You're probably aware of how powerful acupuncture is for treating pain. Chinese herbal Medicine has a role to play as well.

Fellow acupunctuist and herbalist Dr. Mark Brinson joins us to share his experience a clinician, entrepreneur, and creator of Evil Bone Water, a topically-applied Chinese herbal linament based on a 500-year-old recipe that Brodie considers a medicine cabinet staple.

On Today’s Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:

• Mark's meandering path to Chinese Medicine
• What shaped and informed his approach with herbs and his overall practice
• Why he created Evil Bone Water
• The traditional and the common uses for Evil Bone Water
• Tips for herbal medicine makers and entrepreneurs
• What makes imperial grade herbs so powerful

Mark Brinson is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine with 30 years’ experience. He has had several clinics, taught internationally and is a master herbalist. Now, as CEO and Brewmaster of Evil Bone Water, he is in over 1900 clinics internationally and growing every day. He still, and always will, make every bottle by hand with the highest quality ingredients on the planet.

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Free Balancing Yin and Yang Meditation

You know we need a healthy gut microbiome in order to digest and absorb nutrients from our food – without pain, gas, bloating, diarrhea or constipation. It also plays a role in autoimmune disease, hormone balance, our level of energy overall, heart disease, kidney disease, brain fog, bone health -- the list goes on. With Chinese herbal medicine, we can encourage the body to release its own digestive enzymes and bile while supporting the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and intestines.

On today’s episode you'll learn:

• What besides food affects the gut microbiome
• How the gut interconnects with other body systems
• Chinese herbs that help with gas, bloating, and fat loss
• A simple practice you can employ to help you digest and absorb better right away

Dr. Andrew Miles, DOM grew up with a Taiwanese stepfather immersed in Chinese culture, martial arts, and medicine. He studied Traditional Chinese Medicine in Canada at the Canadian College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and later studied advanced diagnostics and integrated medicine at the Chengdu University of TCM in Sichuan, China. He lived in China for years learning more about Chinese medicine in laboratories and learning from China’s top specialists. He is the host of the Botanical Biohacking podcast and works with an expert panel to source sustainably wildcrafted herbs for dampness. He has consulted for pharmaceutical companies, practiced medicine and taught martial arts in China, and has been recognized by the Taiwanese and Chinese governments for promotion and preservation of traditional Chinese culture.Through his Chinese herb company, Botanical Biohacking, he supplies some of the best herbal medicine on the planet to Chinese herbal medicine practitioners, including my clinic.

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Chinese Medicine Resources for Better Digestion

Episode 177: Microbiome Biohacking with Dr. Andrew Miles

Episode 227: TCM Nutrition tips for a Healthy Digestive Microbiome with Dr. Darlene Easton, DACM

Episode 236: Care and Feeding of Your Microbiome with Dr. Chris Damman

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In September 2023, my Chinese Medical practice turned 20 years old. This episode started off as a retrospective on lessons learned in these two decades as a self-employed Licensed Acupuncturist, herbalist, and coach. While it starts with the role of a clinician and the nature of healing, it explores issues that parents, givers, and people who care about what they do may well relate to, like:

• If you'll never know it all, when is enough enough?
• How healing happens -- and who is responsible
• The work that happens before showing up for work
• Detaching the ego from outcomes, even when you care
• How you can be a healer even without a medical practice

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