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RHR: How Evolution Has Shaped Our Behaviors, with Dr. Robert Barrett and Dr. Louis Francescutti

In this episode, we discuss: Barrett and Dr. Francescutti’s backgrounds—how they got into this work How our biology is positively and negatively affected by our environment The recent decline of life expectancy in the United States How social media contributes to the epidemic of depression and loneliness Finding meaning and purpose in your life Risk tolerance and COVID-19 Humans are hardwired: information is not enough to change behaviors Protecting the health of children Show notes: [embedded content] Hey, everyone, Chris Kresser here. Welcome to another episode of Revolution Health Radio. This week, I’m really excited to welcome Dr. Robert Barrett and Dr. Louis Francescutti as my guests. Dr. Barrett has spent much of his life studying behavior, group dynamics, and organizational culture. His primary focus is on why we do the things we do and...

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RHR: An Integrated Approach to Mental Illness, with Omid Naim

In this episode, we discuss: Naim’s background in psychiatry Psychiatry from an evolutionary lens The Hope model The role of psychoactive substances in the Hope model Show notes: [embedded content] Hey, everybody, Chris Kresser here. Welcome to another episode of Revolution Health Radio. This week, I’m really excited to welcome Dr. Omid Naim as my guest on the show. Dr. Naim was born in Tehran, Iran, just before the Iranian Revolution in 1978. This early childhood experience of trauma shaped appreciation of how unresolved trauma and grief can lead to chronic illness in an individual and family and how easily it gets neglected as the root cause of so much mental illness in our society. His family experiences of being part of a large, interdependent, extended family and community also informed...

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RHR: Are Autoimmune Diseases Caused by Stealth Infections?, with Dr. Steven Phillips and Dana Parish

In this episode, we discuss: Why Dana Parish and Dr. Steven Phillips began working together Phillips’ clinical and personal experience with chronic disease Dana’s experience with chronic Lyme disease and the dogma and ignorance that comes with it The frustrations of common Lyme disease diagnoses and treatments Comparing chronic infections to the COVID-19 pandemic The vested interests of conventional medicine Chronic illnesses; how we got here Advice: power through the hard times to reach the root cause of your illness Show notes: [embedded content] Hey, everybody, Chris Kresser here. Welcome to another episode of Revolution Health Radio. This week, I’m really excited to welcome Dr. Steven Phillips and Dana Parish as my guests. Dr. Phillips is a world-renowned, Yale-trained physician, researcher, and international lecturer who specializes in the management of complex vector-borne infections. Dana Parish...

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RHR: Rewiring the Brain through Neuroplasticity, with Dr. Caroline Leaf

In this episode, we discuss: Caroline’s background in neuroscience The mind–brain connection How the conscious mind and nonconscious mind help to dictate our actions Using the mind: managing our responses to uncontrollable circumstances Building resilience and grit through neuroplasticity and mind management Show notes: [embedded content] Hey, everybody, Chris Kresser here. Welcome to another episode of Revolution Health Radio. This week, I’m excited to welcome Dr. Caroline Leaf as a guest. She’s a communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist with a master’s [degree] and Ph.D. in communication pathology and a bachelor’s [degree] in logopedics, specializing in cognitive and metacognitive neuropsychology. Since the early 1980s, she’s researched the mind–brain connection, the nature of mental health, and the formation of memory. She was one of the first in the field to study how the brain...

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RHR: Planting the Seed for a Stronger Microbiome, with Raja Dhir

In this episode, we discuss: The relationship between the microbiome and COVID-19 Probiotic interventions with COVID-19 and other inflammatory infections The gut–heart axis and cholesterol The gut–brain axis and depression Why Seed is different from other probiotics on the market New research on probiotics and IBS New research on probiotics and the pediatric population Show notes: [embedded content] Hey, everybody, Chris Kresser here. Welcome to another episode of Revolution Health Radio. This week, I’m excited to welcome back as my guest, Raja Dhir, who is the co-founder and co-CEO of Seed Health, a microbial sciences company pioneering applications of microbes to impact human and planetary health. Raja [has] a wealth of knowledge on all things microbiome. And today, I’m going to talk to him about the relationship between the microbiome and COVID[-19], because...

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RHR: What Your Skin Is Trying to Tell You, with Dr. Trevor Cates

Page Contents: In this episode, we discuss: The skin as our “magic mirror” Redefining traditional skin types Cates’ Two-Week Program Reducing sugar in your diet for more healthy and young skin Reducing exposure to endocrine disruptors in personal care products Why the skin hasn’t developed a strong barrier system Building up the skin’s microbiome, and our awareness Marketing claims in the skincare field and beyond Show notes: [embedded content] Hey, everybody. Chris Kresser here. Welcome to another episode of Revolution Health Radio. This week, I’m excited to welcome Dr. Trevor Cates as my guest. Dr. Cates is the author of the USA Today and Amazon best-selling book Clean Skin from Within and founder of The Spa Dr. natural skincare line. She received her medical degree from the National University of Natural Medicine and was...

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My Top 5 Breathing Exercises for Stress Relief

Page Contents: A little stress is the spice of life, and it has its benefits. Healthy stress can help sharpen your focus so you can power through that work presentation, for example, creatively solve a pressing problem, or even run a 5K at top form. If you had no stress in your life, you’d likely be bored, unmotivated, and not living up to your full potential. But when stress becomes chronic, or long term, it begins to take a toll on both your body and your brain—which happens to way too many of us. More than three-fourths of all Americans regularly experience stress-related physical symptoms such as fatigue, headache, or an upset stomach. (1) Stress seeps into relationships, invades your office space, and keeps you up...

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RHR: An Update on SIBO research, with Dr. Mark Pimentel

Page Contents: In this episode, we discuss: New developments of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in SIBO testing Treatment considerations for H2S Diet recommendations (and problems with the low-FODMAP diet) Update on SIBO medications Kids and SIBO Improvements in SIBO research Show notes: [embedded content] Hey, everybody, Chris Kresser here. Welcome to another episode of Revolution Health Radio. This week, I’m really excited to welcome back Dr. Mark Pimentel for, I believe, his fourth appearance on the show. Dr. Pimentel is currently the head of the Pimentel Laboratory and executive director of the Medically Associated Science and Technology, or MAST, program at Cedars-Sinai. This program focuses on the development of drugs, diagnostic tests, and devices related to conditions of the microbiome. Dr. Pimentel has been very active in research and has served as principal investigator...

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RHR: Bringing Focus, Attention, and Energy Back to Your Life, with Pedram Shojai

Page Contents: In this episode, we discuss: Pedram’s framework for finding balance Using COVID-19 as an opportunity for reset How to bring more structure and focus into your life The importance of adding hobbies and passions to your to-do list How to tackle daily habit change and build integrity Remember: there’s no silver bullet to health Show notes: [embedded content] Hey, everybody. Welcome to another episode of Revolution Health Radio. This week, I’m excited to welcome Dr. Pedram Shojai as a guest. He’s a doctor of Oriental medicine, master herbalist, and acupuncturist, and is the New York Times best-selling author of The Urban Monk and The Art of Stopping Time, and founder of Well.org. He is an acclaimed Qigong master and Daoist abbot with a practical approach to modern living using Eastern thinking...

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How a Technology Addiction Can Hurt Your Health

Page Contents: Why would these tech titans stop their children from using the products they helped create and promote? Because they knew the grim truth: Technology addiction is a very real problem. Not only are innovations such as smartphones, social media, and the internet addictive by their very nature, but they’re also specifically engineered to take advantage of human vulnerabilities and our hardwired basic needs. These tech pros, who also were parents, knew that—as with any addiction—there are serious consequences of being dependent on devices, including risks from disrupted sleep to depression. And of course, it’s not just the youngest users who need to be protected from these pitfalls. It’s all of us. In this article, you’ll learn the symptoms of technology addiction along with the...

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