An entry from my journal and a passage from J.Krishnamurti inspired my latest episode, which views displeasure and discontent in an entirely new way. I share personal stories and lessons from my own life, and from the highly successful patients I see in my clinic who experience emotional and metabolic health challenges despite material success. Some topics include:

• The pleasure-displeasure cycle explained through my summer trips to India
• Why "extraordinary discontent" is often essential for growth
• Deep lessons from the movie, The Matrix (even if you haven't seen it)
• My own cycles of discontent and how they led to growth
• The link between metabolism and mindset

Go to my blog at culturalhealthsolutions.com where I post a brief summary/show notes for most episodes with relevant links.

In prior episodes we've talked about how suppressed emotions can activate the immune system and trigger disease. A critical skill is detecting these emotions and sensations as early as possible so you prevent emotional flickers from turning into full blown fires. In this episode we discuss some of the following:

• Discover your body’s “smoke detectors” (interoceptors) in the heart, gut, and lungs

• Understand bottom-up vs. top-down emotional signaling

• Explore how ancient wisdom aligns with modern science

• One of my favorite techniques to improve interoception, intuition, and manage stress

Go to my blog at culturalhealthsolutions.com where I post a brief summary/show notes for most episodes with relevant links.

Why are so many seemingly healthy young men and women getting heart disease? These are individuals with seemingly normal labs, no family history, who might even be exercising and eating relatively healthy, but end up with a heart attack or visible plaque on a heart scan test.

In this episode we discuss:

• Surprise heart disease in seemingly healthy individuals
• Brief science primer on heart disease using boats and tunnels
• Concept of arterial flammability
• Commonly overlooked risk factors
• Common personality profiles for surprise heart disease
• The role of COVID-19 and Microplastics

Go to my blog at culturalhealthsolutions.com where I post a brief summary/show notes for most episodes with relevant links.