Episode 15: Neijing Brain Balancing
Join us as we discuss brain laterality, balancing the left and right hemispheres, and how these dynamics influence our lives.
Episode 14: Breathing with AI
Join Dr. Neal and Mel as they discuss the rapidly evolving world of AI, its philosophical implications, and its comparison to human consciousness.
Episode 13: The Vestibular System
Join us as we dive into the fascinating world of the vestibular system! In this episode, Dr Neal and Mel unravel the complexities of this crucial part of our neurology, explaining its development, function, and its impact on our balance and movement.
Episode 12: The Arrow of Time
In today's conversation, Dr. Neal and Mel delve into the concept of 'time sickness,' discussing how the irregularities in natural and technological rhythms have impacted human health.
Episode 11: Menopause and Aging
Dr. Edward Neal and Mel Hopper Koppelman explore menopause not as a disease but as a natural life transition described in the Neijing over 2,000 years ago. They discuss why hormones are the spice, not the meal, how lost rhythms drive most symptoms, and why the stories we tell about aging and womanhood may be the most powerful medicine of all.
Episode 10: Primitive Brain Reflexes
Dr. Neal and Mel discuss how primitive brain reflexes play a vital, yet often overlooked role in our health, from childhood development to adulthood.
Episode 9: School’s Closed – The Future of Acupuncture Education
Join Dr. Edward Neal and Mel Hopper Koppelman as they explore the challenges facing acupuncture education in America and discuss potential new directions for the field.
Episode 8: Neijing Neurology
Dr. Neal and Mel discuss what Neijing Nature-Based Medicine has to say about modern brain science and discusses what steps we may be able to take to bridge the gap between our tech-obsessed societies and our slowly evolving primitive brains.
Art, Nature, and Medicine: A Discussion with Michael DeAgro and Edward Neal
With Dr. Edward Neal and Michael DeAgro
Art and the creative process are established upon basic processes of the natural world. In this 90 minute public discussion, Apricot Grove artist-in-residence Michael DeAgro and Apricot Grove Medical Director Dr. Edward Neal discuss the interrelationship between art, nature, and medicine, and investigate the important role art can play in medical practice.
Advances in Neijing Nature-Based Medicine Classical Text Research: A New Story of Cancer
With Dr. Edward Neal
Advances in Neijing classical text research over the past several decades have reshaped our understanding of early concepts in Chinese medicine and provided new models of health and illness. In this one-hour public talk, Dr. Edward Neal discusses new concepts of disease pathogenesis and therapy by examining recent reevaluations of cancer.
