EP 186: Abud Bakri MD: Nootropics, Healthcare, & Acquired ADHD

We welcome special guest and resident physician Dr. Abud Bakri for an in depth conversation on healthcare, the Liver King lie, masculinity, and more! Support the podcast by getting yourself an Ekster wallet with code 2AM using the link here!   TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) Welcoming Abud Bakri  (0:30) Abud's social media journey (3:00) Fecal pathogens & restroom hygiene  (6:50) The old friends hypothesis (9:30) Saied's stingy gut (12:00) American healthcare model (16:30) Ancestral wisdom (17:40) Nocebo, placebo, & mindset (20:00) Negotiating with insurance companies  (21:00) Doctors have it rough (25:30) Abud's experience & thoughts on raw milk (36:45) Ekster x The 2AM Podcast (38:15) The Liver King lie (40:40) Hypervitaminosis  (41:30) Origin of Nootropics (46:20) Adderall  (48:25) Caffeine's pros & cons (51:50) Ashwagandha (57:20) Creatine & methylation problems (1:03:00) How Abud deals with sleep deprivation (1:05:00) Mindset around poor sleep (1:09:00) Cold therapy (1:14:30) Causes of poor male health (1:17:20) Importance of Testosterone  (1:21:20) Why is there an attack on masculinity? (1:26:00) Community (1:28:40) Initiation rituals (1:30:30) Abud's advice to the audience (1:32:35) Outro   FOLLOW DR. ABUD:  INSTAGRAM  TWITTER YOUTUBE SUBSTACK   FOLLOW THE 2AM PODCAST: ALL PLATFORMS