HerbWorks - Healing Your Life with Herbs & Common Sense

Roger Drummer joins the Optimal Performance Podcast In this episode we cover: • Brain injuries and the need for certain nutrients. • Roger’s mystical experience drinking reishi mushroom tea • Roger's bladder cancer diagnosis and how he disappeared his tumors naturally. Now he's cancer free for 3+ years. • How we just flat out do not and cannot consume the right nutrients for optimal performance without herbs and adaptogens • What is an adaptogen?

Chinese herbalism is an ancient form of biohacking and the use of these herbs continues to offer great benefits to your health. In part two of this episode, Adrian Baker and Roger Drummer discuss the proper way to reduce stress and improve your health with the use of adaptogens. You can learn more about Adrian Baker at https://hackingtheself.org

Adrian Baker and Roger Drummer discuss what makes Chinese herbology unique – the fundamental principal of recognizing a person’s core imbalance and correcting it. A healthy constitution can withstand tremendous outside influence by restoring and maintaining vitality. You can learn more about Adrian Baker at https://hackingtheself.org

Every diet has its nuances - the ketogenic diet can be adopted to fit any lifestyle or health program. After reading a recent article trying to discredit the success of the ketogenic diet, Roger looks into key information you should keep in mind when reading any study. Learn all about the various stages of ketosis, low carb, and high fat dieting to make the most out of this amazing diet.

Do you feel like you have thyroid symptoms but your doctor says it's normal? Roger Drummer and Dr. Ann Barter, a chiropractor and Functional Medicine practitioner from Longmont, CO focus on an incredible depth of knowledge about thyroid issues and how they impact your health.  When looking at Functional Medicine and its similarities to Chinese medicine, both look to root causes instead of just treating symptoms.

There is a rise in obesity and the problem is with diets. Roger discusses the concept of getting healthy by eating all you want as well as dealing with stress and food cravings. The secret starts with eating healthy REAL foods and eliminating JUNK.

In this special episode, Roger Drummer discusses the concept of Hope and Healing with his good friend Dave Johnson. Roger and Dave have both experienced miraculous healing from cancer by using the ketogenic diet, as well as natural therapies. Learn all about the process they used to heal themselves and how they feel it can offer hope to others who may be suffering from chronic illness.

We all have the ability to create miracles, it’s just about putting yourself into the proper position to do so. Learn about cases of miraculous health changes from altering your personal environment, as well as using herbs, diet, and meditation. The universe is just an energetic grid that moves when the opportunity presents itself.

The entire diabetes and obesity epidemic in America is a result of faulty science used to promote the sales of certain foods, drugs, and even diets. Roger Drummer discusses the claim of coconut oil being a poison that was recently "proven" by a Harvard scientist. Unfortunately, this kind of scientific bias and the basic misinformation that drives the medical system today has already killed millions of people.

Did you know that you can stimulate your own body’s amazing cleansing process called autophagy?   One of the main benefits of a juice cleansing is that it can have a great benefit to how your liver processes carcinogens and other toxins.  Sometimes the liver just needs a break and a good juice fast focused on greens can do the trick.

According to modern science, the average IQ has been tumbling down on an average of 7 points per generation. It’s not surprising, considering the trend of poor nutrition, exposure to fluoride, pesticides, and other neurotoxins. Learn how to reverse this growing trend in your own family through awareness, food choices, and proper nutrition.

Did you know that antibiotics could be in the food that you eat every day? The introduction of antibiotics transformed Western medicine and could easily be described as the most important medical discovery of the last 100 years. Roger discusses the wonders and dangers of antibiotics, as well as how their success has crippled the industry - as it cannot let go of this idea of a single chemical cure.

Are herbicides, pesticides, and environmental toxins in the food that you eat? Probably.  Monsanto recently lost a $289 million dollar lawsuit due to the relationship of Roundup causing cancer in humans, and were also hit with a study by the EWG, alleging unsafe levels of Roundup in foods that you eat everyday. Roger discusses how to protect yourself from pesticides, get rid of the toxins in your system from foods you've eaten, and why switching to eating organic is so important.

You know something is wrong with the medical system when you’re diagnosed with indigestion and sent home, but you die from heart disease. Learn all about the 3rd leading cause of death in America, Iatrogenic Death—better known as “Death by Medicine” The daily news is filled with traumatic events that occur within our medical system - the combination of drug reactions, needless surgeries, and other medical mistakes that claim hundreds of thousands of lives each year.

Are you properly feeding your brain ? Roger Drummer discusses the “speed molecule” acetylcholine - one of the most important neurotransmitters in your brain, and why high quality herbs & nutrients are essential to keep your brain healthy.