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  • Business and Work-Life Habits with James Clear

    Master of habits, James Clear, returns to talk about how businesses and people can develop good work-life habits.

    Today, Clear discusses good and bad habits of leaders and shares tools anyone can use to start developing great habits to help manage life. We discuss the habit of refinement, the two-minute rule, and why habits create freedom, not restriction.

    We talk about:

    • Good habits of leaders
    • Habit of refinement
    • Bad habits of leaders
    • The most important habit to sustain a healthy mindset
    • The two minute rule
    • How not to restrict your life based on habits
    • 17 min
    • Atomic Habits with James Clear

      James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, joins us today to discuss how your environment can affect your habits. Using his personal experiences of working towards developing good habits, Clear has become the master of demonstrating what best practices look like and how that impact can impact your future.

      Today, Clear shares how our habits are developed through our home and social environments. We discuss how Covid-19 has affected our habits, why you should choose the right social settings and ways to start having healthy habits.

      We talk about:

      • Why James Clear is the habits guy
      • How the concept of our habits have changed since Covid-19
      • How your environment affects your habits
      • How social environments shape habits
      • Most powerful habits James Clear has integrated into his life
      • 16 min
      • Fasting with Dr Mindy Pelz

        Dr Mindy Pelz, best-selling author, holistic health and fasting expert, and popular YouTuber and podcaster, returns to talk about the benefits of fasting for brain health.

        Today, Pelz shares what fasting can look like for people and why it's so effective to the mind and body. We discuss how long should you fast, fasting challenges for men and women, and how to start fasting to reap its physical and mental benefits.

        We talk about:

        • What is intermittent fasting
        • What happens to the body the longer you fast
        • How long can you fast
        • When you shouldn’t fast
        • How to start intermittent fasting
        • Benefits of fasting for brain health
        • 16 min
        • Menopause with Dr Mindy Pelz

          Dr Mindy Pelz, best-selling author, holistic health and fasting expert, and popular YouTuber and podcaster, join us to discuss menopause and how to adapt to a lifestyle that will help manage it in the modern world.

          Today, Pelz shares her experience with menopause and why she's directed her career to help women overcome it. We discuss what causes menopause, how sex hormones affect our moods, symptoms, and tips to manage it.

          We talk about:

          • How menopause affects everyone
          • What causes menopause
          • How sex hormones affect moods
          • 3 labels for menopause
          • Menopause symptoms
          • Tips to manage menopause
          • 16 min
          • MDMA for PTSD with Rick Doblin

            Rick Doblin, psychotherapist and the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), returns to chat about methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and its positive effects on PTSD and trauma.

            Today, Doblin share what MDMA is, how it works, and how it can help those struggling with PTSD and trauma-related mental issues. We discuss how MDMA is used in therapy, the journey of it getting FDA approval, and the history of its development.

            We talk about:

            • What is MDMA
            • How does MDMA work
            • How MDMA helps with PTSD and trauma
            • Neuroplasticity
            • Studies with MDMA
            • How close is MDMA to FDA approval
            • Exciting compounds of psychedelics and mental health
            • 16 min
            • Psychedelic Psychotherapy with Rick Doblin

              Rick Doblin, psychotherapist and the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), joins us to talk about how and why psychedelics are good for your mental health.

              Today, Doblin shares why he founded MAPS, his journey with psychedelics, and ending the war on drugs. We discuss psychedelic psychotherapy, the history and cultural impact of psychedelics, and how MAPS is helping with mental health.

              We talk about:

              • Doblin’s journey with psychedelics
              • How are psychedelics good for your mental health
              • Psychedelic psychotherapy
              • Psychedelics in our culture
              • The history of psychedelics
              • What is MAPS
              • 16 min
              • The Plant Paradox with Dr Steven Gundry

                Dr Steven Gundry, one of the world's top cardiothoracic surgeons, a pioneer in nutrition, and the medical director at the International Heart and Lung Institute for Restorative Medicine, returns to talk about his new book, The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in "Healthy" Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain.

                Today, Gundry shares what the Plant Paradox is and the backlash he's gotten behind the controversial topic. We discuss Blue Zones, lectins, "healthy" foods we should consume and avoid, and the benefits of olive oil.

                We talk about:

                • Backlash of The Plant Paradox
                • Blue Zone
                • Lectins affects on our bodies
                • Foods we should avoid and consume
                • Supplementation
                • How brain care shows up in Gundry’s life
                • 16 min
                • The Energy Paradox with Dr Steven Gundry

                  Dr Steven Gundry, one of the world's top cardiothoracic surgeons, a pioneer in nutrition, and the medical director at the International Heart and Lung Institute for Restorative Medicine, joins the show to talk about his book, The Energy Paradox: What to Do When Your Get-Up-and-Go Has Got Up and Gone.

                  Today, Gundry shares what the Energy Paradox is and why we are always tired. We discuss chronic low energy, energy expenditure studies of the Hadzas in Tanzania, why our gut makes us have low energy, and ways to boost our energy.

                  We talk about:

                  • What is the Energy Paradox
                  • Chronic low energy / inflammation
                  • 3 L’s of chronic inflammation
                  • Gundry’s thoughts on plant-based diets
                  • Energy boosting
                  • Gundry’s #1 tip for energy
                  • 16 min
                  • Vitamin D with Patrick Holford

                    Patrick Holford, nutrition expert, leading spokesman, and author of 46 books, returns to discuss the benefits of vitamin D.

                    Today, Holford shares why vitamin D is promoted more than vitamin C, where we get our source of vitamin D, and how much of it do we need. We discuss the benefits of vitamin D in the brain, how it's produced, and how to know if we have a vitamin D deficiency.

                    We talk about:

                    • Why is vitamin D promoted more for Covid-19 than vitamin C
                    • How vitamin D is produced
                    • Where we get our vitamin D
                    • How much vitamin D do we need
                    • Vitamin D deficiency
                    • Benefits of vitamin D in the brain
                    • 16 min
                    • Vitamin C with Patrick Holford

                      Patrick Holford, nutrition expert, leading spokesman, and author of 46 books, joins us to discuss the benefits and effects of supplementing vitamin C.

                      Today, Holford shares the studies of vitamin C, why we need it, and how it has helped during the Covid-19 pandemic. We discuss what animals develop vitamin C, why it's important to supplement, and the issues nutrition faces within the pharmaceutical industry.

                      We talk about:

                      • How Holford got into nutrition
                      • Benefits of vitamin C
                      • China and vitamin C
                      • COVID-19 and vitamin C
                      • Why people don’t take vitamin C
                      • The pharmaceutical industry and vitamin C
                      • 16 min

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