366: Dr. Andrew Weil - Spontaneous Happiness

Dr. Andrew Weil (IG: @drweil) received a degree in botany from Harvard and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School.

He’s the founder and director of the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine. The Center is the leading effort in the world to develop a comprehensive curriculum in integrative medicine.

Dr. Weil is a founder and partner of the growing group of True Food Kitchen restaurants.

He’s an internationally recognized expert on medicinal plants, alternative medicine, and the reform of medical education. Dr. Weil is the author of many scientific articles and 15 books.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Foraging edible prince mushrooms
• Are you suffering from nature deficit disorder?
• Social interaction is good for your emotional well-being
• Strive for contentment
• The path to spontaneous happiness
• The goal of meditation
• Yoga helps quiet the mind
• Allow yourself to experience lowered moods
• Social media sabotages your attention span
• An anti-inflammatory diet can help treat depression
• Stay physically fit through daily activities
• Secrets to healthy aging in Okinawa
• Omega-3 fatty acids and mental health
• How vitamin D impacts your mood
• Multi nutrient supplements help PTSD sufferers
• The method of using a mantram
• Sound has a profound influence on your nervous system
• Unplug your consciousness from the news
• Zoonotic diseases & COVID-19
• Eat less animal foods and more plant foods
• Using psilocybin for depression, OCD, and end of life care
• The impact of companion animals
• Matcha contains the calming amino acid L-theanine
• Dr. Weil’s experience with intermittent fasting
• Practicing 4-7-8 breathing to help with sleep
• 2 capsules of valerian root extract help induce sleep
• Melatonin is good for immune & cancer protection
• The importance of dreams
• Keep a dream journal for lucid dreaming
• Foraging for medicinal mushrooms (polypores)
• Chaga mushroom is used for the treatment of cancer
• Astragalus is used to prevent the cold & flu
• Steam rooms vs. saunas
• Expressing gratitude improves your mood
• Strive for an inner state of balance & resilience

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Related links:

Dr. Andrew Weil - Spontaneous Happiness (book)

Dr. Andrew Weil's website

Follow Dr. Andrew Weil on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Listen to Dr. Andrew Weil previously on TUHP (episode #295)

Dr. Andrew Weil (books & more)

Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine

True Food Kitchen

Agaricus augustus (prince mushroom)

Bonnie J. Kaplan, PhD

Julia Rucklidge

David Quammen - Spillover (book)

Fantastic Fungi (documentary)

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