Healing w/ Ayahuasca: Strong Lessons From The Strong Coach: Episode #32, Mike Bledsoe

May 18, 2020

Mike Bledsoe generously shares his insight around how psychedelic medicines have helped him live a strong life in service to other’s growth and development. In this inspired episode, we go deep into the healing powers of ayahuasca (And psilocybin). We cover why ayahuasca is different from other psychedelic medicines. 

 

Show Notes Podcast #32 Mike Bledsoe 

 

We Discuss;

 

The Bledsoe Show - https://thebledsoeshow.com/

The Strong Coach Podcast - http://thestrongcoach.libsyn.com/

 

Some topics that are covered:

 

Ayahuasca - https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/ayahuasca - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayahuasca- https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27203322

Psilocybin - https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/308850 - https://www.livescience.com/psilocybin.html

 

11:20 - "Yahay" or "Yage" - https://www.ayaconference.com/whats-in-a-name-the-different-words-for-ayahuasca-and-why-they-matter/

 

14:40 - Atheism - https://www.britannica.com/topic/atheism

 

18:51 - Matt Belair - https://mattbelair.com/ - http://worththefightpodcast.org/website/mastering-mind-body-spirit-with-a-conscious-thought-leader-episode-23-matt-belair 

 

23:42 - Wim Hof - https://www.wimhofmethod.com/

 

25:37 - nervous system and endocrine system. Hormones and neurotransmitters. Down and up-regulation of hormones through these systems. - https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-human-body-systems/hs-the-nervous-and-endocrine-systems/a/hs-the-nervous-and-endocrine-systems-review

 

27:09 - Circadian rhythm - https://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/what-circadian-rhythm

 

27:30 - Melatonin and cortisol for going to sleep and waking up - https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-940/melatonin - https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/what-is-cortisol

 

28:35 - Neuroplasticity - https://positivepsychology.com/neuroplasticity/ - https://www.britannica.com/science/neuroplasticity - https://www.neurologytimes.com/clinical-qa/psychedelics-neurology-potential-improving-neuroplasticity

 

30:54 - Ayahuasca impacts the gut biome and fascia - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306987718313252 - https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3389

 

33:30 - Jesse Gould and Heroic Hearts Project and Soltara- https://soltara.co/ - https://www.heroicheartsproject.org/ 

 

35:30 - Gut biome and breast feeding - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/12/health/breastmilk-microbiome-parenting.html

 

35:40 - Sugar and influence on gut biome - https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/sugar-keeps-good-microbes-at-bay/

 

36:55 - Aubrey Marcus and "Own the Morning Own the Day" - https://www.aubreymarcus.com/pages/own-the-day

 

37:39 - Corn subsidization and making sugar cheap - https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/07/18/486051480/we-subsidize-crops-we-should-eat-less-of-does-this-fatten-us-up

 

39:09 - Feeding corn to cows and farm animals - https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/meat/interviews/pollan.html

 

40:00 - Diabetes in youth - https://www.diabetes.org/resources/statistics/statistics-about-diabetes - https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/type-2-diabetes-in-children

 

40:14 - Ken Wilbur and Integral Theory - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Wilber - https://integrallife.com/four-quadrants/

 

44:52 - The opposable mind - https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterhorst/2017/09/06/two-ways-to-bigger-thinking-and-bolder-ideas/#587cc5b13d23

46:50 - "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" by Richard Bach - https://www.amazon.com/Jonathan-Livingston-Seagull-Richard-Bach/dp/0743278909

 

49:30 - Psychedelic assisted therapy fast-tracked - https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/psilocybin-legal-therapy-mdma-753946/ - https://maps.org/research/mdma/mdma-research-timeline