Balanced Natural Health with Dr. Maz

Latest Episodes
Episode 38: are ice baths harmful to health? Chinese Medicine says YES
In this episode, we look to the millennia-old science and wisdom of Chinese Medicine to ask: are ice baths harmful to health?? From a Chinese Medicine perspective - which honours, stokes and cultivate
Episode 37: Happy Lunar New Year of the Wood Snake – and different ways of marking time
On the next New Moon, which falls on the 29th January 2025, we move into a new Chinese Lunar year. We are leaving behind the Year of the Wood Dragon and flowing into the Year of the Wood Snake. In th
Episode 36: Candida (foe, or friend?), gut health & Chinese Medicine
What makes up a human body? Did you know that the number of microbial (bacteria, fungi, etc) cells that live in and on our bodies can outnumber human cells by up to 10 to 1? This suggests that we ar
Episode 35: Frozen Shoulder – how can Chinese Medicine help?
Chinese Medicine offers many therapies which can speed the release of "frozen shoulder", also known as adhesive capsulitis. The treatment clue is in the name: what is "frozen" is cold and immobilised,
Episode 34: How did the ancient Chinese figure out the meridian pathways?
In recent years, modern science has finally arrived at technologies that are sensitive enough to measure biophotons, bioelectricity, conductivity, resistance and energetic flow pathways in living bein
Episode 33: Chinese Medicine: parallels with structured water, frequency & information medicine, quantum biology
As an eternal student and Doctor of Chinese Medicine, I am struck by the fact that many of the discoveries at the frontiers of health science - various biohacking, structured water, circadian biology,
Episode 32: Nourishing Life – ancient wisdom to thrive through the decades
Yang Sheng () literally means Nourishing Life, and refers to the body of nutritional and lifestyle therapies that is one of the pillars of Chinese Medicine. We view Yang Sheng as the highest form
Episode 31: What is health??
What is health? Is it merely the absence of disease? Or can getting sick and having symptoms also be a sign of health - an indication of an appropriate response to an insult or toxin of some kind,
Episode 30: heartburn, acid reflux, gastritis, ulcers, pain: simple, natural ways to ease the burn
In Chinese Medicine, healthy digestion and assimilation of nutrients belongs to the Earth element. It is the foundation for vibrant health and wellness, and so our medicine has many practices and life
Episode 29: What is the Meridian Clock, and how can we align with nature’s cycles?
Chinese Medicine is a holistic framework that views all of space-time as one interconnected web: humans are woven into the fabric of the cosmos, and our health and vitality is influenced by the cycles