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Are These Brain Scans Too Good To Be True? | Dr. Daniel Amen Dec 14, 2025

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We reached out to the Canadian Association of Nuclear Medicine for their comments regarding what Dr. Amen says at 1:03:31. They responded with the following statement on December 12th 2025: “At this time, CANM considers that the guidelines require further rigorous review and validation through an independent, expert-led editorial and peer-review process. Until such a process has been completed, CANM believes it would be premature to adopt, endorse, or formally comment on the recommendations contained therein.”

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0:00 Intro

01:55 Origins

07:42 Lifestyle Changes vs. Pharmaceuticals vs. Therapy

12:38 Does imagining change treatment?

18:48 Overprescription

26:08 How Your Thoughts Affect Your Pain

30:32 Over-testing / CTE

34:28 His Supplement Company

44:35 Patient Compliance

54:06 Kim Kardashian’s Brain Scan

1:02:48 Randomized Control Data

1:37:10 Shaming Psychiatrists

1:47:23 Would You Give It Up?

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The Doctor Who Tried Fat Loss Medications | Dr. Christle Guevarra Nov 16, 2025

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00:00 Intro

2:08 Her Journey with GLP-1's

12:45 Medical School x Willpower

20:02 Mental Health

28:20 Food Addiction

31:58 Family Medicine x Comparing GLP-1's

40:53 Sports Medicine Fellowship

51:40 Private Practice

1:01:15 Marriage

1:07:48 Body Building Community

1:14:21 Correct Use x Pill Mills

1:22:57 Future

1:24:18 Fatphobia

1:27:32 Health Insurance

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Is Your Women’s Health “Expert” Lying To You? | Dr. Jen Gunter Nov 05, 2025

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00:00 Intro

01:30 Blaming Reels

09:10 Her Journey

21:50 Hormone Tests

31:22 Taking Advantage Of Women

40:10 Women's Health Initiative

50:14 Menopausal Hormone Therapy

59:50 Testosterone Therapy + Estrogen

1:15:57 Birth Control

1:26:46 Working With Big Pharma

1:42:05 MAHA + RFK

1:59:21 Dr. Gundry Battle

2:06:00 Starting Her Own Supplement Company

2:08:32 Yeast Infections + Probiotics

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Confronting CNN's Doctor | Dr. Sanjay Gupta Oct 26, 2025

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Huge thanks to Dr. Sanjay Gupta for joining me for this interview. Check out his new book "It Doesn't Have To Hurt" here: https://www.amazon.com/Doesnt-Have-Hurt-Smart-Pain-Free/dp/1668014475/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.d4FJp7-oXS65HWqcuLNf-n8knscFwUI3rM03PX4JdgNSjgiqfq0n46gbBr4yk26RaOzsQpBgrfdkmWY7P8logQ8kFt7LlPu3GAeemgSZSudpFPFYM_lWxiimwC6A8AZWQ-oY3CrJ23LbgIb-A5Dj2Ev9IZohoi0Nz73S6VuDNG36elXzA7iBIufdqJsQkdfB5Kb4JGIIjlmFknAYb1QlXjrypWThnODQCI6jjOMp2tU.SvmaNfTFzP8gU2I2C5VQfpy8SIHPm2OS2FoxJwOun8Y&dib_tag=se&hvadid=776848535213&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9197632&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=7004007654206517717--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=7004007654206517717&hvtargid=kwd-2442724372063&hydadcr=15553_13842892&keywords=dr+gupta+it+doesn%27t+have+to+hurt&mcid=eda1af13cb2b33f686adf15d2b9dca6b&qid=1761259529&sr=8-1

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00:00 Intro

01:53 Starting In Media

08:17 Medical Specialty / Training Residents

11:37 Working During COVID

21:46 What Would You Do?

25:04 Communicating On TV

28:35 Joe Rogan

37:38 Trump & Tylenol

48:00 RFK’s Anti Vax Claims

1:01:53 Dr. Oz

1:07:18 Can We Trust Federal Agencies?

1:12:18 Covering RFK On CNN

1:16:59 Chronic Pain

1:25:20 Opioids

1:32:05 Pain Is Cultural

1:38:15 Acupuncture

1:44:22 Supplements

1:57:00 Investing In WHO / The Future

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The Truth About The Government Shutdown | Senator Chuck Schumer Oct 19, 2025

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00:00 Intro

01:18 What Is A Shutdown?

09:03 Proposed Cuts

12:42 Republican Healthcare Plan

16:40 Healthcare For Immigrants

25:47 Calling Trump Now

32:18 Nuclear Option, Epstein Files

36:20 Israel, Deficit, Illegal Immigration

46:08 Democratic Agreement

47:58 A Message To Trump

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She Doesn't Want To Cure Her Blindness | Molly Burke Oct 12, 2025

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00:00 Intro

01:40 Flying with dogs

05:08 New Book

09:05 Face Of A Charity

18:10 Don't Look Blind

20:55 Her Exact Condition

25:38 Bullying & Family

29:18 Getting "Cured"

40:06 Helping Others / Showbiz

47:25 Grieving Herself

58:35 The Word "Disabled" / Humor

1:04:09 YouTuber life / Dating

1:09:42 Unusual Questions / Captions

1:17:48 New Study + Cure

1:32:03 Treating Any Disease

1:34:56 The Future

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What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender Oct 01, 2025

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00:00 Intro

01:32 Diagnosing Celebrities

07:39 Diagnosing Fictional Characters

14:00 Boundaries With Patients

18:50 Silver Linings Playbook

20:47 Self Diagnosis

27:54 Reaction Videos

32:40 CBT vs. DBT

40:50 Medication

51:10 Talk Therapy

52:48 “Mania”

54:48 The Body Keeps The Score

57:55 Who Should People Call?

1:03:40 Online Therapy + AI

1:08:16 Reality TV

1:10:20 Psychiatrists With Issues

1:13:27 Famous Psychiatrists

1:18:47 Good Will Hunting

1:25:47 MrBeast

1:27:30 The Joker

1:31:54 Snake Oil

1:34:25 Labeling Your Ex

1:36:36 Primary Care Problems

1:40:00 Couples Therapy + Divorce

1:44:35 Misconceptions

1:46:40 The Bear + Adolescence + The Future

1:52:36 Should You Become A Psychiatrist?

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Why Rainn Wilson Loves Paramedics & Thinks Dwight Schrute Is MAHA Sep 17, 2025

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00:00 Intro

00:51 Code 3

08:31 Pharmacy Benefit Managers

09:45 Price Transparency

12:04 Investing In Primary Care

14:00 My Insurance Proposal

15:28 DMV As Healthcare

22:20 Mistreatment Of Front Line Workers

27:18 His House Burnt Down

31:40 Rainn’s Doctor / Mental Health

40:19 Bullying and Social Media

48:40 The Soul

1:00:20 Trauma

1:14:55 Dwight Schrute

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The Doctor Who Cured His Own Disease | Dr. David Fajgenbaum Sep 07, 2025

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Huge thanks to Dr. David Fajgenbaum for coming on the show. Check out his book "Chasing My Cure" here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/567298/chasing-my-cure-by-david-fajgenbaum/

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00:00 Intro

01:52 Losing His Mom

21:00 How Life Influences Medicine

31:39 Treating His Family

42:48 Right To Try Legislation

48:55 AI Treatments

56:38 Surviving Castleman's Disease

1:18:00 Trialing New Drugs

1:28:50 His Wife

1:30:42 Genetic Predisposition

1:34:35 Fear & Mental Health

1:39:56 Burden To His Family

1:43:24 Regrets

1:51:08 Future of Medicine

2:02:45 My Donation

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How RFK Jr. Manipulates Nutrition Research | Kevin Hall Aug 31, 2025

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Huge thanks to Kevin Hall for being so transparent in this interview. Check out his new book "Food Intelligence" now: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671334/food-intelligence-by-julia-belluz-and-kevin-hall-phd/

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00:00 Intro

02:22 Physics Over Nutrition

17:01 Macros vs. Fat Loss

29:50 Low Carb Diets

38:11 Unexpected Changes

41:02 Ketogenic Diet vs. Childhood Seizures

42:55 The Biggest Loser Study

1:13:35 Ultra-processed Foods

1:33:20 High Performing Athletes

1:35:27 Calories In/Out vs. CIM Model

1:52:30 Ultra-processed foods mechanisms

1:57:35 His Battle Against RFK Jr.

2:15:30 RFK Jr. Censoring Research

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