Wise Traditions

486: Bread CAN Be Good For You

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Why does bread get a bad rap? Maybe it's because we've forgotten how to prepare it the traditional way. Courtney Queen is a sourdough bread expert and...

485: Permaculture: Re-story Yourself To Restore The Land

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How can we better understand (and care for) the world around us? Be more in sync with nature? Become better attuned to what grows and lives in our own...

484: Redefining Farm-Raised Fish

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What are our options when it comes to seafood? Farmed fish is often raised with antibiotics and even fed food coloring to dye its flesh to make it app...

483: Must Health Be Sacrificed For Beauty?

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How far do we have to go to be deemed "beautiful" by society's standards? Many end up losing their health as they put their bodies through extreme die...

482: Overcome Your Fear Of Cholesterol with Dr. Cate Shanahan

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When was cholesterol chosen to be the villain of good health? What is the history behind the campaign against cholesterol? Dr. Cate Shanahan, the auth...

481: Help! I Have High Cholesterol with Dr. Tom Cowan

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The doctor looks you in the eye and says, "You have high cholesterol." Now what? Statins are not the answer! Not by a long shot! Dr. Tom Cowan of the ...

480: Myths And Truths About Cholesterol with Sally Fallon Morell

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What's the truth about cholesterol? Are we more prone to heart attacks if we have high cholesterol? Does cholesterol and saturated fat clog arteries? ...

479: Garden When You Don't Have a Clue, Don't Want to Use Pesticides, & Have No Green Thumb with Jill Ragan

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have to be a good planner to start a garden? How can you avoid pests if you don't use pesticides? Are "companion" plants a thing? What plants a...

478: Stay Out Of The Hospital

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A hospital may very well be the last place to go if you want to stay well (and alive)! Did you know that medical malpractice is the third leading caus...

477: Get The Right Light

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

LED lightbulbs. Flickering fluorescent bulbs. Laptops, iPads, smartphones. What is artificial light doing to our health? And can we mimic ancestral, ...

Act Now to Defend Food Freedom with Congressman Thomas Massie

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

More and more people are discovering and enjoying raw milk. But it's still not legal in some states. And regulatory hoops hinder the small rancher an...

476: Get Off The Therapeutic Treadmill

27 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you playing health whack-a-mole? Heavy metals and mineral deficiency may be playing a key role in your health issues. Dr. Leland Stillman today in...

475: Nurturing Our Sons

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Normal boy behavior is too often pathologized and drugged and medicated. When our children "act out" or "act up," it doesn't mean that they have poor ...

474: Realize What's Happening In The Sky

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When you look up, you may see streaks or stripes in the sky that don't seem to dissipate, like contrails of the past. If you're concerned about what's...

473: Virus FAQs

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How can we be sure viruses don't exist? What about the "patient 0" who transmits diseases at the start of nearly every pandemic? And do germs and micr...

472: Question The Virus Narrative

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Animals, climate change, the Wuhan lab, and germs and viruses. All of these are convenient scapegoats when looking to blame something/anything for sic...

471: Address Gut Distress

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you struggle with bloating, diarrhea, anxiety, acne, and even depression? These can be symptoms of gut issues, along with more well-known condition...

470: The Missing Element For Your Health

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our air is contaminated. We're so disconnected from the earth. We often get more artificial light than natural light in our daily routines. And this s...

Building A Nourishing Asian Kitchen

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sophia Nguyen Eng was in the tech world when she decided to make a dramatic shift. She left her high-paying corporate job, exchanged it for a homestea...

468: Agribusiness Takeover

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Industrial farming is on the rise and small farmers are being put out of business. But this isn't a coincidence or an unfortunate accidental side effe...

467: Pharma Food

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is there biotech food on your plate? Foods derived from cell-cultures or made in a lab? How would you know if there was? Elze van Hamelen is a researc...

466: Build Muscle To Stay Strong & Live Long

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Maintaining and building skeletal muscle mass is great for strength today...and tomorrow. Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, the author of "Forever Strong" explores ...

465: Factory Farms Vs. Regenerative Farms

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You may have heard of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) or "factory farms", but what is REALLY happening on these conventional farms? Wha...

Repair And Reset Your Body With Safety Signaling

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To set your body up for healing, it needs to feel it is safe. Safety signaling frees up "bandwidth" for your nervous system to repair and reset. Dr. O...

463: A Fresh Approach To EMFs, Smart Meters, 5G, & Vaccines

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You have the right to protect your health and your home. Whether it is unsafe trespassing technology or other unwanted interventions, Josh Del Sol Be...

462: Sacred Hunting

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is there anything "sacred" about hunting? What can it teach us, technically, emotionally, or spiritually? Kyle Kingsbury, former MMA professional and ...

How Sugar Messes with Your Health

12 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you addicted to sugar? Do you feel your blood sugar dip when you haven't eaten? Do you get hangry? If you're struggling with any of the above, or ...

460: What You Need To Know About The HPV Vaccine

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you are considering getting the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine, or having your teenager or young adult get it, you need to first understand why...

459: Dietary Propaganda In India

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

India is NOT a vegetarian nation. Only about 20% of the population does not eat meat. However, there is a growing anti-meat movement in India that is ...

458: Get Your Kids Outside

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ginny Yurich, author of "1000 Hours Outside" and "Until the Streetlights Come On" challenges parents to help their children choose "green time" over "...

457: Let The Science Speak

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever wish there were a study comparing outcomes of vaccinated and unvaccinated infants, children, and adults? There have been hundreds of these...

456: Why You Need Lard In Your Diet (And On Your Skin)

08 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lard mimics our natural skin oils. It has the same ph balance and lipid balance as our skin does. This is one reason we might want to consider not onl...

The Mystical, Mythical, And Marvelous Wise Traditions Of Ireland With Stephen Kavanagh

06 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A mythical island known as the "other Atlantis," Skellig Michael where monks once dwelled, and the story of how oysters saved humanity are just a few ...

455: Lost Wisdom Of The Tribes

01 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Karen tribe in Thailand. The Daasanach in Ethiopia. The Mount Hagen festival in Papua New Guinea. Mary Ruddick, a nutritionist, researcher, and ad...

454: Best Of 2023

25 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Do you want to better your sleep? Learn more about seed oils? Discover what Pfizer knew but didn't reveal about their mRNA shot? The most popular Wise...

453: Feeding Your Family The Wise Traditions Way

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Where to start to nourish our family well? How do we make the time and develop rhythms to feed the family ancestrally? How can we incorporate more nut...

452: Start Small: A Conversation With Doug And Stacy

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What would ever possess a couple to live off grid, with no electricity, no plumbing, and so removed from civilization? For Doug and Stacy, it started ...

451: Change Your Mindset About Menopause

04 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Menopause is inevitable. Suffering is optional. So says our guest gerontologist and biohacker, Zora Benhamou. Zora is the host of the "Hack My Age" po...

450: Fall Sampler Supersode

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Binders escort toxins out of the body. Pine gum is an ancient remedy for parasites. Seed oils are to be avoided in our children's diet. Eating less me...

449: Stop Counting Calories. Count Nutrients Instead

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For too long we've been obsessed with calorie-counting. It's high time we started counting nutrients instead. Dianne Koehler is the owner and Director...

448: What You Need To Know About The Latest Covid mRNA Shot

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

447: How To Tell If You Have Parasites (And What To Do About It)

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Itchiness. Indigestion. Digestive issues. Allergies. Asthma. Brain fog. Even food sensitivities. All of these could indicate that there is a parasite ...

446. Know Your Rancher And You Will Always Have Food

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever wonder where your steak came from? Did you know that there are only four major companies that control the majority of the beef supply in t...

445: Raw Milk Near Me

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When was pasteurization introduced and why? Should adults drink raw milk? What nutrients does it contain? And where can I get it?   If you're intrigu...

444: How (And Why) To Detox

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Non-native electro-magnetic frequencies (EMFs). PFAs (forever chemicals in the air and food). Heavy metals. Mold. These are just some of the toxins in...

443: Cultivate Mindfulness To Navigate These Times

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How can you develop mindfulness beyond meditating on a mat? Are there ways to start to tap into your intuition? And how can these tools (along with c...

442: Return To Real Food

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There are so many ingredients on food labels that are unrecognizable to us. This likely means that they are unrecognizable to our bodies, as well--whi...

441: Could Your Lawn Become a Food Forest?

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

 Most American lawns are lovely...but not exactly an efficient use of space. What if we made the most of the land, helping to turn it into a source ...

440: Cows Save The Planet

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cows have gotten a bad rap in recent years. Their flatulence and burps have been cited as contributing to climate change. But what if that's not the c...

439: What If Germs Don't Cause Disease?

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Germ theory doesn't hold water upon close examination. Shots against disease are worthless. Dr. William Trebing equips us today to stand strong agains...

438: Reduce Waste For A More Sustainable Lifestyle

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We've been told to recycle, repurpose, and reuse to reduce waste. But do our efforts make any difference? Is there a way to reduce the amount we gene...

437. Mom's Tool Kit Of Natural Remedies

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How do you address stomach aches, sleep issues, bee stings, and more? Erin O'Donnell, author of "Fully Alive," shares what has worked for her family f...

436: Behind-The-Scenes Summer Sampler

31 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What do guests say when the mic is turned off? What additional insights do they offer? This behind-the-scenes bonus episode features guests from full-...

435: Remove Limiting Beliefs And Move From Dis-Ease To Ease

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How can we rise above limiting beliefs or our present circumstances? How is our mindset tied to our health? And how can we renew both our minds and co...

434: From Vegetarian To Butcher

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What could possibly persuade someone to go from vegetarian to butcher? Kate Kavanaugh tells what shifted in her that led to this profound lifestyle an...

433: Gender Dysphoria

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is causing gender confusion? Can anything be done to prevent it? Sally Fallon Morell, President of the Weston A. Price Foundation, covers today h...

432: Bucking The Mainstream System

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever question the mainstream narrative about health, food, and the government? When you do, what do you do? Do you go with your gut or with the...

431: Still Sick? The Sun Can Help

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Brain fog. Low energy. Digestive issues. Anxiety. All of the above could simply be symptoms of a lack of natural sunlight. Carrie Bennett of the Quant...

430: Why "Regenerative Agriculture" Is Not Enough

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Regenerative agriculture has been hailed as the solution for restoring the health of the soil...and the entire planet. But this label--"regenerative a...

429: Myth-Busting Modern Biology

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Question everything. This is the challenge of Dr. Tom Cowan, author, podcaster, and proponent of the "new biology." Tom suggests that our current unde...

428: Toxic Superfoods: Identify And Avoid Oxalates

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

So many innocent-looking "healthy" foods (even so-called "superfoods") could be actually compromising your health! Carrots, beets, spinach, and cashew...

427: Address Adrenal Fatigue

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Many of us walk around feeling drained, tired and depleted. What would it look like if we had the energy we longed for? No more afternoon crashes? No ...

426: Defending Bodily Autonomy

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It is unethical, immoral, and inappropriate for an individual, business, institution, organization, or government to force a person to put something i...

425: How Vegetable Oils Destroy Our Health

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Vegetable oils (A.K.A seed oils) are pro-oxidative, pro-inflammatory, toxic, and nutrient-deficient. And they are virtually everywhere--used for cooki...

424: Biohacking The Ancestral Way

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Biohacking is trending: it's the art and science of optimizing the environment inside and outside of you to take control of your biology. This sometim...

423: The Scoop On The COVID19 Shot

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Even though the covid "health emergency" has officially ended, lots of questions remain. The COVID19 shot is still being recommended by the CDC for in...

422: Homesteading: This vs. That

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In our modern lives, we look for things to make our lives easier and more convenient. So why would we choose to do anything that requires more energy...

421: Pfizer Documents Exposé

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In March 2022, the court ordered the release of Pfizer documents, but they were lengthy and overwhelming--very challenging for the average person to ...

420: The Enemy Of Weight Loss

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

 What are the enemies of weight loss? Dr. Guillermo Navarrete, known as Nutrillermo, today identifies what they are and how to fight them for better...

419: True Midwifery

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is the history of midwifery? Why has this profession been villainized in the past and how is it seen today? Is it legal in all states? What is tr...

418: Is Small Farming Sustainable?

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In 2022, Vermont had 130 organic farms. Just one year later, there are only 60, with another 30 expected to go out of business in the next 12 months. ...

417: Where Physical, Emotional, And Mental Health Meet

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Depression. Arrhythmia. Stress. Emotional burdens. How can we address our complex health conditions? And how is the physical related to the mental and...

416: LIVE: Food, Farming And The Healing Arts

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How do you celebrate the 10 million download milestone for the Wise Traditions podcast? With A LIVE podcast recording on a farm! Listen in on our con...

415: Normalize Eating Organ Meats

10 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Still unsure about organ meats? A lot of people are! Today you can learn a framework for how to prepare them, how to introduce them to picky eaters, a...

414: More Dangerous Than A Snakebite

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What could possibly be more dangerous to your health and life than a rattlesnake bite? Vaccinations. Our guest, Curtis Cost, the author of "Vaccines a...

413: Improve Fertility With Vitamin A

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Appropriate nutrition can enhance fertility. Specifically, vitamin A has a critical role to play in reproductive health. Its presence in the body can ...

412: Viruses Broken Down

27 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For most of our lives, we've been taught that viruses make us sick. But there is important evidence that has been overlooked by both virologists and t...

411: Urine Therapy Explained

20 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What if urine isn't a waste product? Did you know that, for centuries, it was considered a "golden elixir" for healing? Amandha Vollmer today describe...

410: Eat Like Your Health Depends On It

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What would it look like to eat as if our health depended on it? What would we need to change? Steve Campbell, a cattle consultant running Tailor Made ...

409: Off Grid in Brazil

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What would it be like to live in the Brazilian Amazon for over 20 years, off grid, 18 hours away from any hospital, hardly speaking the language, whil...

408: Homeopathy: A Medical System Worth Saving

27 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What difference can a homeopathic remedy make? And why should consumers care about and protect their rights to access homeopathic medicine? Paola Brow...

407: Build The 4th Phase Of Water In The Body

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The human body is over 2/3 water, but it's not the water you get from the tap. It's also not a solid, liquid, or gas. Dr. Gerald Pollack, scientist, r...

406: Avoid Seed Oils

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The bottles of yellow oil on the supermarket shelves are labeled heart-healthy but they are in actuality damaging for our health (and the heart). Thes...

405: COVID Shot Fallout

06 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Did you receive the COVID shot and experience any adverse events? Do you know anyone that was injured or died unexpectedly after receiving the shot? M...

404: Protect Our Farms...And Our Food

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Meat and poultry shortages. Skyrocketing prices on eggs. Scarcity of dairy products on supermarket shelves. The last few years (and months) have revea...

403: How to Get Better Sleep

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How do caffeine and alcohol affect sleep? Is it better to skip a late-night workout, if it's going to shortchange our sleep? Do melatonin supplements ...

402: Dealing With Emotional Baggage (Part 2)

16 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our subconscious mind knows exactly what is wrong with us and what we really need to thrive. And connecting with it has the potential to help us relea...

401: Dealing With Emotional Baggage (Part 1)

09 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Trapped emotions can cause physical pain, emotional and mental dysfunction, and even dis-ease. And most of us are carrying emotional baggage without e...

400: Lessons From The Traditional Mongolian Diet & Lifestyle

02 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What does the Mongolian diet look like? What characterizes their lifestyle, and what changes might their choices make in my life? These are questions ...

399: Best of 2022

26 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Use cash. A 1% change in any area of your life can exponentially improve it. Avoiding artificial scents in skin-care and household cleaning products c...

398: The Power Of Mindset And Mindfulness To Heal

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Do you feel like you're too sick to get better? Or that circumstances are overwhelming you? The stories we tell ourselves impact our health in often u...

397: The Problem With Statins

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Side effects of statins include brain fog, joint pain, kidney injury, impaired liver function, heart failure, and even dementia. We have been told tha...

396: Butter Is Better

05 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We know that butter tastes better than margarines and vegetable oil spreads, but is it actually better for you and beneficial to your health? Sally ...

395: Should I Get A Root Canal?

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Teeth are living organs. It's important to proceed with caution before any procedure on them. Today, Dr. Dawn Ewing, the executive director of the Int...

394: Regenerative Eating

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Eating quality pasture-raised meat can help heal the planet and our bodies. This is what it did for Taylor Collins, the co-founder of Force of Nature ...

393: Regenerative Agriculture: Digging Deep

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What does the health of soil have to do with our health? How do we make choices that help heal the land if we're not farmers? And is "regenerative agr...

392: Ethical Meat

07 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Is it possible to be a "conscious omnivore" that cares about animals and the planet, while still including meat in the diet? Meredith Leigh, author of...

391: The GAPS Diet: A Powerful Healing Protocol

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our physical and mental health are inextricably tied to our gut health. Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride, author of "Gut and Psychology Syndrome" and "Gut...

390: Sprouting: The Secret To Digestible Grains

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's time to maximize the nutrition and minimize the anti-nutrients in our beans, grains, seeds, and legumes. We can do this through the ancient proce...

389: Water: Wild, Creative, Fluid Intelligence

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Water is an observer. Water is wild. Water is a source. Today we explore water's creativity and secret intelligence. And the implications of such wate...