The Lucas Rockwood Show

By Lucas Rockwood

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What's The Lucas Rockwood Show about?

Yoga students love this no-nonsense show featuring experts in yoga, nutrition, and alternative health. Each episode includes a deep dive into listeners' questions and concludes with cutting-edge nutritional advice on vegan nutrition, raw food, plant-based diets, nutritional supplements and everything else of interest to mind-body bio-hackers worldwide. Hosted by, Lucas Rockwood, founder of YogaBodyNaturals.com, YogaBody.es, and the creator of TheYogaTrapeze.com.

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482: Kids Brains on Sports ...

09.22.2021

What do contact sports do long term to our brains? At what age are we responsible enough to make a decision about putting our brains in harm's way? On this week’s podcast, author and PhD researcher, Julie Stamm shares her ...

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09.22.2021 482: Kids Brains on Sports with Dr. Julie Stamm What do contact sports do long term to our brains? At what age are we responsible enough to make a decision about putting our brains in harm's way? On this week’s podcast, author and PhD researcher, Julie Stamm shares her ...
09.14.2021 481: Save Your Brain with Titus Chiu Millions of people experience traumatic brain injuries (TBI) each year, and an estimated 5-6% of those people experience long-term issues. If you break your arm, the path to recovery is pretty obvious and the fix is visible. But if you ...
09.08.2021 480: How to Develop Your Emotional Intelligence with Marc Brackett IQ Tests remain the best method (albeit flawed) to assess intelligence. More difficult to measure, but perhaps more interesting, is Emotional Intelligence (EQ). How does someone rank in terms of self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and relationship management. In a digitally ...
08.31.2021 479: Demystifying Diabetes with Jody Stanislaw I wore a continuous blood glucose monitor for a month and learned that certain fruits (mangos in my case) sent my blood sugar soaring, and even more surprising, my 3 am glucose levels often dropped so low I was in ...
08.25.2021 478: The Gut Immune Connection with Emeran Mayer There are an estimated 100 trillion bacteria in your gut right now that weigh 2-3 lbs. If you were to spread them out, they would cover the surface of an entire tennis course. These include good bugs, bag bugs, and ...
08.18.2021 477: The Obesity Pandemic with Dr. Linda Anegawa Hundreds of years ago, a portly belly was a sign of wealth. The royals ate and rank more than their fill while the serfs starved and toiled on the land. Today, not much has changed. Some of the wealthiest, most ...
08.11.2021 476: Porn Addiction Pandemic with Joshua Shea The book, Fifty Shades of Grey, is not just a bestseller, it’s one of the top 100 best sellers in history - and it’s not because it’s well written (it’s not). 13% of all websites are adult sites, and 30% ...
08.04.2021 475: How to Recover from Exercise with Dr. Andy Galpin Has this ever happened to you? You’re on a roll with a new exercise routine. You’re going to yoga or the gym every day. You feel stronger and energized, and maybe you even lose some weight.
07.28.2021 474: The Future of the Quantified Self Movement What if a $50 smart watch could give you early warning signs for illness, infection, and even disease? Prevention costs less and is more effective than just about any cure, but most of us don’t even manage to get an ...
07.21.2021 473: How to Control Your Fear with Dr. Amy Silver Worried you might choose the wrong major in college? You probably will. Worried you’ll choose the wrong partner and get your heart broken? That will almost certainly happen. What if you start a new exercise routine and get an injury? ...
07.13.2021 472: An Introduction to Mindfulness with Dr. Shauna Shapiro We often get caught up in the lives and events of other people more than our own, and while it’s easy to blame smartphones, this tendency for distraction predates the internet. Humans are distracted by nature which is why mindful ...
07.07.2021 471: Brain Health Matters with Dr. Dale Bredesen The FDA approved a new Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm, and it’s estimated to cost medicare $57 billion per year. In the wake of the approval, three FDA advisory panel members resigned and medical professionals, patients, and taxpayers are understably worried.
06.30.2021 470: Meditation & Neurofeedback with Ariel Garten You’re probably tried meditation apps, but have you tried measuring your brain wave states during your meditation practice? Meditation informed by real-time neurofeedback is now possible, and if you’re a numbers person, it might be just what you need to ...
06.23.2021 469: Exploring the Hathapradipika with Dr. Jim Mallinson Most yoga teachers cite the Yoga Sutras as the original source of modern practices, but the Hathapradipika is a much more relevant text that is rarely read or referenced. Written by Svatmarama in the 1400s, this is one of the ...
06.16.2021 468: Dangers of Modern Medicine with Dr. Robert Pearl How much would you spend to feel healthy and energized? If you were truly sick, you’d probably spend everything you had to feel well again. The USA currently spends about 20% of GDP on healthcare, and if that meant we ...
06.09.2021 467: Sleep it Off with Stella Loichot If you sleep badly, it can create a metabolic storm that leads to elevated stress hormones, food cravings, and increased fat storage. Poor sleep makes it very difficult to manage your weight over time. On this week’s podcast, we’ll talk ...
06.03.2021 466: Improve Your Posture with Matt Hsu Do you have a hunchback? Have high heeled shoes led to shortened hip flexors? Postural imbalances can sneak up on you in a matter of months as your body rearranges itself to new stresses and movement patterns. That’s the bad ...
05.26.2021 465: Does Yoga Work for Weight Loss with Lucas Rockwood Does yoga actually help with weight loss? Does it burn more calories than running or gym workouts? Summer is here, and I’ve been getting loads of weight loss questions. We’ve covered food and nutrition extensively, so this week we’ll deep ...
05.19.2021 464: Self-Care for Pain & Injuries with Dr. Dan Ginader My first two years as a yoga student, I was on-and-off injured constantly. I went to sports therapists, chiropractors, and massage therapists trying to find someone to fix me. A good therapist can be life-changing, but at the end of ...
05.12.2021 463: Magnesium, a Love Story with Dr. Carolyn Dean Magnesium is a favorite among yoga students due to its crucial role in nervous system health and as a muscle relaxant. Magnesium is everywhere, but oddly, many people are still lacking in their daily diets. On this week’s podcast, we’ll ...
05.05.2021 462: The Power of Dreams with Charlie Morley Yes, dreaming is adaptive. Just as your body recovers while you sleep, your brain uses dream states to consolidate memory, learn from experiences, and process emotions. If we can all agree that it’s beneficial to be mindful during your waking ...
04.28.2021 461: What Comes Next? Q&As Galore with Lucas Rockwood Will you ever go back to the office? Will kids ever take in-person school seriously again? And what will the bounce-back look like this summer after more people are vaccinated? This week’s podcast is a departure from my usual guest ...
04.21.2021 460: Rethinking Physical Pain with Aaron Kubal Have you ever experienced chronic back or knee pain? An estimated 80% of people have a major pain episode at some point in their lives, and it often leads to downstream mental and physical health problems.
04.14.2021 459: Making sense of Food with Robb Wolf You step into your local health food store, and the confusion begins. Keto, Paleo, low fat, high fat. It’s all so overwhelming. One approach lowers your cholesterol but improves your blood sugar. Another diet is great for combating inflammation but ...
04.07.2021 458: Tendencies, Habits & Change with Gretchen Rubin Every few months a new productivity book hits the shelves, and of course, I read it. I’m a sucker for personal growth hacks. Do I need to fix my morning routine? What about a gratitude journal? Should I drink lemon ...
03.30.2021 457: Hope is a Verb with Amy Downs Amy was buried under the rubble of the Oklahoma City Federal Building during the 1995 attack. Fully conscious but completely incapacitated, she waited nearly an hour before her rescue. In her own words, her life flashed before her eyes complete ...
03.24.2021 456: Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization with with Michael Rintala, D.C Have back pain? If you ask a yoga teacher, they will give you three stretches. If you go to a physiotherapist, they will give you three Bosu Ball exercises, and if you go to a personal trainer, they will give ...
03.17.2021 455: Healing Trauma, Sexuality & Boundaries with Kimberly Johnson Past traumas often haunt us emotionally and sometimes even manifest as physical pain or illnesses. Acute childhood trauma, for example, has been correlated with everything from premature births to obesity, debunking any delineation between mind and body. Your thoughts and ...
03.10.2021 454: Proactive Personal Health Care with Dr. Doug Pucci I went to the doctor to get routine blood work and was sent home with a prescription for benzodiazepines. I specifically said I didn’t want to take anything, but the doctor insisted that if I wasn’t sleeping well, and the ...
03.03.2021 453: Surviving the Mental Health Pandemic with Guy Winch Suicide ideation is rampant among youth, divorce rates are skyrocketing, and the state of mental health, on a global scale, has never been worse. There have always been times of uncertainty and loss, but what makes our current challenge different ...
02.24.2021 452: How to Find Your Purpose with Ashley Stahl For billions of people, the past year has completely changed our work lives. Many of us have to pivot or even completely reinvent our professional careers. That’s terrifying, and my guest on this week’s show is a career coach who ...
02.17.2021 451: Breakup Bootcamp with Amy Chan What is love? If you ask 100 people, you’ll get 100 different answers; and yet here we are, desperately needing love all the time. It shouldn’t be a big surprise, relationships don’t always work out. Everyone has a breakup story, ...
02.09.2021 450: 7 Steps to Self Confidence with David Nurse On this week’s show, you’ll meet a former pro basketball player-turned-coach whose clients need to be at the top of their game, literally, in order to stay employed. His 7-step approach breaks self confidence into manageable steps that can be ...
02.03.2021 449: Healthy Skin as You Age with Dr. Shadi Kourosh While we all have more meaningful things to worry about than our aging skin, I still do worry that I’ll be raisin-faced in my 70s. So let’s talk about it. This week, I’ll introduce you to Havard professor and dermatologist, ...
01.27.2021 448: Turn Adversity into Advantage with Doug Bopst “I took the deal… and the last thing I did was snort a few hundred milligrams of oxy,” says Doug. This was right before he started a 90-day stint in jail where he was forced to sober up in a ...
01.20.2021 447: Psychological Flexibility with Steven Hayes PhD The rate of change has accelerated 2-5x in the past year. The job change you were thinking about someday is now your top priority today. Your relationship doubt has flipped into a full blown crisis. Entire governments and industries have ...
01.13.2021 446: Thoughts on the End of Life with Charles Garfield Death and loss are inevitable, nobody was prepared for this. COVID-19 has taken the lives of millions of people around the world, mostly older people, the wisdom class. On a local level, we all feel it; but from a global ...
01.05.2021 445: Get to Know Your Testosterone with Dr. Tracy Gapin Testosterone levels in modern men are lower than any time in recorded history. This causes low libido, low energy, and a lack of lean muscle; but low T can also decrease your motivation, your concentration, and even your mental health. ...
12.30.2020 444: In Search of Mastery with Michael Gervais What does it mean to self actualize? To become your personal best at whatever it is you do? For most of us, these questions conjure up images such as a finish line, a retirement, an award, or a specific bank ...
12.22.2020 443: Get To Know Your Genes with Dr Yael Joffe Have you done a DNA test to discover your true ancestry? Tens of millions of people give up their genetic information in exchange for a fun pie graph that attempts to detail their ethnicity. It’s not too expensive, and it’s ...
12.15.2020 442: Fantastic Fungi with Eugenia Bone It’s mushroom season in Cataluña, so the markets are filled with orange, white, and even jet black “setas” that are almost all wild harvested. They´re delicious and packed with a unique micronutrient profile that is great for your immune system. ...
12.09.2020 441: Happy Pessimist with Mattias Lundberg Has your life been turned upside down in 2020? How are you feeling? Positive thinking and optimism are often considered one and the same, but you can be simultaneously positive and pessimistic - and it might be the smartest way ...
12.02.2020 440: Overcome Fear with Kristen Ulmer Extreme skiing is defined by an ever-present risk of death. It’s a sport that demands a deep relationship and acceptance of fear. An avalanche can bury you, a deadly fall down a sheer rock wall is just one wrong turn ...
11.25.2020 439: Mindfulness Addiction with Dr. Jud Brewer If we define addiction as continued behavior despite adverse consequences, we all have cause for concern. Perhaps you’re up so late watching Netflix that you make a mistake at work that costs you your job; maybe your pornography compulsion blocks ...
11.17.2020 438: Respiratory Therapy with Joe Lewis If you’re interested in pranayama and breathwork, there is so much more to discover than simply “oxygenation.” As a student of yoga breathing for over a decade, there continues to be a lack of real scientific teaching, so on this ...
11.12.2020 437: CBD for Pain & Sleep with Mary Clifton Marijuana is quickly becoming legal or at least decriminalized in most states. Billions of dollars of previously criminal revenue is suddenly on-the-books and taxable, and hundreds of products are flooding the market including everything from skincare to nutritional supplements.
11.04.2020 436: Reflexology & Energy Balance with Helen Chin Lui Even for a diehard skeptic like myself, energy medicine practices like reflexology should not be ignored, particularly for issues like chronic pain, mental health, and inflammation. Whether it’s the placebo effect or the genius of ancient medicine at play, who ...
10.28.2020 435: The Power of Pessimism - COVID-19 Survival What if this COVID-19 crisis lasts another six months? Or another two years? Our work and lifestyles are being radically redefined, and most people are taking a “wait and see’ approach, doubling down on Netflix, and waiting for big pharma ...
10.21.2020 434: Understanding Your Bloodwork with Todd Strong Allopathic medicine is exceptional at treating illness and disease but not great for preventative care. For health-seekers, this means you need to take ownership of your health, ask questions, and request the tests and analysis you need to understand your ...
10.14.2020 433: Reverse Aging with Lifelong “Play” with Stephen Jepson Aging starts with the loss of lean muscle and mobility. Next, you notice you’re not sharp as you used to be, and then things accelerate as you become less active, less engaged in the world, and one step closer to ...

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