Andrew Weil, M.D. (@DrWeil) is a world-renowned leader and pioneer in the field of integrative medicine. Dr. Weil received a degree in biology (botany) from Harvard College in 1964 and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1968. After completing a medical internship at Mt. Zion Hospital in San Francisco, he worked a year with the National Institute of Mental Health, then wrote his first book, The Natural Mind. From 1971-75, as a Fellow of the Institute of Current World Affairs, Dr. Weil traveled widely in North and South America and Africa collecting information on drug use in other cultures, medicinal plants, and alternative methods of treating disease. From 1971-84 he was on the research staff of the Harvard Botanical Museum and conducted investigations of medicinal and psychoactive plants. Dr. Weil is the founder and Director of the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, where he also holds the Lovell-Jones Endowed Chair in Integrative Rheumatology and is Clinical Professor of Medicine and Professor of Public Health. Through its Fellowship and Integrative Medicine in Residency curricula, the Center is now training doctors and nurse practitioners around the world. A New York Times best-selling author, Dr. Weil is the author of 15 books on health and well-being, including Mind Over Meds, Fast Food, Good Food, True Food, Spontaneous Happiness, Healthy Aging, and Eight Weeks to Optimum Health. Please enjoy this wide-ranging (and often hysterical) conversation with Dr. Weil! 00:00 Start 06:01 A plant love affair 07:52 Go-to plants for food and medicine 08:54 The Doors of Perception, nutmeg, cannabis, and Aldous Huxley 13:54 Psychedelics—environment and expectation 17:54 First mescaline experience 20:19 Reasons to use cannabis less 22:35 Harvard reminiscences 25:37 Expanding psychedelic applications 29:28 From Central and South America to Tucson 32:24 A shamanistic approach 34:30 Origins of—and challenges to—From Chocolate to Morphine 37:26 How not to jeopardize the study of controlled substances? 39:45 Dr. Weil defines integrative medicine. 43:06 On double-blind placebo-controlled studies 45:38 Broader applications of psychedelics 52:13 Breath to reduce anxiety 55:02 Future obsolete practices 01:04:20 Most gifted books 01:05:49 Are non-ordinary states of consciousness innate to human beings? 01:07:06 Routines to foster optimal performance 01:08:17 Dogs as healers 01:11:17 Morning meditation 01:13:55 Cooking meditations 01:19:10 Best investments of time, energy, and money 01:21:27 Favorite failures 01:22:31 On changing one’s mind 01:24:44 New beliefs, behaviors, or habits 01:25:35 When Dr. Weil cried tears of joy 01:26:37 New year’s resolutions 01:28:02 The first hour of Dr. Weil’s day 01:29:04 Default breakfasts 01:29:59 Matcha tea 01:33:52 Favorite purchases of $100 or less 01:34:35 Dr. Weil’s billboard 01:36:37 Parting thoughts SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1dSzTkW About Tim Ferriss: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 200 million downloads and been selected for “Best of iTunes” three years running. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://bit.ly/2rYjUBr Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: http://bit.ly/17jDHw3 Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/1avYUxq Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/17d94TE Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2IfH37J