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Join Dr. James Odell for Season 2 of the Science of Self-Healing Podcast! He's the medical and executive director for BRMI, as well as a practicing naturopathic doctor for over 35 years, and he's here to share with you his extensive knowledge of medicine from a different perspective. The Bioregulatory Medicine Institute The Science of Self-Healing Podcast Wellness advice is everywhere — but somehow, it doesn't always work the way it promises. If you've ever wondered why, this

Epigenetic expression is, quite literally, a real-time report card of the terrain.

If you've ever been lucky enough to talk with Morley Robbins, you'd know that he is a brilliant man with an infectious passion for uncovering information that mainstream medicine has overlooked or ignored.

Imagine if your cells could tell you exactly what they need to heal. Frequency medicine suggests they already are—we just need to learn their language.

BRMI Staff A comprehensive guide to this ancient European herb backed by modern science When you hear "Butcher's Broom," you might imagine medieval butchers sweeping their cutting boards with stiff bundles of twigs—and you'd be absolutely right. But this humble plant, once used to clean blood and debris from butcher blocks, has emerged as one of Europe's most scientifically validated herbs for circulatory health. With over two millennia of traditional use and growing clinical

The body never lies. When emotions are allowed to move, the body no longer needs to express them through pain. True healing occurs when the conversation between the emotional self and the physical body is restored.

Blushwood represents a profound shift in oncology—from systemic warfare to precision strikes as a cancer treatment.

If herbs had personalities, bupleurum would be the diplomatic mediator of the botanical world—the one who shows up to defuse tension and restore harmony without anyone quite noticing how it happened. For over two thousand years, this elegant root has been quietly working its magic in East Asian medicine, not through force or drama, but through something far more sophisticated: the art of regulation.

The reality is that conventional thyroid testing was designed to identify advanced disease, not early dysfunction, regulatory imbalance, or cellular resistance. Thyroid physiology is far more complex than a single hormone or signaling loop, and many clinically relevant disturbances fall outside standard lab interpretation.

Arnica appears to be the first plant we've identified that can influence the subcutaneous layer's architecture through topical application. The mechanism is so novel that when researchers screened 380 different plant extracts, arnica was the only one capable of both increasing preadipocyte numbers and promoting their maturation. That's not "one of several good options." That's "literally the only plant we've found that can do this."

In your cardiovascular system—that's your heart and all your blood vessels—chronic low-grade inflammation is now recognized as the underlying driver of nearly every major heart condition. We're talking about atherosclerosis, which is the hardening and narrowing of your arteries, hypertension or high blood pressure, scarring of the heart muscle called myocardial fibrosis, heart failure, irregular heartbeats or arrhythmias, and even blood clots that can lead to strokes.

Black cohosh ultimately illustrates a central principle of botanical therapeutics: meaningful relief often arises not from forcing hormonal outcomes, but from restoring clarity and balance within the body’s own regulatory networks.

Electromagnetic therapy is not futuristic. It is ancient. It is embedded in our physiology. It is how our cells communicate, regulate, and heal.

For modern readers, Ashwagandha offers many accessible avenues for support. A teaspoon of powdered root stirred into warm milk before bed can gently encourage restful sleep. Capsules or extracts taken in the morning may help buffer daily stress and enhance mental clarity. Combining Ashwagandha with herbs like tulsi or cinnamon creates a soothing adaptogenic tea. Topical pastes can ease localized discomfort, while inclusion in *golden milk provides joint-nourishing benefits.

In many ways, DMT is a return to this primordial intelligence. It recognizes that movement is not merely something we do; it is something we are. Our histories, identities, traumas, joys, and unspoken narratives all live within the body’s tissues, rhythms, and patterns.

From the role of sulfur compounds and EDTA… to humic substances, probiotics, binders, and the emotional terrain of detoxification… this episode reframes cleansing not as an aggressive intervention but as a return to biological intelligence.

Whether applied to the skin or taken internally, clay therapy offers remarkable versatility—reducing toxic load, calming inflammation, strengthening vital biological interfaces, and supporting the body’s innate systems of self-regulation and repair. Its therapeutic uses reach far and wide: soothing burns, clearing acne, easing digestive distress, balancing the gut terrain, supporting wound healing, relieving joint discomfort, and restoring harmony wherever irritation or imbal

Andrographis (Andrographis paniculata) is a small, intensely bitter annual herb native to South and Southeast Asia. Sometimes called “king of bitters,” the plant has been used for centuries as a core medicinal in Ayurvedic, Chinese, and Southeast Asian healing traditions.

Bioregulatory medicine offers a path for PCOS and endometriosis management that focuses not just symptom relief, but toward resilience, clarity, and long-term balance.

Crystal-light therapy is emerging as one of the most intriguing holistic modalities of the last two decades—blending gemstones, color frequencies, and photonic light into a unique system that aims to harmonize the body’s natural energy field.