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A deeper dive into the nitty gritty of spiritual awakening. This is the second interview in our series Awakening, Explained with my guest Dr. Angelo DiLullo. Angelo is a practicing anesthesiologist and author of the book "Awake: It's Your Turn." In this episode we discuss the nature of unbound consciousness, the role of inquiry and curiosity in awakening, how "just stop" can be a powerful gateway, the nature of beliefs as a hindrance to awakening, the importance of humility and authenticity on the path, the origins of the sense of "self" in childhood, the nature of non-dual reality/radical intimacy/love, the question “What Is This?” as inquiry, insane comedic interlude featuring constipation/Sesame Street jokes, what are thoughts, how does thought relate to suffering and the creation of a false "self" and much more.  Get Angelo's book and download his free meditation app here. The rest of our Awakening, Explained interview series can be found here. Video show archive, audio podcasts, music parodies, Supporter

A family doctor and an engineer do what government couldn't: provide amazing care to both rich AND poor. A bright spot lesson in grassroots healthcare reform

Delta variant vs. vaccines, hospitalizations, children, masks and more, explained by a doctor with precisely 97.5% less drama

The "House of God" and "Man's 4th Best Hospital" author talks about his path integrating medicine and writing, the role and importance of spiritual awakening, and a preview of his new book. Check out his latest book, Man's 4th Best Hospital, here. Full video here Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Support us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmd More about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wanna know how deep the awakening rabbit hole goes? Are you SURE?

It’s no surprise that mental and emotional health are directly related to physical disease. Here’s what we can do about it, starting with primary care. Lucy McBride, MD, is a practicing internist in Washington, DC, with two decades of experience. A trusted and recognized voice in patient care, she is also a Bloomberg New Voices fellow, a healthcare educator, mental health advocate and healthcare disruptor working to increase awareness of the intersection of mental and physical health. She is Princeton, Harvard, and Johns Hopkins trained. Learn more about her and sign up for her awesome newsletter here. Follow her on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, & Instagram. Full video here.   Topics & Timecodes: 0:00 Intro: Mental health and its connection to overall health 6:34 The nature of the mind-body connection 12:24 Re-personalized, re-humanized medicine and a patient example from Dr. McBride 14:47 The mental health toll from COVID-19, our response to COVID-19 and its impact, and well-intentioned public health messaging

Investigative journalist Marshall Allen teaches us how we can fight back against opaque and predatory medical bills. Learn more about Marshall's work and get his outstanding new book, Never Pay The First Bill, here. Full video with transcript. Topics & Timecodes 0:00 Intro: Marshall’s work exposing the abuse of front line healthcare professionals during the early pandemic 2:47 Marshall’s work at the Las Vegas Sun exposing the abuse of foreign medical graduates on J-1 Visa programs 10:26 “Normalization of deviance” in US healthcare, exposing it with Dr. Marty Makary, and the most amazing hospital experience Marshall’s had 14:50 New U.S. hospital price transparency rules and how & why hospitals aren’t complying 16:09 Why you should care about healthcare costs even if your employer is “paying,” and how even doctors get screwed when they become patients despite their knowledge of the system 19:49 Who is the REAL customer in healthcare and why the big legacy players almost never side with the patient/consumer, the

What is it like to experience unfiltered reality in this moment?

Here's how we can understand a potential connection between COVID mRNA vaccines and heart inflammation, or myocarditis. Also: what's up with that Delta variant, and should you still get vaccinated? Error correction: pericarditis pain IMPROVES with leaning forward, not the other way around. Sorry for the confusion, I blame Fauci

A hands-on guide to using our attention to help us wake up

Only we can redesign medicine and stop the ridiculous money games. Dr. Makary returns to rally the troops with his updated book, The Price We Pay, now available in paperback. Here's all our shows featuring Dr. Marty Makary.  Here's a link to the paperback edition of The Price We Pay.   Timecodes & Topics: 0:00 Intro 1:08 How the book induced real change by highlighting outrageous practices 4:37 Defending patients sued by hospitals and the lack of price transparency in medicine 13:33 The need for increased diversity at journals like JAMA and The New England Journal of Medicine 15:04 Lobbying congress with patient stories that highlight the predatory nature of our Healthcare system and the lack of price transparency 22:07 Redesigning healthcare: ChenMed as primary care done right 41:41 The misincentive of the fee for service treadmill 44:37 We can’t wait for government to fix healthcare, WE have to do it 51:54 Do we want to live in a country where healthcare is the biggest industry and share of GDP?

What the lab leak hypothesis REALLY means, thinking about risk/benefit for vaccines and kids, and democracy vs. liberty...Dr. VP's back! Transcript, video podcast, and links to more VP shows: https://zdoggmd.com/vinay-prasad-10 Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A direct, non-woo discussion between two doctors about waking up from the dream that we are separate and destined to suffer. This is the first interview in our series Awakening, Explained with my guest Dr. Angelo DiLullo. Angelo is a practicing anesthesiologist and author of the book “Awake: It’s Your Turn.” Get Angelo’s book and download his free meditation app here. Full video with transcript. Video show archive, audio podcasts, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership options, merch, social media, and email contact form: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Support us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email response from me: paypal.me/zdoggmd More about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The pandemic in review along with why it's effectively over in the US. We talk vaccines, masks, China lab accident hypothesis, unions vs. CDC, and much more. Get the paperback updated edition of Dr. Makary's book "The Price We Pay" here: https://amzn.to/3oKPyNM Links, transcript, video and more: https://zdoggmd.com/marty-makary-3 Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk about vaccine effectiveness, how 12 anti-vax loonies are responsible for like ALL the misinformation online, the CDC's new vax-on, mask-off policy, Brazil, variants, and much much more. Video, transcript, and links: zdoggmd.com/vax-on-mask-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's how we might think about the upsides and downsides of COVID vaccination for this group of children. Transcript, video, links, and more: https://zdoggmd.com/pfizer-kids Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Friday, let's talk masking, vaccines, getting back to "normal," #NursesWeek, and more, LIVE. Ways to join our Supporter Tribe: zdoggmd.com/supporters Links, audio podcast, and more: https://zdoggmd.com/pandemic-update-5-7-21 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Turns out Doc Vader can express feelings OTHER than pure rage

How can we help India while pushing towards normal in the US? The way forward, with UCSF's Dr. Monica Gandhi. Video, transcript, links to more episodes: https://zdoggmd.com/monica-gandhi-4 Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time to throw some cold science water on the latest craze gripping the internet. Links, transcript, video, and more: https://zdoggmd.com/vaccine-shedding Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices