The Heart-Opening Power of Cacao in Spiritual Practices

This chapter explores the spiritual and emotional benefits of cacao consumption in retreat settings, highlighting its ability to foster connection among participants. It includes personal anecdotes that underscore the medicinal properties of high-cocoa chocolate as part of a daily health regimen.

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Is the root of every illness your gut? Could 5 simple herbs replace your medicine cabinet? Natural remedy expert Simon Mills reveals the herbal medicines that doctors overlook, and the herbs, spices, and daily habits to use instead!

Simon Mills is one of the most respected herbal practitioners of our time, with nearly 5 decades of clinical experience treating patients. He created the term ‘complementary medicine’ in the 1970s, has served as a special advisor to the UK House of Lords, and currently works as an Advisor and Author at Herbal Reality.

He explains:

How antibiotic resistance could kill millions and what natural remedies can do instead
The #1 hidden cause of chronic illness (that no one’s talking about)
How a common kitchen spice could kill 99% of cold viruses
The 8 plants that are threatening Big Pharma’s bottom line
The ancient medicinal plants we’ve been lied to about, and how to use them

00:00 Intro 02:15 The Power of Medicinal Plants 05:15 Why Medicinal Plants Help Like Paracetamol Does 06:32 How Western Culture Is Getting It Wrong 11:34 Why People Should Care About Medicinal Plants 13:56 Helping 10K+ People With Plants 13:58 Patients Simon Has Helped 15:38 Case Study: Healing Through Plants 22:51 The Gut Controls Almost Everything 26:45 The Dangers of Becoming Antibiotic Resistant 32:38 Alternatives to Antibiotics 38:52 Alternatives to Cold Drugs 51:47 Vitamin D and Zinc for Infection Protection 55:37 Garlic Benefits 59:07 Remedies for Chronic Pain 1:02:12 Arthritis Relief Medicinal Plant 1:08:25 Should We Take Anti-Inflammatory Pills? 1:12:00 The Superpower of Purple Vegetables 1:16:37 Your Diet Recommendations 1:17:33 Keto Diet and Sugar 1:19:34 Keto Diet and the Menstrual Cycle Link 1:22:08 Can PCOS Symptoms Increase From Sugar? 1:23:31 Medicinal Plants to Increase Fertility 1:26:51 Healing Benefits of Echinacea, Frankincense, and Myrrh for the Upper Body 1:33:48 Water Fasting and Long Fasts 1:35:08 Cancer Prevention 1:37:13 Cardiovascular Health Improvements 1:39:00 Benefits of Turmeric Consumption 1:41:35 Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Postbiotics 1:43:24 The Shocking Benefits of Curcumin 1:50:27 Cocoa Powder Healing Benefits 1:54:44 Shocking Link Between Alzheimer’s and Green Tea 1:56:39 Cholesterol and Statins — Is There an Alternative? 2:02:04 Omeprazole 2:08:29 How to Keep Up With a Fast-Changing World