"If people just slow down and had a different perspective, whether that be through psychedelics, or through their own meditation or whatever they want us to get, there will be a much better place." - Chris Bell

Chris 'Boar' Bell joins Adam in this episode of Up and Adam. He is a director, producer and writer, best known for his documentaries Bigger, Stronger, Faster, Leaf of Faith, Trophy Kids, and Prescription Thugs. He's also a carnivore and a co-host of the Better Stronger Faster Podcast with William Shewfelt. Today, he opens up about his life struggles, diet and drug habits and how they made him who he is.

Addictions are hard to accept and overcome. Chris and Adam talk about different drugs and their usages today, including Ibogaine and CBD, and discuss why they are still depended on by people. We learn more about Chris' carnivore diet and his reasons for starting one. We also dive deeper into pharmaceutical company's and doctors' views on drugs, discussing the many ways they impact society. How do diet and drugs affect the entirety of your existence? Is there a major positive to drug consumption, and if yes, how do you recover from an addiction? Tune in to the episode today as Chris and Adam take the complications out of these questions for you!

Key Highlights

• Learn why diet is the cornerstone for your well-being.
• We discuss Ibogaine. How do animals respond to this natural drug?
• Ibogaine causes people to have profound activity in the brain. Chris narrates an incident where he had prescribed Ibogaine to a patient who had lost 15 years of her memory.
• Ibogaine, CBD, and various drugs and the impact they have in the human body.
• Chris has had double hip replacement surgery due to genetic arthritis at 35 years old. He also shares having his hips replaced and the challenging journey that was part of it.
• Being a pure carnivore vs. majority carnivore and adding other foods to your diet.
• Chris discusses pain and kratom.
• Why is Ibogaine given for recovery from alcohol addiction? Learn the positive and negative aspects of the drug, its origin, and dosage.
• Chris talks about his life journey- having writer's block and eventually turning to drugs and becoming an addict.
• Vulnerability is important. It is only then that you can expect people to help you out. Know how Chris experienced the same recovering from his addictions.
• Drug companies do not most often hold their accountability when someone dies after taking their drugs. How do they manage to do that?

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