56 min
Democratizing Access to Holistic Health and Decolonizing Wellness with Lulu Ge, Co-Founder of Elix Healing Wellness Unedited
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- Health & Fitness
Lulu Ge is the co-founder of Elix Healing, which is a brand that combines the best of ancient wisdom and modern research for a holistic approach to health and menstrual health. Lulu co-founded Elix alongside her friend Nicole, who is a board-certified acupuncturist and herbalist, with a doctorate in Chinese Medicine and women’s health. Lulu went to Nicole when she was experiencing debilitating cycle-related symptoms and she helped Lulu with a personalized herbal treatment. They joined forces and started Elix to help other women have better access to personalized herbal medicine.
Lulu and I talk about so many great topics today including the importance of democratizing access to holistic health, something she set out to do with her company. Holistic health, functional medicine, herbalism, and even fitness classes should not be something that only a select group of people from a certain socioeconomic background can afford to access -- and Elix is a company that is truly helping make this happen through education and resources that anyone can get on their website.
We also talk about the importance of decolonizing wellness. If you don't know what decolonizing wellness means, Lulu explains it in the interview today in terms of her own experience as a woman of color and a Chinese immigrant.
I know this conversation made me think, reflect and want to learn more -- so I hope it does the same for you.
Topics we discuss:
11:42 - Lulu's background and story behind Elix
19:10 - How Lulu joined forces with her friend, Dr. Nicole
19:50 - The importance of the tongue in Chinese Medicine
22:30 - How your cycle is considered the "fifth vital sign"
25:30 - The statistics behind what symptoms Elix is seeing reported since the onset of COVID-19, like an increase in women reporting burnout, fatigue, mood swings, and extreme pain during their periods
28:00 - The connection between mental health and hormone health
37:20 - Lulu explains what democratizing access to holistic wellness means
44:15 - Wellness brands' responsibility to educate and not just sell products
46:06 - What Lulu says the wellness industry can improve upon when it comes to diversity and inclusion
49:20 - The roots of skepticism in herbal remedies
49:55 - Systems of oppression and the connection between systemic racism and sexism
51:45 - Explaining decolonizing wellness
54:00 - The clean beauty industry's roots in communities of color
Links:
Elix Healing Website
Elix Healing Instagram
Lulu Ge Instagram
My meditation resource: Ziva Meditation
More on Wellness Unedited:
Wellnessunedited.com
Instagram: @wellnessuneditedpodcast | @merceylivingston
Lulu Ge is the co-founder of Elix Healing, which is a brand that combines the best of ancient wisdom and modern research for a holistic approach to health and menstrual health. Lulu co-founded Elix alongside her friend Nicole, who is a board-certified acupuncturist and herbalist, with a doctorate in Chinese Medicine and women’s health. Lulu went to Nicole when she was experiencing debilitating cycle-related symptoms and she helped Lulu with a personalized herbal treatment. They joined forces and started Elix to help other women have better access to personalized herbal medicine.
Lulu and I talk about so many great topics today including the importance of democratizing access to holistic health, something she set out to do with her company. Holistic health, functional medicine, herbalism, and even fitness classes should not be something that only a select group of people from a certain socioeconomic background can afford to access -- and Elix is a company that is truly helping make this happen through education and resources that anyone can get on their website.
We also talk about the importance of decolonizing wellness. If you don't know what decolonizing wellness means, Lulu explains it in the interview today in terms of her own experience as a woman of color and a Chinese immigrant.
I know this conversation made me think, reflect and want to learn more -- so I hope it does the same for you.
Topics we discuss:
11:42 - Lulu's background and story behind Elix
19:10 - How Lulu joined forces with her friend, Dr. Nicole
19:50 - The importance of the tongue in Chinese Medicine
22:30 - How your cycle is considered the "fifth vital sign"
25:30 - The statistics behind what symptoms Elix is seeing reported since the onset of COVID-19, like an increase in women reporting burnout, fatigue, mood swings, and extreme pain during their periods
28:00 - The connection between mental health and hormone health
37:20 - Lulu explains what democratizing access to holistic wellness means
44:15 - Wellness brands' responsibility to educate and not just sell products
46:06 - What Lulu says the wellness industry can improve upon when it comes to diversity and inclusion
49:20 - The roots of skepticism in herbal remedies
49:55 - Systems of oppression and the connection between systemic racism and sexism
51:45 - Explaining decolonizing wellness
54:00 - The clean beauty industry's roots in communities of color
Links:
Elix Healing Website
Elix Healing Instagram
Lulu Ge Instagram
My meditation resource: Ziva Meditation
More on Wellness Unedited:
Wellnessunedited.com
Instagram: @wellnessuneditedpodcast | @merceylivingston
56 min