This Podcast is brought to you by: Picmonic - USE THIS LINK TO GET 20% OFF ANY PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP: https://www.picmonic.com/affiliate/medspirationLDW19 Click here to SUBSCRIBE to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBILFOvoJ4x2bRhfSapAopA?sub_confirmation=1I In this episode, I interview Dr. Daniel Amen (@doc_amen), Double Board Certified Adult & Child Psychiatrist, Founder of Amen Clinics (@amen_clinic), and twelve-time New York Times bestselling author. We discuss his methods for healing the brain, the importance of inter-generational trauma, and things you can do right now to improve your brain health. Show Notes: 1. Introducing Dr. Daniel Amen (2:59) 2. Dr. Amen’s training (6:38) 3. 11 Major Risk Factors that Steal Brain Health (8:00) 4. Can you Slow Brain Aging, if so, How Fast? (35:44) 5. NFL Study + Brain Smart Program (37:14) 6. 7 Decisions to Improve Brain Health (40:14) 7. Cannabis & the Brain (45:01) 8. The Brain on Love: Lessons from Scanning Thousands of Couples (46:30) 9. 5 Principles for Couples to Improve Brain Health Together (50:37) 10. The Brain of Criminals / Felons (54:11) 11. Lessons from Andrew’s Brain (56:01) 12. How Do they Do the Brain Scans? (1:02:48) 13. Re-framing Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTs) (1:04:03) 14. Psychedelics & the Brain (1:09:21) 15. Meditation & the Brain (1:10:44) 16. PTSD vs TBI (1:11:31) 17. How to Connect with Dr. Amen (1:12:29) 18. Doc Amen & Justin Bieber (1:13:27) 19. Outro (1:14:45) Get Dr. Amen's newest books: https://danielamenmd.com/you-happier/ https://www.amazon.com/Your-Brain-Always-Listening-Happiness/dp/1496438205 If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe to our podcast & rate it 5 stars on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/medspiration/id1440527968 Tag @medspiration in your stories on IG & please share with us your favorite parts of this podcast, I’ll be sure to feature you & write back!!! MEDspiration is a 501c3 (47-3028584) public benefit nonprofit organization. If you would like to support our vision of a better world, you can donate by visiting: https://donorbox.org/medspire-the-world All donations are tax-deductible. LIKE us on FB: https://www.facebook.com/MEDspiration Tweet us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/medspiration_ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/MEDspiration Speak with Dr. Nav: https://www.instagram.com/medspired/ Booking & charity inquiry: ceo@medspired.org
This Podcast is brought to you by: Picmonic - USE THIS LINK TO GET 20% OFF ANY PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP: https://www.picmonic.com/affiliate/medspirationLDW19 Click here to SUBSCRIBE to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBILFOvoJ4x2bRhfSapAopA?sub_confirmation=1I In today's episode, we're joined by Dr. Risa Hoshino, an NYU trained board certified pediatrician & vaccine expert who works in public health. Our team compiled a list of the most common questions we receive from our patients regarding the COVID vaccines & we have jam packed ALL of the answers into this entire podcast! Dr. Hoshino has been growing like wild-fire on IG (https://www.instagram.com/dr.risahoshino/) through creating content that has been centered around public health updates with COVID. She provides us with tons of insider information & this is the perfect episode for anyone who may be on the fence about getting vaccinated. Show Notes: 0:00 - intro 1. Topics Included in this podcast (0:54) 2. Primer for today’s episode (How COVID-19 infects cells, How our immune system works & How COVID Vaccines Work) (2:46) 3. How to connect with us! (5:49) 4. A word from our sponsor: Picmonic (6:12) 5. Introducing Dr. Risa Hoshino (7:39) 6. History of mRNA Vaccines (12:08) Dr. Risa’s ‘Was the Vaccine Rushed’ post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CIgFoQZhnxt/?utm_medium=copy_link 7. Moderna & Pfizer data: Have they decreased rates of hospitalization? (13:33) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33985964/ https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7018e1.htm 8. The difference between mRNA Vaccines & the Adenovirus vector vaccines (15:44) 9. Can the vaccines change your DNA? (17:21) 10. Which vaccine should you get? (17:42) 11. What are the most common side effects? (18:36) Dr Risa’s post on most common side effects: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ9BcKFBVeX/?utm_medium=copy_link 12. Risk of allergic reactions & absolute contra-indications to the vaccines (24:30) Dr. Risa’s post on the ingredients: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJTr0x6hqkE/?utm_medium=copy_link 13. Risk of bell’s palsy? (27:51) 14. Can you get COVID after getting the shot? (29:14) 15. After getting the shot, how long are you protecting/ can the immune system have antibodies against SARs-CoV-2? (30:41) Dr. Risa’s posts on how long the vaccines are effective for: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNP5XN4hD0B/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CQv42pdBdGW/?utm_medium=copy_link 16. Do I really need my 2nd shot? (32:01) Dr. Risa’s post on the second mRNA vaccine: https://www.instagram.com/p/CK_3B-wBSQ6/?utm_medium=copy_link 17. Will we need boosters? (33:34) 18. Will delaying 2nd dose effect vaccine efficacy? (34:26) 19. Do Vaccines decrease the risk of asymptomatic transmission? (36:12) Dr. RIsa’s post on asymptomatic transmission: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNIKmVPh50e/?utm_medium=copy_link 20. What is herd immunity? (37:42) 21. Are the vaccines efficacious with different variants? (39:38) Dr. Risa’s latest post on the Delta Variant: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQJRmAkByiW/?utm_medium=copy_link 22. How to deal with anti-vaxxers? (41:25) 23. Vaccines in those ages 12 & up? Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Process? (43:54) Dr. Risa’s latest post on myocarditis & mRNA shots: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQBpip6BI6F/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CQgkBooh4vl/?utm_medium=copy_link 24. Devils Advocate: is COVID in kids even serious? (47:38) Dr. Risa’s post on 8 reasons to get your child vaccinated & AHA + ASA statements: https://www.instagram.com/p/COvSGO7Bfwu/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CPTQZsGBUao/?utm_medium=copy_link 25. Complications we've seen from COVID: Adults vs. Kids (49:45) 26. Pediatrician addresses vaccine hesitancy w/ parents (52:55) 27. Can we take off our masks? (55:12) Dr. RIsa’s post on the CDC’s mask guidelines: https://www.instagram.com/p/C...
This Podcast is brought to you by: Picmonic - USE THIS LINK TO GET 20% OFF ANY PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP: https://www.picmonic.com/affiliate/medspirationLDW19 Click here to SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBILFOvoJ4x2bRhfSapAopA?sub_confirmation=1 In today's episode, we're joined by Dr. Uma Naidoo. Michelin-starred chef David Bouley described Dr. Uma Naidoo as the world’s first “triple threat” in the food & medicine space: a Harvard trained psychiatrist, Professional Chef graduating with her culinary schools’ most coveted award, and a trained Nutrition Specialist. Her nexus of interests have found their niche in Nutritional Psychiatry. Dr. Naidoo founded and directs the first hospital-based Nutritional Psychiatry Service in the United States. She is the Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) & Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at MGH Academy while serving on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. She ...
In our second episode of 2021, we're joined by Dr. Will Bulsiewicz. Dr. B is a board certified gastroenterologist & a master of clinical science. Today we are dissecting hisNYT best selling book, Fiber Fueled. This is a conversation about gut health and it's relationship to everything from cognition to immunity. Enjoy! This Podcast is brought to you by: Picmonic - USE THIS LINK TO GET 20% OFF ANY PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP:https://www.picmonic.com/affiliate/medspirationLDW19 Picmonic has a visual learning platform that will help anyone in healthcare learn more in less time, so they can rock course exams, boards, and become more competent providers!Using their learning tools has been proven to increase long term memory retention up to 331%! Picmonic helped me with my USMLE Step 1 studies & can help also help studentNPs, PAs, Pharm Ds, RNs, LPNs, paramedics & those in premed. We've partnered with them to bring you an INCREDIBLE OFFER: You can check them out @: Picmonic.com & sign up for FREE ...
Pre-order Nicole's brand new book, 'Do The Work': https://www.amazon.com/How-Do-Work-Recognize-Patterns/dp/006301209X In our first episode of 2021, we’re joined by Nicole LePera Ph.D. (@the.holistic.psychologist). Nicole is a Cornell University trained clinical psychologist who is arguably the most innovative educator of our time when it comes to teaching us more about ourselves & mental health. As a clinical psychologist, Nicole often found herself frustrated by the limitations of traditional psychotherapy. Wanting more for her patients—and for herself—she began a journey to develop a united philosophy of mental, physical & spiritual wellness that equips people with the interdisciplinary tools necessary to heal themselves. After experiencing the life-changing results herself, she began to share what she’d learned with others—and soon “The Holistic Psychologist” was born.Now, Dr. LePera is ready to share her much-requested protocol with the world. In today's episode, Nicole o...
In today's episode we are joined byAndrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. (@hubermanlab), he is atenured professor in the Department of Neurobiology& Lab Director of Huberman Lab atStanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Huberman is world renown for his numerous contributions to the fields of brain development, brain plasticity, and neural regeneration and repair. We had the honor of dissecting his Lab's latest work & highlighted some of the most important findings the field of Neuro-Science has made in the 21st century. Dr. Huberman discussesThe Nervous System; How to Rewire the Brain & Calibrate it Towards Higher Performance; The Growth Mindset & Neuroplasticity; How to Train the Nervous System & Use Breathing Tools to Adjust Internal State; The Trauma Brain; EMDR; & Addiction. This episode is jam packed with practical real time tools that explains the science behind the most successful strategies for life change.I can’t lie, THESE are the types of conversations I LIVE for; & it is TRULY ...
If Exercise were a pharmaceuticalpill, it would create a multi-trillion dollar conglomerate & every doctor in the world would be prescribing it. It wouldcreate better insulin sensitivity, reduce stress, improve brain health, reduce & even reversing chronic disease, enhance detoxification, slow the aging process & improve sexual function, ALL in one!!!It has even been demonstrated that one to two hours of exercise a week in adults can prevent depression. Here's apaper published in the American Journal of psychiatry in 2017 elaborated on an 11 year study on almost 34,000 people that proved this: (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16111223) In this episode, we talk about some of the latest & greatest findings in the field of exercise science. I mention a study in this episode that absolutely blew away the world. It was a2018 large-scale study of more than 100,000 patients by the Harvard School of Public Health. It found that those who chose to eat a health...
In today's episode we are joined by our favorite Naturopathic Doctor! He goes by the name of Christian Gonzalez, he’s a breast cancer expert & one of the world's leading experts when it comes to Environmental Medicine.Today's topics will include: Toxins, Heavy Metals, BPA & Plastics, Mold, USDA Organic, Brain Health, & Naturopathic ways to protect yourself from COVID. If you follow Dr. G on IG (@doctor.g_) or if you listen to his Heal Thy Self Podcast (1+ million DLs), you know that he is notorious for his Product Reviews. Today he shares product reviews onantacids, soda, multivitamins, diapers & baby formula after doing countless hours of research of different brands. This is by far one of our most information dense podcasts to date & we can't wait to hear your feedback! Don't forget to rate, review & subscribe! No matter where you are in the world, you can tag us on instagram @medspiration& we'll start a conversation with you. Tag us in your stories, share us in your posts & let ...
Awaken, discover & connect to the deeper meaning of Parenting Consciously. In today’s Mother’s Day special, we are bringing you New York Times best selling author, Dr. Shefali Tsabary. She’s been dubbed Oprah Winfrey’s favorite parenting coach & her philosophiesare something that I have been integrating into my personal life & my life as family medicine physicians for years now. Shefali Tsabary, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist with a private practice in New York. She received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University, New York. She is the author of the multi-award-winning, The Conscious Parent. Heralded as a game-changer in the parenting genre, this book turns the traditional parenting paradigms on its head and revolutionizes how we raise our families. She has been exposed to Eastern mindfulness at an early age and integrates its teachings with Western psychology. This blend of East and West allows her to reach a global audience. Her ability to appeal to bo...
In the 1990s, there were only two female hospital CEOs in the United States - one of them is our guest today! Her name is Patricia Rush, MD, MBA. In this episode, Dr. Rush takes us through the course of her 40 years as an internal medicine doctor.She has a fundamental conversation of hope – an opportunity to get to the root causes of physical & emotional suffering & completely revolutionizing the way that we look at chronic disease & health disparities. She discusses her career paths & whatled her to create a different kind of primary care practice;The ASTONISHING relationship she found between patient experience & health;And lastly - new scientific findings – which can help us all create a new and better approach when it comes to getting to the root of chronic disease. She is the co-founder ofThe Center for Collaborative Study of Trauma, Health Equity, and Neurobiology (THEN). THEN was formed by 4 women health clinician-scholars in 2017 with the goal of designing and sharinga cur...