{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62c3caa7a5c33d0012028362/665a40ed025d6400124a132d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Dr. Ravi Iyer, MD ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62c3caa7a5c33d0012028362/1717438274153-733a8f24d1b9703b3f84dec0880a92a6.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Episode 109 - Born in Mumbai, Dr. Ravi R. Iyer is the founding physician and president of the Iyer Clinic-LMG in Fairfax and Loudoun County, Virginia. His 40 years of experience span science, medicine, biochemistry, molecular biology, and pharmaceuticals. Thomas and Dr. Iyer discuss consciousness, narratives and reality, dealing with apathy, taking risks, and what it means to be a good man.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><p>1:30 - True excellence is not concerned with the opinion of others</p><p>8:00 - Reality; truth vs narratives in our mind; consciousness &amp; maintaining separation from representations of reality</p><p>19:00 - Dealing with Persecution and threat as a young person</p><p>24:00 - Living a life of honor; working as a physician in the community</p><p>32:00 - \"mental health\" vs \"emotional health\"</p><p>40:00 - how to contextualize exercise in your life</p><p>43:00 - apathy; supporting apathetic patients</p><p>47:00 - polymath mentality; risk aversion</p><p>55:00 - being a good man</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.driyer.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Iyer's Website</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Topics Referenced: </strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.worldhistory.org/Archimedes/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Archimedes</a></p>","author_name":"Thomas Pierce"}