

SuperFeast Podcast
Mason J. Taylor
Welcome to the SuperFeast Podcast, where we dive deep into the ancient and modern arts of longevity, vitality, and embodied wisdom. Rooted in Taoist tonic herbalism and guided by our Evolutionary Purpose—to dramatically reduce disease and degeneration; creating SuperHumans who may enter the realm of elderhood—this is where we explore what it means to truly live well.
We map our episodes through the lens of the Three Treasures:
Jing: Restoring the foundation. Protecting your essence from disease and degeneration.
Qi: Activating life. Cultivating the energetic flow to feel on, alive, and capable of engaging fully with your purpose.
Shen: Expressing your unique spirit. Refining your cosmic individuality, sharing your wisdom, and preparing to die well.
We map our episodes through the lens of the Three Treasures:
Jing: Restoring the foundation. Protecting your essence from disease and degeneration.
Qi: Activating life. Cultivating the energetic flow to feel on, alive, and capable of engaging fully with your purpose.
Shen: Expressing your unique spirit. Refining your cosmic individuality, sharing your wisdom, and preparing to die well.
Episodes
Mentioned books

May 24, 2020 • 1h 16min
#68 Optimising Your Gut Bacteria with Dan Sipple
Functional Naturopath Dan Sipple is back on the show with Mason today to discuss the intricaces of gut health. The pair explore the methods you can use to optimise your health and build a rocking microbiome. "You're the custodian of your microbiome. Look after it, learn how to nurture it, learn what affects it.. You want to pass that on to your kiddies. So do right by it and live long and prosper." Dan Sipple (inspired by Dr. Jason Hawrelak) Mason and Dan discuss: -The origins of your personal gut bacteria and the critical life stages in which your microbiome is influenced. -Gut health and pregnancy preparation. -What to look out for when purchasing a probiotic supplement. -Preboitics and botanical dietary variation as long term strategies for sustainable microbiome health. -The lifestyle factors that damage health. -The danger of restrictive diets, particularly those deficient in dietary fibre. -The types of prebiotic fibre and what foods contain them (see resource section below for specifics) -The benefits of short chain fatty acids (SCFA's) such as butyrate. -The pros and cons of fermented foods. -Soluble and insoluble fibre. -How to create a gut friendly plate. -Colonics and enemas. -The various microbiomes within the body as a whole e.g. the scalp, the mouth, skin etc. -Essential oils and the disastrous antimicrobial action they can have on the microbiome. Resources: Dan Website Dan Instagram Gut Health Podcast 1 Gut Health Podcast 2 Candida And Medicinal Mushrooms Podcast Vaginal Steaming Podcast Microbia Lab Testing Missing Microbes Book Prebiotic Foods: -Inulin/Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) – asparagus, dandelion, onion, garlic, leek , chicory, burdock, artichoke. -Galactooligosaccharides (GOS) – legumes, beans, beets, lentils, etc. -Pectin - apples, bananas, potatoes, berries. -Resistant Starch - green bananas, cooked cooled potatoes, plantains, sorghum, sweet potatoes. -Polyphenols - the skins of dark fruits/veg best e.g. pomegranate, blackberries etc. -Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum (PHGG). -Polysaccharides/beta glucans - medicinal mushrooms, oats etc Strain Specific Probiotics - What Strain For What Condition: Leaky Gut/Strengthing The Ingregrity Of Gut Lining -Saccharomyces boularrdii -Lactobacillus rhamnonsus GG -Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 1224 -Bifidobacterium longum BB536 Establishing A Healthy Microbiome - Mums and Bubs -Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG -Bifidobacterium breve M-16v -Bifidobacterium longum BB536 -Bifidobacterium animalis BB-12 Maintaining General Gut Health - Kids and Adults -Lrhamnosus LGG -Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM -Bifidobacterium lactis Bi-07 -Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 -Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis HN019 Rebuilding Microbiome Post Antibiotics -Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis BB-12 -Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG -Saccharomyces cerevisiae (boulardii) (SB) Allergies / Autoimmunity -Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG -Lactobacillus paracasei LP33 Poor Immunity / Recurrent infections -Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG -Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM -Bifidobacterium lactis Bi-07 -Lactobacillus plantarum HEAL9 -Lactobacillus paracasei 8700:2 -Lactobacillus fermentum CECT5716 -Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 IBS -Lactobacillus plantarum 299V Candida / Dysbiosis -Saccharomyces cerevisiae (boulardii) (SB) -Bifidobacterium lactis Bi-07 Metabolic health/Weight Loss -Bifidobacterium animalis spp. lactis B420 -Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis HN019 Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/optimising-your-gut-bacteria-with-dan-sipple-ep-68

May 20, 2020 • 1h 13min
Fireside Friday - Mason X Kathrin Hecht
Kathrin Hecht speaks with Mason about his life experience with tonic herbalism and the way he integrates his practises into everyday. Resources: SuperFeast Tonic Herbs Adaptogens, Mushrooms & Blends Support your adaptability 100% herbs only No nasty fillers/additives Immune tonics Increase your resilience Kathrin's Instagram @ www.instagram.com/kat.hecht/ Kathrin's Podcast @ www.linktr.ee/kat.hecht Tell all your friends and family and share online! Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn - @superfeast

May 16, 2020 • 1h 2min
#67 Plants For The People with Herbalist Erin Lovell Verinder
Tahnee is joined by Erin Lovell Verinder on the podcast today. Erin is a fully qualified Herbalist, Nutritionist and Energetic Healer who has worked in the healing realms for twenty-one years. Erin is deeply passionate about individualised treatment approaches, empowering others to reconnect to their innate ability to heal and rediscover the primal foundations of thriving health. Working deeply in one on one sessions, Erin enables her clients to unfold profound change in their health and wellbeing by bridging together herbal medicine, nutritional medicine, energetics and lifestyle change. We're thrilled to have Erin on the show today, sharing her experience as an intuitive Western Herbalist. "There's medicine everywhere.. There really is" - Erin Lovell Verinder Tahnee and Erin discuss: -Erin's journey into energetics and herbalism. -Embodied healing, physical, mental, spiritual. -The medicinal powers of culinary herbs. -The beauty and strength of medicinal weeds. -Wildcrafting and plant identification. -The restorative powers of time in nature and adequate nutrition. -Herbalism as activism. -Herbalism in Australia - how the institutionalised regulation of the craft has stolen some of the magic. -The lack of knowledge and understanding that surrounds our native Australian herbal medicine. -Folk medicine in America. Who is Erin Lovell Verinder ? Erin is a fully qualified Herbalist, Nutritionist and Energetic Healer who has worked in the healing realms for twenty-one years. Erin holds a Bachelor of Western Herbal Medicine, an Advanced Diploma of Nutritional Medicine and a Diploma of Energetic Healing and is a member of the (ATMS) Australian Traditional Medicine Society. Walking the plant path, Erin is a woman in tune with the natural world. On a full hearted mission to educate, assist and up-level how we can all heal with the rhythms of nature, through the bounty of plant medicine and gentle innate interventions to unearth thriving health and wellbeing. Marrying the wisdom and philosophy of naturopathic medicine as the golden compass, to treat the whole- not just the symptom is the pure guiding force in Erin's practice. Getting to the roots of ill health is the solid intention and directive, addressing the drivers and encouraging the body gently to return to balance and harmony with food as medicine, medicinal plants, lifestyle changes, functional testing and energetic medicine to deliver a wholesome high vibrational experience and to ultimately promote healing. Resources: Erin's Website Erin's Instagram Erin's Book - Plants For The People Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/plants-for-the-people-with-herbalist-erin-lovell-verinder-ep-67

May 14, 2020 • 13min
Fireside Friday - Enter the Yin
This week we venture onto the dark side of the hill; the Yin side. We live in a Yang dominated world. Learn some distinctions about how to enter into the world of Yin and ensure that this Winter you don't miss the opportunity to develop deep wisdom, personal insight and nuanced, personally-driven inspiration. Resources: SuperFeast Tonic Herbs Adaptogens, Mushrooms & Blends Support your adaptability 100% herbs only No nasty fillers/additives Immune tonics Increase your resilience Tell all your friends and family and share online! Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn - @superfeast

May 10, 2020 • 33min
#66 Preconception Practices & The Family Culture with Mason & Tahnee From SuperFeast
We're switching up the roles on today's pod folks! Our SuperFeast mamma and papa, Tahnee and Mason, take the guest seat as Oni Blecher from the Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond podcast takes the mic to explore reproductive health, the family culture and pregnancy preparation with our fearless leaders. Mason and Tahnee absolutely loved offering their insights in this beautiful conversation, we just had to share it with ya'll. Mason and Tahnee explore: -Reproductive health from the Taoist perspective. -Reproductive health as an equal responsibility between BOTH the male and female. -Preconception planning. -Health sovereignty and personal culture. -Tips on how to cleanse and prepare the body for conception. -The tonic herbs, medicinal mushroom and minerals suitable for preconception. -Developing personal and family culture, inviting in sustainable practices that can be carried forward long-term over the lifespan. -Children's immune health. Resources: Nourishing Her Yin Event Video The Brighton Baby book Pregnancy Preparation SuperFeast Podcast Episode Pregnancy Health SuperFeast Podcast Episode Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/preconception-practices-the-family-culture-with-mason-tahnee-from-superfeast-ep-66

May 7, 2020 • 4min
Fireside Friday - Can I Mix My Herbs?
Can I mix my herbs? Are there rules with this? How many is too many? Mason explains the ins and outs of mixing your herbs in your daily practise. Resources: SuperFeast Tonic Herbs Adaptogens, Mushrooms & Blends Support your adaptability 100% herbs only No nasty fillers/additives Immune tonics Increase your resilience Tell all your friends and family and share online! Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn - @superfeast

May 2, 2020 • 6min
Fireside Friday - How to Make Ashwagandha Taste Good
In this Mason explains why ashwagandha tastes like crap to some, and how to make it go down sweetly, because whether you love or dislike the taste, we can all agree it's a herb we want in the diet. Resources: SuperFeast Tonic Herbs Adaptogens, Mushrooms & Blends Support your adaptability 100% herbs only No nasty fillers/additives Immune tonics Increase your resilience Tell all your friends and family and share online! Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn - @superfeast

Apr 30, 2020 • 50min
#65 The Power of Recovery with CrossFit Champion James Newbury
Today we've got James Newbury on the show. James is an absolute legend in the CrossFit community, he was awarded Australia's fittest man in 2017 and has consistently reached new levels of physical excellence throughout his career. James takes a soulful and holistic approach to fitness and athleticism catering his movement programs and classes to serve his wider community. James is passionate about longevity in body and in mind, and places a huge emphasis on the power of intentional rest and recovery, especially when training hard. James shines a light on the potency of an embodied physical practice, for anyone out there who is into CrossFit or curious about it, tuning into today's chat is an absolute must. Mason and James discuss: -The practice of CrossFit. -The importance of mindset and sustainable training. -Exercise/movement as preparation for life. -James' cycling accident and the natural measures he used to accelerate his recovery. -The power of recovery in general, one of James' favourite sayings is "recover harder than you work out". -Longevity in fitness and in life itself. -Using visualisation as a performance strategy. -James' top recovery practices. -James' favourite herbs, foods and supplements. -The potency of nose breathing. Who is James Newbury ? With a background in semi professional Rugby League James Newbury has dabbled in many sports, eventually finding his true passion in CrossFit. In 2013 James founded Adelaide specialist gym, Soul65. From here James has excelled in CrossFit competitions across the sport and is currently the 27th fittest man in the world. James has competed at the CrossFit Pacific Regionals for the past 5 years finishing 1st in 2017 earning him the title of Australia's Fittest Man. Resources: James Instagram James Facebook James Website James' Gym Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/the-power-of-recovery-with-crossfit-champion-james-newbury-ep-65

Apr 24, 2020 • 52min
#64 Body Literacy & The Menstrual Cycle with Nicole Jardim
Tahnee is joined by Nicole Jardim on the Women's Series today to wax lyrical on all things menstrual. Nicole is a Certified Women's Health Coach and the creator of Fix Your Period, a series of programs that empower women to reclaim their hormone health. Nicole's passion for women's health arose in response to her own hormonal journey and negative experience using hormonal birth control in her early twenties. Nicole takes a holistic approach, placing her focus on identifying and addressing the root cause of dis-ease within the bodies and minds of her female clients. Nicole believes that the fundamentals to healing any hormonal imbalance lie in an approach that addresses the unique physiology of every woman, and that this is essential to reclaiming and maintaining optimal health and vitality at any age. We say amen to that sister! Tahnee and Nicole discuss: -Nicole's period journey - how the traditional medical model failed to connect the dots between her oral contraceptive use and the myriad of undesirable health complications she experienced as a result. -The lack of education and female body literacy in our society. -The fact that menstrual disharmony is generally considered normal. -The horrific side effects synthetic birth control can cause. -The menstrual cycle and female empowerment. -What a normal menstrual cycle looks/feels like. -The sensitivity of the female organism, how this aids our fertility and serves as a defense mechanism at the physiological level. "We are exquisitely sensitive to stressors and it is a good thing." - Nicole Jardim -The impact of diet culture and "health" fads on female reproductive health. -Nutrition - the power of mastering the basics. -Self observation as simple yet profound tool in health and healing. -Nicole's take on hormone testing. Who is Nicole Jardim? Nicole Jardim is a Certified Women's Health Coach, writer, speaker, mentor, and the creator of Fix Your Period, a series of programs that empower women to reclaim their hormone health using a method that combines evidence-based information with simplicity and sass. Nicole's work has impacted the lives of tens of thousands of women around the world in effectively addressing a wide variety of period problems, including PMS, irregular periods, PCOS, painful & heavy periods, missing periods and many more. Rather than treating problems or symptoms, Nicole treats women by addressing the root cause of what's really going on in their bodies and minds. She passionately believes that the fundamentals to healing any hormonal imbalance lie in an approach that addresses the unique physiology of every woman. This is essential to reclaiming and maintaining optimal health and vitality at any age. Nicole is the author of Fix Your Period: 6 Weeks to Banish Bloating, Conquer Cramps, Manage Moodiness, and Ignite Lasting Hormone Balance, and the co-author of The Happy Balance, a recipe book filled with over 80 hormone balancing recipes. Finally, Nicole is the co-host of The Period Party, a top-rated podcast on iTunes - be sure to tune into that if you want to learn more about how to fix your period - and has been called on as a women's health expert for sites such as The Guardian, Well+Good, mindbodygreen and Healthline. Resources: Nicoles Website Nicole's Programs Nicole's Podcast Nicole's Book Nicole's Instagram Nicole's Facebook Nicole's Twitter Nicole's Period Quiz Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/body-literacy-the-menstrual-cycle-with-nicole-jardim-ep-64

Apr 23, 2020 • 32min
Fireside Friday - Dosing your herbs
How do you dose? Mason discusses where to start, right to the extremes of dosing your herbs and everywhere in between. Resources: SuperFeast Tonic Herbs Adaptogens, Mushrooms & Blends Support your adaptability 100% herbs only No nasty fillers/additives Immune tonics Increase your resilience


