Abdominal Massage Techniques for Relieving Constipation

Ben discusses News Flashes, Book Reviews. and Answers Audience Questions.

• Excellent article on holistic cancer management...here's a screenshot:
  - what would you add, have questions about?...24:10
• Could this potentially be the "cure for cancer"? I doubt it, but it seems highly effective in this small population studied (complete cancer remission!)...48:20
• This author makes a reasonable case for increasing DHA consumption, and it particularly pairs quite well with sunlight/red light therapy...50:48
• So you're tellin' me tomatoes are edible sunscreen? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36606553/...55:39
• This actually works for constipation...I have in the past when traveling (which gives me constipation sometimes) used a small massage ball for this, and essential oils help too: "Abdominal Massage in Functional Chronic Constipation: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial" - here are different techniques...59:30
• I always keep a tiny bottle of peppermint essential oil in my fanny pack as a digestive hack, and here's yet another study that shows why that's a good idea...65:00
• Cheap hack: peppermint oil and/or menthol spray to enhance lifting performance. Here's a podcast I did about this: How You Really Lose Fat (You’ll Be Surprised), How To Enhance Fat Loss Using Simple Breath Tactics...65:24

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