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Healthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsDesire Sets The Direction, Habits Carry You ThereSend a textWhat if the difference between survival and a life you actually want comes down to one honest question: what do you truly desire? Joe opens up about staring down an aggressive cancer diagnosis and discovering that desire alone wasn’t enough—he needed structure, community, and a mindset that turned fear into fuel. The result is a candid, practical conversation about choosing life with intention and building habits that still hold when motivation slips.We walk through the turning points: how a clear “I want to live” became daily action; why adherence matters...
2026-02-0431 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsOxygen, Energy, And The Hidden Cost Of DeficiencySend a textFeeling wiped out, lightheaded, or strangely clumsy isn’t just a bad day—it can be anemia quietly starving your body of oxygen. Joe shares a candid look at how anemia showed up during cancer treatment and the exact steps that brought energy back without leaning on a long list of meds. We unpack the difference between iron deficiency, B12 and folate issues, and chronic disease anemia so you can stop guessing and start fixing the right problem.We walk through the labs that matter—CBC, ferritin, transferrin saturation, B12, and folate—and how...
2026-01-1441 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsWhen Proof Matters More Than Bold Promises with Dr Robert HoffmanSend a textBold claims don’t save lives—repeatable results do. We bring Dr. Robert Hoffman back to unpack a simple experiment with big consequences: when cancer and normal cells grow together in the same dish, methionine restriction hits tumors while sparing healthy cells, but cysteine restriction knocks out both. That single design choice—testing both cell types side-by-side—exposes why some popular protocols feel persuasive yet fail the selectivity test that real patients need.We also get practical about navigating care. Scans tell different truths: CT spots structure, PET maps metabolism, and MetPET narrows...
2026-01-0944 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsGrow A Grateful Mind: From Soil To Soul part 2Send a textWhat if the fastest way to steady your health is also the simplest: practice gratitude and step outside. Joe opens up about a year of recovery, the lessons learned from a stubborn body and a stubborn garden, and the surprising ways small, consistent habits reshape sleep, mood, and immunity. This is a grounded, hopeful guide for anyone craving practical steps that don’t require new gear or a perfect schedule—just your attention and a patch of sky.We explore how a nightly gratitude ritual can interrupt the worry loop that steals rest...
2025-12-2939 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsReading The Signs: Purpose In Motionn with Bishop Kevin ForemanSend a textSome moments feel like they were made just for you. That’s where we begin: with signs that don’t demand worship, but invite movement. Joe shares a mysterious “divine download” memory and Bishop Kevin reframes it as a signal that did its job. From there we trace a throughline of purpose: how to recognize direction, how to respond without getting stuck, and how to keep evolving even when the road dips into a valley after a peak.We ground transformation in something you can hold: a butterfly garden. Watching a chrysalis split op...
2025-12-1035 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsScans, Choices, And Taking Charge with Dr Robert HoffmanSend a textA “good scan” can feel like a finish line, but we dig into why it’s often just the start of smarter decisions. Joe walks through a favorable MRI, an attentive ENT visit, and the practical next move: get a CT to clarify what’s scar, what’s necrosis, and what—if anything—still needs attention. Along the way, we unpack the real limits of imaging, the differences between diagnostic radiation and therapeutic doses, and how to frame each test around a specific question so you get answers you can act on.We also talk t...
2025-12-0636 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsGrow A Grateful Mind: From Soil To Soul part 1Send a textEver notice how a single thought can steer your whole day? We take that idea seriously and put it to work with two powerful tools: gratitude and time in the garden. Joe shares why focusing on what’s working—rather than what’s wrong—can shift your mood, your choices, and even your stress response, then shows how a living, breathing landscape makes that shift easier and more natural.We explore the psychology of gratitude in plain language: fewer negative loops, calmer emotions, and better resilience when life throws a curveball. Then we step...
2025-11-2630 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsFrom Triggers To Triumph: A Practical Guide To Change with Joe GrumbineSend a textChange doesn’t start with willpower; it starts with honesty. Joe opens up about the habits that held him back, from tobacco cravings to the quiet compromises that sneak in during hard seasons, and lays out a practical path to break negative cycles without losing your sanity. If you’ve ever wondered why you keep doing what you swore you wouldn’t, this conversation gives you the map—and the courage—to try again, smarter.We walk through the habit loop—cue, routine, reward—and show how to swap routines while keeping the reward you...
2025-11-1938 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsHealing Takes Work, Not Wishes with Richard McCuenSend a textHealing doesn’t arrive on command; it arrives when faith and effort finally meet. Joe sits down with longtime friend and frequent guest Richard McCuen for a candid, grounded conversation about moving from crisis to momentum—through chemo, scans, traumatic injury, VA delays, and the daily choices that turn belief into results. We talk about the difference between hoping for a miracle and building a life it can land in: sleep, nutrition, movement, community, and the hard work of acting on the guidance you ask for.Richard walks us through his on-duty trau...
2025-11-0746 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsFrom Shock To Strength wirh Ravi Kathuria. part 1Send a textA single sentence can split a life in two. When Joe got the call confirming squamous cell carcinoma, everything he’d been building—his nonprofit healing garden, a growing podcast, a community of practitioners—had to be measured against one urgent reality: protect energy and choose what truly heals. We open the door to the whole journey, from the first “it’s probably nothing” exam to the blunt specialist, the tough biopsy, and the searing clarity that comes with facing mortality at 58 while planning to live to 120.What follows is not a rejection of...
2025-10-2932 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsSecond Opinions Save Lives with Dr Robert HoffmanSend a textFear gets loud when cancer enters the room—so we turn up the volume on evidence, agency, and community. Joe shares a raw update from his latest chemo cycle, from brain fog and nausea to the quiet wins of returning strength, and we use that lived reality to ground a bigger conversation: how to choose treatments that are both effective and humane. We unpack why PubMed, peer review, and case studies matter, how to read claims with a skeptic’s eye, and what it looks like to build a plan that balances standard care with...
2025-10-0641 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsThriving, Not Just Surviving: A Roadmap for Cancer Warriors with Dr Robert HoffmanSend a textWhat separates those who survive cancer from those who don't? According to Dr. Robert Hoffman, groundbreaking cancer researcher and returning guest on the Healthy Living Podcast, the answer might surprise you. "If you want to get better from cancer, you gotta really want it," explains Dr. Hoffman in this candid conversation with host Joe Grumbine. "You've got to say 'I'm not going to let this beat me' and be prepared to do whatever it takes." This mindset, combined with evidence-based treatment approaches, forms the foundation of successful cancer recovery.The e...
2025-09-2135 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsNavigating Cancer Treatment with Trust and Teamwork featuring Dr Robert HoffmanSend a textA deeply personal and hopeful conversation unfolds as host Joe Grumbine shares remarkable progress in his cancer treatment journey alongside trusted colleague Dr. Robert Hoffman. Their exchange reveals the profound impact of finding the right medical team – one that listens, engages, and treats patients as partners rather than passive recipients of care.Joe's voice brightens as he describes his oncologist, Dr. Song, who defies modern medical norms by personally administering treatments, performing blood tests before each session, and taking time to understand Joe's unique approach to healing. This level of personalized attention ha...
2025-09-1643 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsPlant-Forward Eating and the Science of Cellular Aging with Melanie Murphy RichterSend a textDietitian Melanie Murphy Richter takes us on a journey through the fascinating connections between gut health, intuition, and longevity in this enlightening conversation. Recognized as the 2023 Young Dietitian of the Year, Melanie shares how her personal battle with IBS became the catalyst for her career transformation and passion for holistic nutrition.The concept of "body literacy" emerges as a powerful framework—learning to read and respond to your body's signals rather than relying solely on external expertise. As Melanie explains, "We rely on other people to tell us what's wrong or how to...
2025-09-0634 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsJoe Grumbine: The Sacred nature of medicine pt 2Send a textSacred plants have the power to heal or harm us—the difference lies entirely in our approach. After decades of working with various plant medicines and hosting ceremonies at our Gardens of Hope, I've witnessed both the profound healing potential and the troubling exploitation surrounding these traditions.My own journey with tobacco perfectly illustrates this duality. For 13 years, I battled a serious addiction that began when I was just a teenager. Breaking free required what felt like a direct covenant with the divine—perhaps the hardest challenge I faced before my cancer diag...
2025-09-0427 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsJoe Grumbine: The Sacred nature of medicine pt 1Send a textThe journey with sacred plant medicines rarely follows a straight path. After four decades of cannabis use—from teenage experimentation to activist battles with the government—I've discovered something profound: true healing emerges when we approach these powerful allies with reverence.My first real connection with cannabis wasn't through consumption but through cultivation. As a 12-year-old tending a secret plant in my father's greenhouse, I developed a relationship that transcended recreation. Though that first plant met an untimely end, it sparked a lifelong exploration of ethnobotanicals—from kratom and kanna to the potent...
2025-09-0325 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsFrom Reactive Care to Preventive Health: A New Paradigm with Hunter ZiesingSend a textWhat if your doctor could predict disease before symptoms appeared? What if personalized healthcare wasn't just for the wealthy? These questions drive Hunter Ziesing's mission at Longevity Health, where cutting-edge technology meets preventive medicine to revolutionize how we approach wellness.After losing his father to pancreatic cancer and witnessing friends suffer from preventable diseases, Ziesing left Wall Street to tackle a fundamental problem in healthcare: our medical system profits from treating illness rather than maintaining health. "Insurance companies get paid more for sick patients than healthy patients," he explains, highlighting the perverse...
2025-08-2837 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsThe Transformative Justice Revolution: How Empathy Changes Prison with Megan McDrewSend a textThe transformative power of human connection can reach even the darkest corners of our society – including prison walls. In this deeply moving conversation, host Joe Grumbine welcomes Megan McDrew, founder and executive director of the Transformative Justice Center, who shares her remarkable journey bringing volunteers into prisons to create spaces of healing and dignity.Megan's story begins with her first nervous visit to San Quentin in 2013, where she discovered an unexpected truth: behind the forbidding walls and harsh conditions, incarcerated individuals were actively striving for transformation. This revelation sparked a mission that ha...
2025-08-1542 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsSeeds of Change in Cancer Research with Dr Robert HoffmanSend a textWhat happens when the standard cancer treatment playbook fails patients? Dr. Robert Hoffman joins us to share a breakthrough moment for his decades-long research into methionine addiction in cancer cells. After years of struggling against medical orthodoxy, his work has finally reached the National Cancer Institute through a historic symposium specifically focused on methionine restriction therapy.The conversation reveals both the promise and challenges of pioneering medical approaches that don't align with pharmaceutical profit models. Dr. Hoffman explains why methioninase—an enzyme that targets cancer's unique metabolic weakness—shows remarkable results without the...
2025-08-0137 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsDisconnect to Reconnect: A Guide to Different Types of RetreatsSend a textReady to disconnect from the digital noise and reconnect with what truly matters? This episode dives deep into the transformative power of retreats and how they can reset your mind, body, and spirit.Drawing from three decades of experience facilitating retreats at Gardens of Hope, a non-profit botanical garden and small farm in California, Joe Grumbine shares expert insights on various retreat formats and their unique benefits. Whether you're seeking spiritual growth, wellness education, team building, creative inspiration, nature immersion, family bonding, or personal development - there's a retreat experience designed to...
2025-07-2232 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsThe NIH is finally taking methionine restriction seriously.with Dr Robert HoffmanSend a textThe fight against cancer takes a significant turn as the National Institutes of Health finally acknowledges decades of research on methionine restriction. Dr. Robert Hoffman shares how this breakthrough came about largely through one persistent patient's advocacy, culminating in the first-ever NIH symposium dedicated to exploring how methionine restriction can combat cancer."Every life is so precious that we can help," Dr. Hoffman emphasizes during this compelling conversation that bridges cutting-edge science with practical patient advocacy. The discussion reveals how methionine restriction research actually began at the NIH back in 1959, yet despite 2,000+...
2025-07-1837 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsWhat Happens When You Question Standard Cancer Care?Send us a textA raw, unfiltered window into the reality of cancer treatment decisions unfolds in this special subscriber episode of the Healthy Living Podcast. Host Joe Grumbine shares his actual consultation with her medical oncologist, pulling back the curtain on what these critical medical conversations honestly sound like.The discussion centers around Joe's recent CT scan results, which show partial success – her original tongue mass has disappeared, but lymph nodes in his neck still measure 4cm (down from 6.3cm before treatment). This creates the central tension of the episode: what to do when tr...
2025-07-1238 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsTumors Don't Stand a Chance When You Fight Smart with Dr Robert HoffmanSend a textThe battle against cancer often feels like navigating a maze where the map keeps changing. In this deeply personal episode, host Joe Grumbine shares breakthrough news – his recent CT scan reveals his major tumor has completely resolved, while a secondary mass has shrunk by 50%. This remarkable progress comes after just three cycles of chemotherapy combined with a strict methionine restriction diet.Dr. Robert Hoffman joins Joe to dissect these promising results while confronting a critical crossroads in treatment. Despite clear evidence that Joe's current approach is working, his oncologist insists radiation therapy is...
2025-07-0435 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsHonest Priorities: The Path to Real Healing with Joe GrumbineSend a textWhat happens when a life-threatening diagnosis forces you to completely reassess what matters? In this candid solo episode, Joe Grumbine shares powerful insights from his cancer journey that challenge conventional thinking about health, relationships, and healing.After undergoing intensive chemotherapy for a tumor that was visibly protruding from his neck just nine weeks earlier, Joe reflects on the surprising discoveries he's made about cancer treatment that "most doctors don't know." He speaks frankly about the difficult dietary changes that became non-negotiable for survival—including completely eliminating beloved meat and dairy products—and how...
2025-07-0229 minHealthy Living by Willow Creek SpringsBiohacking Your Way to Optimal Health with Troy LaingSend a textTroy Laing takes us deep into the world of cutting-edge biohacking, revealing how combining multiple therapeutic technologies creates powerful healing synergies. His signature "Super Healing Protocol" stacks Brain Tap, PMF therapy, LED light stimulation, and hyperbaric oxygen treatments to optimize cellular function and trigger remarkable healing responses.What makes this conversation particularly compelling is Troy's transparent journey from addiction and trauma to wellness pioneer. He shares how weight training served as his anchor during years of substance abuse before a transformative moment in the Himalayas led him to explore float therapy, cold...
2025-06-3037 min