What is microdosing? Listen to Dr. Erica Zelfand's interview on the Normalize PTSD Podcast to learn about microdosing LSD and Psilocybin. Questions we answer: What is microdosing? How does it work? What conditions does it help with - addiction, anxiety, depression,...
Supporting the vagus nerve through diaphragmatic breathing When we take a deep breath, the lungs and diaphragm expand, gently stimulating the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve then sends a signal to the brain, telling it to relax. That's why breathing techniques can be so...
Pain remedies your surgeon might not know about. After undergoing surgery or surviving an accident, it’s routine to receive a prescription for opioids (narcotics) – a class of drugs that includes painkillers like oxycodone (OxyContin®), oxycodone with acetaminophen...
Check out my brand new course! The research has moved FAST in the last two years, so I scrapped my old course on microdosing and made a new one! Featuring real cases from my medical practice, this class explains various dosage protocols and summarizes general trends....
Through simple body hacks, we positively affect our mood, focus, and productivity. In this video, explain the gist of how the nervous system reacts to stress, and I introduce the concept of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) and polyvagal theory in a fun and easy-to-follow...
Move over serotonin, inflammation is the new target of depression treatment Is inflammation a bad thing? Not necessarily: Inflammation helps the cells of the immune system fight infections and repair injuries. Like many things, however, the key to inflammation...
Nutritional support for acute, chronic, surgical, and cancer-related pain What do humans have in common with other primates, bats, and guinea pigs? (No, not a love of cheese!) What we all have in common if that we cannot make L-gulonolactone oxidase (GLO), the enzyme...
Although the ideal way to use ketamine in the treatment of depression and mood disorders likely entails receiving the treatment in a safe and comfortable setting, in an unrushed atmosphere, with a supportive counselor nearby, this is not always the experience that the...
Sew a button back onto an old shirt, donate a box of old clothes you never wear, trim your fingernails, tune the guitar. These are the little things we can do to start waking ourselves up, to start building momentum. To let our own selves know that everything isn’t so...