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.

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

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

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 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 13:45 Anna's fertility journey 15:15 Book for fertility supplements for men: 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/v6naj5yw23:29 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 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?