Dr. Drew Ramsey Podcast Drew Ramsey, MD

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We know that healthy eating is an essential part of healthy living, but so many of us get overwhelmed when it comes to making that idea a reality. Today we have a conversation with Rebecca Katz, MS that will serve as a guide for anyone looking to discover a passion in healthy cooking and transform their meals in the kitchen. 



Rebecca is a nationally recognized culinary translator and expert on the role of food in

supporting health and wellbeing. As a consultant, speaker, teacher and chef, Rebecca

works closely with patients, and wellness professionals to include the powerful tools of

flavor and nutrition in their medical arsenal.



In this episode, she'll reveal how to make healthy meals delicious, meal-prep for success, and find a love for cooking along the way.



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0:00 Intro 

3:35 How Rebecca’s Interest in Nutritional Psychiatry Began

6:26 Making Healthy Food Delicious 

11:23 The Link of Mental Health & Food

19:01 Retraining a Hijacked Palette 

25:00 Ultimate Food Topping: Pistachio Pesto

32:38 Meal Prepping Sauces to Transform Dishes

40:09 Mental Health Benefits of Cooking

44:57 Easy to Make Fermented Foods 

49:40 Rebecca’s Top Foods for Mental Health 

54:36 Addressing Nutrition Polarization 

58:29 Painting & The Joy of the Creative Process 

1:06:25 Conclusion



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Rebecca is a nationally recognized culinary translator and expert on the role of food in

supporting health and wellbeing. As a consultant, speaker, teacher and chef, Rebecca

works closely with patients, and wellness professionals to include the powerful tools of

flavor and nutrition in their medical arsenal.

Rebecca is the author of Clean Soups: Simple Nourishing Recipes for Health and

Vitality (Ten Speed Press, 2016) The Healthy Mind Cookbook: Big Flavor Recipes to

ehance Brain Function, Mood, Memory and Mental Clarity, (Ten Speed Press,

2015), The Longevity Kitchen: Satisfying Big Flavor Recipes Featuring the Top-16 Age

Busting Power Foods, (Ten Speed Press, 2013) along with the award-winning cookbook

The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen: Nourishing Big-Flavor Recipes for Cancer Treatment and

Beyond (Ten Speed Press, 2009, 2017), and One Bite at a Time: Nourishing Recipes

for Cancer Survivors and their Friends (Ten Speed Press, 2008, Second Edition).

A myriad of food related experiences, including a sojourn to Italy, where she studied

Mediterranean cuisine with chefs and signoras from Florence to Sicily, shaped

Rebecca’s philosophy that health-supportive food must taste great in order to be

nourishing and healing.

Recently her explorations have led her further into making art in her sundrenched

painting studio, which she calls her art kitchen. Visitors marvel that there’s a place for

every tool in her studio, just as there is in her kitchen. She has found them to be tools

for life.

For culinary and creative wisdom check out www.rebeccakatz.com

For recipes: https://www.rebeccakatz.com/recipe-box



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Today we have the honor of sitting down with Dr. James Gordon for an enlightening discussion on trauma and setting ourselves free from the pain of the past. Dr. Gordon is an author and founder of of the nonprofit Center for Mind-Body Medicine which is an organization that uses self-awareness, self-care, and group support to heal population-wide psychological trauma.

In this discussion we'll be taking a look at the widespread impact of trauma and how it impacts us in our own personal lives. Dr. Gordon explains the most effective modalities for healing and how you can make small changes every day to have a huge impact on your mental health. 

They also discuss the role of nutrition on mental health, specific foods and habits ideal for wellbeing, and living a life of legacy and impact. 



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0:00 Intro

2:55 The Widespread Impact of Trauma

4:55 Transforming How We View Trauma

5:52 Taking Daily Steps to Heal 

13:42 Integrating Play into Healing

19:54 Most Effective Techniques for Dealing with Trauma

27:07 Global Outreach & The Center for Mind Body Medicine

35:37 Taking Care of Your Own Mental Health as a Therapist

38:53 Predisposed Resiliency to Trauma

45:20 Nutrition’s Role in Healing Trauma

52:17 Specific Foods to Eat

59:00 Aging with Grace, Leaving a Legacy

1:06:12 Supporting the MindBody Mission

1:11:04 Conclusion



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James S. Gordon, MD, author of Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing, is a Harvard-educated psychiatrist, and the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C. Dr. Gordon is internationally recognized for using self-awareness, self-care, and group support to heal population-wide psychological trauma. He is a clinical professor at Georgetown Medical School, and was chairman (under Presidents Clinton and GW Bush) of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy



The Center for Mind-Body Medicine: https://cmbm.org

Book: https://jamesgordonmd.com/book/ 

Website: https://jamesgordonmd.com/



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This week we are joined by renowned psychologist and researcher, Michael Muthukrishna, as he explores the fascinating topic of mental health in the context of a rapidly changing world. In this thought-provoking video, Michael challenges the traditional Western interpretation of mental health and offers innovative perspectives on how we can foster well-being in our personal lives and society at large. Through discussions on social sciences, personal culture, flow state, positive-sum relationships, and collaborative culture, he provides actionable insights on creating a more mentally healthy and fulfilling modern world.





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0:00 Intro 

3:08 Michael’s Story: The Theory of Everyone

9:27 How the Western World Interprets Mental Health 

14:51 Social Sciences & Personal Culture

19:23 Innovating Our Perspective on Mental Health 

21:47 The Prepared Mind: What we can Do

25:51 Flowstate While Being in the Modern World 

27:26 Cultivating Positive-Sum Relationships

34:48 Truth is Collective, Not Individual 

35:48 A Collaborative Culture 

41:25 Michael’s Mental Health Practices 

44:23 Conclusion



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Michael Muthukrishna is Associate Professor of Economic Psychology at the London School of Economics. He is also Affiliate of the Developmental Economics Group at STICERD, Affiliate of the LSE Data Science Institute, CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar in the Boundaries, Membership and Belonging  programme at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, and Technical Director of The Database of Religious History. He is also a board member of the One Pencil Project.



Website: https://www.michael.muthukrishna.com/

A Theory of Everyone: The New Science of Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going: https://www.amazon.com/Theory-Everyone-Science-Where-Going/dp/026204837X



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On this episode we are joined by Christine Yu Moutier, MD, chief medical officer for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. We address the hard conversation of suicide prevention and actionable steps we can take individually and as a community to decrease the number of deaths by suicide. Dr. Moutier shares her personal experience with suicide exposure and what inspired her to do this purposefully work at preventing it. She shares the mission of AFSP and how it has made advancements in providing more accessible mental health care to people all across the country. She guides listeners through how to have honest and effective conversations with loved ones about this topic and be a light to prevent someone from taking their life. She offers a compassionate approach to mental health, acknowledging that while not all suicide may be preventable - there is much more that we can do as a nation to tackle this tragic topic.



Though this episode is aimed at understanding and action, it may be triggering to some viewers. 



This video is intended to provide further education into suicide prevention & mental health. If you or a loved one is struggling with this, please contact the following resources for further support:



Suicide Prevention Line: 

Call "988" or visit this website: https://988lifeline.org/talk-to-someone-now/



AFSP Resources: 

https://afsp.org/get-help/





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0:00 Intro 

3:09 Is Suicide Preventable?

5:48 The Mission of AFSP

8:51 Setting Up the Nation’s Crisis Line: 988

14:39 Dr. Moutier’s Story

20:50 Cultivating Practices for Positive Mental Health

28:44 Fundamentals for Suicide Prevention

35:44 How to Have the Conversation: Signs to Watch Out For

45:44 Science-Based Tools for Suicide Prevention

52:43 Upstream Prevention Tools

1:01:20 Healing from Suicide Loss

1:04:08 Avoiding Contagion in Community

1:14:03 A Hopeful Note

1:19:07 Conclusion

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Christine Yu Moutier serves as the chief medical officer for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and knows the impact of suicide firsthand. She has dedicated herself to fighting this leading cause of death. For the past decade as CMO at AFSP, Dr. Moutier has been leading a nationwide movement fueled by science and grassroots to reduce suicide.



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Gut Health has become a popular topic in the wellness world in recent years, but the true path to healing still has much misconception surrounding it. On today's episode, we're clearing the confusion with Expert Gastroenterologist Robynne Chutkan, MD. Dr. Chutkan and Dr. Ramsey discuss the importance of gut health as it related to mental health, the immune system, and overall wellness. Dr. Chutkan reveals the toxins and stressors in our environment that are causing our gut health to suffer and how we can begin to take our healing into our own hands. 



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0:00 Intro

1:17 Becoming a Gastroenterologist

2:44 Fiber as a Mental Health Nutrient

4:16 Taking a Closer Look at the GI System

7:32 3 Main Gut Disruptors

14:18 Managing Stress and Still Having it All

20:54 The Biggest Issue for Our Gut Health

27:05 How Emulsifiers Harm the Gut

31:47 Do Probiotics Actually Help?

36:05 Alcohol’s Damage to the Gut

39:06 Benefits of Fermented Foods 

42:36 The Center of Your Immune System

50:40 Knowledge as Empowerment

1:04:04 Key Takeaway: Gratitude & Optimism 

1:08:51 Conclusion

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Dr. Chutkan is a board-certified gastroenterologist and the bestselling author of Gutbliss, The Microbiome Solution, The Bloat Cure, and The Anti-Viral Gut.

Educated at Yale and Columbia, she’s a faculty member at Georgetown Hospital and the founder of the Digestive Center for Wellness in Washington DC. A former Governing Board member and Training Committee chair of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), she’s authored dozens of scientific articles and lectured globally on autoimmune diseases and the role of the microbiome in health and disease. Dr Chutkan has her own PBS Special entitled “Gutbliss” and has been a frequent medical expert on the The Today Show, CBS This Morning, and other media outlets. She’s an avid (and slow) runner, squash player and yogi and is passionate about introducing more dirt, sweat and vegetables into her patients’ lives.



Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing: https://www.masterclass.com/classes/malcolm-gladwell-teaches-writing

Dr. Chutkan’s website: https://gutbliss.com/

Dr. Chutkan’s website: https://robynnechutkan.com/

The Anti-Viral Gut: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593420837?tag=randohouseinc41817-20



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Today we are joined by author and psychiatrist Greg Scott Brown, MD for a look into the journey of the self healing mind. Dr. Brown shares his personal struggle with mental health and how his search for answers guided him to want to help others find healing as well. He discusses his protocol for taking steps towards evidence-based self care, revealing the journey of self-help and therapy. Drew and Greg also discuss fatherhood, gratitude, and spirituality in psychiatry.



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0:00 Intro

1:21 Dr. Brown’s Story: Overcoming Mental Health Challenges 

6:23 Walking Out of a Therapy Session

14:49 How Dr. Brown Turned Things Around

18:12 Looking Back with Gratitude 

21:30 Using the Valuable Lessons of the Past

24:34 Fatherhood & Being a Present Parent 

28:50 The Self Healing Mind: Evidence Based Self Care

30:18 Breaking Racial Boundaries, Curiosity Before Judgement

35:23 Spirituality & Discovering Something Greater Than Us

42:18 Self-Sourcing Your Healing 

47:33 How Does Therapy Work?

50:30 Conclusion



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Gregory Scott Brown, M.D., is a psychiatrist, a mental health writer, and the author of The Self-Healing Mind: An Essential Five-Step Practice for Overcoming Anxiety and Depression, and Revitalizing Your Life. A regular contributor for Men's Health and The Washington Post, Dr. Brown also co-hosts Friday Sessions, a popular Instagram Live series about mental health.

Dr. Brown is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He completed a fellowship in integrative medicine at the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine, specialty training in general psychiatry at the University of Texas Dell Medical School, and he received an M.D. from the McGovern Medical School in Houston. Dr. Brown is an alumnus of Rice University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology and Johns Hopkins University, where he completed a post-baccalaureate premedical program. Prior to his transition to medicine, Dr. Brown studied music at The Juilliard School in New York.

Dr. Brown is a member of the American Psychiatric Association where he serves on the Council on Communications. His commentary has been featured in The New York Times, Men's Health, and The Washington Post, as well as on The Today Show, Live with Kelly and Mark, and the PBS News Hour.



Self Healing Mind: https://www.amazon.com/Self-Healing-Mind-Overcoming-Depression-Revitalizing/dp/0063094479

Quarter Life Crisis: https://www.amazon.com/Quarterlife-Search-Self-Early-Adulthood/dp/0525511687/ref=asc[…]pla-2089726264025&psc=1&mcid=eed9ec7a6b4d35bc93c31bd4b74ee4ef



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