performance-Enhancing Herbal Supplement

In this episode, our guests are herbalists Peter and Amy Galle [https://www.yindew.com/about], co-founders and owners of Yin Dew [https://www.yindew.com/], a Glendale-based custom herbal medicine company. Peter and Amy describe the process and creation of our product, Endure Blend [https://www.elementalwellnessacupuncture.com/store/p/endure-blend], and how they chose the specific formulation. You can learn more about Yin Dew HERE. [https://www.yindew.com/] Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro 0:56 - Birth of the Endure Blend [https://www.elementalwellnessacupuncture.com/store/p/endure-blend] 1:35 - Endure Blend [https://www.elementalwellnessacupuncture.com/store/p/endure-blend] results 2:15 - History of Yin Dew [https://www.yindew.com/] 5:52 - What is Shamanic Journeying? 7:38 - How Amy connected with datura and why the flower is Yin Dew logo 9:10 - How Amy’s art is guided by datura 11:12 - Anna’s realization about ayahuasca and plant communication 12:21 - Peter’s Chinese medicine journey 15:54 - Peter’s research into sourcing Chinese herbs 17:37 - Sacred Plant Medicine: The Wisdom in Native American Herbalism [https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Plant-Medicine-American-Herbalism/dp/1591430585]by Stephen Harrod Buhner 20:08 - The clash of Western anthropology and indigenous plant use 25:20 - Perception of the heart: the process for creating an herbal mix 27:54 - Finding herbs that specifically address the outcomes of endurance training 30:14 - How the process is like cooking 30:28 - How the process is like music 31:45 - How quickly do the plant compounds take effect in the body? 32:39 - Why angustifolia is effective for athletes through repetitive movements 34:09 - How proprioreception is compromised by stress response 35:10 - Nature’s inherent gift-giving 41:25 - Why observations are not equivalent to a medical paradigm or treatment modality 45:35 - Anna’s injury and how the Endure Blend [https://www.elementalwellnessacupuncture.com/store/p/endure-blend] has changed her life 46:45 - Special cordyceps process used for the Endure Blend [https://www.elementalwellnessacupuncture.com/store/p/endure-blend] 49:00 - How to determine the correct dosage 51:30 - Encouraging people to step into their own relationship with the medicine 55:55 - What if these plant medicines don’t work? 58:05 - Why dose-dependent response is important for synthetic compounds

Episode 2: Postpartum Care

Ashley and Anna offer a crash course in postpartum care for expecting and new mothers.  0:00 Intro 1:04 What Ashley and Anna knew about postpartum life before studying Chinese medicine 2:33 What is postpartum like in American culture? 3:10 What you should be doing during the postpartum time 3:50 25% of women in the U.S. go back to work within 10 days of giving birth [https://www.vox.com/2015/8/21/9188343/maternity-leave-united-states] 4:39 What happens to your body during and after pregnancy 7:18 Ashley’s postpartum recovery miscalculation 9:17 Postpartum planning in the Netherlands and Belgium 10:46 The First Forty Days [https://www.amazon.com/First-Forty-Days-Essential-Nourishing/dp/1617691836] exploration 15:40 Anna’s birth injury circumstances 16:49 In a perfect world… 17:49 Things you can do to prepare for the postpartum period 18:52 Eating bone broth to rebuild blood and repair the body’s connective tissues 20:15 Why you should purchase waist and hip binders 21:10 Why you should stock up on cooling pads 22:34 Why you should use a Sitz Bath 23:39 Why you need a support system 26:18 Anna’s home birth plan and why you should be prepared 29:32 Ashley’s labor, penicillin experience, and getting C dif 30:52 The donor milk possibility 33:39 The key to making more breast milk 35:40 What really happens after you have a baby 38:00 All about the placenta 41:39 Wrap up

Episode 1: Getting Pregnant After 30

In this inaugural episode, Ashley and Anna detail their paths to pregnancy, including the specific steps they took to improve their odds of conception. 00:00 Intro 01:42 Infertility statistics across men and women, definition of infertility https://rb.gy/7j986n [https://rb.gy/7j986n] 03:05 When you can actually get pregnant 04:23 The importance of adding biomarkers to tracking to get pregnant 05:45 Using wearable tech to track biomarkers 07:11 Old-fashioned charting to get pregnant 09:00 Wives’ tales about when to have sex to get pregnant 10:40 “Let’s just hit on cervical mucous.” 12:45 Acupuncture increases egg production by 50%: https://rb.gy/xv3spk [https://rb.gy/xv3spk] 13:45 Anna’s fertility journey 15:15 Book for fertility supplements for men: https://rb.gy/uzaxpi [https://rb.gy/uzaxpi] 17:00 Anna’s experience at a Beverly Hills fertility specialist 18:35 Society’s message to older women trying to get pregnant 20:00 how stress impacts fertility: https://rb.gy/ijg7dm [https://www.eivf.org/post/how-stress-impacts-fertility-and-what-you-can-do-about-it] * How acupuncture impacts stress: https://rb.gy/bdbjsu [https://www.dc-acupuncture.com/mental-emotional-health/how-acupuncture-works-for-stress-anxiety-depression] * Psychology Today, 2010: https://rb.gy/nbh2ie [https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/when-youre-not-expecting/201008/new-research-stress-and-infertility]   [http://goog_62544899/]https://tinyurl.com/v6naj5yw [https://tinyurl.com/v6naj5yw]23:29 Acupuncture increases IVF rates by 20+% https://tinyurl.com/2j3mr9nj [http://goog_62544899/] 23:40 Ashley’s fertility journey 28:35 Link to The Infertility Cure https://tinyurl.com/fw72t7c9 [https://tinyurl.com/fw72t7c9] 30:41 Ashley’s miscarriage and how it paved the way for success 32:59 Ashley gets pregnant and the steps she took to confirm it 35:18 Ashley finds out it’s twins! 38:33 Choosing adoption 39:28 Surrendering to the outcome 42:00 What does Anna do in her free time? 42:59 Who was Ashley in a past life? 47:45 Who was Anna in a past life?