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I have wanted to meet you for a long time.
I'm a huge fan.
Thank you.
I think you're Amazing.
And I just recently watched the documentary which.
I thought was called fantastic fungi.
But I understand it's called fungi.
I say fungi.
So it's whatever you want.
The mushroom expert guy said fungi.
Anyway, fantastic fungi which was a really interesting.
Amazing documentary.
I learned more about mushrooms than I'd ever known
and how amazing they are.
Explain what integrative medicine is for everyone.
It's good medicine, Ellen.
And it's essentially the combination
of conventional medicine with natural.
And natural therapies prevention focus
on the whole person body, mind, and spirit
using natural remedies.
Emphasis on mind body interactions.
One day we'll be able to drop the word integrative it'll just
be good medicine.
What do you do to stay healthy in times like this.
Because I think when you talk about our minds
have to stay healthy.
Most of us right now are going through a lot of anxiety.
It's not that different from what you do.
Ordinarily, you want to pay attention to good nutrition,
get good rest and sleep, maintain physical activity,
and so forth.
I think a big challenge right now
is to find ways to limit the time you spend on devices.
All devices.
I think they affect brain function.
I think they contribute to depression, anxiety.
And you have to find ways to set limits to it.
Technology I think really has had a negative impact
on a lot of people.
I don't think we know the full extent of it yet.
And to see how it's going to affect
children that are growing up and with all of this.
Let's talk about mushrooms because you've been interested
in mushrooms since the '70s right.
Long.
My mother was a typical person who was afraid of mushrooms.
She told me not to touch them that you get poison that way.
There's actually very few mushrooms that can kill you.
And the first thing you want to do
if you want to learn about mushrooms,
you learn the ones that can kill you and then avoid them.
There's a lot of mushrooms that are delicious.
And we're lucky to live in a time when more of these
are becoming available to consumers.
But there's also many mushrooms that
have very significant health benefits.
Explain the health benefits.
Because now I'm doing mushroom juice shots
because I've learned all about it.
It's good to include them in the diet.
There's many available in supplement form.
A lot of them affect the immune system
in ways that make us more resistant to viruses.
Important at this time.
Make us more resistant to cancer.
Have anti-inflammatory effects.
There's one called Lion's mane that affects brain function
and improves cognitive function.
They help prevent dementia.
There's a whole range of effects like that.
It's fantastic.
We have to be careful to talk about this.
But there are benefits of mushrooms that people are
taking for PTSD, for all kinds of...
These are the psychedelic mushrooms.
They belong to a group psilocybis.
And they have a compound in them called psilocybin.
Although, these at the moment are technically illegal not
available for medical use.
It's certain that they're going to be legalized
in the very near future.
But you have to do this for people listening
especially the younger people.
You have to be supervised to take
these to know the right amount.
And it could be very beneficial.
On the physical level, these are very safe.
The main dangers are psychological.
And those can be contained by attention
to the circumstances in which you take them, the dose.
And especially having the services of a qualified guide.
Somebody who knows how to structure the experience.
That's going to happen.
People are training.
There are several schools that are training people
to guide psychedelic experiences.
I think there's tremendous potential here for treatment
of drug resistant depression, PTSD
as you mentioned, obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety.
And it's a real frontier in psychiatric medicine
and we're going to see this happen in the next few years.
It's fascinating.
When we come back, we're all going
to do some breath work together.
That is going to help calm us all down.
And we can't fall asleep.
Don't make them fall asleep.
Don't do that.
We'll be back.
You have this breath-work technique that you swear by.
Explain what it does for you.
This is the most effective relaxation technique
I've ever found.
And it is completely cost-effective, time-effective.
I mean it's free.
It makes use of something your already have nose no equipment.
Takes very little time.
It's a practice.
And if you practice this, it causes dramatic changes
in your body.
Lowers heart rate, lowers blood pressure.
I have taught this to thousands and thousands of people.
By the way, I didn't invent it.
It's an ancient yoga technique.
But I learned it from one of my mentors.
An old osteopathic physician who placed great emphasis
on breath.
Let's all do it.
So in this technique you're going
to breathe in quietly through your nose to a count of four.
Hold your breath for a count of 7.
And then blow air out forcefully through your mouth
to a count of eight.
Like whooof.
Making a sound.
So you want to try that.
Let's all do it.
If you're seated keep your back straight
and your feet on the floor.
But you can do this in any position.
So let all the air out through your mouth.
Close your mouth in through your nose.
Two three four hold.
Two three four five six seven.
Blow the air out.
Two three four five six seven eight close in.
Two three four hold.
Two three four five six seven out.
Two three four five six seven eight close in.
Two three four hold.
Two three four five six seven out.
Two three Four five six seven eight.
One more in.
Two three four hold.
Two three four five six seven out.
Two Three four five six seven eight.
That's all.
Now, just breathe normally and notice how you feel.
Some of you may feel a little lightheaded
doing that the first time.
That's not the goal and that will disappear with practice.
You may have some sense of relaxation.
That will become very powerful as you practice this.
Again, I emphasize this is a practice.
You have to do this at least twice a day.
After a month, if you're comfortable with it,
you can increase to eight breaths cycles twice a day.
And then that's the absolute maximum.
And it's desirable to slow the whole thing down
as you practice.
What limits you is how long you can comfortably
hold your breath.
But with practice that will change.
The real benefits of this.
You start to notice after 4-6 weeks of doing this.
And very dramatic changes.
I've had people that had cold hands all their life
and they have warm hands as a sign
of the relaxational response.
I've got cases of people who've stopped atrial fibrillation
with this technique.
People who have had lifelong gastrointestinal problems
and are now cured.
And this is the most effective anti-anxiety measure
I've ever found.
It has everything to recommend it.
And this is a typical example about integrative medicine
can do.
It can bring into the mainstream techniques
that are not even on the radar of conventional medicine.
And can really lower health care costs.
See, that's why I love you so much.
And his books are amazing.
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