Our first crossover episode this season with Dr. Matt Candeias of In Defense of Plants stars everyone’s favorite irritating plant-originated substance: urushiol! Join us for a light-hearted deep dive into urushiol, aka the stuff in poison ivy that makes you soooo itchy/burny/scratchy. Have you ever wondered why popping a benadryl doesn’t relieve those oozing ... Show More
May 26
Ep 211 Motion Sickness: It comes in waves
It comes on sneakily. You become aware of your stomach. You break out in a cold sweat. Your mouth fills with saliva. And before you know it, you’re leaning over the side of the boat (or out of the car, or into the airplane sick bag), barfing up your breakfast. Motion sickness. We ... Show More
1h 16m
May 19
Ep 210 Histoplasmosis: Bats, birds, and budding yeast
Once thought to be a rare, always fatal disease, histoplasmosis is now recognized as one of the most prevalent fungal infections in North America. It infects hundreds of thousands of people every year, and its distribution is growing. In this episode, we dissect this abundant fun ... Show More
1h 18m
Feb 2021
Natural Remedies & Ancient Healing with Dr. Josh Axe
Dr. Axe teaches us how to harness medicinal herbs, foods, and powerful mind-body practices to heal your body from the inside out. Learn to naturally manage dozens of conditions from digestive health and autoimmune diseases, to fighting viral infections and thyroid conditions. Gue ... Show More
47m 18s
Mar 2023
283: Is Your Rash Actually Shingles? w/ Dr. Mamina Turegano
<p>If you've ever joined a Facebook group and uploaded a picture of a crazy, bumpy rash and someone told you to just put a cream on it, there's no shame here. However, some people may actually have shingles, and you can't just "put a cream on it"! In hono ... Show More
32m 53s
May 2020
Plants That Kill Vol. 2
Back by popular request, Hallie discusses more toxic plants! Poisonous plants have been used throughout history for many purposes, including hunting, medicine, cosmetics, and of course, murder. In this episode we discuss several of the most poisonous plants with emphasis on those ... Show More
39m 25s
Jun 2019
Healing Your Thyroid Naturally (with Dr. Josh Axe)
Jillian and the crew look at how having meaning and purpose in our lives can help to get us through the rough patches. Plus, ways to combat Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS), and Dr. Axe is back to explain what is actually going on with an under-active thyroid, and the ways to ... Show More
40m 24s
<p>Most people <em>assume</em> that itchiness means there’s too much histamine in their bodies.</p> <p><strong>This assumption is often very wrong</strong> leading people to take anti-histamine medications that they will admit don’t help much.</p> <p>If this hits home, you’ll be ... Show More
