Why Your Child Needs Movement to Learn | Angelique Chaverri
Why does a reading teacher require a pull-up bar?In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Angelique Chaverri, M.S.Ed. joins Dr. Michael Christian & John to explore a question modern education o...
14 Sep 1h 29min
What Is Exercise Actually For? | Presbytera Marina Thornburg
What is exercise actually for?In this episode, Presbytera Marina Thornburg returns to the Orthodox Health Podcast for a conversation with Dr. Michael Christian & John about what happens when something...
7 Sep 58min
Why The Athos Diet Changes How We Think About Food | Dr. Pete Patitsas
What can modern medicine learn from Orthodox fasting without reducing an ancient ascetical practice to another health intervention?In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Pete Patitsas, em...
31 Aug 1h 21min
Is Stress Always Bad? The Lost Case for Voluntary Hardship
What if the goal of health isn’t to eliminate stress... but to become capable of responding to the right kinds of stress well?Modern wellness culture is intensely focused on lowering cortisol, regulat...
24 Aug 1h 32min
Our Thoughts Determine Our Health? Nocebo, Fear & the Orthodox Mind
Can fear, expectation, & the stories we tell about our bodies actually change what we experience physically?Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica famously taught that “our thoughts determine our lives.” Modern ...
17 Aug 1h 31min
The Dormition: What the Death of the Theotokos Reveals About Yours
You will die. So what exactly are you preparing your body for?After exploring how Orthodox Christians should feed the body during fasting & how to train without making the gym an idol, in this episode...
10 Aug 1h 48min
Making the Gym an Idol? Training & Orthodox Fasting | Sdn Michael Cassell, CSCS
Is your training serving your vocation... or has your life quietly begun serving your training?Physical training can teach discipline, patience, consistency & the ability to endure discomfort. But dif...
3 Aug 1h 9min
The Ultimate Orthodox Fasting Protein Tier List
Peanut butter contains protein... but does that make it a protein source?In this episode of The Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John build the ultimate Orthodox fasting protein tier l...
27 Jul 1h 12min
