Eating placenta is a postpartum tradition in many cultures around the world. A young woman's first period is celebrated with ritual. Postpartum healing is supported by the community. What time-tested traditions related to all of the above are we overlooking in our modern age? How can we embrace them once again?

Eyla Cuenca is a childbirth educator and doula with over a decade of experience supporting women through the transformational threshold of birth and postpartum. Today, she sheds light on how women were supported traditionally through childbirth and postpartum. She gets specific about how to avoid interventions during labor, how to celebrate our daughters' maturation process, and how to approach a vaginal birth after a cesarean. She brings us back to the body's innate intelligence, our personal sovereignty, and deepest inner knowing.

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There is DEFINITELY a mental health crisis in the U.S. right now. But it's not about a lack of access to treatment or meds. Nearly one in four adults is on psychiatric meds, and nearly one in ten children is, as well. The crisis has to do with med-induced harm, according to Laura Delano, the author of "Unshrunk". And Laura speaks from her own first-hand experience with the American mental health industry. Since her early teen years, she has been on countless meds, including Seroquel, Prozac, Effexor, Provigil, Ambien, and Klonopin, all without any improvement in her worsening symptoms.

Today, she describes her own mental health journey, offers insights about what sparked her questioning of the system, and why she's concluded that we would do well to question the nature of the crisis and to get curious about how to promote wellbeing with alternatives to psychiatric drugs.

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You may have heard the buzz that seed oils are bad for you. But why are they so damaging, exactly? What do they do to the body? And what are the results of their effects? Steven Rofrano of Ancient Crunch goes over the specifics, along with sharing stories about his own health wake-up call and why he is so eager to invite us to go back to ancient, nourishing foods.

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We all love a bargain when it comes to food. But what if it's not a good deal in the long run? Cheap food comes at a high cost, according to farmer Will Harris from White Oak Pastures. Will is a fourth generation cattle rancher who once farmed conventionally. Now, Will, is an author and a strong advocate for regenerative agriculture. Why did he make the switch?

Today, Will opens up about his story. He sheds light on the problems with the conventional/industrial model of agriculture along the way – pointing out its drawbacks on the environment, animal welfare, and on our the health of humanity. Will also highlights the benefits and changes he's seen on the land he grew up on, since changing to a more holistic/natural approach to farming and ranching.

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A cell tower might just pop up in your neighborhood without hearings or any kind of opportunity for local pushback or comment. This is the likely result of new proposed FCC rules that preempt all state and local authority over the siting, permitting and regulation of cell towers and antennas.

To be clear: No objections will be possible regarding the location, size, height, number of antennas, no need to prove there is a need for the antennas, no environmental reviews, no respect for aesthetic impacts, or historic districts, or scenic byways, etc. Towers and antennas will just appear outside one's home, or one's children's schools, without notice, and there will be nothing one can do about it. The proposed rules even say local governments will not be allowed to hire outside experts to measure emissions from the antennas. All this is in the context of the industry's stated plans for greater and greater 'antenna densification' with long-documented harmful radiation emitted by antennas placed every few hundred feet.

Guests Camilla Rees and W. Scott McCollough today explain the importance of taking action today to protect our freedom and our rights. They go over both the harms of emitted radiation and the urgency of the threat we're facing.

The deadline for comments on the proposed rules is December 31, 2025. And the deadline for responses to comments is January 15, 2026.

Pertinent websites recommended by our guests for ACTION today:

704nomore.org - See the TAKE ACTION tab to make comments on the new proposed FCC rules, as well as on various bills moving through Congress that also seek to enable more wireless and limit local control.

Stop 5G.org offers resources and guidance to local communities wishing to resist cell towers.

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Happy holidays! This episode is our gift to you! It highlights three of the most listened-to interviews of the year. We cover "light" topics like mind control, the critical role of oral health to wellbeing and how an ancestral diet can be transformational to your health. Listen to Wise Traditions podcast 559 for excerpts from our interviews with experts Jason Christoff, Dr. Dominik Nischwitz and Nina Teicholz for a taste of the best from this past year.

Visit our guests' websites: Jason Christoff - jchristoff.com

Dr. Dominik Nischwitz - drdomeofficial.com

Nina Teicholz - ninateicholz.com and nutritioncoalition.us

Listen to each of their episodes in their entirety:

Wise Traditions 513 "The Media, Mind Control and How We Are Being Poisoned with Jason Christoff"

Wise Traditions 519 "Top Tips for Strong Healthy Teeth: Tongue Scraping, Jaw Strengthening, Reversing Cavities, and More with Dr. Dominik Nischwitz"

Wise Traditions 521 "Why American Dietary Guidelines Are Making Us Fatter and Sicker Than Ever With Nina Teicholz"

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This is the 26th year of the Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF), a group focused on food, farming, and the healing arts! Today, Sally Fallon Morell tells us how it came to be, as she offers insights on its history and what lies ahead. She describes how she came across the work of Dr. Price and its impact on her life. She explains why she also started the campaign for real milk. She goes over the importance of butter for children's health and why the foundation is unequivocally against vaccinations. Most importantly, Sally shares stories of lives changed...including her own.

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When it comes to health and wellness, technological shortcuts and gadgets only take us so far. Dave Asprey, the "father of biohacking," CEO of Upgrade Labs and the author of "Heavily Meditated", explains how forgiveness may be the best "biohack" of all.

Today, Dave focuses on ancient traditions like forgiveness, meditation, and spiritual and emotional growth for wellbeing. He goes over techniques for getting the most out of meditation and specific tips for how to "reset" the body, spirit, and mind.

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