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
The Temperance Table: Mormonism, Methodism & the Caffeine-Free Gospel
Why did America learn to fear the feast?In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John continue the story of how 19th-century revivalism, temperance preachers, & eventual...
20 Okt 20251h
Feminism, Food & the Fall: Diet, Control & the Occult w/ Rachel Wilson
In the finale of our Women’s Health Arc, Dr. Michael Christian & John sit down with Rachel Wilson, Orthodox Christian & author of Occult Feminism: The Secret History of Women’s Liberation, to expose h...
13 Okt 20252h 1min
The Gospel of Grains: Revivalism, Guilt, & The USDA Food Pyramid
When America lost throne & altar, it found a cereal bowl.In the 19th century, revival preachers turned purity into a health plan.Ellen G. White’s visions warned that meat led to lust.John Harvey Kello...
6 Okt 202554min
PCOS, Prayer, & Practical Healing w/ Brennan Straka & Casey Kuhn
In this episode of The Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & co-host John are joined by return guest, certified nurse midwife Brennan Straka, & Dr. Michael's own wife, Casey, to discuss the...
29 Sep 20251h 21min
