Episode # 82 of the Ground Shots Podcast is a conversation with Jason Hone on herbs of biblical times and the historical ecological transformation of the holy lands.
Jason Hone practices as a holistic provider for patients of all walks of life. He has worked in various disciplines of healthcare since 1996. His experience includes emergency and sports medicine, wilderness medicine, home health and hospice, and specialized pediatric care for children with medical frailties. Prior to becoming a nurse practitioner, Jason earned his Bachelor’s of Science in nursing (BSN) at Ameritech College of Healthcare in Draper, Utah and his Masters of Nursing (MSN) in Family Nurse Practitioning through Frontier Nursing University in Kentucky. In both programs he was selected by his peers to represent them in a leadership position. He loved these opportunities to interact with other nurses, students, and faculty. With considerable experience in holistic, alternative, and complementary medicine, Jason has training in many modalities, including but not limited to nutritional assessments, ozone joint injections, cupping, massage therapy, holistic wound management, herb care and ethnonobotanical lore.
Jason was raised in Idaho and Israel and has lived in Utah for the past 11 years. When he is not working, he loves spending time with his wife, Kristina, and their seven kids. He enjoys traveling and exploring, and loves practicing and teaching primitive skills. He and his wife are the founders of the CASK Gene Foundation, working to promote knowledge of this rare, genetic disorder faced by their youngest daughter.
Jason maintains national certification and professional membership through the American Association of Nurse Practitioners; he is a member of the American Holistic Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tao International, and the Utah Nurse Practitioners’ Association.
In this episode of the podcast, we talk about:
Jason’s upbringing in rural Idaho and Israel and how this influenced his knowledge of plants, health and ancestral skills
how the holy lands are seen as sacred to so many people
how so much in the broader world has been shaped by what has taken place in the holy lands
some deep history of the region, the complexity behind who has called it home, and how the land has morphed over time due to centuries of conflict and upheaval
how the holy lands have so much diversity due to years of influence from Africa, Asia, the Fertile Crescent and beyond
how western education leaves out middle east and near east history even though it is crucial to understanding western culture and the rest of the world
how the Roman tree tax influenced the ecology of the region
‘Arabic’ used to be a derogatory word and erases tribal identity
origins of the word ‘Palestine’
Roman occupation and their practice of salting cities in the holy land to the point of nothing growing for 500 years
how the Roman destruction of the holy lands contributed to the Jewish dispora
how the Muslim King Suleman The Magnificant restored the holy lands after Roman rule, has a Christian army
how the laws of the Ottoman Empire affected the ecology and landscape of the holy lands
modern day restoration efforts of the holy lands is influenced by scriptural records that still exist and describe what it was like before the years of Babylonian and Roman destruction
herbal medicine formulas found in the bible, Quran, and beyond that are scientifically backed today
The medicinal benefits of dates, olives, honey and lemon, pomegranates, cumin, cedars of Lebanon, balm of gilead, garlic and onions, hyssop, and more.
how Jason experienced the change in Israel in the 1990’s from peaceful and folks co-existing to division and hostility overnight
how western media rarely ever reflects the truth of what is happening in the holy lands and is usually bias
Episode #82: Jason Hone on biblical ethnobotany and ecology of the holy lands