The mindbodygreen Podcast

"In my practice, a significant number of people with autoimmune disease have a history of toxic stress and trauma," says Sara Gottfried, M.D.Sara, a Harvard- and MIT-trained integrative medicine doctor and four-time New York Times bestselling author, joins us to discuss the emotional triggers for autoimmune disease, plus: - How traditional medicine falls short with autoimmune disease (~00:02)- Subtle signs of an autoimmune issue (~02:25)- How trauma impacts your health (~04:27)- How to know if your health condition has emotional ties (~12:03)- How to identify your body’s trigger points (~16:21)- How stress impacts your inflammatory response (~19:07)- How to correctly follow an elimination diet (~23:39)- What Sara learned from psychedelic-assisted therapy (~27:12)- Why you should know your sensitivity threshold (~30:37)- MDMA versus ketamine-assisted therapy (~35:59)- The future of psychedelics in medicine (~45:29)- Why we shouldn’t put holistic medicine on a pedestal (~49:03)- How to have nuance with lifestyle & pharmaceutical methods (~52:33)- How to measure your ACE score & why it matters (~56:33) Take 25% off vitamin D3 potency+ with code D3POD. Cannot combine with gift cards or other discount codes. Apply code at checkout.Referenced in the episode:- Sara's book, The Autoimmune Cure- mbg Podcast episodes #486 and #340, with Sara - Kaiser Permanente ACE study- NHANES survey on antinuclear antibodies- mbg Podcast episode #125, with Jason Karp - A 2021 study on MDMA & PTSD- Sara's ACE questionnaire We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I consider food a gift we give ourselves three times a day, so let's make it good," says Kimbal Musk. Kimbal, a professional chef, philanthropist, and entrepreneur, joins us to discuss his top cooking tips and how to infuse your food with love, plus: - How to respect the animals you eat (~00:29)- Why regenerative farming is the future (~05:23)- Why every child should learn to grow food (~07:34)- The role restaurants play in community & connection (~10:50)- Why you should cook at least one meal a day (~14:01)- How to know if your food was cooked with love (~16:26)- Subtle tricks that make a restaurant irresistible (~17:48)- How eating with others enhances longevity (~22:36)- Kimbal’s surprising bloodwork results (~24:41)- The importance of moderation (~29:11)- Kimbal’s favorite recipe when he’s short on time (~31:03)- What people get wrong when cooking eggs (~34:01)- Kimbal’s tricks for cooking vegetables (~36:33)- How to cook the best steak of your life (~38:59)- Kimbal’s important work with VA hospitals (~43:34)- Kimbal’s overall food philosophy (~46:08)- How he manages scrutiny as Elon’s brother (~48:09)- How Kimbal defines success (~49:40)Visit shop.mindbodygreen.com/whey20 to get 20% off whey protein isolate+. Cannot combine with gift cards or other discount codes.Referenced in the episode:- Kimbal's book, The Kitchen Cookbook- mbg Podcast episode #219, with Kimbal- Check out The Kitchen - Learn more about Big Green and Square RootsWe hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neuroscientist Lisa Mosconi shares brain health tips for women at different stages of life, discussing menopause effects, Alzheimer's markers, hormone replacement therapy, best exercise for menopause, coffee consumption, intermittent fasting, and sleep struggles. She highlights the importance of brain protection, specialized menopause care, genetic markers, and the impact of surgical menopause on brain health.

Discover practical optimism with Dr. Sue Varma as she shares insights on resilience, manifestation, loneliness, purpose, and social connections. Learn about toxic positivity, the power of being alone, measuring optimism levels, and the optimistic future of women's sports.

Join a functional dentist as he reveals the connection between bad breath and oral health, offers tips on oral care routine and toothpaste selection, discusses the benefits of mouth scraping and mouth taping, and explores topics like chronic disease, tongue ties, and functional orthodontics. Discover the future of dentistry with a focus on the oral microbiome and a move towards holistic dental care.

Leading relationship experts, John and Julie Gottman, discuss green flags in relationships, conflict styles, rebuilding trust post-affair, and how to know if you've found The One. They share tips for successful partnerships and the ingredients for a lasting relationship.

Veteran reporter and foreign correspondent William J. Kole shares insights on the genetics of longevity, lifestyle methods for a longer life, and the power of a positive attitude. He discusses the importance of intergenerational connections, the role of retirement in longevity, and the impact of faith and prayer. He also explores the future of immunotherapy and radiopharmaceuticals in improving longevity. A fascinating interview with renowned primatologist Jane Goodall and the joyful life of a 122-year-old woman add an intriguing touch to this episode.

Vienna Pharaon, licensed marriage and family therapist, discusses emotional wounds, pursuing emotionally unavailable people, worthiness wounds, determination as a trauma response, birth order's influence on personality, raising emotionally mature children, trauma in relationships, signs of readiness for a serious relationship, preventing resentment, emotional maturity, becoming a better friend and partner, identifying trauma, and having more compassion for others.

Jennifer Taitz, licensed clinical psychologist, shares actionable tips for reducing stress and discusses exercises to recalibrate your nervous system. They also explore the power of bite-sized doses of hope, the art of saying no, and how to become your own therapist. Plus, they discuss the brain benefits of getting out of your comfort zone and the lost art of saying 'no'.

“The things that you can do to improve your brain health have very little to do with adding special things to the diet. They really have to do with subtracting things from the diet that are working against your brain in the first place," says Georgia Ede, M.D.Georgia, a Harvard-trained nutritional psychiatrist, joins us to discuss sneaky foods that rob your brain of energy, plus: - The biggest misconceptions about brain foods (~00:23)- What to remove from your diet for brain health (~04:19)- How linoleic acid affects your brain (~06:06)- The link between keto & mental health (~10:51)- How to balance medication & lifestyle methods (~16:02)- How to know if a keto diet will work for you (~20:47)- How glucose spikes affect your brain (~23:31)- Georgia’s hot take on the Mediterranean diet (~25:41)- What you need to know about red wine (~29:57)- Top foods to add for a brain healthy diet (~32:12)- Why meat is not the enemy (~34:49)- How anti-nutrients sabotage brain health (~39:45)- Food combining mistakes (~44:10)- The items you should never put in your smoothie (~49:03)- What Georgia eats in a day for brain health (~53:26)- Georgia’s 3 food rules for a healthier brain (~55:50)Take 20% off focus+ with code FOCUSPOD. Cannot combine with gift cards or other discount codes. Apply code at checkout.Referenced in the episode:- Georgia's book, Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind. - mbg Podcast episode #154, with Georgia. - Georgia's 2022 keto study. - A study on sugar & teens. - A study on oysters & anti-nutrients. We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices