This is a fascinating discussion with one American doctor who veered away from the  Western medicine paradigm into the world of shamanism and Amazonian plant medicine.  It's one of my favourite episodes.  Dr. Joe Tafur and I discuss multiple aspects of personal health and the implications of higher level societal factors in the health of individuals.  We dive into cultural factors as well, discussing how some aspects revered in American/Western culture are actually driving some of the pandemic crises that seem to have no end in sight.  This discussion came on the heels of the Psychedelic Science conference in Oakland, CA, where Joe presented as a featured speaker on epigenetics.  It's a great listen!  Highly recommended.  

 

About Dr. Joe Tafur, MD

Dr. Tafur has been an Integrative Medicine activist throughout his medical career, while in medical school at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, and during his Family Medicine Residency at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He has collaborated on research projects with the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine and the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine.  After residency, Dr. Tafur subsequently completed a two-year Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at the UCSD Department of Psychiatry under psychoneuroimmunology expert Dr. Paul Mills. While in San Diego, he also served on the board for the Alternative Healing Network and on the Steering Committee for the UCSD Center for Integrative Medicine.

Dr. Tafur is also dedicated to education. At Nihue Rao Centro Espiritual, Dr. Tafur supervised traditional education for allopathic medical students and for medical student groups from the Southwestern College of Naturopathic Medicine and Bastyr College of Naturopathic Medicine. He has also worked as a professor for the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine’s online doctoral program. He is now developing new educational programs for Modern Spirit.

Dr. Tafur currently works part-time as a family physician in the United States and continues as a medical consultant to Nihue Rao Centro Espiritual.

 

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