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.

Episode 4: Removing the Mind Splinter with Nicholas Gregoriades

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

Episode 3: Creating a Performance-Enhancing Herbal Supplement

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

Episode 2: Postpartum Care

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?

Episode 1: Getting Pregnant After 30

Ashley Smith  (@directorofoatmeal) · Zencastr

Ashley Smith  (@directorofoatmeal)

NYTWP is a celebration of acupuncture and herbal medicine with Ashley Smith, L.Ac, Dipl. O.M., and Anna Galle, L.Ac, two practitioners in Los Angeles.

Ashley and Anna are the co-founders of Elemental Wellness [https://www.elementalwellnessacupuncture.com/], an integrative wellness clinic in West L.A. that uses Chinese Medicine, functional medicine, and Theta Healing to help patients feel their best.

In this show, Ashley and Anna interview experts covering a broad range of topics including women’s health, fertility, natural beauty, mental health, and more to share the most updated and powerful implications of these healing modalities.

For more information about Ashley and Anna, please head to: https://www.elementalwellnessacupuncture.com

Not Your Typical Wellness Podcast

NYTWP is a celebration of acupuncture and herbal medicine with Ashley Smith, L.Ac, Dipl. O.M., and Anna Galle, L.Ac, two practitioners in Los Angeles.

Ashley and Anna are the co-founders of Elemental Wellness, an integrative wellness clinic in West L.A. that uses Chinese Medicine, functional medicine, and Theta Healing to help patients feel their best.

In this show, Ashley and Anna interview experts covering a broad range of topics including women’s health, fertility, natural beauty, mental health, and more to share the most updated and powerful implications of these healing modalities.

For more information about Ashley and Anna, please head to: https://www.elementalwellnessacupuncture.com

Episode 4: Removing the Mind Splinter with Nicholas Gregoriades

Episode 3: Creating a Performance-Enhancing Herbal Supplement

Episode 2: Postpartum Care

Episode 1: Getting Pregnant After 30