
Not Your Typical Wellness Podcast
Claim This Podcastby Ashley Smith | Anna Galle
Podcast Overview
<h3>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.</h3><h3>Ashley and Anna are the co-founders of <a href="https://www.elementalwellnessacupuncture.com/">Elemental Wellness</a>, an integrative wellness clinic in West L.A. that uses Chinese Medicine, functional medicine, and Theta Healing to help patients feel their best.</h3><h3>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.</h3><h3>For more information about Ashley and Anna, please head to: <a href="https://www.elementalwellnessacupuncture.com">https://www.elementalwellnessacupuncture.com</a></h3>
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March 6, 2023
Episode 4: Removing the Mind Splinter with Nicholas Gregoriades
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.

December 29, 2022
Episode 3: Creating a Performance-Enhancing Herbal Supplement
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

November 15, 2022
Episode 2: Postpartum Care
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
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- What is Not Your Typical Wellness Podcast?
<h3>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.</h3><h3>Ashley and Anna are the co-founders of <a href="https://www.elementalwellnessacupuncture.com/">Elemental Wellness</a>, an integrative wellness clinic in West L.A. that uses Chinese Medicine, functional medicine, and Theta Healing to help patients feel their best.</h3><h3>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.</h3><h3>For more information about Ashley and Anna, please head to: <a href="https://www.elementalwellnessacupuncture.com">https://www.elementalwellnessacupuncture.com</a></h3> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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