Donnie Yance: Why Microdosing is More Effective Than Macrodosing
Abel James Show
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🗓️ 4 December 2025
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
While heavy-handed megadoses of synthetic pharmaceuticals attempt to dominate a single biochemical pathway, microdoses of synergistic botanticals can stimulate the body to normalize, balance and heal itself.
Meanwhile, much of modern medicine has devolved into a game of manipulating numbers on blood tests rather than actually healing you.
Because they're not so easily patented and monetized, many of the most effective, affordable and simple substances and practices in health and longevity are dismissed, ignored, or at the very least taken for granted.
For instance, did you know that the simple act of prayer has been scientifically proven to not only improve mental health, but also improve the literal physical health of the heart?
Deep breathing, gratitude, meditation, and prayer steady the vagus nerve and allow our bodies to remain flexible and adaptable, downregulating our nervous system from fight-or-flight into a relaxed parasympathetic state.
The truth is, we don't need to wait for the next miracle pill to save us. We already know more than enough to put life-saving practices into action today.
Donnie Yance is a Clinical Master Herbalist, Certified Nutritionist and Author, known internationally for his pioneering work in botanical and nutritional medicine, particularly in the field of integrative cancer. As an accomplished jazz bassist and former monk, Donnie is also known as "The Funk Monk."
In this episode, you'll discover:
- How to eat and supplement for greater adaptive capacity, hardiness, and resilience
- Why many of the secrets to long life lie in humble living
- How Donnie earned the nickname of "The Funk Monk"
- How improvisation in music mirrors the intellectual and playful flexibility we need in health
- And much more...
- DonnieYance.com
- MederiCenter.org
- NaturaHealthProducts.com
- Listen to Donnie’s music on Apple and Spotify
- Facebook: @DonnieYance
- Instagram: @medericenter
- YouTube: @mederifoundation
- Linkedin: @mederi-center
- Adaptogens in Medical Herbalism: Elite Herbs and Natural Compounds for Mastering Stress, Aging, and Chronic Disease by Donald Yance , MH, CN, RH (AHG), SFO
- Herbal Medicine, Healing & Cancer: A Comprehensive Program for Prevention and Treatment by Donald Yance , MH, CN, RH (AHG), SFO
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, folks, this is Abel James, and thanks so much for joining us on the show. |
| 0:04.8 | Is microdosing even more effective than macro dosing? |
| 0:08.7 | While heavy-handed megadoses of synthetic pharmaceuticals attempt to dominate a single biochemical |
| 0:14.3 | pathway, microdoses of synergistic botanicals can stimulate the body to normalize, balance, and heal itself. |
| 0:22.7 | Meanwhile, much of modern medicine has devolved into a game of simply manipulating numbers on |
| 0:28.0 | blood tests rather than actually healing us. |
| 0:30.7 | Because they're not so easily patented and monetized, many of the most effective, affordable, |
| 0:35.6 | and simple substances in practices in health and longevity |
| 0:39.0 | are dismissed, ignored, or at the very least taken for granted. For instance, the simple act of |
| 0:45.2 | prayer has been shown to not only improve our mental health, but also improve the literal |
| 0:50.4 | physical health of our heart. But even knowing that, how many of us are actually doing it |
| 0:55.7 | every day? Deep breathing, gratitude, meditation, and prayer, steady the vagus nerve and allow our bodies |
| 1:02.7 | to remain flexible and adaptable, downregulating our nervous system from fight or flight into a |
| 1:09.0 | relaxed parasympathetic state. The truth is, we don't need to wait for the next miracle pill or potion or procedure to save us. |
| 1:16.6 | We already know more than enough to put life-saving practices into action right now. |
| 1:21.6 | And we're here with a perfect guest today. |
| 1:24.6 | Donnie Yance is a clinical master herbalist and certified nutritionist, |
| 1:29.2 | known internationally for his pioneering work in botanical and nutritional medicine, |
| 1:33.6 | particularly in the field of integrative cancer. Also, an accomplished jazz bassist and former monk, |
| 1:39.9 | Donnie is affectionately known as the funk monk. Before we get to the interview of Donnie, |
| 1:44.1 | please just take a quick moment to make sure that you're subscribed to the Abel James show |
| 1:48.3 | wherever you get your podcasts. |
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