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Joined September 2014
"Third season is vata... We're meant to retire. We're meant to simplify, lighten, and really focus on spirituality." Dr. Shivani Gupta on the third season of life. youtu.be/8Wd4XSM6h7o
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"How many of us are doing that in the midlife to end of life transition? None of us." Dr. Shivani Gupta on her "vata syndrome of menopause." youtu.be/8Wd4XSM6h7o
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"We can try to biohack out of it. But I know for myself, my body's like, "Sorry, we never agreed to 11:00 being the bedtime."" Dr. Shivani Gupta on sleep debt. youtu.be/8Wd4XSM6h7o
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"They are like volcanoes. They erupt on everyone around them. And the closest people to them are collateral damage." Dr. Shivani Gupta on the Pitta type. youtu.be/8Wd4XSM6h7o
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Dr. Shivani Gupta walked into her grandfather's room in India at 2 a.m., touched his feet, and went to bed. By morning he had died. She says that night is why she studies Ayurveda.
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Turmeric: cooking with it is traditional and low-risk. Dr. Shivani suggests using it with pepper and healthy fat!
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Full conversation with Dr. Shivani Gupta: youtu.be/8Wd4XSM6h7o Educational only, not medical advice. Do not stop or reduce any prescribed medicine, including insulin, without your prescriber.
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"Here's a question almost nobody in that room asks. What if the thing that changes that child wasn't in their personality at all?" youtu.be/mX7qcOk5pbM
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If the behavioral change has happened very suddenly, if you noticed it overnight, there's no real explanation for it. One question, one timeline, one better conversation with your pediatrician. youtu.be/mX7qcOk5pbM
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"Your sinuses are made up of ectoderm. Other organs are made of the same cell." Recycling this one because it's the single best explanation we've had on the show for why infections don't stay where you found them.
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The old medicine never blamed the child, never blamed the parent. It just looked for the hidden fire, the hidden inflammation. Full episode: youtu.be/RklZLcIRYxQ
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A child was fine. Then, over a few weeks, she became someone else. Explosive anger. Couldn't focus. Couldn't sit still. Her parents were told: ADHD. Here's what else it turned out to be.
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This is not an argument that ADHD is fake or that anyone should stop medication. It's narrower: if the onset was sudden, or treatment isn't working, ask your pediatrician whether infection could be part of the picture.
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