Botanical Biohacking

With the help of Dr. Qiu Xuelan and Dr. Thomas Whalen we uncover the meeting point between the classical pathogenesis of diabetes in Chinese medicine and modern physiology. By looking at the herbal formulas we can get further insight into a universal treatment strategy which may be helpful no matter which modality of medicine you choose.

  Z’ev Rosenberg, L. Ac. has lectured widely both to the public and to students of both Chinese medicine and macrobiotics over the last thirty-five years.  He is the former president of the Acupuncture Association of Colorado (1984-1987), where he spearheaded a successful drive to the licensure of acupuncture in that state.  For twenty-three years, he served as Chair of the Department of Herbal Medicine at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, from which he retired in 2013. At present, Z’ev maintains a private practice in herbal medicine and acupuncture/moxabustion with a specialty in chronic autoimmune disorders. He terms what he practices as ‘full-strength Chinese medicine’, designed to manage and treat difficult conditions. He also directs the Alembic Institute, where he teaches advanced seminars in medical classics, pulse diagnosis, and treatment of autoimmune disorders. He is a senior researcher at Xinglin Institute for the Study of Early East Asian Medicine. Z’ev has written articles for several professional Chinese medical and macrobiotic journals, and is a consultant and product developer for Kan Herb Company in Santa Cruz, Ca.  He continues to write articles for professional journals and is working on two books, Return of the Yellow Emperor: Ecological Medicine for the 21st Century, and Healing the Broken Vessel.

What makes our faces lopsided or symmetrical? Third generation acupuncturist Stacey Ma, gives us her perspective as an expert in Bells palsy and facial symmetry. 

Doug Dearth, Director of 9000 Needles (2009), Underdogs (2013) and Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) talks about medical integration and his inspiring new docuseries with the Acupuncture Now Foundation (ANF).

A woman wakes up with a swollen arm. The pain and swelling inches closer to her neck by the day. Acupuncturist Koji Otsuka takes us through his experiences treating army vets. Then Qiu Xuelan Ph.D and Tom Whalen MD discuss the underlying science of detoxification and nerve recovery

What can cells teach us about healing? How do emotions interact with epigenetics? Lori Earley L. Ac bridges the gap between the metaphysical and biological in this fascinating episode.

Drew Pierson of 40 years of Zen discussed consciousness, timelessness, and herbal chocolate. 

Tony Wrighton is a familiar face on British TV, known to millions as a sports presenter on Sky Sports. He has written three NLP-related books published by Virgin Books, which have been translated into 12 languages. He is one of the country's foremost experts on NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming). He is the host of top-rated podcast Zestology, where he goes on a journey to find more energy, vitality and motivation. Tony joined Sky Sports more than a decade ago. Before that, he worked at radio stations around the UK. He is a long-suffering QPR fan. He's hosted lots of different sports on Sky Sports including football, golf, basketball, hockey, squash, pool, table tennis and even live ten-pin bowling. Tony trained in NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) back in 2004. He was given a 3 book deal with Virgin Books, and his NLP-related print books on the subject have been translated into 12 languages including Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, Turkish, Dutch and Croatian. Tony's podcast Zestology and accompanying blog have interviewed some of the very biggest names in the field worldwide. These include Dr. John Gray, author of the biggest selling hardback non-fiction book of all time - Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, and NYT bestselling author Dave Asprey. Tony and Andrew chat about meditation, taiji, Tony's experiences with 40 Years of Zen and how not to get sucked up into a sex cult.  

What if you could double check your diagnosis before moving ahead with a treatment? Take the next 20 minutes to understand how all the diagnostic theories in Chinese medicine come to the same root and how seeing the big picture master diagnosis and prognosis with ease Take the anxiety out of your practice and feel confident using higher doses to get faster, more accurate results. 

Mahuang (herba ephedra) has inspired drugs like pseudofed, fen phen, and meth. Could a traditional antidote provide answers to the meth epidemic?

Min Jeon takes us to Korea for peek into the botanical medicine of Korea's elite.

I paid enough to buy a car for billionaire brain training. Was it worth it?

A scholar meets a rabbit fairy?? to discover how his headaches are caused by an imbalance in his gut brain axis? Yep, apparently Song dyansty college students were doing shrooms.

What really makes an expert? 10,000 hrs is not enough, there are four criteria which must be met for true expertise.

Nuance matters, remember the faucet.

A clinical case study with my approach to practice management interwoven into it. Follow this if you want to enjoy exponential growth. Kind of do it, if you only want to grow a little. Do the opposite if you want to be spinning your wheels in 20 years still out trolling for new patients.

How I escaped a burning skyscraper in China

Discover what is missing from modern remixes of stoicism and how looking deeper can lead you to have a richer and more fullfilling life.

There is one glaring oversight that is hijacking anscestral diets from being truly beautiful.