Beyond ‘Vegan’: Fake Meats, Food 2.0, & Technocratic Fasting w/ Nick Hillman (Regenerative Ag So
Lab-grown “meat.” Cricket protein bars. Impossible burgers at the grocery store.The world is loudly preaching a new gospel of “ethical,” “sustainable,” plant-based everything... while the same foundat...
15 Des 20251h 18min
Santa Vs. St. Nicholas & the Medicine of Almsgiving w/ Fr. Jonathan Ivanoff (The Transfigured Life)
What if St. Nicholas wasn’t a jolly mascot for consumer Christmas… but a bishop whose hidden generosity literally healed people and communities?In episode 39 of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michae...
7 Des 20251h 8min
Puritans, Pilgrims, & the Price of Forgetting the Eucharist
Is your Thanksgiving plate quietly acting like a spiritual report card?In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John trace how the Thanksgiving Myth, Puritan productivit...
1 Des 20251h 9min
Blue Zones, Longevity, & the Myth of the Perfect Diet
Is “Blue Zone” longevity the new health religion?In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John audit Okinawa, Sardinia, Ikaria, Nicoya, & Loma Linda... & ask what actual...
24 Nov 20251h 22min
Fasting Towards the Feast: An Orthodox Response to "Sacred Diets"
Fasting isn’t a diet challenge or a biohack... it’s ascetical medicine inside the life of the Church. In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John pull together everyth...
17 Nov 20251h 10min
The Occult Kitchen: Food as Magic, Diet as Ritual
Food can train love... or it can train control. In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John follow the threads from ancient hearths & local household idols through the...
10 Nov 20251h 1min
Zen & the Art of Dietary Maintenance: Eastern Imports & the New Age Diet
In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & co-host John explore the intersection of Eastern dietary techniques and Western wellness culture. They discuss how these practic...
3 Nov 202558min
The Covenant Kitchen: Judaism, Islam, & The Politics of the Plate
From Levitical purity laws to global halal certification, The Covenant Kitchen traces how food became both a boundary & a battleground.In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Chris...
27 Okt 202556min
