SuperFeast Podcast

Jake Steiner claims he is just another guy from the internet, but for the past 20 years, he's been successfully pioneering natural myopia (nearsightedness) control and built a global community of people seeking to do the same through his website endmyopia.org where he offers a plethora of resources, articles, and courses for free. Prior to his journey of scientific exploration Jake Steiner was very nearsighted with minus 5.00 diopter's of high myopia, on a path of his vision getting progressively worse, with no end of wearing lenses insight. Today Jake no longer wears glasses, has 20/20 eyesight, has corrected his myopia without the use of eye vitamins, eye exercises, or surgery, and is passionate about providing guidance and resources for other myopes to do the same. One thing Jake touches on a lot in this conversation is screentime. Screen time has become so prevalent and woven into our everyday lives that we consciously need to counterbalance and mitigae its effects to prevent strain on our eyesight and Liver Qi. In TCM the Liver meridian is connected to the eyes and supports blood circulation and the flow of Qi through the eyes. It is the main meridian responsible for healthy vision. Mason and Jake discuss the fundamentals of myopia, lifestyle factors that affect our eyesight, the massive wholesale to retail lense markup, herbs to nourish the Liver, and empowering people to take back control of their health, no matter what the diagnosis. Tune in.   Jake and Mason discuss: -Pseudomyopia. -Screen addiction -How diopters work. -Lens-induced myopia. -Natural myopia control. -Measuring your eyesight. -Acupuncture for eyesight. -Eyesight muscle spasms. -The Liver-Eye connection. -Herbs to nourish Liver Qi. -Screen addiction and eyesight. -Lifestyle habits that affect eyesight.   Resources: Shisandra Beauty Blend End Myopia Website Shortsighted Podcast Jakes 7 Day Free Course To Fix Eyesight   Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/restore-your-eyesight-and-end-myopia-with-jake-steiner-ep-135  

Sondrine Kehoe's love affair with scent and botanicals came into being at a very young age. Kindled by childhood curiosity; Mixing flowers, honey, and alcohol to make her first perfume. What started as a creative outlet has now grown into a successful regenerative business. Cygnet Perfumery creates the most divine collection of handcrafted botanical extrait de parfum's and regenerative skincare, made in limited and small batches using sustainable sources and methods. Whether it be a parfum or skincare, Sondrine only uses the most carefully considered natural ingredients ( no synthetic fragrances or endangered plants), the process of creation is slow and intentional, with every extrait de parfum released exclusively in limited batches. Listening to Sondrine talk about the alchemical creation process of her potent products; It becomes clear that Cygnet Perfumery is a business centred around integrity and conscious practices. Sondrine's devotion and attention to every aspect of creating these divine bottles of joy for our most primal sense are admirable and something worth celebrating. This conversation is heart and soul-worthy and will teach you a lot about the art of botanical perfumery. Tune in to hear Tahnee and Sondrine discuss botanical formulation, conscious business, the power of scent, essential oils, motherhood, birth, midwifery, and so much more.   Tahnee and Sondrine discuss: -Botanical perfumery -How we experience smell. -The skin microbiome. -What is regenerative skincare? -Skincare ingredients. -The golden age of perfumery. -Native Australian botanicals. -Aromatherapy and oil guidelines. -Home birth and midwifery. -Why the scent of parfum changes over time.   Resources: IFRA Perfume Body cygnetperfumery.com.au Cygnet Perfumery Instagram   Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/cygnet-perfumery-and-the-purity-of-scent-with-sondrine-kehoe-ep-134    

For those of us in the Southern Hemisphere, the scents, sounds, and sensations of Spring are upon us again. The Sun is beaming longer, warming up the earth and our bodies as we are transition away from contraction, welcoming the feeling of expansion. Here to help us bridge this shift in season, we have TCM Food Therapist Kimberly Ashton on the podcast, chatting with Mason and taking us on a journey through the energetics, foods, and flavours of Spring; The Wood Element, and Liver Qi.   As a healer, Kimberly Ashton's work centres around the power of functional food, Chinese medicine, the 5 Elements, food energetics, emotional anatomy, and energy medicine. When talking about the energy of Spring, Kimberly describes it as, "A season of transition, ideally, one that we ease our way into patiently and enjoy at its own pace". Observing our master teacher (Nature), we look around and see everything right now is in a moment of birthing; Slowly emerging from hibernation, gently transitioning in movement, reflection, and animation. Is your body craving some Spring regeneration? Can you feel a bit of Liver stagnation? Tune in as Kimberly brings her depth of food wisdom forth with a breakdown of the foods, herbs, flovours (and desserts) that cultivate the distinct energy in the body required to support Liver Wood and its function in this season.     Host and Guest discuss: -The Wood element.  -Liver Qi stagnation.  -Liver Qi building foods.  -Teas and herbs for Liver heat.  -Foods and habits to avoid in Spring. -Foods to support Liver Wood function. -The emotional energy in the Wood element. -Liver Wood cooking and preparation methods.  -Functional foods to cleanse the Liver and Gallbladder.   Resources: Kimberly's Website Kimberly's Instagram Soothing Liver Qi Stagnation 5 Elements & Cycles e-course   Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/how-to-eat-in-spring-with-kimberly-ashton-ep-133  

Travel writer and author Nina Karnikowski is putting a new lens on the way we view travel. In her recent sustainable travel handbook, Go Lightly- How to travel without hurting the planet, Karnikowski urges the reader to forget the bucket list and replace it with an itinerary that's more about connection. Connection to the lands we visit and the cultures native to them. Connection to the impact that our travel is having on local economies; 95% of travel dollars get funneled out of the destinations we visit (a term called 'leakage' in the travel industry). Connection to the languages spoken by the artisans that whittle and weave crafts to feed their families. And more connection to the idea of sustainable travel, which means doing a lot less and making our actions count in every possible.   For many of us, venturing overseas to explore far-off corners of the globe is something of a right of passage into early adulthood, and for some, a way of life. But as Karnikowski states, 'the staggering reality is, that only 6% of the world's population have ever even set foot on a plane'. This statistic really puts the idea of privilege into perspective, and as the adage goes, 'with great privilege comes great responsibility. Working as a travel writer for over a decade, traveling to some of the world's most remote destinations, Karnikowski has seen firsthand the destructive side of global travel. In this chat with Tahnee, Nina offers soulful insights and practical notions of how we can not only leave a lighter footprint but maybe even leave a place better than we found it through regeneration and mindful reciprocity. This conversation will have you yearning for connection, inspire you to do better, and make you incredibly nostalgic for travel. Mostly, it will open your eyes to the many little things we can be doing to make a positive impact on the places we choose to travel and the type of memories we create.   Tahnee and Nina discuss: -The power of conversations. -How to travel more sustainably.   -Leakage in the travel industry.  -How to support local artisans. -The art to a good travel wardrobe. -The potency of a daily writing practise. -Over tourism; Thinking twice about geo-tagging.  -Being more mindful of how we spend our travel dollars. -The negative impacts of tourism on local accommodation. -Slowing down and spending more time connecting to people and nature.   Resources: Nina's website Nina's Instagram Go Lightly Make A Living Living, Be Successful Doing What You Love   Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/mindful-travel-with-nina-karnikowski-ep-132  

We've been receiving loads of emails from our SuperFeast community wanting to know what they can do to turn their immune system on and keep it fortified. Recently Mason caught up with our favourite functional Naturopath, Dan Sipple, to discuss go-to herbs, minerals, foods, and lifestyle practices to increase the body's immunological capacity. Embodying health sovereignty in a time of COVID has become quite a contentious topic; Who would have thought that trusting the body's immune system could become so politicised? Regardless of how you sit with the whole vaccinated/unvaccinated approach to the virus, bolstering the immune system is something (hopefully) most of us can agree is essential. People are now thinking about their immune system in ways they never have before, and we are here to offer guidance in any way we can.    Imagine a society where mainstream consensus was to value and trust the body's natural immune system over pharmaceutical drugs. Imagine a world where superior herbs and medicinal mushrooms were mandated, subsidised, and heavily endorsed to keep us all thriving and truly living our best lives. To quote John Lenon 'imagine all the people living life in peace' (instead of fear); We are here for this vision. Tune in to hear Mason and Dan explore all the ways they would reinforce and support people's immune systems if they were to (hypothetically speaking) dictate all members of society take part in an Immune MAXzine. Where empowered sovereign health is the goal, and we live with reverence for Mother Nature's unassailable healing intelligence. This episode is packed full (and I mean full) of expert knowledge to have you feeling equipped and in an embodied state of health. We're advocating less divisiveness, more connection, and holistic health for everyone. Don't miss it.   Mason and Dan discuss: -What is immunity?  -Microbiome analyses. -The skins microbiome. -Strengthening the Wei Qi shield. -Colostrum for the immune system. -Herbs for long-term immune regulation. -Dietary applications for the immune system. -Medicinal mushrooms for the immune system. -Arming the immune system in acute situations. -Astragalus for lung, spleen, and surface immunity. -The effects of stress and sleep on the immune system. -How the immune system is influenced by the microbiome. -What causes the immune system to become dysregulated? -Lifestyle practices to increase your immunological capacity.   Resources: Dan Website Dan Instagram Gut Health Podcast 1 Gut Health Podcast 2   Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/dan-sipple-ep-131

The words Di Dao (Di Tao) is a concept that most of our SuperFeast community would be familiar with, as it's the way we source our herbs. Di Dao herbs are of the highest quality and grown with integrity to ensure optimal, powerful healing properties. For a herb to be classified Di Dao, it must have been grown in its natural habitat; Which means the right region, soil, and microclimate for that specific species. The beauty of Di Dao herbs is they perform optimally, much like the human body when it is holistically cared for and nourished the way it needs to be. In this episode, Mason chats with Jansen Andre on The Awoken Athlete podcast about SuperFeast's commitment to Di Dao sourcing, herbs for optimal performance, and a holistic perspective of the nuances that affect performance within the body at all levels. Mason details the integrity behind Di Dao sourcing and how it ensures the livelihood of micro-farming stays alive; Continuing the wisdom and teachings of Di Dao within communities. Whether you're an athlete or not, we're all being physically, emotionally, and mentally pushed with our hectic, under-nourished lifestyles. This episode addresses the best herbs for lifestyle support and performance on all levels.    Mason and Jansen discuss: -Qi and performance. -Cordyceps and performance. -Adaptogens and performance. -Jing, Qi, Shen; How they work. -Comparing Di Dao and organic. -Preventing injury and exhaustion. -Jing; nourishing a solid foundation. -How to take SuperFeast tonic herbs. -Di Dao; growing, sourcing, and integrity. -Disease, healing, and building the body back up. -The colonisation and institutionalisation around healing ourselves. -Performance in business and the freedoms of staying investor-free.   Resources: Mason Instagram SuperFeast Instagram SuperFeast Apple Podcast The Awoken Athlete Podcast Mind and Body Peak Performance with James Newbury (EP#106)    Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/herbs-for-performance-and-di-dao-with-mason-taylor-on-the-awoken-athlete-podcast-ep-130  

Here on the SuperFeast podcast, we love to celebrate and acknowledge beautiful humans who kindle a light, embody their truth, and bring forth a unique offering of human goodness to the world; Today's guest Jinti Fell is a woman who does just that. A mother of three (currently pregnant with the third), Jinti and her partner Chris have become known for sharing their nomadic and intentional living with the online world. Living life in a converted bus to tiny house bliss, toddlers, newborns, a magical off-grid home birth thrown in the mix, their way of living radiates an air of simplicity, freedom, and intentional creation. In this very open chat with Tahnee, Jinti speaks to her journey through motherhood, her incredible undisturbed home birth, and how she navigates the duality of sharing her life online and remaining true to herself. Tahnee and Jinti share some beautiful insights on ecstatic birth and sexual energy; Going deeper to connect with the cervix and womb space during pregnancy/birth and why women are often culturally shamed for experiencing such pleasure. This episode is a must-listen for all women and a divine exploration of womanhood, motherhood, sexuality, and the journey within to our innate wisdom.   Tahnee and Jinti discuss: -Wild pregnancy. -Prenatal nutrition. -Conscious conception. -Jinti's undisturbed birth -The journey of pregnancy. -Homeschooling/unschooling. -Living life from a place of truth. -Connecting with the cervix/womb space. -Cervical orgasms and pleasure during birth. -Exploring sexual energy throughout pregnancy. -Observing the emotion of fear in pregnancy and birth. -Jinti's journey of pregnancy outside the medical system. -Navigating social media without compromising your truth.   Resources: Jinti's Instagram Jinti's Home Birth Vlog Jinti's Youtube Channel Life Changing Sex Makes Anything Possible with Kim Anami (EP#28)   Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/motherhood-birth-and-embodying-your-truth-with-jinti-fell-ep-129  

We're bringing you a special edition on the podcast today, as Mason steps out of the interviewer seat and is interviewed by Tommy Moore on the Mind Body Plants Podcast. If you've ever wanted to listen to Mason go through the entire SuperFeast apothecary in both poetic and articulate detail; What's in the mindfully curated blends, the Organ systems they nourish, how the herbs are sourced, the seasons they best connect to, and the stories behind the formulations, this episode covers it all.   Tommy asks some great questions, and Mason dives deep into the world of Daoist tonic herbalism, discussing the lineage and how these heavenly messengers oscillate through Mind/Body/Spirit to bring healing and longevity. Mason opens up about his decade-long journey with SuperFeast, from grassroots beginnings to the epic company it is has grown into; Still maintaining the same core intentions of supporting people in maintaining wellness and longevity through tonic herbs and medicinal mushrooms. In comparing the western medical system with classical Chinese medicine, this conversation goes many places. Mason lays down what you need to know about Jing herbs, cultivating Qi, Nootropics, Brain health, Di Dao sourcing, and living in harmony with yourself and nature. This episode is the reminder we all need to stand empowered in our sovereign health.   Tommy and Mase discuss: -Mycology.  -Tonic herbalism.  -The Daoist lineage.  -Yin/Yang cultivation.  -The culture of SuperFeast. -The nature of Adaptogens. -The SuperFeast apothecary. -Di Dao sourcing and preserving tradition. -Superior herbs (lifestyle herbs) and dosage. -Autoimmune conditions and medicinal mushrooms. -Brain health and nootropic herbs for neuro-plasticity.  -The journey of SuperFeast; 10 years on from grassroots.  -Psychedelic mushrooms, micro-dosing and mental health.  -Cultivating organ health, longevity, and wisdom through herbs. -Western medical system and classical Chinese medical system. -Mason's personal journey from a uni student starting SuperFeast.     Resources: Mason Instagram SuperFeast Instagram   Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/how-to-live-for-longevity-with-mason-taylor-on-mind-body-plants-podcast-ep-128  

Dr. Simon Feeney's journey along the virtuous path of classical Chinese medicine and healing has been far from ordinary. His integrity and purist approach to everything he does, has successfully set a new standard for wholesale Chinese Herbs in Australia, with the establishment of his company/clinic Empirical Health six years ago. Purity, Quality, and Potency are the principle values of Empirical Health; The first and only Australian certified organic Chinese herb wholesaler dedicated to Dao Di principles. A Physician in Classical Chinese Medicine, Acupuncturist, extensively knowledgable herbalist, and ongoing devoted scholar (20 years) of ancient medical Burmese scriptures, Simon's passion for upholding essential ancient knowledge is evident in everything he does. Like all journeys of the heart, Simon's is full of incredible stories; Stories of ancient manuscripts with cures for Leprosy, herbal preparations to treat malaria, being held at gunpoint in the name of preserving ancient teachings, and quests of translating bygone measurements for 2000-year-old formulas used in the Han Dynasty. In this potent conversation, Simon and Mason discuss the preservation of Classical Chinese medicine through lineage, the institutionalisation of TCM (where it's lacking), concocting ancient formulas, species identification when it comes to Dao Di, and the reverence for classical Chinese medicine as a complete system. Tune in for ancient knowledge and so much more.   Host and Guest discuss: -Pulse diagnosis. -The Han Dynasty. -Chinese herbalism. -Energetics of herbs. -Availability of herbs. -Plant identification. -Administration techniques. -Therapeutic alkaloid testing. -Quality discernment of herbs. -Dao Di (original growing region) principles -The evolving nature of Chinese Medicine. -Genetic testing and proper identification of herbs. -The current Chinese medicine renaissance in the west. -Dosage; The right dose, for the right person at the right time.   Resources: Facebook Instagram Empirical Health Empirical Health Shop empiricalhealth.com   Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/preserving-classical-chinese-medicine-with-dr-simon-feeney-ep-127  

Acupuncturist and Chinese medicine practitioner Peter Kington has built a successful fertility and pregnancy-focused practice, working with couples and individuals experiencing sub-fertility. In this very open conversation with Mason Peter discusses erectile function, semen analysis, reproductive health, male health literacy, lifestyle, emotional, spiritual factors of male preconception, red flags for infertility, and breaking down cultural barriers around the male role in conception. Living in a world where infertility issues and IVF procedures are increasing, one can find an array of lifestyle, biological, and environmental factors that play a role in both men and women not being as optimally fertile as they could be. But how can we get to the root of what's causing infertility if the right diagnostic tools aren't being used, and the right conversations are not being had? Looking through the holistic lens of Chinese Medicine, Peter explains why male preconception is a vulnerable topic for men to openly discuss, especially when there is an infertility factor present that lies with them. One of the things that stands out about Peter Kington as a practitioner is his approach to diagnosis and his sensitivity to understanding the male psyche. In this insightful conversation, he explains that a good diagnosis is about looking for bits of information that give insight into the patents mind/body connection and being aware of the cultural narratives around male reproductive function.   Mase and Peter Discuss: -Masturbation. -Semen analysis. -Low sperm count. -Male sexual health.  -Healthy ejaculation. -Male preconception. -The lifecycle of sperm. -Male physical examination. -Erectile function/dysfunction.  -Male vulnerability around sex. -The pressure of conception.   -Pornography and low sperm counts. -The micro environment of the Testes.  -Sperm/Semen; Whats the difference? -The IVF path and options to support it.  -The impact of infertility and infertility treatment on men.    Resources: Peter Kington.com.au   Peter Kington Facebook Peter Kington Instagram   Check Out The Transcript Here: https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/male-preconception-with-peter-kington-ep-126