Nina Patrick, PhD - Could Psychedelic Therapy Be a Game Changer for Women's Health?

03/06/24 • 57 min

Could psychedelics be a game changer for women's health?

Nina Patrick, PhD - Head of Innovation at the Champalimaud Foundation Center of the Unknown in Lisbon, a state-of-the-art research facility working on cutting-edge technology in oncology and neuroscience. Her popular newsletter, Nina's Notes, is a bite-sized editorial on science & health topics like longevity, psychedelics, web3, space travel, and the future of medicine.

In this episode, we discussed the latest research and the legality of psychedelic therapy (which is different from taking psychedelics recreationally). Nina explained how psychedelics work on the receptors in the brain, and we discussed how psychedelics can have a huge impact on women’s health - from postpartum depression to eating disorders, to menopause.

If you are interested in this topic and are looking for a credible overview - this episode is for you.

(0:00) - Intro

(1:14) - What is a psychedelic?

(2:30) - Psychedelics and the brain barrier

(3:50) - Examples of psychedelic therapy & ketamine clinics

(07:50) - Legality of Psychedelics

(12:36) - MDMA for treatment of PTSD

(16:53) - Psychedelics v. Antidepressants

(20:25) - MDMA v. Psylocibin

(20:36) - What happens in the brain on psychedelics?

(25:01) - Micro v. Macro-dosing

(28:35) - Women's Health and Psychedelics

(34:32) - Female Hormones

(36:56) - Menopause

(38:22) - Eating disorders

(41:32) - Post-partum depression & Moms Who Mushroom

(47:04) - Words of caution

(52:11) - Other research Nina is interested in

(57:06) - The Future of Medicine

Links:

Nina's Notes - https://www.notes.ninapatrick.xyz

Edition about Psychedelics and Women's Health - https://www.notes.ninapatrick.xyz/p/48-what-we-know-about-the-effect

Edition about the Future of Medicine (Med3) - https://www.notes.ninapatrick.xyz/p/46-med3

Champalimaud Center of the Unknown - https://www.fchampalimaud.org/champalimaud-foundation/champalimaud-centre

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Could psychedelics be a game changer for women's health?

If you are interested in this topic and are looking for a credible overview - this episode is for you.

(0:00) - Intro

(1:14) - What is a psychedelic?

(2:30) - Psychedelics and the brain barrier

(3:50) - Examples of psychedelic therapy & ketamine clinics

(07:50) - Legality of Psychedelics

(12:36) - MDMA for treatment of PTSD

(16:53) - Psychedelics v. Antidepressants

(20:25) - MDMA v. Psylocibin

(20:36) - What happens in the brain on psychedelics?

(25:01) - Micro v. Macro-dosing

(28:35) - Women's Health and Psychedelics

(34:32) - Female Hormones

(36:56) - Menopause

(38:22) - Eating disorders

(41:32) - Post-partum depression & Moms Who Mushroom

(47:04) - Words of caution

(52:11) - Other research Nina is interested in

(57:06) - The Future of Medicine

Links:

Nina's Notes - https://www.notes.ninapatrick.xyz

Edition about Psychedelics and Women's Health - https://www.notes.ninapatrick.xyz/p/48-what-we-know-about-the-effect

Edition about the Future of Medicine (Med3) - https://www.notes.ninapatrick.xyz/p/46-med3

Champalimaud Center of the Unknown - https://www.fchampalimaud.org/champalimaud-foundation/champalimaud-centre

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Lucy Cooke - What Darwin Got Wrong about The Female Animal

Darwin viewed females as passive and coy. Today's female scientists are revealing the real truth about animal queens!

Lucy Cooke is a British zoologist and an author, director and television producer. She is a graduate of the University of Oxford, where she was tutored by Richard Dawkins. A trailblazer in the field of evolutionary biology, Cooke’s works have included multiple BBC films and documentaries and has published numerous books on various members of the animal kingdom. In her latest book, Bitch: On the Female of the Species, Cooke gives a new look at the females of the species—from same-sex albatross couples raising chicks, to murderous mother meerkats and the titanic battle of the sexes waged by ducks. In her words, “This isn’t your grandfather’s evolutionary biology,” dispelling myths and showing just how ravishing the kingdom’s queens can be.

(00:00) Intro

(01:34) Lucy's journey to writing Bitch

(02:22) Promiscuous female lions

(03:41) Competitive or aggressive animal queens

(06:37) Female evolutionary scientists finally asking the right questions

(13:08) Competitive female songbirds

(17:07) Murderous female meerkats

(21:29) Menopause in the animal kingdom

(23:05) Menopausal orcas and their beyond-human empathy

(27:24) Sex v. Gender and Sexuality in the Animal Kingdom

(29:00) How bisexuality influences societal dynamics in bonobos

(36:31) The maternal instinct myth

(44:03) The bigger picture: What does the animal kingdom teach us?

(45:31) The most surprising animal of them all

(48:31) Female v. Male brains

(49:59) Lucy's exciting next book

Links:

Lucy's book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bitch-Female-Species-Lucy-Cooke/dp/0857524135

Lucy's website - http://www.lucycooke.tv/

Evolutionary Scientists Mentioned:

Sarah Blaffer Hrdy

Jeanne Altmann

Barbara Smuts

Angela Saini and her book "Inferior" - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inferior-Science-Women-Research-Rewriting/dp/0008172021

Catherine Dulac

Gina Rippon and her book "The Gendered Brain" - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gendered-Brain-neuroscience-shatters-female/dp/1784706817

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(03:48) Women's fetishes

(12:08) Women's preference for violent porn

(16;51) Aella's sex parties

(18:51) Sexuality and creativity

(19:53) Aella's experience with social shame

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(30:32) OnlyFans trends

(32:20) Non-nude cam girls

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