Episode

BRAIN SURGEON Reveals How To Heal Your Body & Mind w/Dr. Rahul Jandial EP 1249
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1:42:12
Published: Mon Apr 04 2022
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Today's guest is Dr. Rahul Jandial, a dual-trained brain surgeon and neuroscientist at City of Hope in Los Angeles, California. Before finding his calling in the operating room, Dr. Jandial was a college dropout and worked as a security guard. As a surgeon, he now provides complex surgical treatment to patients with cancer. As a scientist, his laboratory investigates the biology of the human brain. Throughout his career, he has authored 10 books and over 100 academic articles. Be sure to check out his new book, Life on a Knife’s Edge: A Brain Surgeon’s Reflections on Life, Loss and Survival. In this episode, you will learnHow to heal the memories of past trauma.How to better regulate your emotions.How to transform yourself using your mind.Why it is so important to play and keep your body active. For more, go to lewishowes.com/1249Mel Robbins: The “Secret” Mindset Habit to Building Confidence and Overcoming Scarcity: https://link.chtbl.com/970-podDr. Joe Dispenza on Healing the Body and Transforming the Mind: https://link.chtbl.com/826-podMaster Your Mind and Defy the Odds with David Goggins: https://link.chtbl.com/715-pod  

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The speaker discusses the importance of thinking in terms of abundance and positivity, as well as how physical factors such as exercise, nutrition, and sleep can improve overall health.
00:00 - 02:05 (02:05)
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Health
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The speaker discusses the importance of thinking in terms of abundance and positivity, as well as how physical factors such as exercise, nutrition, and sleep can improve overall health. They also touch on how the common view of the brain as gears is outdated.

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The idea that specific regions of the brain are responsible for certain actions or personality traits is a misconception.
02:05 - 09:24 (07:18)
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Neuroscience
Summary

The idea that specific regions of the brain are responsible for certain actions or personality traits is a misconception. Instead, damage to any part of the brain can lead to changes in behavior and abilities.

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In certain cases of epilepsy, removing part of the brain through surgery can be an effective treatment.
09:24 - 13:02 (03:38)
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Epilepsy
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In certain cases of epilepsy, removing part of the brain through surgery can be an effective treatment. Despite its success, the procedure remains a lesser-known treatment option, partly due to the limited number of brain surgeons in the field.

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BRAIN SURGEON Reveals How To Heal Your Body & Mind w/Dr. Rahul Jandial EP 1249
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Understanding the mind-brain connection is essential to understanding how flow states work.
13:02 - 19:26 (06:23)
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Mind-Brain Connection
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Understanding the mind-brain connection is essential to understanding how flow states work. The mind can function without consciousness, thought, love, or emotion, as evidenced by patients who have had their right hemisphere removed and still recovered cognitive function without any new wiring.

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BRAIN SURGEON Reveals How To Heal Your Body & Mind w/Dr. Rahul Jandial EP 1249
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The speaker highlights the greater impact of emotional and psychological trauma on individuals as compared to physical trauma, and emphasizes the need to recognize and address such traumas as they are often invisible to others.
19:26 - 27:32 (08:06)
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Emotional Trauma
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The speaker highlights the greater impact of emotional and psychological trauma on individuals as compared to physical trauma, and emphasizes the need to recognize and address such traumas as they are often invisible to others.

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BRAIN SURGEON Reveals How To Heal Your Body & Mind w/Dr. Rahul Jandial EP 1249
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A doctor shares his observations about cancer patients who cope, live and move on from the traumatic emotional and physical experience of cancer, with insights on the biggest lessons he has learned from his patients and their techniques to process and handle the journey.
27:33 - 33:03 (05:29)
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Cancer Patients
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A doctor shares his observations about cancer patients who cope, live and move on from the traumatic emotional and physical experience of cancer, with insights on the biggest lessons he has learned from his patients and their techniques to process and handle the journey.

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BRAIN SURGEON Reveals How To Heal Your Body & Mind w/Dr. Rahul Jandial EP 1249
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The speaker acknowledges the gift of learning from his patients during their most difficult times.
33:03 - 37:32 (04:29)
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Optimism
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The speaker acknowledges the gift of learning from his patients during their most difficult times. He also recognizes the importance of remaining optimistic in the face of calamity, especially when dealing with terminal illnesses.

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BRAIN SURGEON Reveals How To Heal Your Body & Mind w/Dr. Rahul Jandial EP 1249
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Positive thoughts, exercise, and a healthy lifestyle can change our physiology and improve our body's ability to fight cancer by creating a healthier ecosystem throughout the brain and body.
37:32 - 44:28 (06:55)
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Cancer
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Positive thoughts, exercise, and a healthy lifestyle can change our physiology and improve our body's ability to fight cancer by creating a healthier ecosystem throughout the brain and body.

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By using thought and breathing exercises, people can regulate their emotions and prevent them from clouding their judgment and leading to irrational actions.
44:28 - 50:43 (06:15)
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Self-help
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By using thought and breathing exercises, people can regulate their emotions and prevent them from clouding their judgment and leading to irrational actions. This is because emotions are processed in the limbic part of the brain, which can be prevented from taking over by integrating it with the cortical canopy.

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BRAIN SURGEON Reveals How To Heal Your Body & Mind w/Dr. Rahul Jandial EP 1249
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Deep brain stimulation, a technique that has been around for 40 years, can reset the electrical waves in the brain with electrical pulses, similar to a brain pacemaker.
50:43 - 52:36 (01:52)
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Brain Waves
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Deep brain stimulation, a technique that has been around for 40 years, can reset the electrical waves in the brain with electrical pulses, similar to a brain pacemaker.

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BRAIN SURGEON Reveals How To Heal Your Body & Mind w/Dr. Rahul Jandial EP 1249
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The intersection of the frontal lobes and the emotional brain is crucial in controlling emotions.
52:36 - 57:31 (04:55)
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Emotions
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The intersection of the frontal lobes and the emotional brain is crucial in controlling emotions. It is a lifelong process of thinking through emotions and deciding which ones have the right to be there.

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The article discusses the impact of aberrant brain electricity and injury from repeated sudden stops on brain tissue.
57:31 - 1:00:35 (03:03)
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Brain injury
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The article discusses the impact of aberrant brain electricity and injury from repeated sudden stops on brain tissue. It also highlights the analogy of the brain being similar to a sack floating in an aquarium.

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Awake, direct electrophysiologic recording of seizure planning surgery at elite centers has shown that lack of emotional regulation could potentially damage brain activity, leading to up and down activity instead of calmer activity and possibly creating unhealthy cells throughout the body.
1:00:35 - 1:07:16 (06:40)
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Brain Health
Summary

Awake, direct electrophysiologic recording of seizure planning surgery at elite centers has shown that lack of emotional regulation could potentially damage brain activity, leading to up and down activity instead of calmer activity and possibly creating unhealthy cells throughout the body.

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BRAIN SURGEON Reveals How To Heal Your Body & Mind w/Dr. Rahul Jandial EP 1249
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This podcast discusses the relationship between our thoughts and electrical activity in our brains.
1:07:16 - 1:11:15 (03:59)
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Thoughts, Electricity
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This podcast discusses the relationship between our thoughts and electrical activity in our brains. By visualizing our thoughts as waves moving through our minds, we may have the potential to transform our thoughts and emotions.

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Keeping your heart healthy also benefits your brain by ensuring that your brain's arteries stay open.
1:11:17 - 1:16:10 (04:53)
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heart health
Summary

Keeping your heart healthy also benefits your brain by ensuring that your brain's arteries stay open.

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BRAIN SURGEON Reveals How To Heal Your Body & Mind w/Dr. Rahul Jandial EP 1249
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Focusing on mind health is crucial in today's world, where emotional regulation, attention, and concentration are important.
1:16:10 - 1:21:55 (05:45)
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Mind Health
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Focusing on mind health is crucial in today's world, where emotional regulation, attention, and concentration are important. Following a Mediterranean diet that is rich in plants, fish, and whole foods is essential for good mind health.

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The speaker emphasizes the importance of allowing children to have diverse experiences to maintain broad types of neurons.
1:21:55 - 1:26:00 (04:05)
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Child Development
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The speaker emphasizes the importance of allowing children to have diverse experiences to maintain broad types of neurons.

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In this podcast, a neuroscientist and surgeon discuss how obesity can shrink the brain and the potential implications for the brain's health and emotional connection.
1:26:00 - 1:30:35 (04:34)
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Obesity
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In this podcast, a neuroscientist and surgeon discuss how obesity can shrink the brain and the potential implications for the brain's health and emotional connection.

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In recent years, medical researchers have looked for deeper and more effective treatments for depression, which led them to the development of Non-Invasive Deep Brain Stimulation with an 80% reduction in refractory depression.
1:30:35 - 1:35:06 (04:30)
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Non-Invasive Deep Brain Stimulation
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In recent years, medical researchers have looked for deeper and more effective treatments for depression, which led them to the development of Non-Invasive Deep Brain Stimulation with an 80% reduction in refractory depression. The technology does not involve surgical processes and electric pulses are administered outside of the skull.

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The author talks about his new book titled "The Biggest Edge of Brain Surgeons Reflections on Life, Loss, and Survival".
1:35:06 - 1:40:54 (05:48)
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Book
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The author talks about his new book titled "The Biggest Edge of Brain Surgeons Reflections on Life, Loss, and Survival". The book is a compilation of soul work that can impact people and their lives onwards.

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BRAIN SURGEON Reveals How To Heal Your Body & Mind w/Dr. Rahul Jandial EP 1249
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The guest, a surgeon and neuroscientist, merges his expertise to make complex topics more understandable and inspiring through his work.
1:40:54 - 1:42:01 (01:07)
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Neuroscience
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The guest, a surgeon and neuroscientist, merges his expertise to make complex topics more understandable and inspiring through his work. He defines greatness as an elusive goal that continues to push us towards achievement.

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BRAIN SURGEON Reveals How To Heal Your Body & Mind w/Dr. Rahul Jandial EP 1249
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