Insights
Energy Medicine: The Science Behind PEMF Technology
Mark Fox Episode Description: Join Dr. Pedram Shojai as he interviews Mark, a former NASA rocket scientist, about the fascinating world of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) therapy. This eye-opening conversation explores how a small, affordable device is helping people with chronic health issues when traditional medicine falls short. Mark shares
Healing the Gut- Stop Guessing and Start Testing
Dr Robert Silverman Episode Description: In this enlightening podcast, the host speaks with Dr. Rob Silverman, a chiropractor who expanded into functional medicine after discovering
Feeling Safe in an Unsafe World: Understanding Neuroception
Dr Pedram Shojai Episode Description: In this insightful episode of the Urban Monk Podcast, Dr. Pedram Shojai explores the critical concept of neuroception—our nervous system’s
Bones of Steel: How a Marine Reversed Osteoporosis and Rewrote His Future
Kevin Ellis Episode Description: At 30 years old, former Marine Kevin Ellis received shocking news: he had osteoporosis, a condition most associate with elderly women.
Popular Now
Integrative Approaches to Raising Healthy and Resilient Children with Dr Joel Warsh
Meet Dr Joel Warsh Joel Warsh is a Board-Certified Pediatrician in Los Angeles, California who specializes in Parenting, Wellness and Integrative Medicine. He grew up in Toronto, Canada and completed degrees in Kinesiology, Psychology and Epidemiology and Community Health before earning his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson Medical College. He
Introduce a Few Tantric Principles Into Your Relationship
Tantra isn’t about sex – yes, you read that right. It can include sex, and the sex you have may be tantric… but the ideology itself is so much deeper and wider. In Sanskrit, tantra means “web” or “to weave energy.” Tantra is about connection and fusion before it’s about
How to Create a Legal Precedent for Prosecuting Ecocide
It’s much harder than you’d think. To start with, you’d probably want to approach the International Criminal Court (ICC) which oversees the four categories of international crime… Genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes of aggression. One of the prerequisites across the board for each of those crimes is
A Safe Home Let’s You Rest Easy with Shipshape’s Founder Alexander Linn
Alexander Linn Alexander Linn is the founder and CEO of Shipshape, an innovative company transforming how homeowners manage and protect their properties. Shipshape’s AI-powered home management system is the first of its kind, combining cutting-edge technology with a mission to enhance the safety, efficiency, and reliability of homes. By providing real-time monitoring
Diet and Nutrition
The Role of Nutrition in Managing Alzheimer’s Disease
A diet rich in fruits, vegetables, lean protein, and healthy fats can supply the brain with the nutrients it needs to function optimally.
How Your Microbiome Influences Your Mood
The microbiome isn’t just a passive passenger in our bodies. It’s an active participant in numerous bodily functions, from helping to digest our food to supporting our immune system.
Wellness
Living a Healthy Lifestyle with Dr Bob Rountree
Dr Robert Rountree Bob has been practicing family medicine in Boulder, Colorado, since 1983. He began his professional career at Wellspring, Partners in Health, a multidisciplinary clinic that included MDs, NDs, TCM practitioners, nutritionists, bodyworkers, and somatic therapists that was one of the first holistic healthcare centers in the U.S.
The Lullaby is LOUD- Self Sabotage and Conscious Awareness
Dr Pedram Shojai Check out the LIFE GARDEN Course to map out your own priorities. Listen to the episode on Spotify here or on your favorite podcast platform and check out the Urban Monk Academy here. Podcast transcript: [00:00:00] Welcome back to the Urban Monk. Dr. Pedram Shojai. Today we’re
Are EMFs Harmful?
Nick Pineault Nick is known widely in the industry as the EMF Guy. He’s a researcher who’s done a lot of work digging up the science and helping us navigate the wild world of EMFs and health issues. Listen to the episode on Spotify here or on your favorite podcast
Healing through Grief
Dr Pedram Shojai Today I share a conversation about grief and how to properly feel it to heal it. Listen to the episode on Spotify here or on your favorite podcast platform and check out the Urban Monk Academy here. Podcast transcript: [00:00:00] Hey, welcome back to the Urban Monk.
Testing the gut instead of guessing
Dr Pedram Shojai Today I share changes in our thinking around testing the microbiome and what we’re finding to be more effective for patients. HERE IS A LINK to the gut testing package I mentioned– it’s at a super discount right now during the event and I wanted to make
The Pineal Connection From Fluoride to Spiritual Zombies
Dr Pedram Shojai Today I explore this idea of fluoride in the water and what it does to our pineal gland. Is it putting us to sleep? Listen to the episode on Spotify here or on your favorite podcast platform and check out the Urban Monk Academy here. Podcast transcript:
Gardening
Golf Courses Transform our Natural Landscapes and… What Else?!
Much like manicured and homogenized lawns and yards, golf courses are something of an oddity when considered within the context of the natural world. Since
The Nutritional Battle of the Grains: European Wheat vs. American
This comprehensive article aims to delve deeper into these differences, delving into the nutritional battle being waged between European and American wheat.
Natural Weed Repellents You Can Make at Home
There’s nothing quite as heartbreaking as watching insidious invasive forces strangle the life out of the garden you’d built from nothing. Well, there are plenty
Gut Health
The Power of Probiotics: Understanding the Role of Good Bacteria in Our Gut
Recent studies have shown that the balance of bacteria in our gut can impact our immune system, mood, and even weight management.
The Microbiome and Aging: How Our Gut Bacteria Changes as We Get Older
While the composition of the microbiome is unique to each individual, there are certain patterns that emerge as we age.
Fitness
Habits to Amplify Your Dwindling Energy
If you’re like most stable, 9 in the morning til 5 in the evening, two hour daily commute Americans, the word “habit” is probably used most in terms of something you’d like to quit. Smoking… drinking… eating junk food… For those forward-thinking progressive people intent on self-actualization, you may find
Dr. Perry Cammisa Whole Body Vibrations Podcast Blog
Our metabolic systems are fast learners. Sometimes, they catch up to what we’re doing so quickly, we start to see plateaus in our workout goals. Your metabolism doesn’t want you to lose weight – it wants to conserve your energy and live the lifestyle it’s become accustomed to. So we have
Minimalist Fitness: Effective Workouts with Little to No Equipment
This article will explore minimalist fitness and provide you with effective workouts that you can do anywhere, anytime.
Four Ways You’re Perpetuating the Exhaustion Cycle
Teenagers – with frontal lobes that haven’t completed their myelination process – actually do show physical warning signs of wear and tear while they’re living recklessly. They just might not have the self-awareness to recognize what’s happening. Our idea about what it was like to be young, and our frustration about
Mental health
Ancient Practices for Modern Stress
Ancient practices, honed over thousands of years, offer profound insights into managing stress and cultivating inner peace.
The Intersection of Mind, Body, and Alternative Health Practices
The state of our emotions, thoughts, and beliefs can have a direct and profound influence on our physical health.
Sleep
Sleep and Nutrition: The Surprising Link Between What You Eat and How You Sleep
The food we eat can have a significant impact on our sleep quality, and understanding the relationship between nutrition and sleep is essential for improving sleep hygiene.
The Effects of Sleeping Pills: Why Natural Remedies are the Way to Go
While sleeping pills may provide a quick fix, they come with many side effects and potential risks. In this article, we will explore the dark side of sleeping pills and why natural remedies are the way to go.
Does Your Sleeping Position Affect Your Digestion? Answers Inside…
During our waking hours, we’re told to consider our posture. Our form when we’re exercising. How we lounge when we’re watching TV.
We’re told that it’s vital to concern ourselves with our spinal alignment, that we can seriously injure ourselves if we’re not careful, and that anything from the functioning
How Sleepless Nights Affect Your Gut
It’s becoming common knowledge in scientific circles that our guts, or “second brains,” have a symbiotic relationship with almost every other system in our bodies. What this means is that the composition of your microbiome is not only influenced by your body’s systems… But that it influences them as well.
Relationships
Unveiling the Mystery: What Is the 6th Love Language?
In the realm of interpersonal connections and intimate relationships, the concept of “love languages” plays a pivotal role.
Beyond Words and Actions: The 6th Love Language and Its Impact
In this article, we delve into the depths of this sixth love language and explore its profound impact on our connections with others.
Finance
Why Ranking Stressors Could be a Life-Saver
Stress is a killer – and that’s not a metaphor. It’s not just that too much stress makes us sad, tense, and less able to enjoy the bounty of life available to us. It’s also that
Ignoring Your Budget: Worse for your Mental Health than Sleep Loss
Have you ever wondered why it feels so good to cross something off of your list?
There’s a psychological principle, known as the “Zeigarnik effect,” named for its discoveress Bluma Zeigarnik, that comes close to
Digital Money Somehow Still Disastrous for the Environment
Shifting commerce from in-person, cash closings to blockchain-enabled online exchanges sounds like it ought to clear up the highways and save the trees… But the reality is that our new fascination with digital dealings may
10 Self-Expressions to Leave Behind in 2021 for a Fuller Life
While supreme organization (or Life Gardening, as we like to call it) requires singular vision and unity of purpose, it also requires disarming ourselves of bad habits (weeding, to continue the metaphor.) Not all of