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Ep 470: East Asian Herbal Medicine for the Modern World - With Dr. Angela Zeng

Broadcast on:
22 May 2024

The wisdom of East Asian medicine is passed down through generations and often only shared among those within a family.  Lucky for us - Dr. Angela Zeng is revealing some of her family secrets and research in her company Karviva Beverages. Dr. Angela Zeng is a former medical research scientist turned entrepreneur who is passionate about bridging the gap between Eastern wholistic health practices and modern wellness. Born in China, educated with a Ph.D. in Pathology and holder of multiple certificates in wholistic nutrition, Angela saw the need to share the healing powers of Traditional Chinese Medicine. As the founder of Karviva Beverages, she creates wellness drinks that use her Eastern medicine knowledge to address modern concerns. In part 1 of a 2 part series with Dr. Angela Zeng, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Dr. Angela Zeng on her favorite detox herbs, herbal wine substitute, the East Asian way of detoxing and why the temperature of food matters for optimizing your health. 

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

  • Why liquid forms of herbs are considered most potent in Asian medicine
  • How diarrhea inducing detoxes trash your gut
  • The detoxing and chelating benefits of mung bean and other sprouts
  • Why Chokeberries are the most nutritious berry you've never heard of
  • Benefits of black sesame seeds, mung bean sprouts & black soybeans for women’s health
  • How dandelion roots help the respiratory system traditional colds and flu
  • Herbal benefits of monk fruit for the throat, voice and respiratory system

 

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