The Lotus Effect

The Lotus Effect

byPhoneBoy and Pheonix

HealthFitnessReligionSpiritualityTechnology

Your hosts Pheonix and PhoneBoy talk about health, happiness, higher consciousness, and hi-tech hijinks!

Episodes(40 episodes)

Episode 212
212 - Feces Appropriate
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my links. Links: How eggs can help you come off Wegovy: Cracking the problem of weight-regain Doomscrolling Explained: How Constant Online Negativity Affects Mental Health There's a huge loophole in the new UK ban on daytime junk food ads The Lotus Cafe: Carne Asada Bowls The Lotus Cafe Bonus: Pork Rind Calzone Kosher Certification of Olive Oil Recomm...
Published: Jan 18, 2026Duration: 1h 50m 22s
211 - The Money Shart
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my links. Links: Dietary Guidelines for Americas 2025-2030 Weight Loss: What I Wish I’d Known Before Taking Compounded Semaglutide A Distorted Mind-Body Connection May Explain Common Mental Illnesses The Lotus Cafe: BBQ Chicken and Coleslaw CRAFTERIAN Stained Glass Tarot Cards Scientists Find Drinking This Much Coffee Actually Slows Down Aging in Certain Groups ADHD drugs work, but not...
Published: Jan 11, 2026Duration: 2h 0m 30s
Episode 210
210 - Jenny Crank Diet
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Health: Ultraprocessed Food Makers Respond To MAHA Amid Record Lobbying Effort FDA Announces Recall of Major Grocery Brands, From Coke and Pepsi to Hershey's, Snickers, and More, Due To Potential Rodent Contamination Why Seasonal Allergies and Hay Fever Symptoms Are Getting Worse: Changes You Should Know The truth about antidepressant withdrawal Happiness: When a Family Welcomed a Man into Their Home at Christmas, They Never Thought He’d Stay for 45 Years A High School Supported its Star Student When She Needed it Most, 20 Years Later She Pays...
Published: Jan 4, 2026Duration: 1h 46m 13s
Episode 209
209 - Toking Lesbians
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Health: Ozempic Meals? Restaurants shrink portions to match bite-sized hunger Aspartame Might Be Bad for Your Brain and Heart, Study Finds Keep Out All Your Christmas Spices – They’re Powerful Antioxidants Known as ‘Nutraceuticals’ 6 “Bad Foods” You Should Eat to Lose Visceral Fat, According to Dietitians Happiness: Atlanta Restaurant Provided for 100 Families During the Shutdown, Now Throws Christmas Giveaway for Them Idaho Secret Santa is Giving a Million Dollars to Local Residents Dealing with Chaos Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam: Yahtzee with d20–timecode ...
Published: Dec 28, 2025Duration: 1h 28m 35s
Episode 208
208 - Alphabet Mafia
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Health: The Nordic diet can help you ‘Rebooting’ Your Eye Could Cure Vision Loss, Breakthrough Study Suggests. And It Only Takes Two Days. Could cheese protect your brain health? Study links high-fat cheese and cream to lower dementia risk Anti-Inflammatory Foods to Ease Pain and Boost Gut Health: Your Ultimate Inflammation Diet Guide How swearing makes you stronger Happiness: ‘Trashed Panda’ Story Raises $180,000 for Animal Shelter That Discovered it Drunk in the Bathroom Trashed Panda A Volunteer Team of Grandmas Dispense Street-side Wisdom to Those Who Need a Con...
Published: Dec 21, 2025Duration: 2h 39m 12s
Episode 207
207 - Hot Pocketing The Mic
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Health: The Nordic diet can help you sleep better and live longer Officials issue warning after discovering dangerous substances in US water supply: 'I jumped out of my chair when I saw the results' Ultra Processed Food Risks: How Junk Food Addiction Harms Brain Health and Why a Brain Health Diet Matters The Hidden Dangers of Keto Diet: Low Carb Risks and Ketogenic Diet Safety Explained Happiness: ‘Dancing Wheelchair’ Helps Paralyzed Teen Feel ‘Cool’ Being a Different Sort of Dancer Boy Sent to Christmas Nativity Show as Elvis...
Published: Dec 14, 2025Duration: 1h 53m 11s
Episode 206
206 - Stripper Yeast
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Health: Sugar vs Artificial Sweeteners: Health Effects, Aspartame Risks, and What's Worse for Your Body Your body has a natural way of getting high (and it's not endorphins) Why watching someone get hurt on screen makes you wince: How the brain triggers echoes of touch sensation What is MASLD? Most common chronic liver disease affects up to 40% of adults Happiness: Two People from Minnesota Who Met in the Hospital After Waking up from Comas Are Getting Married 10th Grader Saves Stepfather’s Life with His Newly-Le...
Published: Nov 30, 2025Duration: 2h 1m 21s
Episode 205
205 - Senator Strokes a Lot
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Health: Plant-Based or Low-Carb: Which Is Better for Diabetes Prevention? RFK Jr. Links Aluminum in Vaccines to Peanut Allergies. Here Are the Facts The Science That Could Change How You Think about Protein Why you don’t want to get tuberculosis on your penis Happiness: Heart Transplant Survivor Has Best Day Ever as Traveling Fan for Carolina, Meeting Panthers Legend Community Rallies to Protect Local Cobbler Until Supermarket Cancels Plans to Expand Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam: Agtonomy Higher Consciousness: Brazil C...
Published: Nov 23, 2025Duration: 1h 48m 13s
Episode 204
204 - Soviet Botulism
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Health: Yes, you can be intolerant to fruit and veg The science of weight loss—and why your brain is wired to keep you fat Formula with “cleanest ingredients” recalled after 15 babies get botulism Metformin as a new standard of care to manage weight gain side effect of certain bipolar medications Metformin Side Effects Happiness: Teen Rewarded with Cash and Job After Turning in Wad of $3,500 ‘Without Hesitation’ Boy’s Great Tagline Helps Raise Thousands For Underprivileged Kids to Afford Hockey Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:</h3...
Published: Nov 16, 2025Duration: 1h 45m 54s
Episode 203
203 - The Porn Identity
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Health: Seniors Who Listen to Music May Slash Their Dementia Risk by Over a Third Experts Say This Common Drink May Be Harming Your Liver The Ozempic effect is finally showing up in obesity data The 7 Best Foods to Eat Before Bed for Uninterrupted Sleep, According to Nutrition Experts Happiness: Woman Tracks Down Long-Lost Dad Using Newspaper Ad–and Discovers 11 Siblings She hiked the entire Appalachian Trail at 80, unaware she’d just made history Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam: Apple Podcasts supporting Podcasting...
Published: Nov 9, 2025Duration: 1h 52m 29s
Episode 202
202 - Scented Incest
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Health: Do Halloween treats hype kids up? Here's how to make sure you (all) get a good night's sleep From potion to prescription: How witches' herbs became medical marvels What Happens to Your Body When You Stop Taking Ozempic? Blood Pressure Medication Recalled: More Than 580,000 Bottles Affected Happiness: 80-Year-Old Grandma Who Learned to Swim at 59 Just Became Oldest Ever Female Ironman Finisher He Won a Crayola Crayon-Naming Contest in 1992 as a Boy–Now it’s Been Voted #2 Color in the World Tales from Rideshare/Toast and...
Published: Nov 1, 2025Duration: 1h 55m 40s
Episode 201
201 - Alzheimer's Tits
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Health:
Published: Oct 25, 2025Duration: 1h 33m 33s
Episode 200
200 - Just Push Play
Your favorite petalheads welcome Mrs. Bemlet and discuss Copaiba Oil, The Star in Tarot, the paranormal, and the petalheads weigh in on their favorite comfort food.
Published: Oct 19, 2025Duration: 2h 47m 8s
Episode 199
199 - No Shit Sherlock Department
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Health: Why Experts Are Exploring Ketogenic Therapy For Mental Health The Charlie Foundation The Fibre Fix ‘OZEMPIC BREASTS’ IS TRENDING – HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT IT Ozempic Vulva Is Very Real, According to Terry and Heather Dubrow Happiness: Tourists Surprise Driver with His First-Ever Safari –Buying a Ticket So He Could Go Instead of Waiting in Car Americans Take Home the Nation’s First Gold Medal in the ‘Cheesemonger Olympics’ Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam: Higher Consciousness: Utah Church That Uses Marijuana, P...
Published: Oct 5, 2025Duration: 1h 49m 32s
Episode 199
199 - No Shit Sherlock Department
Your favorite petalheads discuss ketogenic diets and mental health, Fiber, Ozempic Breasts and Vulva, the Cheesemonger Olympics, frozen weed, data centers for AI and water, and the petalheads weigh in on whether they eat ice cream in cold weather.
Published: Oct 5, 2025
Episode 198
198 - Goatse to the Slaughter
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Health: IS TURNING YOUR PHONE TO RED LIGHT THE SECRET TO BETTER SLEEP?
Published: Sep 27, 2025Duration: 1h 47m 58s
Episode 197
197 - Snarknado
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Health: What Is TikTok's Benadryl Challenge? Teen Almost Dies After Attempting Viral Trend Exploring Benadryl for Anxiety Relief: What an Expert Says Over 10 Cinnamon Brands Recalled Ahead of Holiday Season Due to Potential Unsafe Lead Levels Human Gut Bacteria Can Gather Up PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Happiness: 66-Year-Old Man Fulfills Lifelong Dream and Becomes Oldest Member of LSU Marching Band A dog helped an injured wild crow. Now they’re best friends. Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam: Higher Consciousness: Billion-dollar Chinese marijuana gr...
Published: Sep 21, 2025Duration: 2h 25m 8s
Episode 197
196 - Whore Olive Oil
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Health: Is cold-pressed sunflower oil healthy? This low-calorie ingredient could be contributing to cognitive decline, study finds The 10 Healthiest Fruits and Vegetables You Can Eat LET’S GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE ‘OZEMPIC VULVA’ FEAR Pizzeria Owner Sees People Eating From Dumpster, Offers Them Free Pies and a Slice of Dignity Happiness: These Indian Cafes Let You Pay with Garbage: 1 Kilo of Plastic Gets You Rice, Two Curries and Dal
Published: Sep 14, 2025Duration: 2h 15m 22s
195 - Therapy Toke
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Health: People can’t get COVID vaccines as cases surge. Anger is building against Trump HOW CAN YOU TACKLE INFLAMMATION? Exclusive: RFK Jr. and the White House buried a major study on alcohol and cancer. Here’s what it shows. How cloves might help relieve pain and inflammation Crap! Alarming new study links excessive phone use on toilet to painful health problem Lesser-known food allergens are actually behind many serious reactions Happiness: Teen Buys a Bike He Didn’t Know Was Stolen–Now Rightful Owner Wants to Make...
Published: Sep 7, 2025Duration: 2h 40m 23s
Episode 194
194 - Seven Second Delay
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix Health: Industrial pollution's imprint on cognitive health can last generation Low daily fluid intake linked to higher stress hormone response in adults This tasty piece of cheese may give you nightmares—literally Avoid these 5 food additives that may harm your health Happiness: Woman Received Thousands of Letters from Dad Growing Up, Now Anyone Can Request a ‘Letter from Dad’ 4 National Guardsmen Save a Man’s Life After Stopping for Lunch in Poland Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam: AI is Evil Higher Consciousness...
Published: Aug 31, 2025Duration: 1h 58m 5s