Traditional Chinese Medicine often shines the brightest in areas where conventional medicine struggles: conditions where there is no single known cause, and no standard go-to treatment. One such condition is Ménière's disease: a complex condition involving dizziness, vertigo, tinnitis that allopathic medicine isn't so sure about.

Will Sheppy, L.Ac, D.Ac., shares his personal experience with Ménière's disease, and what he did about it. Through treating himself and his patients with the condition, Will illustrates his TCM approach of treating the underlying pattern of disharmony to help people with Ménière's have more good days than bad.

On Today's Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:

• Host Brodie Welch reflects on a both/and mindset
• What we know about Ménière's disease and Will's own experience with it
• Why the framework of Traditional Chinese Medicine is so well suited to addressing Ménière's disease
• Breaking out of all-or-nothing thinking in order to help shift the pattern
• What to start getting curious about.

Will Sheppy is a licensed acupuncturist with over 20 years of clinical experience and the founder of Valley Health Clinic in Albany, Oregon. He specializes in treating complex, chronic conditions using Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Ménière's disease is one he knows from the inside out. Will was diagnosed with Ménière's disease himself and was able to put his symptoms into remission using Chinese herbal medicine. That firsthand experience living with the vertigo, the ear pressure, the tinnitus, and the uncertainty — drives the way he approaches treatment with his patients. He doesn't just understand the theory; he's lived the condition. Through his clinical work and writing, Will helps people understand how Ménière's disease rarely acts alone. He explores how comorbidities like vestibular migraines, gut dysfunction, neck tension, allergies, and nervous system dysregulation can overlap with and amplify Ménière's symptoms making it harder to identify true triggers. His approach uses TCM pattern differentiation to address underlying imbalances such as Dampness, Heat, and Stagnation, combined with herbs, acupuncture, dietary changes, movement, and hydrotherapy. Will is passionate about helping people build practical, personalized systems to understand and manage their Ménière's disease —so they can stop feeling lost in conflicting advice and start making real progress.

This podcast is for infomational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice.

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Gut Brain Synchrony Community (affiliate link)

Episode 224: Dampness & Digestion Master Class

You can read more about his approach at:

What You Need to Know about Treating Ménière's disease

Treating Ménière's disease

Bai Zhu Balance

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Medicinal mushrooms have been revered in Chinese medicine for millennia and are gaining popularity for their ability to support immunity, energy, stress resilience, brain function, longevity, and more.

They seem to be everywhere, from coffee to protein shakes. Is it hype? Or could you be missing out? Here to take us on a deep dive into medicinal mushrooms and how they can be powerful allies for our nervous systems, brains, and bodies as we age is herbalist Lee Carroll.

Lee Carroll is a leading medical herbalist, educator, speaker, innovator, and mentor with over 30 years of experience in the herbal industry. His depth of knowledge in plant medicine, combined with a passion for medicinal mushrooms, positions him at the forefront of herbal innovation.

On Today's Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:

• Brodie's mini-rant on trendy herbs
• Which mushrooms do what? A few of Brodie's favorites
• Why mushrooms could be considered their own food group
• Ergothionine: a "longevity vitamin?"
• The science on how reishi helps the cardiovascular system; cordyceps and DNA

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You're probably aware of how powerful acupuncture is for treating pain. Chinese herbal Medicine has a role to play as well.

Fellow acupunctuist and herbalist Dr. Mark Brinson joins us to share his experience a clinician, entrepreneur, and creator of Evil Bone Water, a topically-applied Chinese herbal linament based on a 500-year-old recipe that Brodie considers a medicine cabinet staple.

On Today's Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:

• Mark's meandering path to Chinese Medicine
• What shaped and informed his approach with herbs and his overall practice
• Why he created Evil Bone Water
• The traditional and the common uses for Evil Bone Water
• Tips for herbal medicine makers and entrepreneurs
• What makes imperial grade herbs so powerful

Mark Brinson is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine with 30 years' experience. He has had several clinics, taught internationally and is a master herbalist. Now, as CEO and Brewmaster of Evil Bone Water, he is in over 1900 clinics internationally and growing every day. He still, and always will, make every bottle by hand with the highest quality ingredients on the planet.

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