Albert Garcia-Romeu, Ph.D. is a member of the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where he studies the effects of psychedelic drugs in humans, with a focus on psilocybin as an aid in the treatment of addiction. His current research interests include clinical applications of psychedelics, mindfulness, and altered states of consciousness, and their underlying neurobiological and psychological mechanisms.

Dr Barry Kerzin is a western-trained medical doctor, author, Buddhist monk and the personal physician of the Dalai Lama. Dr Kerzin teaches us about our ego, the difference between compassion vs empathy, and the power of interconnectedness. Dr Kerzin has created the Altruism in Medicine Institute, a non-profit with the goal of teaching compassion to medical schools. To find more information go to  https://altruismmedicine.org. Dr. Kerzin has also written No Fear, No Death The Transformative Power of Compassion.  This interview also features Dr Emeran Mayer-  gastroenterologist, world-renowned researcher and best-selling author of Mind-Gut Connection and Gut-Immune Connection.

Show Notes

2:00 – How Dr. Kerzin became the Dalai Lama’s doctor

10:00 – Are there some conditions better taught with eastern versus western medicine? Which type does the Dalai Lama use?

10:59 –Brief explanation of Tibetan medicine

13:55 – Does Tibetan medicine focus on longevity and quality of life better than western medicine?

15:22 – How meditation increases telomere length.

21:35 – The importance of compassion

23:20 – Reduced level of heart disease in Tibetan exile community

25:08 – Dalai Lama’s practice of Tonglen (meditative practice of giving and taking)

28:30 – Is anger a natural response?

30:00 – Understanding the importance of interconnectedness

33:19 – Core of Buddhism is deconstructing the ego

37:54 – Are there some things that science cannot currently prove that are integral to our health?

46:50 – Study on how love increased lifespan in cancer patients

49:00 – Dr. Kerzin’s study on lupus and a close association of trauma preceding the diagnosis

51:20 – Field of psycho-neuro-immunology explaining

51:40 – Eudemonic vs hedonic happiness

55: 10 – Meditation reduces inflammatory marker interleukin-6

57:58 – The science of compassion

59:30 – Dr. Kerzin discusses that health is not just to treat disease but to create a flourishing state

1:05 – Difference between empathy vs compassion

1:09:26 – How do you teach compassion?

Dr. Stephanie Seneff is a senior research scientist at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the Massachusetts institute of Technology (MIT). She has earned four degrees from MIT including bachelor of science in biophysics, masters, engineers and PhD in electrical engineering and computer science. For 4 decades she has worked at the intersection of human biology and computers. In decades of research at MIT, she has published over 200 peer-reviewed scientific research studies. She has spent the last decade studying the harmful effects of the pesticide glyphosate, the active ingredient in RoundUp, and she has published a book recently called Toxic Legacy: How the Weedkiller Glyphosate Is Destroying Our Health and the Environment which discusses the groundbreaking science behind the harmful effects of glyphosate and its potential role in Autism, Parkinson’s, autoimmune disorders, Alzheimer’s as well as many other chronic diseases.

Toxic Legacy: https://bookshop.org/books/toxic-legacy-how-the-weedkiller-glyphosate-is-destroying-our-health-and-the-environment/9781603589291

Show Notes: 

2:21 – Glyphosate’s use as a pipe cleaner, an antibiotic and now as a ubiquitous pesticide

4:03 – Most pervasive herbicide in the world, highest use in the United States

4:28 – Glyphosate and its role in genetically modified organisms (GMOs)

4:56 & 9:15– The biochemical pathway that gets altered by glyphosate and its effect on the microbiome

7:20 – Non-GMO wheat with higher glyphosate residue than GMO plants

10:13 – Glyphosate probable carcinogen by World Health Organization

10:39 – Glyphosate affects beneficial microbiome more than pathogen microbes

11:00 – Glyphosate’s role in leaky gut and inflammation in the gut

17:35 – Glyphosate’s potential ability to incorporate into a protein

22:15 – Covid 19 and glyphosate

27:51 – Glyphosate’s role as a chelator causing mineral deficiencies in organisms

30:30 – Autism and glyphosate

35:07 – Infant microbiome and glyphosate

37:55 – Glyphosate ubiquitously found in nearly everyone’s body

41:04 – Glyphosate’s effect on the monarch butterfly and honeybees

43:55 – Glyphosate’s potential effects on autoimmunity

47:47 – How regenerative agriculture can help us move away from this toxic legacy

52:47 – Importance of polyphenols, flavonoids and prebiotics for preventing disease and creating optimal health

54:31 – Importance of sulfur- containing foods

55:34 – Importance of pasture raised and grass-fed poultry and meat

57:24 – Importance of vitamin D from sun instead of supplementation

Dr. Kiera Barr. She is a dual board-certified dermatologist and dermatopathologist, a global speaker, educator, and internationally best-selling author of The Skin Whisperer. 

http://drkeirabarr.com

Show Notes:

3:20 – Dr. Barr’s diagnosis of melanoma

3:50 – The impact of stress on Dr. Barr’s life

10:17 – The importance of sleep on skin health

13:20 – The antioxidant and anticancer properties of melatonin

15:30 – Ability of skin to produce hormones and the impact of hormones on skin

18:00 – Estrogen for skin health

20:30 – The skin microbiome

22:16 – Endocrine disruptors in products

26:30 – UV rays and blue light on skin health

28:28 – Nutrition and skin health

38:00 – Menopause and peri-menopause

41:48 – Difference between stress and stress perception

47:40 – Importance of magnesium for sleep health

 World-renowned pediatric gastroenterologist and Harvard research scientist Alessio Fasano, M.D.  heads the Center for Celiac Research at MassGeneral Hospital for Children in Boston, Massachusetts. His subsequent work includes numerous diagnostic and research breakthroughs, including the discovery of the ancient molecule "zonulin," which regulates the impermeability of the intestine also known as "leaky gut." Dr. Fasano's research has linked an overproduction of zonulin to the pathogenesis of a series of autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes, celiac disease and multiple sclerosis.

Dr. Fasano's books include Gluten Freedom as well as his newest book Gut Feelings. 

Show Notes:

1:40 - The effect of the agricultural revolution and gluten on human health

3:37 - The difference between Celiac disease vs gluten sensitivity vs wheat allergy

6:01 - Dr. Fasano’s view on if we should all cut gluten out of our diets

8:26 - What is gut permeability or “leaky gut”? 

12:43 - Shifting the autoimmune paradigm and discussing the importance of the gut microbiota for health

17:20 - Why autoimmune disorders are rampant and increasing 

18:40 – How the genes of our gut microbiome affect our health

22:32 – The gut circadian rhythm 

23:25 – Is there a normal microbiome? 

24:35 – The impact of Western civilizations showing fewer gut microbiome species 

29:11 – Maternal microbiome and its effect on fetal health 

31:00 - Cesarean section and the microbiome of the fetus 

33:07 – Breastmilk’s ability to support the microbiome 

35:52 – Dr. Fasano’s perspective on if we should all be taking prebiotic/probiotic supplementation 

39:45 – Eastern philosophy, protecting the planet for a more balanced microbiome & how eastern and western medicine are complementary to each other 

Dr. Jason Fung is a Canadian nephrologist. He’s a world-leading expert on intermittent fasting and low carb, especially for treating people with type 2 diabetes. He has written three best-selling health books and he co-founded the Intensive Dietary Management program (IDMprogram.com).

In this podcast we discuss the complexity of the mind-gut interaction with Dr. Emeran Mayer, author of  "The Mind-Gut Connection" and its implications in depression, anxiety, autism, inflammatory diseases, and other neurodegenerative disorders as well as its importance in maintaining overall health.

Emeran A. Mayer, MD, (emeranmayer.com), has studied mind brain body interactions for the last 40 years, with a particular emphasis on bidirectional communication between the brain, the gut and its microbiome. He is the executive director of the Oppenheimer Center for Stress and Resilience (uclacns.org) and the Co-director of the Digestive Diseases Research Center at the University of California at Los Angeles. He is the author of more than 300 scientific publications and several books, and his research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health for the past 25 years. He is considered a pioneer and world leader in the areas of brain gut microbiome interactions, chronic visceral pain and functional gastrointestinal disorders, and is the recipient of the prestigious 2016 Paul D. MacLean Award from the American Psychosomatic Society.

He has written the The Mind-Gut Connection: How the Hidden Conversation Within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and Our Overall Health as well as  The Gut-Immune Connection: How Understanding the Connection Between Food and Immunity Can Help Us Regain Our Health. He is Producer and co-Director of the upcoming documentary film "Interconnected Planet".

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Terry Wahls, MD, is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa, where she conducts clinical trials testing the effect of therapeutic diet and lifestyle to treat multiple sclerosis–related symptoms. (Learn more about her active clinical trials at https://wahls.lab.uiowa.edu/join-study).  In 2018, Dr. Wahls was awarded the Linus Pauling Award from the Institute for Functional Medicine for her contributions to clinical research, patient care and patient advocacy. Dr. Wahls is also a patient with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, which confined her to a tilt-recline wheelchair for four years. She restored her health using a diet and lifestyle program she designed specifically for her brain and now pedals her bike to work each day. She is the author of The Wahls Protocol: How I Beat Progressive MS Using Paleo Principles and Functional Medicine and the paperback The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles, as well as the companion cookbook The Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life: The Revolutionary Modern Paleo Plan to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions. Dr. Wahls travels the world lecturing about the healing power of diet and lifestyle for those with chronic disease. You can learn more about her work from her website, terrywahls.com.

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Jeffrey Rediger, MD, MDiv, is a physician, best-selling author, and popular speaker. He is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and the Medical Director of McLean SE Adult Psychiatry and Community Affairs at McLean Hospital. A licensed physician and board-certified psychiatrist, he also has a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary. His research with remarkable individuals who have recovered from incurable illnesses has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey  among others. He has been nominated for the National Bravewell Leadership Award, and has received numerous awards related to leadership and patient care. His best-selling book, Cured: Strengthen Your Immune System and Heal Your Life, is available at Amazon, local bookshops, and in multiple languages.