Smart Drug Smarts
- Autor: Vários
- Narrador: Vários
- Editora: Podcast
- Duração: 106:49:30
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Fuel Your Brain With the Latest in Neuroscience
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Low-Dose Lithium: a Hidden Panacea?
05/11/2016 Duração: 35minLithium has long been a standard treatment for mania and Bipolar Disorder. But this might be only the tip of an iceberg of usefulness to human brains and bodies. Dr. De-Maw Chuang explains. The post #153: Low-Dose Lithium: a Hidden Panacea? appeared first on Smart Drug Smarts.
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Traumatic Injuries and Your Brain
29/10/2016 Duração: 42minIt's a two-for-one: Dr. Martin Monti and Dr. Kathleen Bell talk to us about the nature of traumatic brain injuries, when it’s a "no brainer" to go see a doctor, and how to create a brain resilient to injury. The post #152: Traumatic Injuries and Your Brain appeared first on Smart Drug Smarts.
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Can White Noise Help You Focus?
22/10/2016 Duração: 34minWhere do you go to get focused work done? Library? Busy coffee shop? Noisy environments are actually better for focus, but only for certain people. The post #151: Can White Noise Help You Focus? appeared first on Smart Drug Smarts.
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Plant Toxins and the Neurons Who Love Them
15/10/2016 Duração: 41minYou probably ate something toxic today. But don’t panic! It was actually good for you. The post #150: Plant Toxins and the Neurons Who Love Them appeared first on Smart Drug Smarts.
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Kava: from Ceremonial Drink to Modern Mood-Booster
07/10/2016 Duração: 28minKava, a traditional Polynesian drink, has a host of benefits: it's relaxing, a mood booster, and relieves pain. The post #149: Kava: from Ceremonial Drink to Modern Mood-Booster appeared first on Smart Drug Smarts.
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Know Your Neurotransmitters: Oxytocin
30/09/2016 Duração: 40minEveryone calls oxytocin the "love hormone," but it’s more accurate to call it the trust, bonding, and sociability hormone. And that’s not all it does. The post #148: Know Your Neurotransmitters: Oxytocin appeared first on Smart Drug Smarts.
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Ketosis and Your Brain
23/09/2016 Duração: 01h09minRemember when carbs were good and fat was evil? Now, not so much. Here's why (and how) you should try ketosis. The post #147: Ketosis and Your Brain appeared first on Smart Drug Smarts.
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Nicotine: Pure Evil or Brain Fuel?
16/09/2016 Duração: 41minDo you think nicotine is evil? Well, think again. Dr. Grunberg is back to tell us more about the cognitive enhancing properties of nicotine. The post #146: Nicotine: Pure Evil or Brain Fuel? appeared first on Smart Drug Smarts.
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Dennis McKenna: A 30-Year Psychedelic Education
09/09/2016 Duração: 58minLet’s go on a trip with psychedelics expert (and brother of Terence McKenna ) Dr. Dennis McKenna. The post #145: Dennis McKenna: A 30-Year Psychedelic Education appeared first on Smart Drug Smarts.
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Getting to Know Alpha-GPC
03/09/2016 Duração: 32minAlpha-GPC is an essential precursor to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, responsible for focus, learning, and memory. The post #144: Getting to Know Alpha-GPC appeared first on Smart Drug Smarts.
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Methylene Blue: An Unexpected Cognitive Enhancer
26/08/2016 Duração: 47minImproved Memory. Blue Pee. Same Drug. The post #143: Methylene Blue: An Unexpected Cognitive Enhancer appeared first on Smart Drug Smarts.
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What Gratitude Can Do For Your Brain
19/08/2016 Duração: 43minPracticing gratitude isn't just for hippies. Science shows real, concrete health and cognitive benefits from being grateful. The post #142: What Gratitude Can Do For Your Brain appeared first on Smart Drug Smarts.
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Hypnosis: When Imagination Takes Control
12/08/2016 Duração: 42minIf you think hypnosis is all about swinging watches, have we got news for you. It can change the way we use our brains in ways that were previously thought impossible. The post #141: Hypnosis: When Imagination Takes Control appeared first on Smart Drug Smarts.
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Melatonin, Sleep, and Your Pineal Gland
05/08/2016 Duração: 40minDr. Richard Wurtman is back to explain the mysteries of the pineal gland, melatonin, and sleep onset. The post #140: Melatonin, Sleep, and Your Pineal Gland appeared first on Smart Drug Smarts.
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Boost Your Brain with Blueberries
29/07/2016 Duração: 41minBlueberries really are a superfood: they improve long-term and short-term memory. Dr. Krikorian talks to Jesse about why you should eat blueberries. The post #139: Boost Your Brain with Blueberries appeared first on Smart Drug Smarts.
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How Reliable is fMRI Data?
22/07/2016 Duração: 38minfMRI sounds pretty scientific, right? But it turns out that plenty of scientific results, backed by fMRI data, may be unreliable. The post #138: How Reliable is fMRI Data? appeared first on Smart Drug Smarts.
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DMT: Dr. Rick Strassman’s Breakthrough Work With “The Spirit Molecule”
15/07/2016 Duração: 56minDr. Rick Strassman is something of a legend in the psychedelic research community. His studies in the early 1990s re-opened a door which had been securely bolted for almost three decades: a prohibition against testing psychedelics on human research subjects. The post #137: DMT: Dr. Rick Strassman’s Breakthrough Work With “The Spirit Molecule” appeared first on Smart Drug Smarts.
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The Flynn Effect: Smarter by the Decade
13/07/2016 Duração: 17minApologies for the ultra-brief post, but we wanted to get this Overdose Edition up quickly… The Flynn Effect is a strange-but-true revelation. Over the course of the 20th century — and apparently continuing still — “average” people in countries around the world, as measured by standardized IQ tests, are getting smarter and smarter and smarter. […] The post Overdose Edition #3: The Flynn Effect: Smarter by the Decade appeared first on Smart Drug Smarts.
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The Wahls Protocol: Fighting Fatigue With a Fork
08/07/2016 Duração: 38minDr. Terry Wahls talks functional medicine, ketosis, and implementing the Wahls Protocol in practice. The post #136: The Wahls Protocol: Fighting Fatigue With a Fork appeared first on Smart Drug Smarts.
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Treating Depression with Ketamine
01/07/2016 Duração: 38minKetamine has quite the reputation as a club drug. But research is showing its promising potential as a treatment for severe cases of depression. The post #135: Treating Depression with Ketamine appeared first on Smart Drug Smarts.