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Arguing over vaccines with your crazy relatives might raise your glucose more than desert; continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for insight into diet, exercise, sleep, emotional stress, and more. Video: https://youtu.be/Cg55DR2s8uk Timecodes: 00:00 Intro to lifestyle medicine 02:30 ABIM recertification, left vs. right brain medicine, Attia's documentary 10:03 Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) as a motivator, exploring root causes, the primary care doc crisis 19:25 Insulin resistance, matching carbs to your metabolism, vital role of protein intake & muscle mass, fasting, plant-based diets 31:53 Sleep quality, food choices, glycemic variability, glucose spikes & recovery periods, worry journaling 43:47 Public speaking, cortisol release & glucose levels 51:28 Social media & the news, memory recall, creating spaces to give the nervous system a break, biopsychosocial factors, the right brain approach 57:45 CGM data patterns, approaching exercise realistically, walking, “EPIC” workouts, positive vs. negative stress 1:07:54 The pandemic of emotional repression, teen metabolic health 1:18:20 Gender-specific considerations, alcohol 1:23:12 Environmental conditioning, the downside to working from home, the approaching societal tipping point, waking up 1:27:47 Second-selfing, audience capture, internal capitalism, final thoughts With Dr. Ronesh Sinha: https://www.culturalhealthsolutions.com/ Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roneshsinhamd/ Check out his Meta Health podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meta-health-podcast/id1581144869 All our prior episodes with Dr. Sinha: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/ronesh-sinha/ Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Support us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: https://paypal.me/zdoggmd More about Dr. Z: https://zdoggmd.com/about-z

Sunday Roundz, originally live on YouTube 10/30/22. Video: https://zdoggmd.com/seoul Gear: https://supportertribe4lyfe.com Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Support us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: https://paypal.me/zdoggmd More about Dr. Z: https://zdoggmd.com/about-z

Dr. Angelo DiLullo (author of Awake, It's Your Turn) interviews ME

Our collective shift towards left brain dominance may be the end of us all. A live discussion of the ramifications of increasing reductionism in healthcare, COVID, and beyond. The video: zdoggmd.com/left-right-brain McGilchrist's The Master and his Emissary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Master_and_His_Emissary Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Support us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: https://paypal.me/zdoggmd More about Dr. Z: https://zdoggmd.com/about-z

A deep dive down the rabbit hole of our astonishing, non-conceptual experience of what IS. John Astin is a health psychologist, meditation teacher, musician, and the author of four books on spiritual practice, including This Extraordinary Moment. His guided meditations can be found on Sam Harris's Waking Up app. He has a Ph.D. in health psychology and is an adjunct professor of clinical and counseling psychology at Santa Clara and Notre Dame de Namur Universities. Find his books, teachings, and more on his website: https://johnastin.com Video of this interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6FkgCQR09Q Here are all our videos on consciousness, meditation, and awakening: https://bit.ly/3NYbBvx Timecodes: 0:00 Intro 1:52 What are we? How consciousness identifies with its contents 6:33 The thought/conceptual world vs. the experiential world 11:25 Concepts can't capture raw experience, quantum physics vs gross reality 16:24 The conceptual world and the spiritual “journey”, the nature of impermanence 23:37 How “long” is NOW? 28:06 What is living truth relative to the thought world, the pragmatic benefit of realization 34:43 Integrating absolute realization into daily life 41:09 Mind reduces infinity to finite and a sense of lack, non-duality 44:47 Coming off retreat and “reintegrating”, the “commentary” of thought consciousness 52:31 What IS anxiety experientially? 57:04 Conceptual thought world removes “magic” from experience 59:30 The power of attention and discernment in inquiring into experience 1:06:20 The apparent spiritual “journey” 1:10:38 Awakening and realization over time 1:12:52 We are wired to seek enjoyment 1:19:48 The radiant beauty of everything regardless of mental labels, what is art? 1:29:37 The miracle of what IS 1:40:17 A guided meditation/inquiry on presence: intro 1:42:19 Guided meditation on presence Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Support us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: https://paypal.me/zdoggmd More about Dr. Z: https://zdoggmd.com/about-z

The vaccine expert is less than impressed with evidence to support the omicron BA.4/5 "bivalent" booster shots now rolling out for everyone 12 and older. A must-watch deep dive into some science! We also talk polio and monkeypox and flu

Should California discipline doctors who "disseminate misinformation or disinformation related to COVID-19?" Here's one California physician's take. Video: https://youtu.be/Dy10cM5qSzo Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd More about Dr. Z: https://zdoggmd.com/about-z Support us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmd

Seriously y'all, you can't make this s**t up

Three pervasive distortions are at the root of tremendous suffering for children AND adults. Video: https://youtu.be/vJYj0nTdO2Y Read Haidt & Lukianoff's "The Coddling of the American Mind": https://amzn.to/3pyHilr Watch my related video on The Social Dilemma: https://youtu.be/aisZHLj1vYk Watch my interview on existential risk with Daniel Schmachtenberger: https://youtu.be/_7aIgHoydP8 Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd More about Dr. Z: https://zdoggmd.com/about-z

What happens if you drop the mental labels, constructs and THOUGHTS about reality, and just look directly at your immediate experience? Strap yourself in because psychologist John Astin helps us see what's right in front of us, now and always

Why did Dr. Offit vote NO on Omicron-specific boosters at the FDA advisory meeting? What's up with vaccine for the youngest kids? AND MUCH MORE... Video version: zdoggmd.com/paul-offit-9 All our videos with Dr. Paul Offit: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/paul-offit/ Paul's recent op-ed on variant-specific boosting: https://www.statnews.com/2022/06/29/fda-dont-rush-to-change-covid-19-vaccine-composition/ Support our educational efforts with a PayPal donation and get a personal email reply from me: https://paypal.me/zdoggmd Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd More about Dr. Z: https://zdoggmd.com/about-z

A pandemic post-mortem that looks ahead to how a post-COVID awakening might unfold, with Rebel Wisdom's David Fuller. Video here: https://youtu.be/5P7l8AY1tBo Find more from David and his guests here: https://www.youtube.com/c/RebelWisdom A recent live show we did together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2JwFBCwFeQ&t=3307s Here's the Culture Wars 2.0 piece we referenced: https://medium.com/s/world-wide-wtf/memetic-tribes-and-culture-war-2-0-14705c43f6bb Timecodes: 0:00 Intro 4:40 Health 3.0 & a broken healthcare system going into the pandemic 7:50 Rebel Wisdom's central curation function 11:00 Zoom vs. in person and the effect on connection 23:53 Internet subcultures “leaking” into the real world, Jan. 6th 26:15 The Post-Secular Religiosity of everything, including COVID 31:15 The rise of conspiracy narratives during COVID 37:05 Questioning our own thinking, personal growth 44:10 Hermeneutics of suspicion & a culture of bullshit 56:00 Conspiracies thrive in gaps in the mainstream narrative 57:30 Pre/trans fallacy & the COVID antithesis space 1:05:00 Paradox of being outside the institutions: audience capture 1:09:48 Tech platforms' warping effect on creators 1:13:40 Jordan Peterson's tragic arc 1:17:54 The return of the “repressed” 1:24:00 Return of psychedelic medicine 1:29:44 Limitations of psychedelics 1:34:13 Meditation & Awakening, pitfalls 1:38:58 Ayahuasca 1:44:12 Culture War 2.0 & Memetic Tribes 1:53:15 Post Pandemic Awakening & Personal Growth Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd

Just getting infants and toddlers fed has seems harder than ever given formula shortages and lack of support for moms. Lactation consultant and educator Mirine Richey, MPH, IBCLC helps us unwind all the knots. Learn more about her work at Florida State here: https://cpeip.fsu.edu/ Video at: zdoggmd.com/formula-crisis Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd

Most of our lives are spent lost in the thought stream. But the senses can be our gateway to unfiltered reality right here and now. All of our shows with Dr. Angelo DiLullo: https://bit.ly/3HdpGn7 Angelo's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SimplyAlwaysAwake Links to Angelo's book Awake, It's Your Turn as well as video version and retreat info: https://zdoggmd.com/sense-gates Topics: 0:00 Intro 1:49 Awakening as a process beyond conceptual knowing 4:00 What to do when thought intervenes on unfiltered reality 7:01 The paradox of the personal and impersonal 8:50 The paradox of practice vs. non-practice 11:12 Investigating the sense gates: sound and hearing 21:10 The non-dual experience of hearing (JUST hearing) 26:10 The prerequisite role of Self-inquiry in awakening 27:52 Investigating the sight gate: gazing into infinity 33:40 Attuning to subtlety and refining perception 36:52 The importance of “just stopping” 40:11 The end of suffering and living truth investigating itself Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd

Come join us for a live Q+A with Rebel Wisdom's David Fuller. We dive into your questions about consciousness, personal growth, and much more. Check out David's Rebel Wisdom channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/RebelWisdom Full Video: zdoggmd.com/david-fuller-live Join our Supporter Tribe: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters

Andrew Holecek is an author, teacher, and a renowned expert on meditation, lucid dreaming, and dream yoga. We dive into how increasing your awareness during sleep can have profound benefits for your life. In fact, it might just help wake us up from the "dream" of the waking state itself... Learn more about Andrew, get his outstanding books, and much more: https://www.andrewholecek.com/ If you have thoughts or feedback on this episode, email me: hello@zdoggmd.com

How can we awaken to life as a continuous flow state? What is no-self & the Unborn? Can suffering be a fierce grace that wakes you up to the natural flow of redemptive love? Trigger Warning: we go DEEP on this one

The complex ethical, medical, and psychological issues relating to women's health & abortion are nuanced and often non-intuitive. An OB/Gyn doc joins me to help us better understand. Dr. Alexandre (Alex) West is an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Connecticut. Links to resources, video, and more: https://zdoggmd.com/abortion-facts Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd

Here's what you need to know about the current monkeypox outbreak, including how it spreads, how to diagnose and treat, and whether YOU should worry about this in the first place. Links, video, and transcript: https://zdoggmd.com/monkeypox Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd

We now have all the necessary tools to end the COVID "emergency" phase. Here's how (and why) we can live with this coronavirus. Video: zdoggmd.com/living-with-covid Here's a great Twitter thread summarizing what we discussed in this episode: https://bit.ly/3sCEUvO Dr. Monica Gandhi is a UCSF Professor and infectious disease physician specializing in HIV. Here are all our prior episodes together: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/dr-monica-gandhi/ Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd

A longtime hospitalist colleague and mentor shares hospital hacks that improve life for our patients, our colleagues, and ourselves

What has our short-sighted COVID approach cost us? Dr. Makary returns to discuss all the other stuff we're damaging or neglecting. Video: https://zdoggmd.com/covid-myopia All our shows with Marty: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/marty-makary/ Marty's "Redesigning Healthcare" Johns Hopkins research movement: https://healthredesign.org Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters or make a 1-time donation at https://paypal.me/zdoggmd Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd

Happy #nursesweek to all those on the hero's journey

I unfroze Doc Vader from carbonite for #MayThe4thBeWithYou LIVE

Why isn't everyone awakened and able realize unfiltered reality? Turns out the mind tosses up apparent roadblocks to enlightenment. Here's how to recognize and overcome them. Links to Angelo's book (Awake, It's Your Turn), his YouTube channel, a full transcript and video podcast, and more episodes in our Awakening, Explained series: https://zdoggmd.com/awakening-barriers 00:00 Intro 01:38 Unfiltered reality is ALWAYS present, just seemingly obscured 04:59 Barrier 1: not knowing awakening is possible 17:12 Fear disguising itself as acquisition of knowledge 22:00 Barrier 2: doubt and the standing wave of identity/thought 44:35 Barrier 3: realizing what is a thought and what isn't 55:49 Advice for overcoming sticky beliefs Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd

Live Q+A originally on Facebook, we talked: nurse practitioners, women vs. men, should you leave your job, helicopter parenting and safetyism, un-masked prom COVID catastrophizing, and more! Video: zdoggmd.com/live-4-21-22 Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd

Teen mental health has taken a dive over the last decade. Here's 4 reasons why, and what we can about it. Here's that Atlantic article: https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/04/american-teens-sadness-depression-anxiety/629524/ Links, video podcast, and transcript: https://zdoggmd.com/teen-mental-health Supporters of the show can get free CME for reflecting on this episode! Check the ad-free version in your supporter feed for details! https://zdoggmd.com/supporters to join. Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd

Dr. Angelo DiLullo & I recently did a 6-day silent meditation retreat with 30 healthcare folks from our audience, and here's what happened

Yeah, this is bad. Here are my thoughts from a Facebook live episode I did when the verdict came back and released initially for subscribing Supporters on YouTube. Video: https://youtu.be/5NBtoKP2Geg Here are my prior shows on Nurse RaDonda Vaught's case: https://zdoggmd.com/?s=radonda Join us on Locals for exclusive live shows and group discussions: https://zdoggmd.locals.com

The boys are back in town

The US Senate just voted to make Daylight Savings Time (DST) permanent. Sleep doctors think this is unsafe, and here's why. Subscribing supporters can get FREE CME, check the ad-free version of the video in your supporter feed for details! And join our Locals Supporter Tribe https://zdoggmd.locals.com Transcript, audio podcast, and links to related articles and shows: https://zdoggmd.com/daylight-savings Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd

Awakening from the dream of separation and suffering may be as simple as looking for WHO is trying to wake up. Who ARE you? Using self-inquiry to unlock your true identity. Links to Angelo's book (Awake, It's Your Turn), his YouTube channel, a full transcript and video podcast, and more episodes in our Awakening, Explained series: https://zdoggmd.com/self-inquiry Supporters of the show can get free CME for reflecting on this episode! Check the ad-free version in your supporter feed for details! https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd 00:00 Intro 00:37 Meditation Vs. inquiry, what's the purpose of inquiry 05:10 Who are you? 08:41 Hitting the fear barrier, the doubt barrier, the thought trap 16:50 Inquiry and the identity shift of awakening, dissolution of ego 19:53 Resistance & shadow 24:27 Obstructing beliefs/thoughts common to the process 27:35 Self-inquiry vs. surrendered inquiry into the nature of reality post awakening, non-duality 32:10 Surrendering to unfiltered, self-less reality 36:12 Why the smartest people have the most trouble with this 38:20 Investigating the imagined self, the science of no-self 41:39 Can the experience of unfiltered reality be destabilizing , the goal of liberation

A Swedish study is causing anxiety among many that mRNA vaccines can insert into our DNA. Here's what's REALLY going on. Supporters of the show can get CME, check your supporter feed for details! Transcript, links, video podcast version and more: https://zdoggmd.com/pfizer-dna Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd

I finally deleted my Twitter account, here's why. Also, Putin, Boosters, and more, LIVE. https://zdoggmd.com/live-2-27-22/

You don't have to be a writer or “creative” type to channel authenticity and spontaneity in your life and work. A fascinating conversation with book & television writer Johnny B. Truant. Our prior show on changing your life story: https://zdoggmd.com/the-story-solution Get Johnny's book The Story Solution here: https://amzn.to/3Ln669t Check out Johnny's multimedia story studio here: https://sterlingandstone.net/ Video and links here: https://zdoggmd.com/creativity Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Topics & Timecodes 00:00 Intro, how story is excavated vs created 04:19 Working with a partner, why planning too much sucks, mistakes evolve the storyline, why I don't edit videos 12:34 The role of faith in the creative process, working with Tom Hinueber, why spontaneity shouldn't be labeled as lazy 18:03 Left brain vs right brain, creating structure without over-planning, opening a hole in the universe 20:15 Channeling creative flow, pulling past experience into current endeavors, silencing the noise to tap into a deeper flow 25:50 Meditation & improv, medicine & feeling into the patient story, articulating the ineffable 33:27 Factors contributing to writer's block, achieving a state of alert presence, mental illness, substance use & reality 38:09 False memories, The Mandela Effect, objective reality, Alt-Middle & holding strong views loosely, January 6th 49:13 Inhabiting different perspectives, flexibility in belief, role of social media in creating silos, corpus callosum analogy & synthesis between sides 54:58 The arbitrary nature of reality, forming identity around belief & questioning these beliefs, limitations of science, theories of reality 1:07:15 Awakening after trauma, grieving the loss of identity, reality as a simulation, meta-storytelling 1:18:38 Glimpses into unfiltered reality & the unpredictable nature of mini-awakenings 1:25:00 Psychedelics as a double-edged sword, meditation as a more predictable method, repackaging experience as a story 1:28:15 What parameters define "real"? Emotion, sensation & how we label perceptual filters, surrendering to unpleasant sensations 1:34:35 My trip to the dentist, surrendering without judgement, suffering is optional, Return On Luck (ROL) 1:41:14 The stories we tell ourselves, the delusion of separation, my retreat experience 1:46:08 Stories as a trojan horse, disarming people with humor, why resonating with story matters 1:50:27 Using stories to reach others, empathy vs. compassion, identity development in teens & pre-teens 1:59:00 Final thoughts

A deep dive discussion of the effects of race in healthcare and beyond. We explore stereotype threat, biological weathering, equity vs. equality, structural racism in America, bias in healthcare and medical admissions, the effects of zip code & social determinants of health, and MUCH more. Dr. Ian Tong is a Black physician, a clinical assistant professor at Stanford, and the Chief Medical Officer of Included Health. Want to earn CME for reflecting on this episode? Details (and links to some referenced articles from the show and the video version): https://zdoggmd.com/ian-tong Our podcast, videos, website, social media, and email contact: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Support our show with a 1-time PayPal donation or join our monthly subscriber group for exclusive live content and FREE CME access: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters

Pandemic restrictions should stop, and here's why. A live discussion with YOUR comments. Video: zdoggmd.com/sunday-live-2-13-22 Support our efforts: https://paypal.me/zdoggmd Join our Supporter Tribe: https://zdoggmd.locals.com On other platforms: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters

Daniel Schmactenberger studies existential risk. Here's how we might thread an Alt-Middle way to a civilization whose tech, healthcare, social structures, and built environment promote well being rather than divisional apocalypse. Video and transcript: https://zdoggmd.com/daniel-schmactenberger About Daniel: https://civilizationemerging.com/about/ Daniel's Consilience Project: https://consilienceproject.org/ Our podcast, videos, website, social media, and email contact: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Support our show with a 1-time PayPal donation or join our monthly subscriber group for exclusive live content and early releases: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters

Storywriting expert and author of over 100 books Johnny B. Truant teaches us how we can use story to completely reinvent our lives. Watch the video here: zdoggmd.com/the-story-solution Get his book The Story Solution here: https://amzn.to/3Ln669t Check out his multimedia story studio here: https://sterlingandstone.net/ Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd

Have you had a profound glimpse of awakening/enlightenment but you're afraid to dive deeper (or you don't know how)? Here's a direct guide to further exploring your true nature. Links to Angelo's book (Awake, It's Your Turn), his YouTube channel, a full transcript and video podcast, and more episodes in our Awakening, Explained series: https://zdoggmd.com/awakening-doubt 00:00 Intro 00:16 Could you have had an awakening and not know what it was? What is awakening, presence/consciousness, the role of distorting thought reflections. 8:14 Lacking a context in which to place “awakening” experiences or foretastes 9:48 The role of faith, doubt mass, and determination in enlightenment/awakening/realization. Distinguishing faith from “belief.” 17:11 The deep dissatisfaction and suffering (dukkah) that can light a fire to seek authentic, living truth 25:25 Can people with “good” lives and success wake up? The role of brutal honestly and authenticity in self-realization 26:15 Medical professionals, “successful” people and the threat to identity that awakening might represent, the role of surrender and authenticity 28:06 If you start down the path, DON'T STOP (here's why), dealing with frustration and roadblocks 34:03 The crucial importance of the present moment (rather than thought or stories ABOUT presence), the mind's time-based hypnosis 37:00 The difference between “experience” and “realization” and the loosening of thought-based identity structures 47:00 Non-duality (no subject-object distinction, just experiencing experiencing itself) 49:45 Suffering is the entry point, the role of retreat and surrender Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd

Thought, emotion, and awakening: a deep dive. Links, transcript, and more: https://zdoggmd.com/awakening-emotion Topics: 00:00 Intro 02:26 Consciousness as a movie screen vs. the story of our lives displayed on the screen 09:24 Why the sense of separation returning can make things feel worse after an experience of expansive presence 14:58 Awakening and repressed emotion, the shedding of inauthenticity 20:18 How and when to investigate the source of emotions 22:38 Untangling thought from emotion, dealing with habitual fixations, thought storms 27:55 Resistance to emotion vs. surrender and acceptance 33:00 The effect of meditation retreat on emotion 35:48 The standing wave of thought identification and the pandemic of emotional repression 42:03 Zubin's post retreat experience of thought and emotion 44:40 The effect since our first shows on awakening, the way out of suffering 48:14 Wrapping up Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd

Dr. Rachel Zoffness returns to dive deep into what "mild" Omicron infection means, why depression is biopsychosocial ALWAYS, how to manage imposter syndrome & insomnia, and why benzodiazepine medications are often a disaster. Video podcast, transcript, links to Dr. Z's book, and more episodes: https://zdoggmd.com/pain-points-2 Support our show with a 1-time donation and get a personal email response from me: https://paypal.me/zdoggmd Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Topics/Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 03:51 Rachel got the Big O (Omicron) & post-infection immunity 08:31 Why a mild case still sucks, the anxiety contagion, public health communication 14:20 Placebo vs nocebo, why words make a difference in suffering 22:25 Long COVID vs long tail symptoms, cognitive distortions 27:15 "Bug chasing" & why it's a bad idea 31:07 Depression, reductionism & the biomedical model of health 38:15 The psych bubble, role of thoughts, emotions & coping behaviors 48:27 The social bubble, role of relationships, isolation, & other factors 51:47 Depression's complex nature & treatment tools 58:14 What is imposter syndrome & why it's so common 1:05:20 4 steps to overcoming imposter syndrome 1:16:31 The dark side of benzodiazepines & why they're not a magic cure 1:20:01 Alcohol, THC, medications & insomnia 1:28:09 Sunlight, stimulants & what to do if you can't sleep 1:38:42 Napping, melatonin & treatment of underlying factors 1:41:28 Final thoughts, submitting your questions for future episodes

Boosters for the young and healthy? Is Pharma dictating public health policy? What's up with VAERS? Did Robert Malone invent the mRNA technology? AND MORE. Transcript, video, and links to more with the amazing Dr. Paul Offit: https://zdoggmd.com/paul-offit-8 Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters and 1-time donations welcome at https://paypal.me/zdoggmd Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Topics covered: 00:00 Intro 01:07 Boosters, the CDC, vaccine advisory committee & 3rd dose drama 05:25 Offit's son, The Atlantic article​, booster coverage & mandates 08:34 4th dose, vaccine politicization, childhood vaccines & the anti-vax movement 16:40 mRNA spacing considerations, tribal loyalty 20:25 Pregnancy & COVID-19 vaccines 23:07 Vaccine safety reporting, VAERS pros & cons, PRISM, Vaccine Safety Datalink 26:58 Drug safety, Pharma dictating public health, vaccine effectiveness 30:40 Walenski and CDC, bureaucratic transparency & swine flu lessons learned 36:34 Yearly COVID-19 vax, Omicron parties, chicken pox tragedies & the role of natural immunity 41:53 COVID-19 testing, policy (who it helps, who it hurts) 44:00 What Robert Malone did (and didn't do) with mRNA technology, what it takes to build a vaccine 51:10 Spike protein misinformation & real-life correlation with mass vaccination 56:25 Myocarditis in adults vs. kids, polio in children 103:00 The Army's "super vaccine", discussion of gain of function research 106:13 Final thoughts

Dr. Peter Attia and Dr. Marty Makary are joined by Dr. Monic Gandhi and myself to dive deep into the COVID morass. Show notes and more on Dr. Attia's podcast site "The Drive": https://peterattiamd.com/covid-part2/ Topics covered: Severity of infection from Omicron—reviewing the data [5:15]; Factors contributing to the relative mildness of Omicron infections [8:30]; Is SARS-CoV-2 evolving to cause less severe disease? [13:00]; Potential of Covaxin—an inactivated virus-based COVID-19 vaccine [17:45]; How B cells and T cells work together to defend against viruses [22:00]; Comparing the COVID-19 vaccines, and the rationale for the time between doses [25:30]; Reviewing the purpose and effectiveness of boosters for reducing severity and transmission [32:30]; Debating vaccine mandates, and putting COVID's mortality risk in perspective [41:00]; Why the topic of COVID has become so polarized [1:03:15]; Reviewing the data on masks for protecting oneself and protecting others [1:06:30]; The inconsistent logic used for mask mandates [1:16:00]; Long COVID and the potential for vaccines to reduce risk [1:21:45]; Risks for children and policies for schools [1:27:30]; Reviewing the outcomes from Sweden, where the government didn't impose lockdowns [1:31:00]; Draconian measures implemented in Canada [1:28:15]; Antiviral treatments for COVID and a common-sense approach [1:42:15]; Importance of ending tribalism and having rational discussions with humility [1:47:30]; Treating infection with monoclonal antibodies and convalescent sera [2:01:45]; Reviewing claims made by the controversial Dr. Robert Malone [2:11:15]; A potential exit strategy from the current situation [2:30:30]; Change needed at the NIH [2:40:00];

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Lately there's been an awakening on the part of hardcore Covidians: Omicron done changed the game, so is it finally time to chill? Here's my take. Link to the Atlantic article, video podcast, and transcript: https://zdoggmd.com/vax-n-chill Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd

Could the Omicron wave be the beginning of the end of this? What the science so far means for mandates, schools, and more. Transcript, video podcast, and more: https://zdoggmd.com/omicold Your support screws the click-bait outrage porn media and helps build the Alt-Middle: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd

Dr. Peter Attia (host of The Drive), Dr. Marty Makary (Johns Hopkins professor) and I team up to try some serious sense-making in the age of Omicron. Full show notes and Peter's podcast The Drive: https://peterattiamd.com/covid-19-current-state-omicron/ Topic list: Comparing omicron to delta and other mutations [4:15] Measuring immunity and protection from severe disease—circulating antibodies, B cells, and T cells [13:15] Policy questions: what is the end game and how does the world go back to 2019? [18:45] A policy-minded framework for viewing COVID and the problem of groupthink [24:00] The difference between science and advocacy [39:00] Natural immunity from COVID after infection [46:00] The unfortunate erosion of trust in science despite impressive progress [57:15] Do the current mandates and policies make sense in light of existing data? [1:02:30] Risks associated with vaccines, and the risk of being labeled an anti-vaxxer when questioning them [1:18:15] Data on incidence of myocarditis after vaccination with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines [1:26:15] Outstanding questions about myocarditis as a side effect of mRNA vaccination and the benefit of boosters [1:35:00] The risk-reward of boosters and recommendations being ignored by policy makers in the US [1:40:30] Sowing distrust: Lack of honesty and humility from top officials and policy makers [1:43:30] Thoughts on testing: does it make sense to be pushing widespread testing for COVID? [1:52:15] What is the end point to all of this? [1:58:45] Downstream consequences of lockdowns and draconian policy measures [2:05:30] The polarized nature of COVID—tribalism, skeptics, and demonization of ideas [2:10:30] Looking back at past pandemics for perspective and the potential for another pandemic in the future [2:20:00] What parents can do if their kids are subject to unreasonable policies [2:25:00] Voices of reason in this space [2:28:45] Strong convictions, loosely held: the value in questioning your own beliefs [2:32:15]

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UCSF pain and health psychologist Dr. Rachel Zoffness returns to answer YOUR questions on detecting homicidal intent in children, Long COVID,, does cannabis help with pain, emotional intelligence, choosing a therapist, and more. Video and links: zdoggmd.com/pain-points-1 Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd