🧠 Lead, Weed, & Mental Health Environmental Impacts & Neurofeedback Insights | NeuroNoodle Podcast 🌿

In this episode of the NeuroNoodle Podcast, 🧠 Dr. Mari Swingle, Jay Gunkelman, and Pete Jansons dive deep into the unexpected connections between lead exposure, marijuana use, and their effects on mental health. From discussing the long-lasting impact of lead on brain development and IQ 🧬 to exploring the role of marijuana 🌿 in hypercoherence and its effects on those under 26, this episode is packed with vital insights.

They also touch on the dangers of microplastics 🧴, water quality concerns 💧, and the best approaches for improving brain health using neurofeedback techniques 🔄. If you’re curious about how environmental factors are shaping your mental health and what the latest research says, this is the episode for you!

Key Moments:
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0:24 Pre Show Banter
1:20 Reference to 10/2/24 Q&A Session • NeuroNoodle Live Mental Health & Neur... - Lead Gasoline's impact on mental health
1:55 Jay Gunkelman Environment Show • Environmental Impact and Brain Health...
3:02 Lead and mental health
7:35 TCE link to Parkinson's
8:50 Lead and effect on myelin sheath, white matter change, and learning disability stored in bones
11:50 Autism flare and link to toxicity
12:50 Lead effect on Delta Waves - Can Neurofeedback Help?
14:32 Are Rich Club Hubs involved?
15:20 Damage not easily reversible
17:14 Look at Water Quality public records in your community
19:45 Kids, sugar, and mental health
21:50 Coconut oil helping cognitive function in seniors
25:11 Kids doing Starbucks run before school - effect on mental health
27:45 Myelination and Marijuana - why users under age 26 should not touch it. Impact on the brain slowing alpha
29:40 Hypercoherence
30:45 Dr. Struve on marijuana research https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama...
33:21 Why do some people get anxious vs. chill when taking marijuana?
33:58 Why does Marijuana make you hungry? For Doritos?
35:07 Reference to 10/2/24 Q&A Session • NeuroNoodle Live Mental Health & Neur... - Question was asked: Which is worse or better for you, Weed, LSD, or Psilocybin?
37:30 Ronald J. Swatzyna study
38:50 Doesn't LSD make new pathways, connectivity, and neuroplasticity?