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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 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 has also been asked by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to offer the first academic text in nutritional psychiatry. I read her best selling book, 'This is Your Brain on Food' & in this episode we go IN DEPTH about which foods she uses to help her patients fight depression, anxiety, PTSD ADHD & more. ►Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3h4yxkgwZCzn193Ls7O8FX?si=UylJQzUpSPySkNrwt9mDcQ&dl_branch=1 ►Listen on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/medspiration/id1440527968#episodeGuid=medspiration.podbean.com%2F2275a52d-d9c5-37ff-a5bb-da547f5adb1a ►Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LXJU4Ol-Okc ►Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medspiration/ 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 student NPs, 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 & you’ll get instant access to a free video and quiz questions every day - no credit card required. Use the promo code Medspiration for 20% off any Premium subscription!   Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 1. Introducing Dr. Naidoo (5:00) 2. Dr. Uma's Training (7:05) 3. Nutritional Psychiatry & Dr. Naidoo's Service (11:57) 4. Food Labeling & the Food System (17:14) 5. Gut Health and Mental & Emotional Well-being (19:08) 6. Foods that can Worsen Mental Health (22:01) 7. Mono-Sodium Glutamate (MSG) Foods & OCD (24:03) 8. Sugar, Artificial Sweeteners, Depression & Neuro-inflammation (25:46) 9. Addressing Soda intake + Sugar Addiction with Patients (30:28) 10. Foods that Help Depression (38:02) 11. The Mediterranean Eating Pattern (MEP) (38:57) 12. Foods that Help Anxiety (41:38) 13. How much Caffeine is ok? (44:24) 14. PTSD, Gut Memory & Foods to Eat/ Avoid (46:21) 15. The Role of the Gut in ADHD (52:27) 16. The Carnivore Diet? (54:20) 17. Tips for Easy Food Swaps & Substitutions (57:01) 18. Does Dr. Naidoo take supplements? (59:26) 19. How to Connect with Dr. Naidoo (1:00:11) Connect with Dr. Uma: Website: https://umanaidoomd.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/drumanaidoo/​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrUmaNaidoo/ Buy her best selling book: https://book.umanaidoomd.com 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 Booking & charity inquiry: ceo@medspired.org  

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 his NYT best selling book, Fiber Fueled. This is a conversation about gut health and it's relationship to everything from cognition to immunity. Enjoy! ✌

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 LaPera 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 offers both a manifesto for SelfHealing as well as an essential guide to creating a more vibrant, authentic, and joyful life. Drawing on the latest research from a diversity of scientific fields and healing modalities, Dr. LePera helps us recognize how adverse experiences and trauma in childhood live with us, resulting in whole body dysfunction—activating harmful stress responses that keep us stuck engaging in patterns of codependency, emotional immaturity, and trauma bonds. Unless addressed, these self-sabotaging behaviors can quickly become cyclical, leaving people feeling unhappy, unfulfilled, and unwell. This episode offers listeners the support and tools that will allow them to break free from destructive behaviors to reclaim and recreate their lives. Nothing short of a paradigm shift, this is a celebration of empowerment that will forever change the way we approach mental wellness and self-care. If you listened to our season 1 episodes with Dr. Bruce Lipton, Dr. Bruce Perry, Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk & Dr. Shefali, you will realize that Nicole’s work is from their school of thought & offers some of the most innovative approaches to understanding & healing from our traumas.  Show Notes:  1. Who is Dr. Lapera? (4:50) 2. Dr. Nicole’s training (8:10) 3. How the earliest stages of life directly impact childhood (8:56) 4. Relationships: How attachment styles create patterns (12:35) 5. Childhood trauma & its patterns into adulthood (18:44) 6. The poly-vagal theory: emotional chaos, addiction, disassociation & nervous system regulation (26:39) 7. First step towards healing: acknowledging your inner-child (31:16) 8. Dealing with emotional triggers - learning about the wounded inner-child (35:00) 9. Observing yourself: using the senses to increase consciousness (40:43) 10. Overcoming co-dependency (44:29) 11. What is a healthy relationship? Trauma bonds & boundaries (51:24) 12. Your Future Self #SelfHealers (1:10:00) You can connect with Dr. Lapera on: Website: https://yourholisticpsychologist.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.holistic.psychologist/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/theholisticpsyc YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtEWTaMjqOH8J1Gy06Ey0Yg Linktree to all her deal: https://linktr.ee/the.holistic.psychologist 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 Booking & charity inquiry: ceo@medspired.org

Order Dr. Bruce Perry's book here: The Boy who was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook : what Traumatized Children Can Teach Us about Loss, Love, and Healing 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 student NPs, 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 & you’ll get instant access to a free video and quiz questions every day - no credit card required.  Use the promo code Medspiration for 20% off any Premium subscription!  According to the National Library of Medicine, it is now scientifically proven that the environment we grow up in has a direct impact on our brain development. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3232061/ Research from animal and human models suggest that early life stress (such as abuse, witnessing domestic violence, and serious household dysfunction) that occurs while mom is pregnant, or after birth, during a baby's first days, weeks and months of life, may be particularly influential for neuro-developmental or brain-related outcomes. This is because the stress occurs at a time when brain systems are rapidly organizing. For example, a baby’s brain is making 20,000 brand new neurons per second! Compare that to the average adult, who will makes about 400 neurons a day. During last months episode with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, we connected the CDC’s Adverse Child Experience’s (ACES) study to chronic disease & mental health. The thing that alarmed me most as a physician was that individual’s who have 6 or more ACEs die on average: 20 years earlier than those who grow up in stable environments! Well we cannot complete that conversation without looking at how the brain forms during our experiences in childhood (neuro-development). That’s why today, we’re bringing you the WORLD’s leading expert on childhood trauma! This is the man that Oprah goes to when she wants to learn about childhood trauma!! Dr. Bruce Perry is a psychiatrist & has a PHD in neuroscience. In this episode, Dr. Perry explains what happens inside the brain’s of children exposed to extreme stress & shares their lessons of courage, humanity & hope.  Guys this podcast is starting to open up a space where we can literally HEAR & FEEL the future of medicine coming!! This episode is a living example of that. If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe to our podcast & rate it 5 stars: MEDspiration Podcast on AppleYou can find Dr. Perry on Social Media:Instagram: @brduncperFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-ChildTrauma-Academy-10150097357115293/Visit Dr. Perry's website: https://www.neurosequential.com

Order Dr. Bessel van der Kolk's Best Selling Book here: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the healing of TraumaThis 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 student NPs, 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 & you’ll get instant access to a free video and quiz questions every day - no credit card required.  Use the promo code Medspiration for 20% off any Premium subscription!  According to the CDC's Adverse Childhood Experience Study (ACE study): there is a direct link between childhood trauma & adult onset of chronic disease as well as depression, suicide, being violent, & a victim of violence & drug abuse. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childabuseandneglect/acestudy/about.html Adverse Childhood Experiences are defined as:Kids who grew up in environments that included psychological, physical, or sexual abuse &/or domestic violence, neglect, living with a substance abuser, someone who is mentally ill, suicidal, or ever sent to prison. Persons who have experienced four or more categories of childhood exposure, compared to those who had experienced none, had 4 to 12-fold increased health risks for alcoholism, drug abuse, depression, & suicide attempt; a 2- to 4-fold increase in smoking, poor self-rated health, 50+ sexual intercourse partners, and sexually transmitted disease; and a 1.4- to 1.6-fold increase in physical inactivity and severe obesity. Individuals with greater than 6 ACEs die on average 20 years earlier than those who don't! This body of research brought me to our guest today: Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk. He is one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma & he’s spent over 3 decades working with survivors. Dr. Bessel is a member of the first neuro-imaging team to investigate how trauma changes brain processes, and he did the first research linking Bipolar Disorder and deliberate self-injury to trauma and neglect in early childhood. He did the first studies on the effects of SSRIs on PTSD; & also some of the first studies on the benefits of Yoga & EMDR. His NYT best selling book - The Body Keeps Score - Brain Mind & Body in the Healing of Trauma uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both the body & brain & it completely Transformed my understanding of human physiology! If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe to our podcast & rate it 5 stars: MEDspiration Podcast on AppleYou can find Dr. Bessel on Social Media:Instagram: @bessel_van & @thebodykeepsthescoreFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebodykeepsthescore/Visit Dr. Bessel's Website for exclusive offers: https://besselvanderkolk.net/

Order Tim's Best Selling Book here: Relentless - From Good to Great to Unstoppable 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 student NPs, 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 & you’ll get instant access to a free video and quiz questions every day - no credit card required.  Use the promo code Medspiration for 20% off any Premium subscription!  According to the National Library of Medicine, it is now scientifically proven that exercising a growth mindset can build brain power for health; improve our ability to learn new tasks; & open the door to higher achievement (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5836039/)!  If you’ve been listening to our podcast for awhile now, you know I love harping on the science of ‘neuroplasticity’ & how it has shown time & time again: when we choose to believe that our basic abilities can be developed & improved upon through dedication & hard work—the brain physically changes in a way that allows us to strengthen the Mind-Body connection! This holds true for everyone out there: whether you’re trying to get better at studying, improve as an entrepreneur, become a great Leader OR just trying to be great at whatever you do. It turns out that many of the world's greatest athletes ARE leveraging the growth mindset to reach the top of their sport! Thats why in todays episode - we’re bringing you the man that teaches the world's greatest athletes - Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade, Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon, Scottie Pippen etc. - how to fuel their minds in ways that helps them take their games to the NEXT level! Tim Grover is widely recognized as an authority on the Science & Art of achieving Physical & Mental Domination! Today, Tim offers psychological insights into the nature of elite performance that will leave you more MEDSPIRED THAN EVER!!!! When asked about Tim's book, Kobe Bryant said: 'Tim Grover knows more than anyone about the mental side of sports. His book is the blue print for discovering what your capable of achieving, getting the results you never imagined, reaching the highest level of success - & then going even higher.' Tim & I discuss got to discuss the relentless system in detail & combined the world of sports & mental health in a way that’s never been done before!! We touched on the topics of dealing with adversity & failure; overcoming anxiety; how to use anger as a tool to excel; & HOW every single one of our listeners out there can USE Tim’s techniques to take their LIFE to the next level - regardless of your backgorund! If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe to our podcast & rate it 5 stars: MEDspiration Podcast on Apple You can find Tim Grover on Social Media: Instagram: @attackathletics Facebook: Tim S. Grover Twitter: @attackathletics Visit Tim's Website for exclusive offers: Timgrover.com    

Order Dr. Ornish's Best Selling Book here: https://undoitbook.com 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 student NPs, 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 & you’ll get instant access to a free video and quiz questions every day - no credit card required.  Use the promo code Medspiration for 20% off any Premium subscription!  According to the American Heart Association, individuals that choose to implement 5 healthy life style habits can add more than a decade to their life expectancy (https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.032047)! A 2018 large-scale study of more than 100,000 patients by the Harvard School of Public Health found that those who chose to eat a healthy diet rich in vegetables; exercise at least 30 minutes a day; maintain a healthy body weight; limit their alcohol use; & chose not to smoke during adulthood, had an 82% lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, a 65% lower chance of dying from cancer, and a 74% lower risk of dying from all causes during follow-up (https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/five-healthy-lifestyle-habits/).  Stats like these were the reason my investigations brought me to our guest - Dr. Dean Ornish - He just published a book which is called: UNDO IT - How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases - I read it in it’s entirely before this interview! Once I finished it, I realized Dr. Ornish literally has compiled 40 + years of his life work & research into this master piece of a book! Dr. Ornish is the president & founder of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute & current Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. A ton of the ground breaking research we discuss in this episode was literally dreamed up by him & conducted by his teams. His medical background is from Baylor School of Medicine & Harvard Medical School.  If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe to our podcast & rate it 5 stars: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/medspiration/id1440527968 You can find Dr. Orish on Social Media: Instagram: @deanornishmd Facebook: Dean Ornish Dean Ornish's website: https://www.ornish.com

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 student NPs, 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 & you’ll get instant access to a free video and quiz questions every day - no credit card required.  Use the promo code Medspiration for 20% off any Premium subscription!  According to the Proceedings of the National Academy for Sciences (PNAS) of the United States: It has long been presumed that it was NOT possible to voluntarily influence the Autonomic Nervous System & Innate Immune System. In 2014, a peer reviewed study that was published after Wim Hof demonstrated that through practicing the Wim Hof Method (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzCaZQqAs9I&t=1s), a self developed technique that involves a combination of breathing, cold exposure & meditation, the sympathetic nervous system & immune system CAN indeed be voluntarily influenced. Here is the link to this study:(https://www.pnas.org/content/111/20/7379). In today's episode, we're sitting down with the Ice-Man himself! Wim owns 26 official Guinness World Records, all of which are beyond comprehension to most who hear them! In 2007 he climbed 22,000ft up Mount Everest in only shorts & shoes. In 2009 he ran a full marathon in the Arctic circle in temperatures close to -20°C, wearing only a pair of shorts and having not trained at all. In 2011, Wim broke his own cold-endurance record, remaining submerged neck-deep in an ice bath for 112 minutes. The same year he completed another marathon without training, this time in the Namibian desert in temperatures of up to 40°C, without drinking a drop of water!  I made sure to study EVERY peer-reviewed study ever published on Wim before this interview (links to these studies are below). Wim & I discussed how he is revolutionizing medicine & medical science through meditation; How it is possible to use the mind to control the immune system & nervous system; mental health; epi-genetics; & the Science of the Wim Hof Method. P RESEARCH: 2018 Article: “Brain over body”–A study on the willful regulation of autonomic function during cold exposure Authors: O. Muzik, K. Reilly, V. Diwadkar - Wayne State Univeristy School of Medicine Summary: In this paper, a brain imaging study was conducted to measure the relative contributions of the brain and the periphery that endow the Iceman to withstand the cold using his Wim Hof Method techniques. The results provide compelling evidence for the primacy of the brain (CNS) rather than the body (peripheral mechanisms) in mediating the Iceman's responses to cold exposure. They also suggest the compelling possibility that the WHM might allow practitioners to develop higher level of control over key components of the autonomous system, with implications for lifestyle interventions that might ameliorate multiple clinical syndromes. 2015 Article: The Role of Outcome Expectancies for a Training Program Consisting of Meditation, Breathing Exercises, and Cold Exposure on the Response to Endotoxin Administration: a Proof-of-Principle Study Authors: H. van Middendorp, M. Kox, P. Pickkers, A.W.M. Evers - Radboud University Medical Centre Summary: This paper adds to a previous study, published in 2014, on the ability to voluntarily influence the physiological stress response in healthy men to experimentally induced inflammation, after WHM training. It is a proof-of-principle study that investigated how one’s expectancies might play a role in treatment outcome. Indications were found that generalized outcome expectancy optimism is a potential determinant of the autonomic and immune response to induced inflammation after training. 2014 Article: Voluntary Activation of The Sympathetic Nervous System and Attenuation of the Innate Immune Response In HumansAuthors: M. Kox, P. Pickkers et al. - Radboud University Medical Center (published in PNAS) Summary: In this paper, the effects of the Wim Hof Method on the autonomic nervous system and innate immune response are evaluated. A group of twelve people was trained with the Wim Hof Method before undergoing an experiment to induce inflammation, normally resulting in flu-like symptoms. Compared to a control group who were not trained in the Wim Hof Method, the trained participants showed fewer flu-like symptoms, lower levels of proinflammatory mediators, and increased plasma epinephrine levels. In conclusion, the trained group was able to voluntarily activate their sympathetic nervous system.   Article: Controlled Hyperventilation After Training May Accelerate Altitude AcclimatizationAuthors: G. Buijze, M.T. Hopman Summary: This report deals with the effects of the Wim Hof Method on acute mountain sickness (AMS). During an expedition to Mt. Kilimanjaro, a group of 26 trekkers who were trained in the Wim Hof Method used the breathing techniques to largely prevent and, if needed, reverse symptoms of AMS.   Article: Frequent Extreme Cold Exposure and Brown Fat and Cold-Induced Thermogenesis: A Study in a Monozygotic TwinAuthors: J. Vosselman, W.D. van Marken-Lichtenbeld - Maastricht University Medical Center Summary: This study tested the effects of a lifestyle with frequent exposure to extreme cold on brown adipose tissue (BAT) and cold-induced thermogenesis (CIT). The experiment compared Wim Hof, who is used to extreme cold exposure, to his monozygotic twin brother who isn’t. Both used a g-Tummo like breathing technique. The results showed no significant difference in BAT or CIT between the two subjects. However, Wim’s core temperature dropped less compared to his brother and his subjective response to the cold temperature was more positive. Furthermore, the body heat generated of both brothers was considerably higher than the average person. Thus, it seems that g-Tummo like breathing during cold exposure might cause additional heat production. 2012  Article: The Influence of Concentration/meditation on Autonomic Nervous System Activity and the Innate Immune Response: A Case Study Authors: M. Kox, M. Hopman, P. Pickkers. et al. - Radboud University Medical Center Summary: This case-study research was conducted after Wim Hof claimed he could influence his autonomic nervous system and thereby his innate immune response. His inflammatory response was measured during an 80-minute full body ice immersion and practicing the Wim Hof Method concentration technique. In addition, an endotoxemia experiment was conducted to study Wim’s in vivo innate immune response. The results showed how the techniques of the Wim Hof Method seemed to evoke a controlled stress response. This response is characterized by sympathetic nervous system activation, which seems to attenuate the innate immune system. Here, Wim Hof proved he was able to influence his a 2009 Letter: Blood tests during meditation and breathing exercises in New York led by Dr. K. Kamler & G. Stewart Summary: During Wim’s world record attempt of full ice immersion wearing only shorts, he swallowed a vital sense monitor capsule to measure his core temperature. His core temperature started at 98.6 °F and dropped to 88 °F after 75 minutes of cold immersion. Remarkably, his temperature rose again to 94 °F within the next 20 minutes. Standard medical dogma states that once your core temperature falls below 90 °F, your body is not able to warm itself again. Thus, if no external source of heat is provided, your temperature will continue to spiral downward and you will eventually die of hypothermia. However, Wim proved he was able to raise his core temperature from 88 °F to 94 °F by using the Wim Hof Method techniques (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4034215/)   2019 - Research currently being conducted: Motivation and Experiences of WHM PractionersRMIT University in Australia has conducted a survey study, exploring the motivation and experiences of Wim Hof Method practitioners worldwide. This will offer insight into 1) the positive impact of practicing the WHM on health & wellbeing and 2) any potential adverse effects, which in turn improves safety protocols. The data is currently being analyzed. Inflammation & PainIn the Netherlands, Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen is completing a new study about the effects of the various components of the WHM on inflammation and pain. Metabolic ActivityKenkodo Metabolomic Discoveries in Germany is working closely with Radboud UMC. They are analyzing blood samples that have been taken by Radboud UMC in previous studies. Using this data, they seek to deepen the understanding of the metabolic activity in blood cells when practicing the WHM. Its various parameters can provide new insight into shifts in metabolic rate. Auto-immune DiseaseThe Amsterdam Medical Centre (AMC) in the Netherlands is conducting a study into the effects of the WHM on inflammation and quality of life of people with Spondylitis. Brain ActivityWayne State University in Michigan, USA, is measuring the effect of the WHM on brain activity. This research consists of 2 parts: 1. Effects of isolated cold exposure 2. Effects of cold exposure combined with WHM breathing exercises and mind-set Hof wore a water perfusion suit, which continuously pumps ice cold water in and out of tubes in the suit, while lying in fMRI and PET machines. They also monitored his heart and metabolic rates. “I was heating the water at first,” he said.  Please subscribe to our podcast & rate it 5 stars!  You can find Wim Hof on Social Media: Instagram: @iceman_hof YouTube: Wim Hof Facebook: Wim Hof Wim's website: https://www.wimhofmethod.com

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Recent advances in neuroscience have proven that when we BELIEVE we can get smarter & improve on our skills through experience & dedication, our brain physically wires itself around these ideas & habits! Knowing this, we can implement changes in our daily routine that can make us smarter & stronger. Today, we aim to connect the link between our mentality & our ability to achieve MORE!   Student doctor, humanitarian & creative, Mohamed Zeyara, joins MEDspiration to discuss how he trains his brain to improve mentally, physically & spiritually and how this daily practice helps him acheive his ambitious goals. With over 1 million followers on social media, Student Dr. Zeyara shares some of the most important life lessons that he’s learned on his journey as a medical professional & how his passion for global medicine connects to his humanitarian efforts.  As Outreach Director for non - profit organization Pious Projects, Mohamed has helped raise millions of dollars for charity, transformed communities for hundreds of thousands of people; is a prominent figure in youth advising, activism, public speaking & film production; ALL while studying medicine as a current third year medical student!  Tune in for some practical tips on self development & how to pursue your personal passions while balancing a demanding career path.   Find Mohamed Zeyara on: FB & YouTube: Mohamed Zeyara Instagram & Twitter: @mzeyara Special thank you to our sponsor Caribbean Medical University School of Medicine (CMUsom). If you are interested in studying medicine & becoming a practicing doctor in the United States, CMU offers a unique opportunity to travel abroad, study on the beautiful island of Curacao, & then do your hospital training in the United States. Apply today to see if medicine is in you future:Visit: CMUmed.org/medspiration Enter the discount code: MDSPR You will receive a complete discount (75$ dollars) on your application!  

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