Boundless Life From Green Tea To Psilocybin: The Routines, Diet, Lifestyle, Supplements & Sage Advice From One Of The Top Natural Medicine Docs On The Face Of The Planet - The Dr. Andrew Weil Podcast.
Jun 29, 2019
Dr. Andrew Weil, a pioneer in integrative medicine, shares his wisdom on holistic health practices blending ancient traditions with modern science. He discusses the benefits of matcha over traditional green tea and explores the health implications of a pescatarian diet. Weil highlights the potential of psychedelics and biohacking for enhancing well-being, while also advocating for the body's innate healing abilities. With touches on pet health and nutrition, this conversation is both enlightening and packed with practical advice for a balanced lifestyle.
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Dr. Weil's Morning Routine
- Incorporate meditation, breathwork, and a brisk walk outdoors into your morning routine.
- Prioritize whole, natural foods like tempeh, and enjoy matcha green tea.
Beloved Ridgebacks
- Ben Greenfield's Rhodesian Ridgeback, Blitzen, passed away from a tumor at age seven and a half.
- Dr. Weil's 11-year-old Ridgeback is participating in a 10-week rapamycin trial.
4-7-8 Breathwork
- Practice the 4-7-8 breath technique (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8) twice daily.
- Start with four cycles, increasing to a maximum of eight after a month.
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Intro
00:00 • 3min
Morning Rituals and Canine Health
02:52 • 11min
The Cultural Journey and Quality Quest for Matcha
14:12 • 2min
Exploring Matcha: A Unique Journey
16:24 • 4min
Exploring Daily Supplements for Health and Wellness
20:09 • 2min
The Intersection of Antioxidants and Psychedelics
21:57 • 21min
Navigating Biohacking and Natural Health
42:44 • 14min
Harnessing the Body's Healing Power: A Call to Confidence
56:21 • 2min
Integrative Environmental Medicine
Integrative Environmental Medicine
Aly Cohen
Andrew Weil
Frederick S. vom Saal
Integrative Women's Health
Weil Integrative Medicine Library
Tieraona Low Dog, MD
Victoria Maizes, MD
This book provides a broad-based approach to women's health, addressing reproductive health and conditions that affect women differently, such as cardiovascular disease and depression. It integrates herbs, vitamins, diet, and mind-body strategies with conventional treatments, emphasizing evidence-based practices.
Integrative Cardiology
Complementary and Alternative Medicine for the Heart
James Dalen
Stephen Devries
This book provides a balanced assessment of evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches in cardiology, highlighting how these can be used alongside conventional therapies to improve patient care. It addresses gaps in conventional heart care and explores how alternative methods can fill these gaps.
Integrative Sexual Health
Barbara Bartlik
Andrew Weil
This book explores sexual biology and dysfunction, lifestyle impacts on sexual function, and integrative solutions to sexual problems. It combines conventional and alternative therapies to address sexual health holistically.
The Harvard Psychedelic Club
How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America
Don Lattin
The Harvard Psychedelic Club explores the lives of Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil, who were involved in the Harvard Psilocybin Project in the early 1960s. This book delves into how their experiences with psychedelics influenced the counterculture movement and the Mind/Body/Spirit movement, popularizing practices like yoga and Eastern mysticism in the West. The narrative also touches on the personal conflicts and cultural shifts that emerged from their work.
Integrative Rheumatology
Andrew Weil
Andrew Weil is a prominent figure in integrative medicine, but there is no clear evidence of a book titled 'Integrative Rheumatology' by him.
Integrative Oncology
Integrative Oncology
Andrew Weil
Donald Abrams
Chocolate to morphine
understanding mind-active drugs
Andrew Weil
From Chocolate to Morphine provides an unbiased examination of various drugs, including their effects on the mind and body. It covers a wide range of substances, from common stimulants and depressants to psychedelics and smart drugs, offering insights into safe use and potential risks. The book is designed to inform readers about drug use, focusing on harm reduction and balanced decision-making.
Integrative Psychiatry and Brain Health
Integrative Psychiatry and Brain Health
Andrew Weil
Integrative Preventive Medicine
Integrative Preventive Medicine
Andrew Weil
Integrative Nursing
Integrative Nursing
Andrew Weil
Integrative Psychiatry
Integrative Psychiatry
Andrew Weil
Health and Healing
Andrew Weil
Health and Healing presents a full spectrum of alternative healing practices, including holistic medicine, homeopathy, osteopathy, chiropractic, and Chinese medicine. It outlines how these practices differ from conventional approaches and draws on Weil's clinical and personal experiences, as well as case studies from around the world.
Integrative Dermatology
Integrative Dermatology
Andrew Weil
Integrative Pain Management
Integrative Pain Management
Andrew Weil
Integrative Gastroenterology
Integrative Gastroenterology
Andrew Weil
The marriage of the sun and moon
a quest for unity in consciousness
Andrew Weil
In 'The Marriage of the Sun and Moon', Andrew Weil presents a series of essays that delve into the realms of consciousness, exploring how various methods, including drugs and natural experiences, can alter states of mind. The book emphasizes the potential for achieving transcendent states without relying on substances, highlighting the importance of set and setting in these experiences.
The natural mind
Andrew Weil
In *The Natural Mind*, Dr. Andrew Weil argues that the desire to alter consciousness is a natural human drive. He critiques societal attitudes toward drug use, suggesting that drug abuse is a symptom rather than the problem itself. Weil advocates for a more nuanced understanding of consciousness and the role of drugs in society, emphasizing the importance of 'deep thinking' over 'straight thinking' in addressing these issues.
Eight Weeks to Optimum Health
Andrew Weil
In 'Eight Weeks to Optimum Health', Dr. Andrew Weil presents a holistic approach to health, integrating conventional and alternative medicine. The book outlines a practical, week-by-week plan that covers diet, exercise, lifestyle, stress, and environment. It includes recommendations on developing healthy eating habits, starting an effective exercise program, managing stress through breathing and mindfulness, and eliminating toxins from the diet. The program is designed to be gradual and sustainable, making it accessible to various groups, including pregnant women, senior citizens, and those at risk for chronic diseases. Weil emphasizes the importance of an anti-inflammatory diet, proper hydration, and balanced physical activity, including aerobic exercises, strength training, and flexibility exercises like yoga and tai chi.
Healthy Aging
Andrew Weil
In *Healthy Aging*, Dr. Andrew Weil provides a holistic approach to aging, emphasizing the importance of an anti-inflammatory diet, regular exercise, stress management, and understanding the science behind aging. The book aims to promote a healthy lifestyle that allows individuals to live life to the fullest despite their age. It also critiques societal pressures to seek eternal youth and instead encourages acceptance and appreciation of aging as a natural process.
True Food
Sam Fox
Andrew Weil
Michael Stebner
True Food: Seasonal, Sustainable, Simple, Pure is a cookbook that highlights recipes from the True Food Kitchen restaurants, focusing on whole foods, seasonal ingredients, and an anti-inflammatory approach to eating. The book includes a variety of dishes, from breakfast to desserts, and offers insights into healthy cooking practices.
Spontaneous Happiness
Andrew Weil
Fast Food, Good Food
Andrew Weil
In 'Fast Food, Good Food', Dr. Andrew Weil provides more than 150 easy-to-prepare recipes that are both nutritious and delicious. The book emphasizes the importance of using fresh, high-quality ingredients and offers guidance on following an anti-inflammatory diet. It includes a variety of dishes such as Buffalo Mozzarella Bruschetta, Five-Spice Winter Squash Soup, and Coconut Lemon Bars, along with beautiful photographs and practical kitchen tips.
Mind over Meds
Andrew Weil
In *Mind Over Meds*, Dr. Andrew Weil addresses the issue of overmedication in America, highlighting the risks associated with excessive reliance on pharmaceuticals. He provides integrative medicine approaches for treating common ailments like high blood pressure, allergies, depression, and the common cold, emphasizing lifestyle changes and natural remedies as viable alternatives to medication.
Andrew Weil, M.D., is a world-renowned leader and pioneer in the field of integrative medicine. Combining a Harvard education and a lifetime of practicing natural and preventive medicine, Dr. Weil is the founder and director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona in Tucson, where he also serves as a Clinical Professor of Medicine and Professor of Public Health as well as the Lovell-Jones Professor of Integrative Rheumatology.
He is a best-selling author of 15 books on healthy living, including:
-Mind Over Meds -Fast Food, Good Food -True Food -Spontaneous Happiness -Healthy Aging -8 Weeks to Optimum Health
Oxford University Press is currently producing the Weil Integrative Medicine Library, a series of volumes for clinicians in various medical specialties.-Integrative Oncology (co-edited with Dr. Donald Abrams, 2d. ed. 2014). -Integrative Psychiatry -Integrative Pediatrics -Integrative Women’s Health (2d. ed. 2015) -Integrative Rheumatology -Integrative Cardiology -Integrative Gastroenterology -Integrative Nursing -Integrative Men’s Health-Integrative Dermatology -Integrative Pain Management -Integrative Environmental Medicine-Integrative Preventive Medicine -Integrative Psychiatry and Brain Health
More volumes are in progress.
Dr. Weil also serves as the editorial director of drweil.com, the leading online resource for healthy living based on the philosophy of integrative medicine, and pens the popular Dr. Andrew Weil’s Self Healing monthly newsletter and a regular column in Prevention magazine.
Dr. Weil is the founder and Chairman of the Weil Foundation, and the founder and co-Chairman of Healthy Lifestyle Brands. He is also a founder and partner of the growing group of True Food Kitchen restaurants. In 2017, he joined Seabourn and The Onboard Spa by Steiner in their “Spa and Wellness with Dr. Andrew Weil” mindful-living program, offered on all of its cruise ships.
During our discussion, you'll hear: -Dr. Weil's morning routine...6:30- Wake up between 4-4:30
- Sitting meditation
- Breathing exercises (4-7-8 breathing)
- Sit for 15 minutes
- Breakfast: Sauteed tempeh (Dr. Weil is a pescatarian)
- Matcha green tea
- Tend to the garden
- Dr. Weil owns two Rhodesian ridgebacks
- Ben's Rhodesian ridgeback recently passed away
- What's causing cancer in dogs? Environment, food, etc.
- Rapamycin has been correlated with longevity for dogs
- Dr. Weil gives it to his dogs every day for 10 weeks
- Comes from ancient India; passed on as oral tradition
- By using voluntary system to breathe, it influences the involuntary system of breathing
- 4-7-8 breathing
- Inhale 4 counts, hold 7 counts, exhale 8 counts
- Do minimum twice daily
- You're changing your brain's chemistry; exercise with caution
- Dr. Weil's resting heart rate is 38-42
- Heart rate slows, HRV increases in response to the exhale
- He owns Matcha Kari
- First found it in 1959 when he was 17 in Japan
- Two things stood out:
- Bamboo whisk
- Vibrant color green
- The matcha found in N. America is of inferior quality
- Differences between matcha and green tea:
- Matcha is finely powdered, made from tea plants shaded for 3 weeks
- Produce higher quantities of chlorophylls and antioxidants
- L-theanine modifies the effect of caffeine (alert relaxation)
- You consume the entire leaf which is powdered up
- Why some people's stomachs don't agree with matcha:
- Perhaps inferior quality
- More sensitive to tannens?
- The best way to prepare matcha:
- Put the powder through the water, or it will form lumps
- Keep it in the freezer once opened
- Don't need a traditional whisk
- Can be used for cooking, sprinkling, etc.
- Use discount code: GREEN15 and get a 15% discount on any order of matcha green tea!
- Basic antioxidant formula: caratenoids, Vitamin C, Vitamin E
- Multi-nutrient w/ trace minerals
- COQ10
- PQQ
- MitoQ
- Medicinal mushroom supplements (immune support, resistance to infections)
- My podcast with Barrie Tan about Vitamin E and tocopherols vs. tocotrienols
- Preferable to get antioxidants from your diet
- Nature provides its own "complexes"
- What to look for on the label to ensure you're getting what you think you're getting:
- Don't take a pre-formed Vitamin A
- Look for as many caratenoids as possible
- Mega Food for men and for women
- Books on the topic by Dr. Weil:
- First took mescaline at age 18
- Experimented throughout the 60's
- Dr. Weil believes these experiences have been instrumental in his work
- Emphasis on mind/body interactions and therapies
- Led to interest in medicinal plants
- 1P-LSD
- At first felt nothing
- The highs were full of hilarity, eating, conviviality
- Began to be an introspective high, useful for creativity as a writer and meditation
- Then it began to make him groggy and sluggish
- Doesn't use it at all these days (due to body change, not the make up cannabis)
- Cannabis is a very complex source of compounds
- They are the "dog" of the plant world in that they have co-evolved with human interaction
- "We've been very stupid in our interactions with cannabis"
- Concerns about neurotransmitter imbalances associated with cannabis?
- You can't take them frequently enough to be concerned about it
- Prefers natural methods as much as possible; doesn't use them personally
- Hyperbaric oxygen
- The NuCalm Ben uses for vagal nerve stimulation
- Live02 system Ben uses with his bike
- Ground with the earth preferable to PEMF mat
- The greater potential of a treatment to cause harm, the more stringent the standards of evidence
- Study in allopathic medicine developed into "integrative" medicine (along with his corresponding library)
- Center of Excellence in College of Medicine at University of Arizona
- Learn the basics of nutrition: avoid processed and manufactured foods
- Be physically active throughout your life
- Get good rest and adequate sleep
- Learn and practice means of neutralizing forces on your mind and body
- Spend time outdoors
- Enjoy your life and have strong social connections
- Disconnect from devices in the afternoon
- Swim, work in the garden
- Cook with friends
- Read, walk in the forest, watch a movie
- In bed by 9 pm; do a 4-7-8 breath
- Take melatonin before sleeping (2.5 mg sublingual tablet)
-Towards natural mimetics of metformin and rapamycin -Matcha.com (GREEN15)
-Almsbio Glutathione with CoQ10 Ben mentioned
-FourSigmatic 10 Mushroom Blend (use code: GREENFIELD for 15% off)
-My podcast with Barrie Tan about Vitamin E and tocopherols vs. tocotrienols
-Book: From Chocolate to Morphine: Everything You Need to Know About Mind-Altering Drugs
-Book: The Harvard Psychedelic Club
-Book: The Natural Mind
-Live02 system Ben uses with his bike
-The NuCalm Ben uses for vagal nerve stimulation
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