EP 178: Psychedelics, Female Biohacking, and Frontiers for Future of Modern Medicine with Dr. Molly Maloof

In this episode, Kimberly and Dr. Molly discuss psychedelics, biohacking, and frontiers for the future of modern medicine. Dr. Molly's background in medicine and innovation has led her to advocate for the supportive use of psychedelics, understanding biohacking for female biology, and the importance of bonding hormones and building safety and connection in western medicine. They discuss the benefits and risks of psychedelics, who should and shouldn't use psychedelics, problems with male-centered psychedelic circles, as well as the male-centered biohacking world. They also discuss the importance of understanding sexuality and hormones, from an evolutionary perspective as well as in regular medicinal care. Dr. Molly offers a vision of an evolving and innovative healthcare system which centers non-traditional medicines, safety, connection, and the female experience.

Bio

Dr. Molly Maloof is on the frontier of personalized medicine, medical technology, health optimization, and scientifically-based wellness endeavors. Since 2012, she has also worked as an advisor or consultant to more than 40 companies in the digital health, consumer health, and biotechnology industries needing help with clinical strategy, product development, clinical research and scientific marketing. Dr. Molly challenges healthcare practitioners as well as industry influencers to re-think health and healthcare in order to reduce costs, improve patient outcomes, and improve the human condition. Her upcoming book "The Spark Factor" comes out January 31st and is available for pre-sale purchase.

What She Shares:

–Risks and benefits of psychedelics

- Biohacking for women

–Frontiers for modern medicine to expand

–Safety, connection, and love as fundamental for health

What You'll Hear:

–Dream of being a doctor as a child

–Works in tech and medicine

–Creating a new system of building health in the body

–Boom of psychedelics during 2020 mental health crisis

–Healing sexual trauma with psychedelics

–Transforming trauma to bliss and empowerment

–On ketamine and ayahuasca

–Not discounting modern medicine for evidence-based results

–Understanding dominant nervous system structures and connective tissue

–Male-centered culture, power-dynamics, and containers in psychedelic circles

–Neurobiological impact of experiences like birth and sex

–Psychedelic experiences without psychedelics

–Moving towards innovation but preventing harm

–Development of oxytocin in evolution for connection

–Oxytocin as bonding hormone

–Lack of emotional intelligence knowledge and hormones in modern medicine

–Sex drive is fundamental to human biology driving towards connection

–Importance of safety when experiencing large amounts of oxytocin

–Needing safety, trust, and love in every aspect of modern medicine

–Upcoming book as treatise on mitochondrial health

–Metabolism, energy, and mitochondria creating charge

–Gathering electrons through food and environment

–Exercise as best anti-aging practice

–Different kinds of stress and hormesis

–Understanding why women biohacking need to be careful and discerning

–New book breaks down biohacking, personalizing nutrition, and exercise for women

Resources

Website: drmolly.co

IG: @drmolly.co