The Primal Pioneer

During this episode of The Primal Pioneer, Heathar Shepard, author of The Sunlight Rx, classical homeopath and ancestral health practitioner, teaches you how to use Iris blue blocking software to support your circadian biology. She discusses why this is an important health practice, she talks about how to navigate the different Iris Modes depending on time of day and how to use different Modes depending on what activities you're engaged in on your computer or laptop. Heathar also discusses how light rules your metabolic and hormone health and why investing in Iris is supportive to multiple aspects of your health.

During this episode of The Primal Pioneer, author of The Sunlight Rx, classical homeopath and ancestral health practitioner, Heathar Shepard, answers some of her most FAQ's about sunlight. Heathar dissolves myths around sunlight and cancer, she talks about how to use sunlight in a theraputic context, she discusses the importance of tanning and how to prevent sunburn. She also talks about important considerations to make when choosing a health-supportive home.

During this episode, Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath, ancestral health practitioner and homesteader, teaches you how to tell if you're truly lactose intolerant and, if so, ways you can work with this condition while still enjoying dairy. Heathar also discusses the multitude of benefits of raw, grass-fed and cultured dairy products for supporting metabolic health including a healthy weight.

During this episode, Heathar Shepard, author of The Sunlight Rx, classical homeopath and homesteader, takes you on a no nonsense deep dive into the question, do cattle really cause climate issues? Not only does Heathar teach you how cattle are not the issue but she teaches you how they are part of the solution. She also discusses how you can tell if your meat is truly grass-fed, grass-finished so you can make healthy food choices for yourself and your family.

During this episode of The Primal Pioneer podcast, Heathar Shepard, Ancestral Health Practitioner, author of The Sunlight Rx & classical homeopath, teaches you how to eat a carnivore-based diet and have optimal digestion. Heathar deep dives into this topic discussing various topics connected to carnivore and gut health such as sunlight exposure, how to really support a healthy gut microbiome, cautions against laxatives, root causes of constipation and how homeo pathy can help remove root causes of constipation.

During this episode of The Primal Pioneer, Heathar Shepard, author of The Sunlight Rx, ancestral foods chef and classical homeopathic practitioner, talks all about the health benefits of butter and why you should be eating more of this nourishing fat. Throughout this episode, Heathar dissolves myths regarding cholesterol, teaches you the benefits of cholesterol, explains why you likely need to increase your LDL cholesterol, not decrease it and she talks about how butter helps to sustain life and supports longevity.

During this episode of The Primal Pioneer, Heathar Shepard, author of The Sunlihgt Rx, ancestral foods chef and classical homeopath, shares the birth story of the newest bovine member on the farm, Ruth. Ruth required several homeopathic remedies to help fight infection and to help her gain strength to survive and thirve in the world. Throughout the episode, Heathar shares which remedies she used, what potency she used and how to administer homeopathic remedies to your cows and other animals as an alternative to suppressive therapies.

During this episode of The Primal Pioneer, Heathar Shepard, author of The Sunlight Rx, Ancestral foods chef and classical homeopath, explains why animal protein is the most important nutrient in the diet. Today, most people are not eating near enough animal protein and its having significant health effects such as pregnancy issues, fertility issues, blood sugar regulation issues and weight struggles. Heathar explains how much animal protein you should be eating each day to achieve optimal health, including metabolic health.

During this episode of The Primal Pioneer, ancestral foods chef, author of The Sunlight Rx and classical homeopath, Heathar Shepard, teaches you how to make healthy, nourishing BBQ, Paleo style. During this episode, she dissolves myths around smoked meats, she teaches you how to BBQ in your backyard using 100% natural ingredients, she teaches you how to use non-toxic charcoal, she discusses the issues with bluetooth smokers and why its important to avoid these and she teaches you how to make delicious, homemade BBQ while getting your Sunlight Rx on.

During this episode of The Primal Pioneer, Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath, author of The Sunlight Rx and ancestral foods chef, teaches you the importance of seasonal eating for optimal circadian function. She discusses the different ways our body utilizes carbohydrates throughout the year, the role of sunlight and how our body absorbs and assimilates certain foods, the role of cortisol and carbohydrate metabolism and how sunlight influences the gut microbiome.

During this episode of The Primal Pioneer, Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath, author of The Sunlight Rx and ancestral foods chef, takes you on a deep dive into bone health. She discusses why we struggle with bone health issues from a circadian perspective, why people at younger and younger ages are struggling with bone health issues and she discredits the conventional approach to bone health, because it doesn't work. Heathar teaches you how to use circadian health practices, such as diet and sunlight, to support your bone health from a root place.

During this episode of The Primal Pioneer, Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath, author of The Sunlight Rx and homesteader, teaches you everything you need to know about dairy so that you can make the most informed decisions around dairy products to your diet. She teaches you the truth about pasteurization and homogenization of milk, she discusses best dairy options for your health (if and when raw milk isn't available), she discusses the nutritional properties of real milk, she shares why you should never drink homogenized milk and she dissolves the myths around avoiding milk provided by other mammals.

During this episode, classical homeopath, author of The Sunlight Rx and homesteader, Heathar Shepard, takes you on a deep dive into homeopathic medicine. During this episode, Heathar teaches you what homeopathic medicine is capable of, what really does root cause actually mean, why do we struggle with such chronic disease epidemics and how can we restore the innate power of the immune system.

During this episode Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath, author of The Sunlight Rx and homesteader, teaches you the importance of DHA. Heathar discusses the role of DHA when it comes to the health of your mitochondria, brain, CNS and eyes. She also discusses best sources, sources to avoid and environmental sources that deplete DHA.

During this episode of The Primal Pioneer Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath, ancestral food chef and homesteader, teaches you the health benefits of lard and A2A2 dairy. Heathar also teaches you how to make your own lard and teaches you nature's most bioavailable sources of vitamin D.

During this episode of The Primal Pioneer Heathar Shepard, author of The Sunlight Rx, ancestral foods chef and homesteader, teaches you root causes of high blood pressure. She also discusses holistic solutions for high blood pressure that include healing and supporting circadian biology as well as metabolic health.

During this episode of The Primal Pioneer podcast classical homeopath, ancestral foods chef and homesteader, Heathar Shepard, teaches you how to heal and seal the gut. She teaches you about why the gut becomes leaky, how to use sunlight to support gut health, why probiotics are a waste of money, and much more.

During this episode of The Primal Pioneer, Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath, author of The Sunlight Rx, ancestral foods chef and educator, teaches you the root causes of MS. Heathar also teaches you the importance of circadian biology for improving MS and explains how to individuate one's healing approach when it comes to MS and why this is so important to the healing process.

During this episode of The Primal Pioneer, Heathar Shepard, homeopath, author of The Sunlight Rx and ancestral foods chef, teaches you the importance and connection between light and health. Heathar also discusses the root cause if illness, how light influences the hormones and metabolism and which light bulbs to use to support deeper healing at night.

During this episode Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath, author of The Sunlight Rx, chef and homesteader, teaches you why cooking is an essential life and healing skill. This skill has become extinct in much of the culture due to our obsession with convenience foods and modern ways of living and eating. Heathar teaches you her top 5 reasons as to why we have to teach ourselves and our clients how to cook in order to preserve health, support healing and prevent disease.

During this episode, Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath, author of The Sunlight Rx, chef and homesteader, talks about how to created individualized health plans using sunlight and food. Heathar shares her concerns with fad diets and with treating disease diagnosis and emphasizes the importance of instead, treating symptoms. Heathar discusses her concerns with the modern day approach to healing, why it's unhelpful and how it leads to a merry-go-round of unhelpful, cookie cutter health and diet protocols. And, how to individualize your healing protocols using food, sunlight and homeopathy to improve long-term health outcomes and support overall longevity and vitality.

During this episode, Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath, author of The Sunlight Rx, homesteader and chef, teaches you homeopathic first aid for open wounds. Heathar provides you with remedy suggestions, how to prepare the remedy for open wounds and how to slow or stop bleeding from an open wound site. She teaches you first aid remedies that expedite healing, contain natural antibio properties and much more.

During this episode, classical homeopath, author of The Sunlight Rx and chef, Heathar Shepard, teaches you how to use homeopathic medicine for ear infections. Heathar talks about the importance of acutes and high fever particularly with regard to strengthening the immune system and preventing chronic illness. She also teaches you how she utilizes homeopathy, including specific remedies, for approaching ear infection so the next time your child comes down with an ear infection, you can take a more empowering, less suppressive approach.

During this episode of The Primal Pioneer, Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath, author of The Sunlight Rx, homesteader and chef, reveals root causes of metabolic disorder. Heathar talks about the link between metabolic disorder and genetic predisposition and how to start healing family lineages of metabolic disorder from a root place. Heathar also discusses how to use sunlight and diet to support metabolic health.

During this episode, Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath, author of The Sunlight Rx and homesteader, teaches you the role of salt inside your cells AND teaches you how to cook with salt to improve the flavor and digestibility of your food. She also talks about her favorite salts, how to use them, how to season meat before you cook it and she provides insightful tips with regard to those struggling with hypertension and Hashimoto's when it comes to dietary salt use. Of course, Heathar also dissolves the myth around salt being bad and dangerous to health and teaches you how to use salt, liberally, to support health.

During this episode, Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath, author of The Sunlight Rx and homesteader, shares her over decade plus experience with regard to the use of psychedelics and how they impact physical, mental and emotional health. During this episode, Heathar shares her concerns regarding psychedelic use on a holographic level. Heathar addresses areas of psychedelic use that are often overlooked and under unconsidered.

During this episode, Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath, author of The Sunlight Rx and homesteader, discusses her concerns around steroid drugs, namely, prednisone. She discusses the side effects of prednisone, how long it takes to recover from its use, and why she never recommends this drug to anyone. Heathar also shares her concerns around surgery and how to use homeopathy to help recover post surgery.

During this episode, Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath, author of The Sunlight Rx, ancestral chef and homesteader, discusses the connection between eye health and hormone health as well as eye health and metabolic health. Heathar also teaches you how to support the health of your eyes naturally and how to recover naturally from macular degeneration and retinal detachment.

During this episode Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath, author of The Sunlight Rx, homesteader and ancestral foods chef, takes you on a rheumatoid arthritis (RA) deep dive. She discusses western treatment and approach - how and why this is ineffective and immunosuppressive. She talks about root causes of RA, reveals the myth of anti-inflammatory foods, discusses the role of homeopathy vs the role of western medicine when treating RA and much more.

During this episode, Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath, author of The Sunlight Rx, homesteader and ancestral foods chef, discuss what she considers misdiagnosed Lyme. Today, many practitioners are quick to make a Lyme diagnosis based on inaccurate testing and their desire to make bank on this diagnosis. Heathar talks about how to tell if you really have Lyme, what's going on in cases of misdiagnosed Lyme and the ill effects of medications used to treat Lyme.

During this episode Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath, author of The Sunlight Rx, ancestral foods chef and homesteader, teaches you how to make homemade butter. Don't be intimidated, this is literally one of the simplest, not to mention most nourishing foods to make. Heathar also discusses health benefits of butter, cholesterol and shares why she believes bloodwork is overrated and an unhelpful diagnostic tool.

During this episode, classical homeopath, farmer and author of The Sunlight Rx, Heathar Shepard, discusses important nutrient and growing insights around tomatoes. She also cautions against foods grown in greenhouses and discusses how these deplete food of nutrients and increase inflammation levels. And, she discusses the role of fruit in the diet and how we are often mislead in the mitochondrial world with regard to their inflammatory effects.

During this episode, Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath and author of The Sunlight Rx and The Sunlight Diet, collaborates with her wife, Jen Antill, to talk about what a healthy partnership looks like. Jen is a therapist and specializes in couples therapy. During this episode, Heathar + Jen help you dissolve myths around what a healthy partnership actually looks like, they discuss why co-dependency is a trendy, self-limiting belief, they discuss the importance of fighting in your relationship and how to do so in healthy ways and much more!

During this episode Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath and author of The Sunlight Rx, talks about the importance of being able to express anger when it comes to health and well-being. She also discusses the role of spiritual communities and how they fuel suppressed anger in their followers; she discusses how to express anger in healthy ways and the repercussions of suppressed anger and how to move through this form of suppression to support your health.

During this episode Heathar Shepard, classical homeopathy and author of The Sunlight Rx and The Sunlight Diet, teaches the bare bone basics of homeopathy. She discusses what homeopathy is, how a homeopathic remedy is prepared, what homeopathic remedies are made of, what to expect after taking a homeopathic remedy, how homeopathic remedies treat chronic illness (their mechanism of action) and the impact it has on improving the state of the immune system. You will leave this episode knowing more than most practicing homeopaths today!

During this episode Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath and author of The Sunlight Rx and The Sunlight Diet, talks about root causes of germophobia. If you think this mindset is something that happens by chance or if you struggle with it and you're at your wits end as to why it's such a struggle for you, hang tight, Heathar explains why germophobia and anxiety of infectious disease actually develop in an organism. Heathar also takes you on a deep dive into genetic predisposition and why the alternative world of supplements and genetic testing is total horse s^&t.

During this episode Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath and author of The Sunlight Rx & The Sunlight Diet, takes a deep dive into the topic of spike protein. Heathar talks about what it is, how we get exposed to spike protein, common side effects that she's seen in her homeopathic practice, how to recover from exposure and how to tell if you're recovering from exposure.

During this episode Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath and author of The Sunlight Rx + The Sunlight Diet, talks about the optimal workout routine. For several years, Heathar trained professional athletes and has extemsive experience in the field of movement, strength, conditioning and resistence training. During this episode, she talks about some of the biggest red flags around working out, why it's probably a good idea not to run, the importance of joint mobility and the optimal workout environment.

During this episode Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath and author of The Sunlight Rx + The Sunlight Diet, takes a deep dive into water. Heathar discusses optimal sources of drinking water, water to avoid, water filters to avoid. She talks about her issues with exposing your water to sunlight and she discusses the difference between the water in your cells vs the water you drink.

During this episode, Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath and author of The Sunlight Rx + The Sunlight Diet, deep dives into mold sensitivity. Heathar has worked with many people struggling with mold sensitivity for over the past decade and shares her experience with regard to root causes and real solutions to this very real health struggle. Heathar discusses the role of suppressive therapies and how they contribute to biofilms in the gut; she talks about the role of our excessive use of penicillin as one root cause of our mold sensitivity issues and she discusses how she uses homeopathy and sunlight to help people overcome mold sensitivity.

During this episode, Heathar Shepard classical homeopath and author of The Sunlight Rx and The Sunlight Diet, teaches you how to prevent and overcome preeclampsia using diet, sunlight and homeopathy. Heathar discusses how this condition is extremely preventable and how in her experience this condition is also very reversible. She also stresses the importance of rectifying this condition natually as a way to prevent or lessen metabolic predisposition being transferred to the offpsring.

During this episode Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath and author of The Sunlight Rx and The Sunlight Diet, takes you on a deep dive into The Sunlight Diet with a specific focus on Spring foods. She also discusses concerns around zero carb sugars, fad diets and strict diet practices. Heathar also touches on circadian biology, how to build a solid 'optimal health' foundation and how she utilizes homeopathy to reset circadian biology.

During this episode, Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath and author of The Sunlight Rx & The Sunlight Diet, discusses 3 important food topics: masa harina, avocado oil and salad dressing. Heathar explains the different forms of corn and how certain varieties of corn, such as corn used to make corn tortillas, corn chips and tamales, require a fermentation process to neutralize the antinutrients and activate B vitamins through a process called, nixtimalization. Heathar also expresses her concerns with avocado oil and discusses the differenece between avocado oil and extra virgin olive oil. And, she ends the episode discussing her favorite ways to make salad dressing and why it's important to avoid store bought dressings.

During this episode, classical homeopath and author of The Sunlight Rx and The Sunlight Diet, Heathar Shepard, talks about root causes of circadian mismatch. Heathar addresses the well-known causes of circadian mismatch inlcuding artificial light and sunlight deficneincy as well as the deeper root causes of circadian mismatch. Heathar also shares how homeopathy can improve circadian biology and how it does so on a quantum level.

During this episode classical homeopath and author of The Sunlight Rx and The Sunlight Diet, Heathar Shepard, talks about the 3 core modalities she uses in her own life and with her clients to improve thyroid health, naturally. Heathar also discusses root causes of poor thyroid function, concerns and dangers of hormonal therapies such as IVF, birth control and the morning after pill. She shares the role of homeopathy when it comes to improving root causes of thyroid health as well as the importance of sunlight and diet to support the thyroid.

During this episode, Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath and author of The Sunlight Rx and The Sunlight Diet, discusses about The Sunlight Rx and how to attune your pracatice to the Spring season. Heathar discusses the benefits and importance of AM sunlight, she discusses the role of sunlight to rebuild melatonin stores and she talks about the benefits of UV light. During the second half of the episode, Heathar discusses her concerns around Unda #'s as well as combination remedies. 

During this episode, Heathar Shepard, classical homeopath and author of The Sunlight Rx and The Sunlight Diet, talks all about the hot topic, oxalates. Heathar shares with you root causes of oxalate sensitivity - a key finding that can actually help those sensitive to oxalates start to remove root causes and add these foods back into the diet. Heathar also takes a deep dive into the issues around modern food production and how this contributes to oxalate sensitivity.