One of my TCM school professors has for our final project given us a list of podcasts we can do our final project on and most of them are from botanical Biohacking! I got first dibs on writing about the Botanical Skin Care episode. I am excited to listen to many more, very informative and I love the stories about herbs I wish I could've taken my materia medicas in a story format!

I am in acupuncture and oriental medicine school and recently found this podcast. I LOVE it! It is inspiring and very educational. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!

This guy’s voice is so soothing. He seems like a really swell guy

Great Podcast, interesting topics.

Im so confused how you market Chinese herbal remedies and then bash anti-vaxers? To say vaccines can not cause autism is a complete joke, Im so embarrassed for you. The bashing of Dr Mercola episode was so juvenile, yall are just jealous bullies. And pretty hypocritical calling him selfish trying to make a profit when you have basically taken Po Chai pills, slapped a Botanical Biohacking label on it and increased the price by ninefold. Whats wrong with you people!

Super helpful and full of interesting nuggets.

The closest we mortals can ever get to experiencing enlightenment. I’ve learned more about herbal medicine in the week that I’ve been binge-listening to this podcast than I have in months!!!

I am a holistic vet and I can't believe I only just found this podcast. It is miraculous, informative, and entertaining. The stories bring to life how the plant medicines function, and these stories are backed up with a scientific rationale for the function. I'm hooked!!!

Dr Miles and Dr Qiu are amazing herbalists, story tellers and presenters. Even tho I am a Dr of TCM myself - I’m learning so much through listening to their podcasts! So grateful for the knowledge they share.

Great ambassador to Chinese Medicine in the United States and abroad. Thank you!

When I commute this is my go-to podcast. So thought provoking and informative. I truly appreciate this podcast.

Great interweaving of Chinese and Western medicine. Easy to listen to and information is clinically relevant! Highly recommended!!

Love that they are constantly doing interviews and have guest speakers to support the information given. In the midst of all the chaos around us, I can truly say that the calming voice of the podcast is very helpful in bringing me back to a calm place. Thank you so much for all the information. I also love the stories and jokes!

Tried listening to some of these episodes but it’s purely one person’s opinion. Never heard an interview or another person on this podcast show. It’s also hard to hear his monotone voice that’s recorded on a low volume setting. It’s like he’s telling a story or reading a script. There are better biohacker podcasts with more information and multiple perspectives. I’m about to to stop listening to this one. Mostly a waste of time

I’ve listened to every single Botanical Biohacking podcast multiple times, regardless of topic. Plant/Chinese medicine is a new found love of mine and I couldn’t ask for a more engaging, fun and informative podcast to listen to. Amazing! Thank you so much for doing this podcast!!

I live this podcast! You get a great explanation of the science behind Chinese Medicine and other therapies. The combination of experts on the different episodes make for a very engaging presentation.

This team understands the our modern needs, and informs with ancient wisdom that is relevant and important for our health. I really enjoyed the story of the Huang qi cream from 2000 years ago. Wonderful reference to Zhuangzi, and his wisdom for today.

There are too many people out there talking a good talk, but, Andrew and Lan are living the Chinese medicine way. We are fortunate enough to have them share their hands on knowledge and expertise that they learned not just in school, but, by being immersed in the real Chinese medical world. They live and work in China and share their experiences and expertise with use when they are in the US. This we did not get in TCM schools. We learned but a fraction of TCM reality. Their intelligent curiosities and desire to debunk standard beliefs and teachings about Chinese medicine in the US is not just courageous, it is desperately needed. Thank you for your perseverance, determination, and passion to overhaul the Western world's understanding and delivery of real, genuine Chinese medicine.

I’ve been a licensed acupuncturist for nearly 17 years, and I’m grateful for this podcast because I’m learning SO MUCH!!! I especially love the biomedical integration and the humor. Keep it up. Great to hear Lori Earley as well. She’s such a wealth of knowledge and compassion

This Pod cast as the past ones continues to change my life in this field! I am addicted to the info and research presented in each podcast. I love the sense of humor Andrew has:) Thank you So much for making it FREE!!!

Have listened to a couple of episodes and I am hooked. What a great way to blend TCM theory with Western science. Even more the back stories of some of our most commonly used herbs are fascinating.

This podcast presents both traditional Herbalism and modern research in an informative and entertaining way. I highly recommend it to TCM students and practitioners.

Always great information in your podcasts. The blend of CM principles with WM concepts is fascinating and extremely relevant. These are the kind of people we need pushing the future of medicine.

Wonderful combination of traditional thought and modern research on how to use herbs for self-care and enhancement

These podcasts are really good quality and interesting. The people who make them are smart and savvy. However, I have to say I am very uncomfortable, sometimes disgusted with the emphasis placed on making high profit margins. (This I get from podcasts and the business practices that run behind them). I too think we should make a good living for the work we do, but I also think patients deserve fair treatment and should not be asked to pay markups of 900% for herbs. I have seen other practitioners who bring this up get shamed and shunned as negative money-phobic losers who want to bring down the financial viability and public respect for Chinese Medicine. This saddens me and I feel torn about listening to these podcasts. They can be delightful and inspiring at times, so I listen. So thank you for your work. Your shark-like efficiency, acumen and ruthlessness seem to me both a service to and a perversion of our profession.

This podcast is PURE GOLD. Finally a resource that explains the scientific mechanisms behind the powerful, underutilized medical resource that is Chinese Medicine.

Awesome info for those that want to experience healing without utilizing synthetic pharmaceuticals!

I love this podcast for helping me bridge the gap between biochemistry with herbal medicine. This podcast does a great job of respecting the history and classical perspectives and merging it with modern research. It is also a great to listen to success stories of experts on integrating TCM with modern medicine framework. It is full of interesting anectdotes, pratical recommendations, and common sensical applications of TCM herbal products and treatments in self-care and medicine.

No one else other than Dr. Andrew Miles is breaking down our classical methods into contemporary knowledge using the lens of bioscience. Really fascinating stuff. Thank you to you and your team!

I am so grateful to Andrew and Xuelan Miles for sharing this vault of information with our community. I learn so much from every episode and am so excited about how this can benefit my patients, friends and family. Beautiful medicine!

As a student of Chinese Medicine, the Botanical Biohacking podcast is a beacon of light that offers practical information about how we might share what we are learning in school to a wider, western-medicine-integrated audience. I am especially grateful as a grower of Chinese herbs to hear more scientific detail and efforts being made on the regulation and propagation of these amazing plants. Thank you for this treasure of information!

I can't get enough of the information provided in these podcasts! Amazingly informative, insightful and entertaining. A true bridge bringing Eastern and Western medicine together. I look forward to listening to each new topic!

These podcasts are fantastic. Like Traditional Chinese Medicine itself, they cover all aspects of the body and one's life. On top of giving great technical information about botanicals that help with different systems or symptoms, Dr. Miles also tells stories to serve as parables for the listener to remember easier the topic of discussion and the most important focus points. While the podcast is "no-frills," in that it is typically Dr. Miles talking, with the occasional back-and-forth between him and Dr. Qiu, and some soft, soothing background music, the information is incredibly valuable and unavailable elsewhere. It's easily digested, and both Doctors are passionate about disseminating the information they're giving away. As a professional swimming coach and social worker, AND as someone with Multiple Sclerosis, I recommend this podcast to everyone looking to enhance their health in any area. There's something for everyone, including those with mental illness and those looking for athletic performance enhancement. Give the doctors a listen. You won't be sorry!!

Andrew’s podcasts have been my go-to podcasts for myself and for those who have asked me what podcast I like the most. Each episode is concise and Andrew’s cool demeanor is helpful in taking in the information presented with a sense of calmness. Thank you Andrew & Xuelan!

Great team of professionals sharing their knowledge of and success with Chinese medicine. And they can validate it with current medical research. Thank you!

Dr. Miles and Dr. Qiu share a wealth of information on natural medicine in this podcast; it is backed up by both traditional knowledge and modern research, it's presented in an accessable, fun way and it's useful for both professionals and the public. I eagerly download each new episode.

I really loved listening to Botanical Skin Care. I find it intresting to weave the historical content with modern scientific thought. The music is really lovely was well. ›

I have been listening to these podcasts, more than once each, and truly enjoy them. They give precious information by using a little humor and scientific facts. Keep them coming please!!

I love this podcast and look forward to listening to new ones when they come out! There is a great sense of humor to accompany the high level of knowledge and understanding of herbal medicine. Great for the seasoned or new practitioner as well as for patients to get a deeper understanding of how they are being treated. Thanks you for the wonderful platform!!

I don’t remember how I stumbled upon this podcast, but now I listen with rapt attention. The doctors open up a world of cultural information, underpinnings for living healthfully, and the intricacies of plants for lay people and for fellow practitioners. It is priceless. I’m excited by their vision of spreading the information and for the good that will come from this.

This podcast is so innovative, so lovely, so life changing. It provides researched information about herbs and how it affects the body from a western perspective and there is also storytelling. I have been enjoying this as well as my patients who are trying out his highly effective herbs & footsoaks.

A great podcast for both health practitioners and people interested in improving their own health with the help of traditional Chinese medicine and modern bio-medicine. Andrew is an engaging raconteur with a nuanced understanding of both, an easy sense of humor, and an obvious ethical dedication to expanding the number of people who can be helped with the knowledge that is now more readily available.

As a recent acupuncture school graduate, I know I haven't even scratched the surface of the herbal knowledge that is needed to treat our modern population. Bridging the gap between what should be said to the everyday listener and the science that needs to be understood to use professional grade tools successfuly lives this podcast. I have begun changing my own life and health with the tips I've learned by listening (often multuple times) to this podcast, but I've also gained the confidence to start changing the lives of my patients. I'm so grateful for this podcast and for Dr. Miles, Dr. Qui and Dr. Whalen.

really interesting podcast for anyone interested in biohacking, herbalsim, anti-aging, and health in general. I write & host a podcast myself that has nothing to do with these things, but as I myself am a health obsessed biohacker who uses jing herbs on a daily basis, I find this podcast so interesting. And they're both a wealth of knowledge about many of these herbs as well as their histories.

Fascinating discussion between two individuals concerning the historical basis, methods, contraindications, and uses for herbal foot soaks. A great introduction to a topic that is not usually covered in Acupuncture School. Great work!

I've been practicing as a registered nurse since 2004 and have recently decided to change paths to become an acupuncturist/herbalist. Although the Masters program I am in has the title 'Integrative Medicine' it has been very tricky to connect the links between Herbal Chinese Medicine and the modern understanding of human physiology. It has been so enriching to listen to these conversations about the applications of ancient traditional methods for today's health problems and diagnoses. I look forward to hearing more stories about Chinese history and culture and the application of ancient formulas and hopefully winning a trip to China to see where and how many of the herbs are cultivated and prepared ;)

As traditional Asian medicines becomes more entangled in the very different medical paradigm of the West, it is important to be able to adapt. It is important to understand from a modern perspective why these ancient medicinals work, while honoring and holding dear the body of wisdom that is already available to us as Chinese medicine practitioners. That being said, it often feels like practitioners in this field in the US are fending for ourselves in his regard. Most of us to not speak or read the language(s) fluently, so we can be at a loss when it comes to reading and interpreting research. That is where this podcast is shining a beacon into all of our lives. I feel like I am peering into a window that I have never been tall enough to look inside before when I listen. Thank you for putting this material together, and putting it out there. It is no small feat, and obviously reflects collective decades of experience and relationship building in China. I am honored to listen.

As an acupuncturist and herbalist, I appreciate how this podcast brings together modern Western diseases with traditional Asian therapies. It gives me a great place to start applying some of the fantastic herbal formulas they suggest. Highly recommended!

I listen to a lot of podcasts and this is definitely one of my new fav's. I am a CM practitioner but the topics presented are relevant and important for the general public. I enjoy the connection of the ancient stories to the current research using dry well timed humor. Thanks for all your hard work!

Thank you for your podcasts, the information is amazing! I listen to each one a couple of times so I don't miss any nuggets, the information is so rich and educational. Highly recommended!!!