Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Most people think buying "raw" or "organic" honey means they're getting the good stuff. They're not. Natural beekeeper Adam Martin pulls back the curtain on what's really in your honey jar and how to actually get the purest honey on the planet.
What you'll learn:
Why "raw" honey labels are largely meaningless
How Big Ag is feeding bees sugar water and corn syrup
The truth about colony collapse and what's really causing it
How to catch wild feral bees and get started yourself
Chapters
00:00 Becoming a Beekeeper in Tennessee
05:40 What’s the best food for bees?
11:30 Not all Honey is the Same
17:20 Commercial vs Backyard Success Rate
21:20 Methods of Beekeeping & How Adam Teaches It
30:30 How to Trap & Catch Feral Bees
39:00 Being Good Stewards of the Land
44:00 The Danger of Varroa Mites
45:30 Honeybees are Not Native to the U.S.
48:30 Can Bees Sense Fear?
51:50 The Return to Nature
56:20 Does Better Honey Mean Better Health?
01:00:30 The Reward of Hard Work
01:09:40 Mind-Blowing Queen Bee Facts
01:13:10 Learn More About Beekeeping
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IG: instagram.com/beeingkept
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Radical Health Radio is produced by Heart & Soil, founded by Dr. Paul Saladino, MD. Our mission is to help you reclaim your birthright to radical health through the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet.
Most people think buying "raw" or "organic" honey means they're getting the good stuff. They're not. Natural beekeeper Adam Martin pulls back the curtain on what's really in your honey jar and how to actually get the purest honey on the planet.
What you'll learn:
Why "raw" honey labels are largely meaningless
How Big Ag is feeding bees sugar water and corn syrup
The truth about colony collapse and what's really causing it
How to catch wild feral bees and get started yourself
Chapters
00:00 Becoming a Beekeeper in Tennessee
05:40 What’s the best food for bees?
11:30 Not all Honey is the Same
17:20 Commercial vs Backyard Success Rate
21:20 Methods of Beekeeping & How Adam Teaches It
30:30 How to Trap & Catch Feral Bees
39:00 Being Good Stewards of the Land
44:00 The Danger of Varroa Mites
45:30 Honeybees are Not Native to the U.S.
48:30 Can Bees Sense Fear?
51:50 The Return to Nature
56:20 Does Better Honey Mean Better Health?
01:00:30 The Reward of Hard Work
01:09:40 Mind-Blowing Queen Bee Facts
01:13:10 Learn More About Beekeeping
Follow Adam
Website: beekept.com
IG: instagram.com/beeingkept
Follow Us
📸 Radical Health Radio → Instagram
🐮 Heart & Soil → Instagram
🎵 TikTok → @radicalhealthradio
🌐 Heart & Soil Supplements → heartandsoil.co
🎙️ New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe and don’t miss what’s next.
Radical Health Radio is produced by Heart & Soil, founded by Dr. Paul Saladino, MD. Our mission is to help you reclaim your birthright to radical health through the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet.








![Big Wave Surfer Explains How to Master Extreme Fear & Anxiety | Luca Padua
Most people think big wave surfers are fearless. Luca says fear is the only place courage can exist.
Luca Padua is a big wave surfer from Half Moon Bay, California, who grew up two miles from Mavericks, one of the most dangerous waves on Earth. He surfed it for the first time at 13, lived with Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece for six years, and now runs Bigger Than Waves, a project supporting veteran mental health through VETS.
What surprised me is how honest Luca is about being scared. He was the cautious kid his mom had to walk down the high dive.
He argues fear is intelligence, not weakness. Courage isnt innate; its built through training, like the pool sessions with Laird that once made him black out. That framing runs through every story he tells, from his first drop at Mavericks with the jagged Boneyard rocks below him to sitting shoulder to shoulder with his childhood heroes in the lineup.
We also get into his path away from enlisting in the military, the letter from a special operations friend that changed his direction, and why he believes purpose has to come before performance.
You’ll learn:
[0:00] Introduction
[6:04] Big wave surfers arent fearless, and the only place courage can exist
[10:33] The lore of Mavericks and what makes an 80-foot wave so deadly
[23:49] Luca’s fallout with his parents after that first Mavericks session, and finding his path forward
[37:16] The lesson Laird Hamilton taught him about being faithful in the small things
[42:01] Almost enlisting in the military, and how Bigger Than Waves and VETS was born
[53:48] What training with Ido Portal and Christian McCaffrey taught him about being a beginner
[1:00:39] Navigating social media as a distraction machine while staying on the righteous path
Resources Mentioned:
Laird Hamilton | https://www.lairdhamilton.com/
VETS (Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions) | https://vetsolutions.org/
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson | https://amzn.to/4hYnqnY
Inside Mavericks: Portrait of a Monster Wave by Doug Acton | https://amzn.to/4goXCQI
In Waves and War | https://www.netflix.com/title/82047468
Find more from Luca:
Luca Padua | https://www.instagram.com/lucapadua/ | https://www.youtube.com/@lucapaduaofficial
Bigger Than Waves | https://www.instagram.com/biggerthanwaves/ | https://www.biggerthanwaves.com/
Find more from Ste:
Ste Lane | https://www.instagram.com/thestelane
Radical Health Radio | https://www.instagram.com/radicalhealthradio/ | https://www.youtube.com/@UC96khd99jlhF6nNQAV-8mlA
Heart and Soil Supplements | https://www.heartandsoil.co/ | https://www.instagram.com/heartandsoilsupplements/ | https://x.com/heartandsoilhq | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyf4v0HhGiHc8_ZIiSfd3Ug Big Wave Surfer Explains How to Master Extreme Fear & Anxiety | Luca Padua](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/luTFOQHO1yw/mqdefault.jpg)

