Episode Summary
During a recent chance conversation with a friend I heard about twin doctors who have been exploring non-drug alternatives to treating depression. I did a google search on them and discovered 3 short video clips from a BBC series called “The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs“.
In this episode I share what I discovered from these three videos.
Episode Show Notes
00:11 – Background to how I discovered “The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs”.
02:11 – Dr Chris Van Tulleken is one of the BBCs leading science presenters.
03:05 – Video 1 – The Doctor Who Gave Up Pills – A Lifetime of Pills
- 03:54 – A person in their 50s is likely to be taking 1000 pills a year!!!
- 04:15 – An average “healthy” person will most likely take over 100,000 pills in their lifetime.
- 04:53 – Dr Chris says “Some of the pills can do good but ALL of them can cause harm!”
05:37 – Video 2 – The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs – From Shock To Euphoria
- 06:35 – The body responds to cold shock in a similar way to an anxiety attack.
- 07:08 – The chemical surge you get after a cold water shock leaves you euphoric.
07:31 – Video 3 – The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs – A Soothing Swim
- 08:01 – Before the swim Sarah said she was “very excited but nervous about the cold”.
- 08:57 – It was heartwarming to see Sarah’s reaction about how she felt once she got used to swimming in the cold water.
- 09:18 – Dr Chris said Sarah would get a euphoric boost because of the chemicals surging through her body as a result of the cold shock.
10:13 – It was encouraging to see these videos as they legitimise the approach I am exploring through the Wim Hof Method.
