206: The First 40 Days According to TCM: Nourishing Traditions Postpartum

Ancient Health Podcast

Medicine, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 14 July 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to The Ancient Health Podcast with host Dr. Chris Motley. In this enlightening episode, we challenge Western belief systems surrounding the postpartum period, discussing the benefits of internal healing over the sports injury approach. Explore the advantages of cold and hot treatments, learn how to nourish the spleen and stomach, and discover foods and herbs that aid in building blood. Dr. Motley also explores alternative options such as Reishi mushroom as a coffee substitute and the benefits of Copaiba oil for inflammation. Gain insights into postpartum hydration, the avoidance of raw foods, and the comparison between sitz baths and Yoni steaming. Explore the power of systemic enzymes, Goji berry tea, chiropractic care, and pelvic floor therapy. Discover the causes and solutions for rib flare, and learn tapping points and acupressure techniques for stress relief. Tune in to this episode for expert advice and tips on embracing holistic healing during the postpartum period.

The problem with the Western belief systems around postpartum time
The sports injury approach vs internal healing
cold vs hot treatment
How to nourish the spleen and stomach
Foods and herbs to build blood
Reishi mushroom swap for coffee
How to stay hydrated
Why raw foods should be avoided
Copaiba oil for inflammation
Sitz bath vs Yoni steaming
Systemic enzymes
Goji berry tea
Chiropractic care and pelvic floor therapy
Rib flare- what it is, why it happens
Tapping points/ acupressure

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Anxion Health Podcast where we educate you on real health solutions
0:07.7	that will help transform the way you live, feel, and overcome disease naturally.
0:12.9	I'm your host Courtney Versage along with Dr. Josh Axe and Dr. Chris Motley.
0:18.0	We're so happy you've joined us. Let's dive into today's episode.
0:22.0	Hey friends, welcome to the Anxion Health Podcast. Here are your hosts. This is Courtney Versage,
0:27.6	Organic Blondley. I am Dr. Chris Motley and today we are going to talk about postpartum,
0:33.1	postpartum health and it's something that's very dear to Courtney's heart and many of my patients.
0:38.1	I work with a lot of patients that are postpartum. What grounds? What information are we going to cover
0:42.8	today with the postpartum? Okay, so we're going to talk about, you may hear of a lot of information
0:48.2	about postpartum because there's a lot that's out there and I actually, it wasn't until the most
0:53.8	recent child. So last year, there's a gap there between the first two and the third.
0:59.5	It's a totally different experience with the third because I had a different kind of a different
1:04.2	belief system around postpartum care. And now I know even more. I wish that I maybe
1:10.1	had done a few things even more differently. But what we're going to focus on on this episode is
1:14.8	really how to nourish the mother, like really focusing on, it's actually called, it's called
1:20.3	the first 40 days. So there's a book that is that was written about this. And so we're kind of
1:25.7	going off of some of the principles from it, but it's called Sitting the Month. And this is really
1:31.9	like, been coined from, I don't know, you know, decades ago. And it's what's interesting,
1:37.4	what I kind of started to find out is that there's a lot of cultural differences between,
1:42.8	you know, where, where people live and reside and how they handle, how they treat the postpartum
1:49.2	period in the US. And it's why, I mean, we're like, nothing stops. It's, it's like hustle culture
1:55.9	all the time, like, okay, mom's going home, you know, go to the hospital, have your baby, go
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