Ancient Health Podcast
Ancient Health Podcast
Ancient Health Podcast
The Parasite That Hides Inside Your Red Blood Cells
45 minutes Posted Aug 3, 2026 at 2:59 pm.
What actually ruins a vacation
The four things you are packing for
Start boring: electrolytes, vitamin C, bug spray
Before you fly into a malaria zone
The diamond dealer who came home from Africa
Inside a red blood cell
Biofilms: where infections wait you out
Sweet wormwood, chrysanthemum, and a Nobel Prize
Opening the old man medicine case
Artemisia and Vidanga, and dosing for a child
The immune four, loaded three days early
The gut is the trip ruiner
Probiotics, enzymes, and charcoal
The homeopathic kit and how to take one
Sleep, magnesium, and Wei Qi
Pack it up: the four category checklist
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Has a nasty virus ever swept through your family, completely derailing your summer vacation? In this heavily requested episode, Dr. Chris Motley shares his best advice for staying healthy while traveling, his personal travel kit with all his essentials plus the 4 pillars to keeping the whole family well when you’re far from home. 
Whether you’re packing for your next trip or you want to curate your ready-to-go health travel kit, get your notepads and pens out for this one, and scroll down for the full travel kit listed below!
In this episode, you’ll learn: 
Your essential travel kit should cover 4 essential basics: sleep, gut health, bugs and your immune system. 
When it comes to keeping your family healthy on a big trip, you’re always better safe than sorry: follow health precautions, learn about potential bugs your destination is known for and think about putting together your health kit ahead of time so you’re not caught empty-handed. Health and wellbeing is #1. 
How to prep for common issues like nausea, earaches and anxiety.
Why single ingredient herbs and supplements are best for travel. 
You won’t regret doing the work to prep your immune system leading up to your trip.
Think defensively. Be mindful of what you eat and where your food is sourced as much as possible to prevent illness. 
Keep up good hydration for yourself and the whole family with electrolytes!
Travel Kit Essentials 
For The Plane
Vitamin D, Vitamin C
Light amounts of nano silver (Argentin 23 and XLear are good options)
Oregano Spray
For The Gut
Probiotics - S. Bourlardii
Digestive Enzymes (they shouldn’t cause excessive bloating!)
And, last but not least, Takesumi: https://tinyurl.com/bp7fa27f
Anti Parasitic Herbs 
Vidanga Supreme: https://shorturl.at/mLRGV
Artemisia Supreme: https://shorturl.at/D7hMl
Herbs for Kids
Elderberry Supreme: https://shorturl.at/irqNj
Astragalus Supreme: https://shorturl.at/9UT47
Golden Thread Supreme: https://shorturl.at/y9emQ
For Food Poisoning
Morinda Supreme: https://tinyurl.com/3a7unbhj
American Ginseng: https://tinyurl.com/ya74ff9c
For Hydration
DesBio Hydration Complex:
https://dbscript.com/product/hydration-complex/
(use discount code DRMOTLEY) and practitioner code f9367150
For Jet Lag
 https://www.boironusa.com/product/jet-lag-relief/
For Travel Anxiety 
https://dbscript.com/product/anxious/, 
https://radicalrootsherbs.com/products/rest-relax-tonic
For Sleep
Melatonin, magnesium glycinate
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