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A Healthy Curiosity

You know that health and happiness aren’t things you can outsource. You’ve also got a full plate, and making the time to take care of yourself can be challenging. A Healthy Curiosity is here to support you.
The Mission: to explore what it takes to be well in a busy world, offer self-care strategies rooted in the traditions of Chinese Medicine, yoga, and Ayurveda along with the cutting-edge research from functional medicine. Host Brodie Welch, L.Ac., M.S.O.M. is a holistic self-care strategist and expert in Chinese Medicine and acupuncture who helps self-aware, Type-A women put themselves at the top of their own to-do lists so they can experience vibrant health, enjoy their lives, and evolve their consciousness — without losing their edge. On the show, you’ll learn self-care tips to help you feel calm, confident, and energized. You’ll hear personal chats where we explore what gets in the way of our best intentions: perfectionism, big goals, habits and routines, chronic pain, overwork and overwhelm, boundaries, limiting beliefs — and what it takes to overcome such obstacles mindfully. You’ll also get deep-dives into hormone balance, gut health, sleep issues, habit change, mindfulness, overcoming anxiety, depression and how to make time for what matters most.

Latest Episodes:

From the Archive: Medical Marijuana Jul 05, 2017

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Marijuana has now been legalized for medical use in 29 U.S. states (plus D.C., Guam, and Puerto Rico) and legalized recreationally in eight (twice as many as when this episode was originally released just last year). In light of these policy developments, marijuana has become the subject of much public debate within the political and medical arenas throughout the last several years. Like acupuncture, definitive medical research on medical marijuana is still relatively scarce, which leaves a lot of people both curious about and wary of its use. In this episode, Brodie talks with Dr. Rachna Patel, a medical marijuana expert, about how she uses medical marijuana in her treatment protocols and what people should know about using medical marijuana.

In this episode, we explore:

How marijuana works in the body
Separating fact from fiction regarding marijuana use
What conditions medical marijuana may help treat
Where marijuana use isn't backed up by medical research

Dr. Rachna Patel has been practicing in the field of Medical Marijuana since 2012. She step-by-step walks patients through how to use medical marijuana for their particular medical conditions. She completed her medical studies at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Vallejo, CA and her undergraduate studies at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.

Resources:

www.DrRachnaPatel.com

Youtube Channel: The Medical Marijuana (Cannabis) Expert: Dr. Rachna Patel

To stay in touch with Brodie, visit www.brodiewelch.com

From the Archive: Slowing Down the Summer Jun 28, 2017

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Chinese Medicine expert and host Brodie Welch, L.Ac. talks with guest Jennie Cramer about living in harmony with the seasons. The frenzy of summertime and the pressure we feel to take advantage of all the exciting opportunities we're presented with, even when our bodies might be telling us to take a break, can lead to disharmony and really throw us out of balance… if we allow it.

In this episode we explore:

The nature of summer in Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda (full yang, pitta season)
The ways our relationships with the seasons affect our daily wellness
Symptoms as messages from the body
Creating a life you don't need a vacation from
Should we need an excuse to let ourselves rest?
Is your anxiety a message from your body? What could that message be?
The benefits of rhythm and setting a schedule
Decision fatigue

Jennie is a farming yoga mom who is passionate about ancestral living, ecology, and living in accordance with her values.

Resources:

If you'd like to get in touch with Jennie, you can contact her at farmingyogini@gmail.com and keep a lookout for her website to go live at www.gardenrhythm.com.

For more information on Chinese Medicine and to stay in touch with Brodie, visit brodiewelch.com.

Uncovering Your Purpose Jun 21, 2017

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Do you know why you were put on this planet?

It seems like such a deep, intense question, and in some ways it is, but it's also totally up to you; you alone have the power and intuition to discover your true purpose. That doesn't mean everything and everybody around you isn't going to try and steer you in a different direction, though. In Episode 52, Brodie talks with Brooke Bailey, Four Desires Trainer and Yoga Teacher, about how to uncover your true purpose and how when we're quiet and choose to listen, we can hear it calling to us on our path.

In this episode, we explore:

Dharma – what is it and how can we discover it?
The Four Desires
How taking care of ourselves is key to fulfilling our purpose
How allowing ourselves to get out of balance can cause us to veer off of our path

Resources:

Brooke's Website www.sbrookebailey.com

Brodie's Website: www.brodiewelch.com

How to Get What You Want Jun 14, 2017

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Did you know that women are statistically less likely to ask for a raise than men?

In Episode 51 of A Healthy Curiosity, host Brodie Welch, L.Ac. talks to Melissa Hereford, founder of Connector Conversations, about the ways our culture conditions women NOT to ask for the things they need and want. If you've been wondering why you keep getting looked over for that promotion, why your partner doesn't do the things you ask them to, or how to ask for that raise you know you deserve, this is the episode for you.

In this episode, we explore:

How to ask for the things you want and need
What keeps women (and other people) from asking
What people do to shrink themselves in conversations
How asking for what you want can actually create better connections, not dampen existing ones

Resources:

Melissa's website: www.connectorconversations.com

Brodie's website: www.brodiewelch.com

Holistic Sex Ed Jun 07, 2017

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Did you know over 40% of the population has the Human Papilloma Virus, or HPV? Did you know that until recently, the only reliable testing for HPV was for women? Did you know that your chance of contracting HPV with a new partner is about 1 in 2?!

Probably not, because most sex ed these days is crappy, and, frankly, it has been for a long time.

In Episode 50 of A Healthy Curiosity, host Brodie Welch, L.Ac. talks with Robin LaCross, Holistic Health Practitioner, Sex Educator, and founder of The HPV Education Project about the ways we as a society are failing our teens, and especially our teen girls, when it comes to educating them about their sexual and reproductive health and safety.

In this episode, we explore:

HPV, its risks, its tests, its prevention, and its treatment
Failures of the current sexual education system
Talking to teens about sexual and reproductive health
Benefits of holistic sexual and reproductive health practices
The Fertility Awareness Method
IUDs and birth control pills (plus other forms of BC)

For more information on Chinese Medicine and to stay in touch with Brodie, visit brodiewelch.com.

Health Evolution vs. Revolution May 31, 2017

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There are two equally valid paths to healthy living: there's health evolution, and then there's health revolution. Which one is for you?

In Episode 49 of A Healthy Curiosity, host Brodie Welch, L.Ac. talks with Lenny Gale, a former finance and accounting consultant who went from the busy (and often less than healthy) life of a yang addict to Mr. Vitamix and founder of Life is NOYOKE. A transformed man, Lenny now spends most of his work hours answering questions, teaching about the power of plants, and creating in the kitchen with his wife, Shalva.

In this episode, we explore:

Transformation: yang addict to health inspiration
Different types of habit change
Morning routines
Smoothie recipes!

Resources:

Lenny's website: Life is NOYOKE

The Life is NOYOKE Facebook Page

Self-Massage for Self-Healing May 24, 2017

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Content warning: non-graphic mention of sexual assault

Most people dig the idea of a full-body massage, but did you know you could DIY?

In Episode 48 of A Healthy Curiosity, host Brodie Welch, L.Ac. talks with Gin Burchfield, BS, CYT, LMBT, about the benefits of self-massage, known in the Ayurvedic tradition as Abhyanga. The benefits of massage are many and varying, and they penetrate all layers of our being: physical, mental, emotional, and sometimes spiritual. Listen in as Gin and Brodie discuss the ways that Abhyanga has helped them as a modality of both healing and self-care.

In this episode, we explore:

What is abhyanga? What does it do?
How do you perform abhyanga?
How might an Ayurvedic newbie build up to abhyanga?
A Sanskrit inspired chant to go along with your self-massage practice

Resources:

E-mail Gin

Sleep Science May 17, 2017

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Dolphins and lions and bears, oh my!

And don't forget the wolves. In Episode 47 of A Healthy Curiosity, host Brodie Welch, L.Ac. talks with Dr. Michael Breus, author and Clinical Psychologist, about what we can do to get good sleep. The USA is totally yang-addicted: we prioritize action and doing and achieving over rest, relaxation and recuperation, but at what cost? Dr. Breus shares his top five tips for getting good sleep, plus some warnings about what could happen if you're deprioritizing rest in your life.

In this episode, we explore:

What is good sleep?
Sleepy driving vs. drunk driving
What is a chronotype?
Does our screen time affect the quality of our sleep?
Sleep myths

Resources:

Dr. Breus' Website
Dr. Breus' Chronotype Quiz
Dr. Breus' book, The Power of When
Lighting Science Group
Swanwick
Nightshift App for Android

Practical Neuroscience May 10, 2017

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Do you know what your brain is capable of?

In Episode 46, Brodie talks with Shonte Taylor, Author and Neuroscientist, about what our brains are capable of when we take good care of them. Neuroscience tells us that things like sleep, healthy eating, and meditation can literally grow the part of our brains that helps us stay calm and make good decisions. Meanwhile, poor sleep patterns, processed sugars, and excessive stress can grow the amygdala (remember the lizard brain encouraging fight or flight responses to things as simple as asking for time off from our bosses? Not helpful…).

In this episode, we explore:

The amygdala brain vs. the pre-frontal cortex brain
The fight or flight response
The best foods to feed your brain
Learning to change and control the way your brain responds

Resources:

Shonte's Website

Shonte's Facebook

Tantric Technologies May 03, 2017

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What do tantra, wisdom, bliss, and Jesus have in common?

In Episode 45 of A Healthy Curiosity, host Brodie Welch, L.Ac. talks with Katie Silcox, Yoga Teacher, Ayurveda Practitioner, and New York Times Best-Selling Author of Healthy, Happy, Sexy: Ayurveda Wisdom for Modern Women, about tantra and making the wisdom of the ancients accessible in our modern lives.

In this episode, we explore:

What is tantra?
What do tantric teachings have to do with Jesus?
Moving out of your brain and into your body
How do you access the bliss body?

Resources:

Katie's website

Katie's Book, Healthy, Happy, Sexy

Brodie's newest offering, Eleven Weeks to Level Up Your Life

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