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Chris Kilham

Chris Kilham (born July 22, 1952) is an author, educator, and researcher of plant-based medicines. He is known for his appearances on Fox News as the "Medicine Hunter".[1]

Chris Kilham
Medicine Hunter Chris Kilham in Ningxia, China, with Goji Berry, 2010
Born
Christopher Scott Kilham

(1952-07-22) July 22, 1952 (age 72)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation(s)Medicine Hunter, TV Personality, Educator, Author
SpouseZoe Helene (2007–present)
Websitewww.medicinehunter.com

Early life

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Chris Kilham was born and raised in a family of ministers, broadcasts and public speaking professionals. He is the son of Elizabeth Scalise Kilham “Bette Day” (1925-2006) and Gene Kilham (1919-1971). Bette Day was one of the first female television broadcasters at Boston's WBZ-TV and also worked as a radio disc jockey.[2] Gene Kilham worked in broadcasting and as a songwriter. His grandfather, Rev. Dr. Victor Scalise graduated Yale Divinity School in 1932. Kilham's uncle and first cousin are both Baptist ministers.[3]

Kilham's first live broadcast appearance was at the age of 7 and worked as a commercial actor in his youth.[4]

Kilham married Zoe Helene in 2007.[5]

Work

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Chris Kilham with Shaman Dona Sophia and Maca

Plant medicine

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Founded by Kilham, Medicine Hunter sources medicinal plants and organizes cultivation and trade with indigenous peoples. Kilham's wife is a partner in the company.[6][7]

Kilham has conducted research on the following plants:

Kilham's work with aphrodisiacs has been featured on CNN,[16] The Dr. Oz Show,[17] Good Morning America,[18] The New York Times,[19] The Washington Post,[20] ABC News Nightline,[11] Outside Magazine,[21] and Business Insider.[14]

Natural products industry

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From 1985-1990, Kilham was the Vice President of Marketing for Bread and Circus.[22] In 1990, Kilham founded Cowboy Marketing, a consulting firm for the natural foods industry.[23] His book, Cowboy Marketing: How to Shoot from the Hip and Win on the Wild Frontier of Natural Foods Retailing is about his experiences in the natural foods industry.[24]

Cannabis reform

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Kilham is an activist in the movement to legalize marijuana[25] and has written about the topic, including the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes and U.S. patent 6.630.507.[26][27]

Kilham appears in Robyn Grigg Lawerence's, The Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook (2015),[28] He was listed as one of the "Top Cannabis Chefs" in Culture Magazine.[29]

Shamanism

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Chris Kilham with Chakruna (Psychotria viridis) leaves in the Peruvian Amazon. Chakruna is one of two essential plants for making ayahuasca, a body, mind and spirit medicine. MERGE Chris Kilham with Chakruna. Photo by Zoe Helene

Kilham is recognized as a chief in the South Pacific.[30][better source needed] He researches and promotes psychoactive and psychedelic plants used in traditional shaman rituals, including kava and ayahuasca.[31] He has written a book about the medicinal qualities of psychoactive and psychedelic plants, entitled Psyche Delicacies: Coffee, Chocolate, Chiles, Kava and Cannabis and Why They're Good for You.[32] Chris' most recent book, The Ayahuasca Test Pilots Handbook - The Essential Guide to Ayahuasca Journeying,[33] has been featured in Newsweek,[34] Boston Magazine, and Reset with Amber Lyon.[35] The Ayahuasca Test Pilots Handbook - The Essential Guide to Ayahuasca Journeying[33] is dedicated to Kilham's wife, Zoe Helene, and to the late Ipupiara, Bernardo Dias Peixoto, a shaman.

Kilham's Ayahausca Monologues have been described as a “psychedelic TED talk” and “Insightful, funny, wild, and totally real".[36] Chris is the founder of Ayahuasca Test Pilots,[37] a “collaboration of individuals who engage in the ceremonial practice of ayahuasca journeying with skilled shamans”; his wife, Zoe Helene, serves as “Co-Pilot” for that organisation.

Yoga and meditation

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Kilham is a yoga teacher, conference speaker.[38] Nicki Doane, Deepak Chopra, and Dr. Mehmet Oz are quoted on the book jacket.[39] Kilham has been featured on The Dr. Oz Show teaching Dr. Mehmet Oz the exercises.[40] He has also demonstrated The Five Tibetans on Fox News.[41] His book, The Lotus and The Bud: Cannabis, Consciousness, and Yoga Practice, is a guide to blending cannabis with the practice of yoga.[42]

Kilham is sometimes referred to as the "Psychedelic Yogi".[43][44] He has a Mind Body Disciplines degree from University of Massachusetts-Amherst, a major that he designed himself.[45]

Work with University of Massachusetts

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Kilham has taught ethnobotany at University of Massachusetts since 2000 and referred to as “Explorer in Residence.”[46] He leads the Shaman's Pharmacy Amazon Field Immersion Course, an expedition to primary rain forest in Peru for students from UMass Amherst, Amherst College, Mount Holyoke College, Hampshire College, and Smith College. Students experience the Amazon while learning about field expedition, sustainability, shamanism, and medicinal plants of the region.[7][47]

Books

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Kilham is the author of fourteen books and numerous publications on medicinal plants, natural products, and yoga, including The Five Tibetans: Five Dynamic Exercises for Health, Energy, and Personal Power and Stalking the Wild Orgasm,[48] which appears in the 1988 movie, Earth Girls Are Easy.

Kilham's other books are:

  • The Lotus and The Bud: Cannabis, Consciousness, and Yoga Practice. ( Inner Traditions | Park Street Press, January 2021) – ISBN 9781620559406
  • The Ayahuasca Test Pilots Handbook: The Essential Guide to Ayahuasca Journeying. ( North Atlantic Books | Evolver Editions, November 4, 2014) – ISBN 978-1-58394-792-0
  • The Five Tibetans: Five Dynamic Exercises for Health, Energy, and Personal Power. (Healing Arts Press; 2nd Edition, New Edition, August 16, 2011) – ISBN 978-1594774447
  • Hot Plants: Nature's Proven Sex Boosters for Men and Women. (St. Martin's Press, September 2004) – ISBN 978-0-312-31539-9
  • Psyche Delicacies: Coffee, Chocolate, Chiles, Kava and Cannabis, and Why They're Good For You. (Rodale Press, 2001) – ISBN 1-57954-347-2
  • Tales from The Medicine Trail: Tracking Down the Health Secrets of Shamans, Herbalists, Mystics, Yogis, and Other Healers. (Rodale Press, 2000) – ISBN 1-57954-185-2
  • OPC: The Miracle Antioxidant. (Keats Publishing, Jan. 11, 1998) – ISBN 0-87983-842-6
  • Kava: Medicine Hunting in Paradise. (Park Street Press, 1996) – ISBN 0-89281-640-6
  • Cowboy Marketing: How to Shoot From the Hip and Win on the Wild Frontier of Natural Foods Retailing. (New Hope Communications, 1993) – ASIN B000E6CS1O
  • The Bread & Circus Whole Food Bible: How to Select and Prepare Safe Healthful Foods Without Pesticides or Chemical Additives. (Addison-Wesley, 1991. Revised version: Healing Arts Press, 1996) – ISBN 978-0-89281-626-2
  • Inner Power: Secrets from the Tibet and Orient. (Japan Publications, 1988) – ISBN 0-87040-689-2
  • In Search Of The New Age: A Humorous Look at an Emerging Culture. (Destiny Books, 1988) – ISBN 978-0-89281-209-7
  • Take Charge Of Your Health: Healing with Yogatherapy and Nutrition. (Japan Publications, 1985) – ISBN 0-87040-632-9
  • The Complete Shopper's Guide to Natural Foods. (Autumn Press, 1980) – ISBN 0-394-73983-3

Television and radio

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Kilham is a frequent guest on The Dr. Oz Show with Dr. Mehmet Oz, appearing on at least 15 occasions from January 2008 to January 2015,[49][50][51] [40][52][53][54] and Good Morning America, where he has appeared to discuss herbal remedies, his cocoa sustainability project, and libido boosting plants.[55][56][57] Kilham also serves on The Medical Advisory Board of The Dr. Oz Show.[58]

Kilham has appeared as a guest expert on numerous radio and television programs, speaking primarily about medicine hunting, mind/body health and wellness, traditional botanical medicine, sustainability, environmental and cultural preservation and other related topics.

References

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  1. ^ "Partner Companies". Medicine Hunter website. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Globe". Boards.radio-info.com. 2006-03-10. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  3. ^ Somerville Baptist Church description: "Somerville Community Baptist Church - Somerville, MA Patch". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
  4. ^ Stewart, Kimberly Lord. "Natural Products Jungle-Book". New Hope 360 interview. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  5. ^ Marriage Certificate: Amherst, MA, Reg# 59, Intention# 75, July 23, 2007
  6. ^ "About Zoe Helene". Medicine Hunter website. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  7. ^ a b Roessler, Mark. "The Adventures of Black Vulture and Little Bear". News article August 2011. The Valley Advocate. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  8. ^ "Exploring Nature's Pharmacy: A Talk with Medicine Hunter Chris Kilham". Reality Sandwich. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  9. ^ Mehmet, Oz. "Sex-Enhancing Plants". Oprah Radio. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  10. ^ Hopkinson, Natalie (Oct 16, 2004). "'Medicine Hunter' Stalks the Wild Libido Booster". The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  11. ^ a b "The Quest for What May Be Nature's Most Potent Aphrodisiac". The ABC News Nightline. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  12. ^ McDougall, Andrew. "Naturex launches new natural revitalising ingredient fresh from the Amazon". Cosmetics Design Europe. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  13. ^ Boncampagni, Tatiana (18 April 2003). "Acai Replaces Wheatgrass In Blenders at Juice Bars". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  14. ^ a b Flanagan, Graham. "A Professional Medicine Hunter Reveals The 5 Plants To Boost Your Sex Life". Business Insider. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  15. ^ Wang, Jeanette. "Chris Kilham Scours the Planet for Plants with Medicinal Properties". Morning Post. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  16. ^ "Peruvian 'hot plant' may boost libido". CNN. Nov 1, 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  17. ^ "Natural Cures, Part II". Dr. Oz Show. 25 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Libido Boosting Plants". Good Morning America. ABC News. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  19. ^ "A Medicine Hunter in Peru". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  20. ^ Hopkinson, Natalie (16 October 2004). "'Medicine Hunter' Stalks the Wild Libido Booster". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  21. ^ Hendricks, Steve (January 2014). "In The Jungle With Dr. Feelgood". Outside Magazine. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  22. ^ "Food Prices Will Rise". Vegetarian Times. Oct 1998. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  23. ^ "Health Food Supermarkets? Why Yes, It's Only Natural". The New York Times. Jan 8, 1992. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  24. ^ Kilham, Chris (1993). Cowboy Marketing: How to Shoot From the Hip and Win on the Wild Frontier of Natural Foods Retailing. New Hope Communications.
  25. ^ Shilton, AC (December 2015). "5 Stories of Adventurous Holiday Eating". Outside Magazine. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  26. ^ Kilham, Chris (20 April 2011). "Marijuana Compound Treats Multiple Health Issues". FoxNews.com. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  27. ^ Kilham, Chris (9 August 2010). "Patent on Pot". FoxNews.com. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  28. ^ Griggs Lawrence, Robyn (April 2015). "The Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook". Skyhorse. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  29. ^ Alexander, Sheryll (October 2015). "Meet the World's Top Cannabis Chefs". Skyhorse. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  30. ^ Ettinger, Jill. "Lessons from the Forests: Medicine Hunter Chris Kilham". Organic Authority. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  31. ^ Hutson, Mathew (September 1, 2007). "On the Job: Medicine Man". Psychology Today. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  32. ^ Kilham, Christopher (2001). Psyche Delicacies: Coffee, Chocolate, Chiles, Kava and Cannabis, and Why They're Good For You. Rodale Press. ISBN 978-1-57954-347-1.
  33. ^ a b Kilham, Chris (2014). The Ayahuasca Test Pilots Handbook - The Essential Guide to Ayahuasca Journeying. North Atlantic Books. ISBN 978-1-58394-792-0.
  34. ^ Main, Douglas (Jan 1, 2015). "Ayahuasca Can Help You Communicate with Plant Spirits, and Heal Your Body and Mind". Newsweek. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  35. ^ Main, Douglas. "Ethnobotanist Chris Kilham: The Ayahuasca Experience". News article August 2014. Reset. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  36. ^ "A Medicine Hunter's Hallucinatory Healing Chris Kilham Evolver Ayahuasca Monologues NYC". Evolver. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  37. ^ Kilham, Chris. "Ayahuasca Test Pilots". Medicine Hunter. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  38. ^ "Southwest Yoga Conference Presenters". Southwest Yoga. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  39. ^ Kilham, Chris (2011). The Five Tibetans: Five Dynamic Exercises for Health, Energy, and Personal Power 2nd Edition. Healing Arts Press. ISBN 978-1-59477-444-7.
  40. ^ a b Oz, Dr. Mehmet (Sep 18, 2008). "The Five Tibetans with Chris Kilham and Dr. Mehmet Oz". The Dr. Oz Show. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  41. ^ Oz, Dr. Mehmet (Sep 18, 2008). "5 Anti-Aging Yoga Moves". Fox News Nature's Medicine Cabinet. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  42. ^ v, Lindsey (1 April 2015). "Zenning Out at The Intersection of Cannabis and Yogic Spirituality". Forbes. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  43. ^ Ettinger, Jill (1 April 2015). "Are Psychedelics a Gateway to a Thriving Meditation Practice?". EcoSalon. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  44. ^ Şenol, Neşe (1 September 2011). "Psychedelic Yogi". Reality Sandwich. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  45. ^ Morse, Steve (July 9, 1981). "CAMBRIDGE'S HIPPIE MEDICINE MAN; WHY CHRIS KILHAM PRACTICES WHAT HE PREACHES". The Boston Globe.
  46. ^ Miller, Laura. "Stalking the Wild Eleuthero: Chris Kilham is UMass Amherst's Explorer-in-Residence". News article June 3, 2014. The Valley Advocate. Archived from the original on June 7, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  47. ^ Gagnon, Mathew. "The Shaman's Pharmacy". UMass Amherst. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  48. ^ Kilham, Chris (1984). Stalking the Wild Orgasm. ACS Publications. ISBN 0917086554.
  49. ^ Oprah Radio. Boost Energy with Adaptogens. Jan. 1, 2008 http://www.oprah.com/health/Adaptigens
  50. ^ The Dr. Oz Show. The Tea Every Woman Should Drink: Matcha. http://www.doctoroz.com/episode/24-hour-body-cameron-diaz?video_id=3058862437001
  51. ^ The Dr. Oz Show. Super-Powered Greek Coffee. http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/super-powered-greek-coffee-pt-1
  52. ^ The Dr. Oz Show. Dr. Oz's Skin Care Plan: Schisandra 1. http://www.medicinehunter.com/schisandra-dr-oz2/
  53. ^ The Dr. Oz Show. Scents that Heal. http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/scents-heal-essential-oils
  54. ^ The Dr. Oz Show. Natural Cures, Part I and Part II http://www.oprah.com/health/Adaptigens; http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/natural-cures-pt-1
  55. ^ ABC News Good Morning America. Libido Boosting Plants. Feb. 1, 2010. http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/natural-cures-pt-1
  56. ^ ABC News Good Morning America. Modern Day Medicine Man. Nov. 2, 2008. https://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6167143
  57. ^ ABC News. Cocoa and the Kuna Indians of Panama. Apr. 4, 2011. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/cocoa-kuna-indians-panama-native-americans-chocolate-production-13402637
  58. ^ The Dr. Oz Show. Medical Advisory Board. http://www.doctoroz.com/medadvisoryboard/chris-kilham
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