The Vital Way

Brandon Amalani is partnered with Pioneer Valley Naturals as the exclusive distributor of the only American-Grown Organic Schizandra currently available. This is where our Schisandra comes from and in this podcast we dive into many of the benefits and uses of schisandra. The Energetic Signatures of Each Flavor Tai Chi for the Body...in an Herb Activating Intracellular Glutathione A Body System Breakdown of the Three Treasures When NOT to Take Schisandra The Benefits of the 50+ Lignans How Schisandra Benefits the Reproductive and Endocrine Systems Anti-Estrogenic Phyto-Estrogens How to Balance Yin and Yang in Your Herbal Program Making Schisandra Tea The Growing, Harvesting and Concentrating Process of Schisandra And Much More

Joining me from InsideTracker is Mike Tarnapoll, who has studied nutrition at Cornell and has been active in CrossFit since he was 10 years old. On this episode: - A Holistic Picture of Where Low Testosterone may be coming from - Mobile and Therapeutic Phlebotomists - What is the Global Inflammation Marker? - Your Biological Age vs. Your Chronological Age - The #1 Longevity Hormone Predictor for Women (not Estrogen or Progresterone) - How Elite Athletes do Blood Testing - New Science! Sex Hormone Binding Globulin Receptor Sites, plus what raises SHBG - The Dangers of Iron and Ferritin - The Value of Complete Blood Count - And Much More

In this podcast, Logan Christopher and Brandon Amalani discuss one of the major models of Chinese medicine and Taoism, the Five Element Theory.

In this episode Logan details his recent adventures traveling to the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador and visiting indigenous peoples. This includes: Heeding the Call of the Amazon The Perception of Nature as Dangerous and Scary How the Simple Life can be Superior to Our Own Complex Lives Becoming Westernized to Fight Westernization The Three Levels of Foresight with Tobacco, Ayuhuasca and Datura Why Saving the Rainforest may be Cliche...but is Very Important The Dream World as Real as Reality What is Shamanism? The Value of Vomiting...Daily! And Much More This episode showcases some very personal things from Logan. Your comments and questions are always appreciated. Check out the blog for articles on these topics and more as well. Here's a few recent ones, with more to come: On Chicha, Hydration and Probiotics https://lostempireherbs.com/yummmspit-beer/ Fungus in the Rainforest https://lostempireherbs.com/finding-first-reishi-mushroom/ Walking Trees and the Doctrine of Signatures https://lostempireherbs.com/walking-phallic-trees/

Meredith Shirk is a National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified personal trainer, Fitness Nutritional Specialist, with a Magna Cum Laude Degree in Biology and self-proclaimed scientific research geek. For the past decade, Meredith has been passionate about achieving peak performance. She helps her clients achieve this at Svelte Training in Malibu, California.