In episode 38 of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John trace how the Thanksgiving Myth, Puritan productivity culture, & wellness legalism turned “Turkey Day” into a kind of substitute sacrament... & how the Eucharist, the true Thanksgiving, reclaims our tables, our bo
What if St. Nicholas wasn’t a jolly mascot for consumer Christmas… but a bishop whose hidden generosity literally healed people and communities?In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & co-host John sit down with Fr. Jonathan Ivanoff rescue St. Nicholas from the San
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 foundations & corporations that built chemical agriculture now tell us the “Future of Food” is bugs, bi
In this episode, Dr. Mike & John take you on a tour of global Orthodox (& other) Nativity traditions & then land it with three simple, kid-friendly menus you can actually pull off this year... without a babushka living in your pantry.DISCLAIMER:The information presented in this content i
The Church does not give us the feast so that we can fall apart... & then punish ourselves in January.In this episode of The Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John walk through the often-ignored stretch from Nativity to Theophany & ask a different question than the culture
January is when modern culture tries to “punish itself into purity.” On this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Mike & John dismantle the New Year, New Me courtroom & replace it with something actually Orthodox: repentance, rhythm, & repair. This is not a hype plan. It’s a Rule
In this episode, Dr. Michael Christian & co-host John unpack how Orthodox Christianity rejects both “flat secular materialism” & escapist spirituality, & why that matters for your body, nervous system, sleep, food, home, & daily rhythms.DISCLAIMER:The information presented in this co
In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John unpack what Theophany proclaims about reality: creation is sanctified, the body matters, & health can’t be reduced to control, hacks, or fear.DISCLAIMER:The information presented in this content is for informational
In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John are joined by clinical herbalist Presvytera Krystina Valadez explore healing through an Orthodox Christian lens... cutting through both modern medical reductionism & New Age “wellness” spirituality.DISCLAIMER:The in
In this Triodion Week 1 episode, Dr. Mike & John are joined by return guest Fr. Zechariah Lynch for the Sunday of the Publican & the Pharisee (Luke 18:9–14).DISCLAIMER:The information presented in this content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as medical
In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John are joined by Fr. Michael Butler a deep, pastoral conversation on the Parable of the Prodigal Son & why the Church places it at the heart of the Triodion, just before Great Lent begins.DISCLAIMER:The information pr
As we enter Meatfare and approach Great Lent, Fr. John Peck joins Orthodox Health to expose the subtle spiritual danger that keeps most people from repentance: delay.DISCLAIMER:The information presented in this content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as medical
In this Forgiveness Sunday (Cheesefare) episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John sit back down with Fr. John Wehling to unpack:• what forgiveness is (& what it is not)• why the Rite of Mutual Forgiveness is the threshold of Great Lent• how repentance becomes possi
In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John lay out a Minimum Effective Lent, a practical Orthodox rule designed for busy men who want real spiritual growth without emotional hype or performative fasting.DISCLAIMER:The information presented in this content is for
In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John sit back down with Gavin McCort, RDN (Temple Builder Fitness) to talk about the real foundations of male strength: ascetic discipline, training, fasting, purpose, & spiritual order.DISCLAIMER:The information present
In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian, John are joined by Khouria Cathryn Barker, RN of The Sanctified Womb tackle one of the most neglected conversations in Christian health: how women should approach fasting, nourishment, motherhood, hormones, recovery, & peace
In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John are joined by Jonathan Lewis (The Tested Man) to talk about the hidden battle of Lent: temptation, attention, isolation, shame, lust, anxiety, & the struggle for real peace.DISCLAIMER:The information presented in th
In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian is joined by guest co-host Gavin McCort, RDN, & Dr. Robyn Middleton, PhD to unpack women’s mental health during the Fast... covering anxiety, burnout, perfectionism, distraction, & the deeper spiritual roots behind it all.
In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John walk from Lazarus Saturday to Pascha as a practical field guide for real people: the exhausted, the scattered, the ashamed, the distracted, and the ones buried under a thousand little “can I?” questions. This is a direc
In this return episode after Pascha, Dr. Michael Christian & John welcome Buck Johnson of the Counterflow Podcast to open the new Orthodox Health “body arc.” Buck is known to many as the host of @Counterflow, but in his day job he has spent nearly 28 years as a firefighter and EMT. That makes
In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John sit down with USA streetlifting record holder Nicholas Cerean to talk about strength, discipline, humility, fasting, injury, muscle-ups, bodyweight training, & the resurrected body. This is a conversation about what
In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian and John continue the Post-Pascha Body Arc with Dr. Edgar Urilov, a physical therapist & Orthodox Christian, for a conversation on pain, fascia, rehab, stress, and the body that will be raised.DISCLAIMER:The information presen
In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John continue the post-Pascha Body Arc with Dr. Christian Nelson, DC, an Orthodox Christian chiropractor & founder of Advocate Wellness TX.DISCLAIMER:The information presented in this content is for informational and edu
In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John ask the question underneath the entire post-Pascha body arc: What is the body?DISCLAIMER:The information presented in this content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice
In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John are joined by Erika of Shire Skincare. Before becoming an Orthodox Christian, Erika was involved in theistic satanism, occult practice, ritual magic, and demonic spirituality. Her story is not just about leaving darknes
Filmed during the first celebration of his April feast day in 2019, locals and pilgrims share their remembrances of St. Amphilochios (1889-1970), a tireless spiritual father, missionary, and founder of orphanages and monasteries. He was a spiritual son of St Nektarios of Aegina, and spiritual father
"Iraclie Porumbescu, the bearer of light" opens a window into the life of an exceptional soul: priest, writer and father of a great composer. Born in 1823 in Suceviţa, Iraclie Porumbescu rises from the conditions of a rural life, devoted to family and faith, and becomes one of the essential figures
September 2023, in the anniversary year of the 140th anniversary of Ciprian Porumbescu's death, 170th anniversary of his birth, and 200th anniversary of the birth of his father, priest Iraclie Porumbescu - a good opportunity for a pilgrimage to Chernivtsi. And we set off, a director (Cristina Chirva
The documentary tells the story of Toma Arnăuţoiu (1921-1959), the cavalry officer who, after being put in reserve for political reasons, became the leader of the anti-communist resistance group from Nucşoara (Argeş County), which operated in the southern Fărăgaş Mountains. He was caught after almos
At the age of 20, Prince Alexander won one of the greatest victories in the history of Russia and the world, for which he is called Nevsky. With firm faith in God and a small, chosen army, he defeated a far more numerous enemy.
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