We welcome the most BASED doctor out there, and a dear friend who has been on the podcast before, Dr. Abud Bakri. He's a wealth of knowledge on all things health and wellness. We dive into light environment, POMC, Testosterone, circadian biology, the deep brain structures and more.

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TIMESTAMPS:

(0:00) Sunscreen and skin

(1:30) Welcoming Dr. Abud Bakri

(2:20) Abud's growth on Twitter

(5:00) Toxic health space

(6:20) Nocebo extremists

(7:08) Gut health & microbiome

(9:40) Circadian friendly pooping

(12:25) Seasonal fermentation and variety

(13:55) POMC & leptin-melanocortin pathway

(17:55) Light and POMC neurons

(18:50) Leptin resistance

(22:45) Consequences of circadian disruption

(26:00) Artificial light vs sunlight

(29:35) Blue light blockers

(30:35) Traditional wisdom around sunlight

(33:10) Circadian friendly light

(35:25) Intuitive understanding

(36:50) Sleep cycles & growth hormone

(40:00) Light & dark cycle

(41:35) Abud's current health interests

(42:45) Testosterone epidemic

(45:50) Surfer to corporate spectrum

(48:00) Spontaneous cancer remission

(51:50) The brain

(54:00) Abud 15 years from now

(57:20) Educating everyday people

(1:00:30) Social media and social status

(1:02:30) Weak forebrains

(1:07:15) Lack of masculine culture

(1:10:50) Outro

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