The Hidden Body with Dr Sarah Abedi Sarah Abedi, MD

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).