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384: Alicia Silverstone On Living A Responsible And Ethical Life, Waldorf Education, And Being Famous Dec 22, 2020

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Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/tuhpaliciasilverstone

Alicia Silverstone (IG: @aliciasilverstone) is the co-founder of mykind Organics, the first ever food-based, certified organic, Non-GMO Verified, vegan vitamin line.

A dynamic and well-connected fixture in the acting, political, and scientific communities, she is also a dedicated activist and works to enlighten others about the benefits of clean living, veganism and a sustainable lifestyle. When it comes to acting, Alicia is best known for her role in 90s hit film, Clueless.

In 2009, Alicia released her first book, The Kind Diet, followed by her second book in 2014, The Kind Mama.

In this episode, we discuss:

Alicia's vegetarian journey began at 8 years old... on an airplane
Flirting with veganism
Becoming an animal activist
Getting your partner on board with your dietary lifestyle
At one time, being vegan was lonely & isolating
Bonding over vegan food and the vegan lifestyle with Woody Harrelson & his wife, Laura
Focusing on living a responsible and ethical life
Use your voice, stand up to corporate greed
The benefits of pre-chewing food for babies
Boobs were made to breastfeed
We are responsible for our health
The health benefits Alicia experienced going vegan
Coming out of a cleanse energized and reborn
Is the raw food diet sustainable?
Why Alicia transitioned from raw food to a macrobiotic diet
Eating for fertility
Creating mykind Organics
The story behind Alicia's son's name... Bear
Raising a plant-based child
Unraveling the controversy about Bear's haircut
Alicia's "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Wool" PETA campaign
What makes Waldorf education different?
Continuing to connect as a family during quarantine
Balancing work/life during the pandemic
What's growing in Alicia's garden?
The chaos that comes with being famous

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The Kind Diet (book)

The Kind Mama (book)

Alicia Silverstone's website (the kind life)

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PETA

The Witness (documentary)

The Game Changers (documentary)

Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret (documentary)

Fork Over Knives (documentary)

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368: Jordan Younger Albrecht – Healing From Lyme Disease, Eating Vegan (Again), Psychedelic Transformations

334: Molly Sims – Supermodel To Super Healthy, Dealing With Autoimmune Issues, Starting A Family Later In Life

085: Gabrielle Brick – Raising Kids, The Healthy Way | Finding The Middle Ground | Taking Time For Self Care

033: Rich Roll – Anti-Hack Your Life | Mood Follows Action | Hard Work > Talent

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383: Tara Stiles - Why Doesn't Everybody Do Yoga? Dec 15, 2020

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Tara Stiles (IG: @tarastiles) is the founder of Strala, the revolutionary approach to being, moving and healing. Strala teaches yoga, tai chi, and Traditional Chinese Medicine, to help people release stress, let go of bad habits, and move easily through all kinds of challenge.

Tara has authored several best-selling books and is a sought-after speaker on topics of entrepreneurship, health, and wellbeing.

She has a new book coming out on December 29th, Clean Mind, Clean Body: A 28-Day Plan for Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Self-Care.

In this episode, we discuss:

The message Tara received from the universe when she was 7 years old
Growing up with straight edge hippy parents in a passive solar home
The love of dance and movement
The ballet teacher who introduced Tara to yoga
Learning the history and art of yoga
Tara met her now husband Mike at a yoga retreat
Making yoga relatable
Why doesn't everybody do yoga?
Yoga transitioned Tara into the world of eating better
Do you love the life you lead?
Tara's early days of teaching yoga
Forming a supportive community
The meaning behind the name Strala
Traveling the world teaching yoga and retreats
How do you balance your own stress level & excitement?
Being raw & vulnerable on social media when you are struggling
Reaching out to the community for support
The barrier Tara put between her Mike after their miscarriage
Learning how to slow down doesn't mean not pursuing your goals
The epiphany moment Tara experienced on an airplane
Everything changed after Tara's daughter Daisy was born
Moving from NYC to Utah
Living life at a slower pace back on the east coast
Tara's dream to live in a little eco house with solar panels
Creating movement through feeling
Lessons learned along the journey

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Strala Yoga

Tara Stiles (books)

Mike Taylor

Rory Foster - Ballet Pedagogy (book)

Paramhansa Yogananda - Autobiography of a Yogi (book)

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163: Kathryn Budig – The Yoga Community Has Changed • Positive Affirmations • Aim True

104: Carrie-Anne Moss – Life Outside The Matrix • Embracing Imperfection • The Yoga Of Awareness

067: Koya Webb – What To Eat Before Yoga | Meditate Daily | The Best Vegan Burgers, Ever!

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382: Dr. Pedram Shojai - Becoming A Taoist Monk, Meditation Is the Ultimate Drug, Managing Your Life Garden Dec 08, 2020

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Dr. Pedram Shojai (IG: @official_urbanmonk) is former Taoist monk who is a physician of Chinese medicine and has lectured on wellness around the world.

His no-nonsense approach teaches esoteric concepts to Western readers in an easy to understand way.

Pedram is a New York Times bestselling author and producer of multiple films and series.

Today we're discussing his latest book Focus: Bringing Time, Energy, and Money into Flow.

In this episode, we discuss:

Pedram becoming a Taoist monk
The integration of Qigong and Kung Fu
Choosing to live as an urban monk
Don't use spirituality to run from your past
Sex is a path to enlightenment
The hardest part about being a monk
Developing good work ethic early on
No one is perfect, we all have flaws
What Pedram learned after fasting for 5 days in Hawaii
You've got to do the work
The benefits of meditation
Basic meditation tips
Meditation is the ultimate drug
What if the answer to complexity was simplicity
Social media algorithms pull your attention away from your life
Focus on your own life
Developing the life garden framework
Learning how to say no
Understanding energy economics
Qigong is the secret to life
What is the difference between Qigong and Tai Chi?
If it's not in your calendar, how important is it to you?
Practicing the art of disengaging from effort
Meditation is a muscle
Creating empty space in your life
Pedram's work/life balance in Utah
Hunting is a primal experience
How to identify the weeds in your life garden
Newsflash "you're going to die"
Being present every day
Honouring commitments to yourself
Get to work on your life

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Dr. Pedram Shojai - Focus (book)

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Dr. Pedram Shojai (books)

Watch Dr. Pedram Shojai's films on Whole.TV

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Deng Ming-Dao - The Wandering Taoist (book)

Deng Ming-Dao - Chronicles of Tao (book)

Headspace (app)

The Social Dilemma (documentary)

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293: Mark Manson – We All Need Hope • Meditation Makes You Stronger • Happiness Is Overrated

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381: Dr. Dan Siegel - The Mind Is Broader Than The Brain Dec 01, 2020

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Dr. Dan Siegel (IG: @drdansiegel) is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and the founding co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA. He is also the Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute which focuses on the development of mindsight and teaches insight, empathy, and integration in individuals, families and communities.

Dan has published extensively for both professional and lay audiences. He has five New York Times bestselling books.

In this episode, we discuss:

How Dan became fascinated with the mind
What is mindsight?
Applying mindsight to medical training
When you shut off your mindsight circuits, you shut off your empathy
The 5 parts to empathy
Active versus passive compassion
What leads to empathy fatigue?
The connection between the mind and the brain
What is interpersonal neurobiology?
The mind is broader than the brain and bigger than the body
The brain in your head is the third brain
Me + We = MWe
The 9 domains of integration aka The Wheel of Awareness
The best predictor of health, happiness & longevity is your relationships
How to live a more integrative life
Building inner resilience

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Dr. Dan Siegel - Aware (book)

Dr. Dan Siegel's website

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Mindsight Institute

Dr. Dan Siegel - Mindsight (book)

Dr. Dan Siegel (books)

Hippocrates

William James (books)

David Hubel (books)

Edward O. Wilson - Consilience (book)

Antonio Damasio (books)

Susan Harter - The Construction Of The Self (book)

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380: Dr. Jason Fung - A Revolutionary New Understanding Of Cancer Nov 24, 2020

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Dr. Jason Fung (IG: @drjasonfung) is a physician, author, and researcher. His groundbreaking science-based books about diabetes and obesity have sold hundreds of thousands of copies and challenged the conventional wisdom that diabetics should be treated with insulin.

This conversation is based off of Dr. Fung's latest book, The Cancer Code: A Revolutionary New Understanding of a Medical Mystery.

In this episode, we discuss:

What is cancer?
The history of cancer
The 3 modern cancer paradigms
Surgery, radiation, chemotherapy aka cutting, burning, poisoning
The Human Genome Project & The Cancer Genome Atlas
What causes genetic mutations?
The 8 hallmarks of cancer
The differences between unicellular & multicellular cells
The environment is responsible for 70-80% of cancers
Types of carcinogens
Chronic sub lethal damage causes cancer
Radiation treatment can cause secondary malignancies
What is immune surveillance?
Why does cancer develop to kill itself?
The truth behind the high price of cancer drugs
How effective are cancer drugs?
Treating cancer with immunotherapy
Nutrition and cancer
Obesity is a big risk factor for cancer
What is hyperinsulinemia?
Insulin is a potent growth hormone
The increased risk of cancer for type 2 diabetics
Metastasis is not a late stage thing, it actually occurs very early on
Treating cancer with adaptive therapy
Intermittent fasting moves your body from growth mode into repair & regeneration mode
Green tea has an anti-cancer effect
The entire cancer field is changing

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Dr. Jason Fung - The Cancer Code (book)

Dr. Jason Fung's website (The Fasting Method)

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Dr. Jason Fung - Life In The Fasting Lane (book)

Dr. Jason Fung (books)

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23andMe

The Human Genome Project

The Cancer Genome Atlas

Douglas Hanahan, Robert A Weinberg - Hallmarks Of Cancer (article)

Women's Health Initiative

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379: Dr. Shawn Baker - The Carnivore Diet Nov 17, 2020

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Dr. Shawn Baker (IG: @shawnbaker1967) is an orthopedic surgeon, a world record holding athlete, a father and a proponent of the carnivore diet.

He's the CEO at MeatRx and author of The Carnivore Diet.

Shawn is an international speaker, podcast host and consultant.

In this episode, we discuss:

The carnivore diet
The evolution of Shawn's diet over the years
The carnivore diet isn't reverse veganism
Living on leaves and lean protein doesn't work for everyone
Shawn eats 4500 calories/day
Following a time-restricted eating (TRE) schedule
Increasing daily protein intake improves strength
Elite & endurance athletes find success on the carnivore diet
Breaking down Shawn's lab results
Ground beef from grass-fed and grain-fed cattle
Degenerative monoculture vs. regenerative farming
Regenerative agriculture can offset carbon emissions
Who's controlling our food supply?
Plant-based/vegan diets do more harm to the environment than people realize
The history of all meat diets
There is no evidence that shows you'll die of a heart attack from eating a carnivore diet
Is a carnivore diet what our ancestors ate?
The hybridization of food over the years
The anatomy and physiology of a carnivore
How Shawn's digestion changed on a carnivore diet
Animals are tremendous sources of nutrient intensification
Can you get adequate vitamin C on a meat-based diet?
Is salt a supplement?
The facts about gout & the carnivore diet
How to properly transition to the carnivore diet
Craving meat-based nutrition
A sustainable diet is one where you enjoy the food
How Shawn cooks the meat he eats
Experimenting with raw meat
Are there any health benefits from eating nose to tail/organ meats?
Is there any evidence that our ancestors consumed organ meats?
Subsistence eating vs. surplus eating
Shawn's thoughts about hunting
Is iron overload a concern on a carnivore diet?
Do your own research

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370: John & Molly Chester – The Biggest Little Farm

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378: Marta Zaraska - Growing Young Through Friendship, Optimism & Kindness Nov 10, 2020

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Marta Zaraska (IG: @mzaraska) is a Polish-Canadian science journalist published in the Washington Post, Scientific American, New Scientist, the Atlantic, and Discover.

Her first book, "Meathooked: The History and Science of Our 2.5-Million Year Obsession with Meat" was chosen by the journal Nature as one of "the best science picks" in 2016.

Her second book, "Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100" is a Globe and Mail bestseller. It's a research-driven case for why optimism, kindness, and strong social networks will keep us living longer than any fitness tracker or superfood.

In this episode, we discuss:

Marta's father influenced her interest in diet and exercise
The transition from Poland to Canada as a freelance science journalist
Friendship, kindness, and optimism are free
The culture in France makes it easier for children to eat properly
The strength of community
The most important thing you can do for your longevity
Men benefit more from a happy marriage than women do
What defines a happy marriage?
Friendships are extremely important for health & longevity
How many friends does one person need?
Facebook friends don't replace real friends
What is phubbing?
Turning off your phone improves relationships
Scheduling time for friends
What it means to be conscientious
Being neurotic/narcissistic is negative for your health
You can improve your personality traits
Would you pay to hug a stranger?
A boost of oxytocin makes you feel more connected
Our gut microbiome is impacting our brain
What is the vagus nerve?
A healthy way to exercise the vagus nerve
What is heart rate variability (HRV)?
The Roseto effect
A snapshot of Marta's diet
Marta's 1-day superfood experiment
Combining exercise and an act of kindness
The caregiving network
The benefits of changing your perspective
The random acts of kindness "experiment"
Are telomeres impacting your behaviour?
Doing new things together as a couple boosts your connection

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Marta Zaraska - Growing Young (book)

Marta Zaraska's website

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Marta Zaraska - Meathooked (book)

Michael Pollan (books)

The Gottman Institute - The Four Horsemen: Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, and Stonewalling (article)

Robin Dunbar - How Many Friends Does One Person Need (book)

Roseto effect (wikipedia)

My Random Kindness "Experiment" Cortisol Results

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172: Charlie Hoehn – Play Your Anxiety Away • Find Work That Doesn't Feel Like Work • Intentional Acts Of Kindness

144: Dr. Sara Gottfried – How To Look And Feel Younger

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377: A.J. Jacobs - Stop Obsessing About Your Health, Gratitude Leads To Happiness, Radical Honesty Nov 03, 2020

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A.J. Jacobs (@ajjacobs) is an author, journalist, lecturer and human guinea pig. He has written four New York Times bestsellers that combine memoir, science, humor and a dash of self-help.

A.J. is also editor at large at Esquire magazine, a commentator on NPR and a columnist for Mental Floss magazine.

He has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, The Dr. Oz Show and The Colbert Report and has given several TED talks.

In this episode, we discuss:

A gratitude journey thanking a thousand people
Gratitude leads to happiness
Thank you for thanking me
The six degrees of gratitude
It doesn't take a village to make a cup of coffee, it takes the world
What is the luck factor?
When you are grateful, you pay it forward
Savor the moment
The 30-Day Meditation Challenge
The alphabet gratitude practice
Before you use social media, take a moment to say "What am I grateful for?"
The year of living biblically
Focus on the good and make the world better
How much the outer affects the inner
When you act confident, you become confident
Not gossiping makes you happier
The month of being the greatest husband experiment
A.J. outsourcing an argument with his wife
The downsides of outsourcing
The radical honesty movement
It's not healthy to be obsessed with your health
The meaning of orthorexia
How to set micro goals
The importance of community
Puzzles can save the world
We should all be experimenting more

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A.J. Jacobs - Thanks A Thousand (book)

A.J. Jacobs' website

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A.J. Jacobs - The Year of Living Biblically (book)

A.J. Jacobs - Drop Dead Healthy (book)

A.J. Jacobs (books)

Larry David

Mister Roger's

David Steindl-Rast - Gratefulness, The Heart of Prayer (book)

Scott Barry Kaufman

Listen to Dr. Pedram Shojai previously on TUHP (episode #182)

Barry (tv series)

Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

A.J. Jacobs - George H.W. and Barbara Bush (article)

A.J. Jacobs - My Outsourced Life (article)

Tim Ferriss – The 4-Hour Workweek (book)

A.J. Jacobs - I Think You're Fat (article)

Brad Blanton - Radical Honesty (book)

Sam Harris – Lying (book)

Liar Liar (movie)

The Invention of Lying (movie)

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312: James Altucher – Reinvent Yourself, Defining Freedom, Comedians See The Truth

293: Mark Manson – We All Need Hope • Meditation Makes You Stronger • Happiness Is Overrated

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376: David Bronner - Dr. Bronner's Is More Than A Soap Company Oct 27, 2020

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David Bronner is the Cosmic Engagement Officer (CEO) of Dr. Bronner's, the top-selling brand of natural soaps in North America and producer of a range of organic body care and food products. He is a grandson of company founder, Emanuel Bronner, and a fifth-generation soapmaker. Under David and his brother Michael's leadership, the brand has grown from $4 million in 1998 to $129 million in annual revenue in 2019.

David is helping to lead the effort to establish the Regenerative Organic Certified standard.

One of his passions is the responsible integration of cannabis and psychedelic medicine into American and global culture and he is a board member of the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies (MAPS).

In this episode, we discuss:

5 generations of family soapmaking
The mystical insights of Dr. Emanuel Bronner's mission
Dr. Bronner's escape from an insane asylum and ending up in LA
Dr. Bronner wasn't actually a doctor
Spreading the joy of Jim Bronner with the Magic Foam Experience
Donating 1,200 acres of land to the San Diego Boys & Girls Club
The highest paid Dr. Bronner's employee gets capped at 5x the lowest paid
Psychedelics for spiritual growth
Awakening to the drug war
Passion for making the world more peaceful
Learning the Moral ABC from his granddad
David's transition from Harvard to Amsterdam
Becoming an activist
The secret history of cannabis in America
Learning the ropes from dad
The battle of the hemp industry vs. DEA regulations
Supporting psychedelic assisted therapy
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375: James Sebastiano - Chasing The Present Oct 20, 2020

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James Sebastiano (IG: @james.sebastiano) is a marketing expert and conscious entrepreneur that's passionate about ethical and environmentally sustainable business. He is co-founder of world-renowned vegan restaurant in Bali, Alchemy.

James is the subject of the film Chasing The Present that's now available on Apple TV and other online platforms. It just was just released on Sept 29th.

The plot of this movie is that James is a materially successful young man, riddled with anxiety so he embarks on a world-wide journey of self-inquiry.

He immerses himself in meditation and plant medicine and converses with top experts like Russell Brand, Graham Hancock, Joseph Goldstein and more to find the root cause of the problem and learn how to finally find freedom from his crippling anxiety.

James finds answers to why a person who seemingly has it all can continue to suffer from debilitating panic attacks.

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James' story of growing up with anxiety
How overdosing on cocaine led to a big epiphany
The 30-day vegetarian challenge
Leaving Amsterdam to start Alchemy in Bali
Getting to the root cause of anxiety
Being addicted to doing
Honouring what your body needs
Practicing meditation in the "real world"
Spending time in nature brings you into the present moment
Being fully present is the most powerful medicine
In order to heal you need to break apart your ego
Feeling your emotions as they come up
It's important to have support during your healing journey
Contemplating on "Who am I?"
Completely surrendering during an ayahuasca experience
The fear of death vs. the fear of living
Why it's important to maintain boundaries
The power and spirit of ayahuasca
Filming Chasing The Present over 5 years
The challenging conversation that brought James and his dad closer
Integrating a spiritual journey into everyday life
Leading by example will naturally inspire others

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