The Unspoken Reality of Anxiety with Dr. David Rabin
09/15/20 • 62 min
Let's decode anxiety with board-certified psychiatrist and neuroscientist, Dr. David Rabin. Dr. Rabin eloquently explains why anxiety is something most feel, how gratitude helps interrupt anxiety, psychedelics, and why he created the Apollo.
Who is Dr. David Rabin?
Dr. David Rabin, MD, PhD, is a neuroscientist, board-certified psychiatrist, health tech entrepreneur & inventor who has been studying the impact of chronic stress in humans for more than a decade. He is the co-founder & chief innovation officer at Apollo Neuroscience, which has developed the first scientifically-validated wearable technology that actively improves energy, focus & relaxation, using a novel touch therapy that signals safety to the brain.
Dr. Rabin has always been fascinated by consciousness and our inherent ability to heal ourselves from injury and illness. As such, he has specifically focused his research on the clinical translation of non-invasive therapies for patients with treatment-resistant illnesses like PTSD and substance use disorders.
Dr. Rabin is the co-founder and executive director of the Board of Medicine, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of physicians and scientists establishing the first peer-reviewed, evidence-based clinical guidelines for the production and safe use of currently unregulated alternative medicines, including plant medicines. The Board of Medicine trains and certifies healthcare providers, as well providing quality control standards for complementary and alternative medicines to support high-quality clinical research and best practices in harm-reduction.
In addition to his clinical psychiatry practice, Dr. Rabin is currently conducting research on the epigenetic regulation of trauma responses and recovery to elucidate the mechanism of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and the neurobiology of belief.
Highlights
[4:46] Anxiety in our modern society
[12:05] Pattern interrupts that cause anxiety
[17:51] The Gratitude interception
[20:06] Take control of the ego
[26:10] Psychedelics and anxiety
[32:23] Self-medication addiction phenomenon
[36:22] Developing the Apollo touch therapy device
[40:43] Dr. Rabin answers the Superhuman rapid-fire questions
Resources
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Maté
Food of the Gods by Terrence McKenna
In Search of Memory by Eric Kandel
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Let's decode anxiety with board-certified psychiatrist and neuroscientist, Dr. David Rabin. Dr. Rabin eloquently explains why anxiety is something most feel, how gratitude helps interrupt anxiety, psychedelics, and why he created the Apollo.
Who is Dr. David Rabin?
Dr. David Rabin, MD, PhD, is a neuroscientist, board-certified psychiatrist, health tech entrepreneur & inventor who has been studying the impact of chronic stress in humans for more than a decade. He is the co-founder & chief innovation officer at Apollo Neuroscience, which has developed the first scientifically-validated wearable technology that actively improves energy, focus & relaxation, using a novel touch therapy that signals safety to the brain.
Dr. Rabin has always been fascinated by consciousness and our inherent ability to heal ourselves from injury and illness. As such, he has specifically focused his research on the clinical translation of non-invasive therapies for patients with treatment-resistant illnesses like PTSD and substance use disorders.
Dr. Rabin is the co-founder and executive director of the Board of Medicine, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of physicians and scientists establishing the first peer-reviewed, evidence-based clinical guidelines for the production and safe use of currently unregulated alternative medicines, including plant medicines. The Board of Medicine trains and certifies healthcare providers, as well providing quality control standards for complementary and alternative medicines to support high-quality clinical research and best practices in harm-reduction.
In addition to his clinical psychiatry practice, Dr. Rabin is currently conducting research on the epigenetic regulation of trauma responses and recovery to elucidate the mechanism of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and the neurobiology of belief.
Highlights
[4:46] Anxiety in our modern society
[12:05] Pattern interrupts that cause anxiety
[17:51] The Gratitude interception
[20:06] Take control of the ego
[26:10] Psychedelics and anxiety
[32:23] Self-medication addiction phenomenon
[36:22] Developing the Apollo touch therapy device
[40:43] Dr. Rabin answers the Superhuman rapid-fire questions
Resources
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Maté
Food of the Gods by Terrence McKenna
In Search of Memory by Eric Kandel
Sponsors
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What brands of blue light blockers do I recommend?
BluBlox is definitely a go-to.
The CEO Andy Mant on the show before where we got into a really deep dive on blue light. If you get any amount of blue light in your glasses, no matter if it’s 3%, 10%, it disrupts melatonin production. So Andy has created blue light blockers that hold up to the highest standards. And in fact, you can see he’s tested it versus other brands and that they always come out on top.
Quality matters.
If you head over to blublox.com and plug in the code “DS15”, you’re going to get 15% off your order.
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I’ve been fascinated by blood flow restriction training for a very long time. B Strong made great innovations on this technology.
I use it almost every day: high reps, low number of sets, a few exercises. In 20 minutes, I have a fantastic workout which is triggering an anabolic response.
If you want to get your B Strong blood flow restriction device, head on over to https://bstrong.training/ and use the code BOOMER, and you’re going to get yourself 10% off.
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[10:25] Poison Control
[18:00] Focus, Alzheimer's, and Protecting Against Cognitive Decline
[24:35] Why Pharmaceutical Grade Matters
[31:28] Leucomethylene Blue and Skin Care
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Resources
Cytochrome Oxidase in Neuronal Metabolism and Alzheimer’s Disease by Dr. Francisco Gonzalez-Lima
Alzheimer’s Turning Point by Jack De La Torre
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