Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Sara Chana Silverstein. Sara is an AHG Herbalist, Classical Homeopath, Lactation Consultant, Birth Assistant and mother of 7 children (5 boys and 2 girls). She does health segments for CBS, NBC, ABC and FOX news where she discusses herbs and homeopathy. She just produced an APP called Breastfeeding for Boobs which has 103 original videos, 350 articles and a special section on Alternative medicine for breastfeeding moms. In the app Sara answers any question a new mom could have.  this episode Q&A- includes: • breast cancer and estrogen producers- 30 different types of estrogen in a womans body.. • red clover- anti cancer and fertility promoter.. • immunizations and flu vaccines.. • alcohol based hand washes instead of triclosan based.. • vegans are totally rejecting animals.. • progesterone shot from birth control does not effect baby's health.. • cervical eversion- surgery is not necessary, but can reduce pain and bleeding. • celiac disease- genetic disease.. • yogurt on a daily basis is a great healer of the intestines..  

This class is for registrants of Susun's Herbal-First Aid online course, offered at the Wise Woman University...if you want to join us for this eight week course, you can register at www.wisewomanbookshop.com First hour of this teleclass will be lecture, followed by a 30 minute period for questions and answers (Q&A for registered students only please)...Susun will discuss and cover the following topics: >>  How to Make and Use Healing Herbal Poultices, Compresses, Fomentations, Soaks, and Baths >>  Hot and Cold Applications >>  Using Clay Poultices >>  Water Quality and Water Substitutes >>  Examples & Questions

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Sarah Elisabeth. Sarah is an Herbalist in the Wise Woman Tradition.  She has taught at the Green Thumb GrowTogether, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, Beacon Institute and New York Botanical Garden.  She has been featured in the May 2013 issue of Rural Intelligence in the article Have the Oil, Hold the Olay.  Her Herbal offerings can be found at www.sarahannelisabeth.com.  She is founder and farmer of Groundwork Herb Sanctuary and Sargent-Downing Gardens and Nursery.        this episode Q&A- includes: • essential oils- why they are drugs and why not to use them.. • finding intimacy with herbs through using one herb at a time.. • yarrow tincture is safe for everyone • cancer? do not blame yourself! take care of yourself with love and care and use herbs.. • Breast Cancer? Breast Health! is useful for all types of cancers.. • we all lose when we compare ourselves to others.. • acne? yarrow tincture used as a mist and support liver with dandelion root, chicory root, or burdock roots • tell your truth or lose your thyroid.. • menopause is a time for possibility of making change.. • aspergers syndrome and hyperactivity- catnip and motherwort tinctures from fresh flowering plant.. • wild carrot seed as effective birth control- check out Robin Rose Bennett • melenoma- fresh celandine sap put on skin cancer can cause it to fall off.. • calendula oil or ointment to prevent scaring.. • parasitic worms- this is where drugs are best used for mildest results.. • boric acid for yeast infection.. • no ticture press necessary when tincturing fresh herbs..  

Come with me into the world of mints . . . on beyond peppermint, lemon balm, and lavender . . . all the way out to shiso, bergamot, and ground ivy. We’ll learn how to recognize and utilize plants in the mint family. I’ll catalog some of the dozens of useful Lamiaceae genera, including Salvia, Rosmarinus, Thymus, Oreganum, and Basilicum. After looking at some general tendencies found throughout the mint family – especially their antispasmodic, antiseptic, and antioxidant abilities – we will focus in on some of my favorites – such as Leonurus, Perilla, Monarda, and Prunella – and their special qualities. Bring your mint stories and your questions, and get ready for the magical, marvelous, medicinal mints! Marvelous Magical Mints with Susun Weed was recorded live in 2013 at the Southeast Womens Herbal Festival If you enjoy this lecture by Susun Weed...consider joining her online or inperson for a herbal medicine workshop in Woodstock NY - here are a few workshops offered in the next few months... Too far away to study in person? Susun also offers correspondence courses, online courses, mentorship, books, audio, video and more...

Susun will answe 90 minutes of health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Tammy Dunakin. Tammy started Rent-a-Ruminant LLC in 2004. She had no idea how to do this business and there were no "how to" books or programs set up to teach her. She lives in the Pacific Northwest on Vashon Island and service cities and towns throughout. Tammy currently has about 140 goats and 2 herding dogs. They are what she calls Urban Nomads and travel from job to job munching unwanted vegetation as they go.. They live on site. The goats are her friends and are almost all rescues. They are never slaughtered and when they can no longer go on jobs are retired to live out their days on Tammy's farm in peace. this episode Q&A- includes: • thyroid issues? eat kelp for deep rich mineralization.. • lymphoma- red clover and burdock infusion, poke root tincture, cleavers tincture.. • lupus means immune sysytem is exhausted, nourish with fresh echinacea root tincture.. • polycystic ovarian syndrome? check out Down There at www.wisewomanbookshop.com • hot flashes and waking at night- find rest outside of sleeping.. • arthritis pain? whip with fresh stinging nettle and check out "oh my aching joints" in New Menopausal Years.. • the real power is in the moon logde not the sweat lodge.. • jaw pain and clenching the teeth- Have you biten off more than you can chew? tincture of st. joans wort prevents and relives muscle spasms.. • vaginal dryness- drink oatstraw infusions and acidophilus capsules inserted vaginally..

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with award winning author Ayn Cates Sullivan, Ph.D.. Ayn is pioneering a new renaissance of creativity and spiritual expression. She has written many books for adults and children and believes that society blossoms when poetry and stories are shared and honored. She lives in California with her husband, children and many pets. this episode Q&A- includes: • using primarly olive oil? your blood may show low vitamin D levels.. • vitamin D found in stinging nettles and shitake mushrooms.. • antibiotics are not good at preventing infections.. • yarrow is a good friend of the mouth- astringent, stops bleeding, anti bacterial.. • menopause does not start and stop- it is eradic.. • kundalini while having hot flashes! check out New Menopausal Years The Wise Woman Way.. • toe nail fungus- hysterical hygiene, apple cider vinegar, horsetail infusion.. • nausea during pregnancy- NHI's, ginger, and if you live in a medical state try marijuana.. • motherwort for anxiety- made from fresh flowering plant, take dropperful dose.. • caffine during pregnancy? needs to be used in moderation.. • chemoterapy? nourish your liver with milk thistle tincture..  • pinworms- the drug is the least invasive.. • nettle infusion, well cooked greens, sardines all provide plenty of calcium.. • ambien taper- oatstraw infusion, skullcap, sleep in very dark room.. • harvesting nettle and parts used.. • use dried herbs for infusions!! • hernia? check out Shouldice Clinic.. • nuclear contaminationof seaweed? Ryan Drum says no.. • estrogen and menopause..  

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Dr. Elsbeth Meuth and Freddy Zental Weaver. Dr. Elsbeth Meuth, Ed.D., was born and raised in Germany and has been developing her career over the past 40 years in the United States and Europe. Freddy Zental Weaver co-led creative self-discovery seminars at the Institute for Creative Living in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, and Hawaii. Tantra and sexual enlightenment. this episode Q&A- includes: • heroin addiction- radical self worth and nourishing herbal infusions.. • menopausal flooding? sheppards purse tincture- yarrow will work too.. • hawthorne tincture to nourish the heart.. • if you do not wish to be pregnant protect yourself with birthcontrol pills.. • light pollution is the worst pollution for your health- sleep in the dark.. • hormones in birth control pills and HRT cause a time capsule in developement.. • lymphoma? cleavers tincture or poke tincture.. • chaga is a rare mushroom- find another medicinal mushroom with your healing needs • stage 0 cancer means just that- no cancer.. • how to use flax seed to prevent cancer.. • thoughts on essentail oils.. • and much more....

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Chakra Earthsong Levy. Chakra is Holistic health consultant, teacher, and entrepreneur Chakra Earthsong Levy has a deep love of organic, whole foods and live cultured drinks, which led to the creation of KeVita. After years of perfecting home fermentation, KeVita Sparkling Probiotic Drinks are by far her best ferment! Living high in the Colorado Mountains for many years, she and her family harvested summer?s bounty for winter?s nutrition by culturing locally grown vegetables to preserve the probiotic rich benefits. As the formulator of KeVita she sets the highest quality organic standards, selecting ingredients for KeVita with great care. this episode Q&A- includes: • pin worms- we are not meant to live alone but hysterical hygiene through two life cycles to help.. • infant eczema? lacofermented foods and nourishing herbal infusions espeically nettles to reverse allergic reactions.. • cook kale for at least an hour.. • three traditions of healing.. • electrolytes and drinking infusions instead of water.. • chickweed is a wonderful herb for the eyes.. palming is very restful for the eyes.. • tooth care- electric toothbrush and astringent herbs such as yarrow tincture, myrth tincture, bloodroot tincture.. • nourishing herbs, tonifying herbs, stimulating and sedating herbs.. • fenugreek tea for lactation and infusions of red clover, nettles, oatstraw, red raspberry leaf.. • and much more....

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Joanna Harcourt Smith. Joanna was born in 1946 high up in a the Mountains of Switzerland. She grew up in Paris and went to school in France. She speaks five languages, three very well and two well enough to create relationships in that language. Her book "Tripping the Bardo with Timothy Leary" is the love of her life. It took her 30 years to digest and compost the experiences she writes about. She has lived for 40 years in the US and this is where she has learned to love herself and others. Joanna is the producer-interviewer for the weekly podcast she created eight years ago.  this episode Q&A- includes: • adrenal dysfunction- do not drink water, drink nourishing hebal infusions.. • the seven medicines- serenity, story, mind, lifestyle, alternative, pharmaceutical and high tech medicine.. • chaga mushrooms is important medicine in short supply, save for those with cancer who really need it.. • have lots of questions? need a mentor? www.wisewomanmentor.com • gas? bitters- dandelion, chickory, wornwood.. aromatic seeds- caraway, fennel, corriander.. • ovarian cysts- fresh chickweed tincture- high success.. • PCOS? animal fat at every meal, 3-4 dropperfuls of vitex ticture daily.. • gluten sensitivity and oatstraw.. • vegan diet- you will damage yourself.. • bladder infections- cedar, juniper berry tincture, sage infusions by the sip, corn silk infusions, uva ursi infusions..  

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Stacy Lyons. Stacy Lyons' path to a healthy hoohoo has been a lifelong journey. With her passion for health, wellness and commitment to quality products, it was only natural that she had a light-bulb moment, the kind you hear about, but highly doubt truly happen in real life. The light smacked her along the side of the head after three coincidental conversations in one week in September of 2009. She launched healthy hoohoo in November of 2011, and is grateful for the opportunity to help women. this episode Q&A-includes: • gardenerella vaginosis? plain yogurt, yarrow ticture, garlic suppositories, mayan abdominal massage.. • chickweed tincture for ovarian cysts  • fibroid tumor- usually not dangerous- vitex or saw palmetto tincture • flooding? shepards purse! • for scabies- very hot bath, alcohol based soap, sulfer ointment- suffocate them! • colonoscopy necessary? be proactive with your health! eat more fiber.. • endometriosis- lower red meat consumption, increas cooked greens, get more omega 3's, liver strengthening herbs.. • healthy fats in the diet- full fat yogurt, full fat cheese, butter, sardines, olive oil..  

Susun Weed Answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interveiw with Dr. Catheryn Yashar. Dr. Yashar?s clinical and research focus has centered on cancers in women, notably breast and gynecologic cancers. Her surgical training is invaluable particularly in the application of brachytherapy in both breast and gynecologic tumors. She currently serves as the Chief of the Gynecologic Cancer and Breast Cancer Services in the UCSD Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences. She is also part of the BC5 project, a recently formed consortium organized to broaden awareness about breast cancer treatment options. this episode Q&A-includes: • DCIS breast cancer may not be breast cancer at all- try step 0- watchful waiting • sunflower seeds or oil? seeds.. • ADHD child- home schooling or drugs? catnip can be an allie • macular degeneration- linked to hydrogenated fats- avoid processed foods • rosacea is a viral infection and can be treated with low dose antibiotics- liver strengthening herbs- dandelion, burdock, chicory.. • red clover infusion to increase fertility.. • slippery elm to restore mucous surfaces and comfrey infusions to repair surfaces of throat and gut.. • constipation? yellow dock tincture.. • osteoporosis? herbs and foods to increase bone density.. • and much more... 

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Bruce Semon. Bruce Semon, M.D., Ph.D., is a board certified psychiatrist in both Child and Adolescent and Adult psychiatry. His latest book is Rottenseed! Cottonseed, Alzheimer's and Your Brain. He is also the co-author (with Lori Kornblum) of An Extraordinary Power to Heal, Extraordinary Foods for the Everyday Kitchen, and Feast Without Yeast: 4 Stages to Better Health. this episode Q&A includes: • red clover infusion- only use the blossoms! • ovaries hold the stories of our ancestors • increase gut flora with fermented foods and lactofermented foods • scabies? hot water, alcohol based green soap and apply sulfer ointment • adult acne? nourish the liver with dandelion, burdock, chicory or milk thistle • vitex nourishes the pituitary and allows the hormones to dance • anxiety attacks- addressing what change occured, elongated exhales and motherwort tincture on rists • parasites- learn how to live with them? • fertility over 40- eat animal products, organic pasture raised..    

Susun Weed answers herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Glynda-Lee Hoffmann. As a young child in a turbulent home Glynda-Lee Hoffmann had a series of mystical experiences that fueled her desire to understand, to pursue truth in a way that others did not, to see things that others never perceived and look at things with a discerning and inquiring mind that yearned to touch a cosmic awareness that brought peace, serenity and wholeness. She also realized this information represented a revelation that pertains to the human brain that was historically understood and experienced by Abraham, Moses, Jesus and others.Glenda has written a groundbreaking book The Genesis Code: Your Key to Unlocking Hidden Genius.   this episode- Q&A includes: • bioidentical hormones put your health at risk • explanation of heroic, scientific and wisewoman traditions • life is bumpy and gritty- no normal person- nourish whole unique person • cysts and possibilty of unexpressed emotions.. • red clover blossom for infusions not redclover leaf • solar keratosis? St. Joan's Wort • eczema and psoriasis- skin and personal boundaries- comfrey leaf infuson increases strength of skin and loosens skin • retincturing plants that are fresh, scarce and rare • kidneys are the store of ancestreal energy • persistant yeast infection? black walnut tincture, chamomile, goldenrod, guided meditation found in Down There • check out Robin Rose Bennett as the expert on wild carrot seed..  

Ask Your Health Questions here....Susun Weed will enlighten, shock, and delight you...Susun answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Allie LeFevere. Allie is a Healthy Living Catalyst, Life Strategist, Adventure Instigator and frequent Media Contributor. Some appearances include MindBodyGreen, ABC, NBC, CBS, WGN, You & Me in the Morning and she was featured by Wellness Activist, Kris Carr, as a Healthy Living Expert to keep an eye on. As a witty muse in the march toward brazen living, Allie urges women to take accountability of their own spark and stop asking for permission to thrive. She encourages a life of passionate purpose, authentic living, healthy lifestyle practices, gratitude and tons of global adventure. this episode Q&A- includes: • do not combine herbs in infusions, keep it simple.. • 4 plant poisons- alkaloids, glucosides, resins, volitile oils.. • hair loss is effected by the level of minerals in the body- drink nettle infusion • burdock seed oil to stimulate hair growth.. • jojoba oil is closest in composition to the oils of our skin • celandine poppy- evergreen plant can be used as a paste to remove skin tags. • essential oils are not safe- hormonal disruptors, killers of gut flora, bad for the earth.. • support small farmers with meat you buy.. soy supports ConAgra.. • start your day with protein not carbohydrates- makes a huge difference in energy levels • HPV genital worts? increase fish intake, better quality meat and dairy, and infusions.. • yellow dock tincture is an aparient not a laxitive that gently opens the bowels without dependency.. • and much, much more- listen in for all the details..  

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health Questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Jennifer Urezzio. Jennifer Urezzio specializes in helping people connect -- to themselves, to each other and to the Divine. She founded a new paradigm, Soul Language, which provides guidance for  understanding our true nature and tools for accessing deeper levels of awareness. Jennifer has a new book, Soul Language -- Consciously Connecting With Your Soul for Success, that just came out November 7th.  this episode Q&A- includes: • fertility issues? aboriginal beliefe of calling the baby to join you before conceiving.. • vegetarianism for the sake of ahimsa- if you want to stay alive you must eat life- animals and plants equal in spirit. • weight gain after menopause is healthy if you are fit.. • chronic lyme disease- use fresh plant tincture of skullcap and astragalus infusion • abortion? go to a clinic and use herbs before and after to take care of yourself, but not to abort.. • herniated disc- try St. Joan's Wort tincture made from fresh plant material and use as much as you need! • get your blood pressure down with a meditation practice and hawthorn and motherwort.. • comfrey leaf infusion for tendons and ligaments..