The pursuit of dopamine through constant pleasure seeking leads to a downward spiral of pain and anhedonia.

“We live in a world in which we are saturated with dopamine and we live in a culture which encourages us to pursue it. But the ultimate end result of pursuing dopamine is to feel worse than when you started.”

Diet quality is significantly more important than focusing strictly on macronutrients for overall health.

“I'm big on diet quality being more important than focusing too much on the macronutrients. The macronutrients can get, can be important if you have a very specific goal, and for example, athletes or bodybuilders, et cetera. But I think what's more important first is the quality of those macronutrien”

Mind-body medicine is an essential and effective tool for healing that is unfortunately underutilized by conventional medical practices.

“And I very frequently refer patients to mind-body practitioners, whether that's hypnotherapists or visualization practitioners or any one of a number of other modalities, because I find these things to be incredibly effective, cost-effective, I mean, even fun for both practitioner and patient.”

The brain should be treated like any other body part, meaning mental injuries should be addressed with professional care and prehabilitation rather than shame.

“So what it would look like to me is accepting honestly that our brain is a body part and it can get injured. And when it gets injured, just like when we break our leg or feel something strange in our leg, we have no shame about sharing that something is off and we get help”

Addressing the climate crisis requires a systemic approach that focuses on regenerating living systems rather than relying on isolated technological fixes.

“Regenerating and reversing the climate crisis is really about reconnecting those broken strands. And that's what the solutions really are as opposed to sort of standalone techniques or technologies that's going to fix it. That word fix doesn't even belong in the conversation”