Hi friends!

I have a brand new episode live and today I'm joined by a neurosurgeon with some AMAZING insights on brain health, spine health, and really just whole-body healing. Dr. Amir Vokshoor is a board-certified MD and Chief of Surgery at Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, and he specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery with a genuinely integrative, whole-body approach to brain and spine health. If you've ever dealt with back pain, are thinking about longevity, or just want to keep everything moving well as you get older, I think you're going to love this one.

Here's what we chat about:

• Why Dr. Vokshoor's go-to tagline is "there's no health without brain health" — and what that actually means for your daily life
• The three key areas of spinal mobility he recommends everyone work on (cervical, thoracic, lumbar — plus hips and ankles!)
• His simple daily movement routine for spinal health that takes just minutes and doesn't require any equipment
• What minimally invasive spine surgery actually looks like
• How AI is changing his practice right now — including letting him actually touch his patients again during visits
• The promise and honest limitations of peptides
• Why chronic pain becomes a brain disease — and what that means for treatment

And so much more!!

This episode is a great reminder that your brain health isn't separate from the rest of your wellness. Whether you're postmenopausal and thinking about bone health, dealing with chronic pain, or just want to move well as you age, Dr. Vokshoor brings a refreshingly human and holistic perspective to neurosurgery.

Check out Dr. Vokshoor's here:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drvokshoor/?hl=en

Website: https://drvokshoor.com/

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