Keeping It Real: Conversations with Jillian Michaels

The Psychedelic That’s Changing Lives: Addiction, Anxiety, Depression, Neurodegenerative Diseases & More

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Mar 28, 2025
In a riveting conversation, Bryan Hubbard, Executive Director of the American Ibogaine Initiative, sheds light on the transformative potential of Ibogaine therapy. He discusses how it disrupts addiction cycles and rewires trauma pathways, providing hope for conditions like depression and PTSD. Hubbard also highlights promising studies, especially among veterans, revealing significant improvements in cognitive function. Despite its unapproved status by the FDA, he advocates for a shift in public policy to embrace this innovative treatment, offering a new path for healing.
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ANECDOTE

Parkinson's Patient Walking

  • Bryan Hubbard showed Jillian Michaels a video of a Parkinson's patient.
  • After Ibogaine therapy, the patient could walk.
INSIGHT

Ibogaine's Origins and Discovery

  • Ibogaine, derived from the iboga root, has been used for centuries in West African rituals.
  • In 1962, Howard Lotsoff discovered its potential to interrupt heroin addiction.
INSIGHT

Ibogaine's Holistic Impact

  • Ibogaine addresses the mind, body, and soul.
  • Its physiological impact sets the stage for psychological changes.
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