Dr. K (Part 1): OPed Ayurvedic Medicine vs. Nerfed 'Western' Allopathy
Decoding the Gurus
Christopher Kavanagh and Matthew Browne
4.2 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 23 June 2024
⏱️ 195 minutes
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Summary
Alok Kanojia, better known as Dr. K, is a charismatic psychiatrist and online streamer who offers a unique blend of psychological, self-help, and spiritual advice to guide individuals through the complexities of modern life, aiming to help them become Healthy Gamers™. Join Matt and Chris as they embark on a multi-part journey through the diverse biomes of Dr. K's content and try to ascertain the meta.
In this first episode, Matt and Chris take a critical look at a 2019 video in which Dr. K discusses his views on Ayurvedic medicine, the problems with Western medicine, and the unacknowledged scientific evidence for Ayurvedic claims. We consider whether the evidence provided matches the rhetoric and relive youthful follies as we immerse ourselves in the all too familiar water of complementary and alternative medicine discourse.
So join us as we learn about the universal mind and single type of depression proposed by modern medicine, how a tripartite classification is actually incredibly individualistic, how the shape of your nose and kink in your hair predicts the food you should eat and the quality of your bowel movements, and the surprising benefits of drinking elephant milk.
In Part 2, we will delve into Dr. K's recent discussion/debate over Ayurvedic medicine with Dr. Mike, another popular YouTube doctor. And finally Part 3 will focus on the dynamics of Dr. K's long-form, somewhat controversial, mental health-themed interviews with influencers.
Links
- Dr. K's Healthy Gamer GG website
- Healthy Gamer GG- Ayurveda Pt. 1: Gunas, Cognitive Fingerprint, Personality
- Science is Dope: Should we adopt Ayurveda | An Indian's response | Dr. Mike vs Dr. K
- List of Studies mentioned in the episode
- Simon Singh's court case that Chris mentioned
- The Iced Coffee Hour: Harvard Psychiatrist on How To Get Ahead of 99.9% of People (Starting NOW)
- Some of Matt's related papers: 1) Thomson, P., Jones, J., Browne, M., & Leslie, S. J. (2014). Why people seek complementary and alternative medicine before conventional medical treatment: a population-based study. Complementary therapies in clinical practice, 20(4), 339-346. & 2) Browne, M., Thomson, P., Rockloff, M. J., & Pennycook, G. (2015). Going against the herd: psychological and cultural factors underlying the ‘vaccination confidence gap’. PLoS one, 10(9), e0132562.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | And the Oh, Hello and a |
| 0:27.0 | welcome to Dakota Guru's the podcast where an anthropologist and a psychologist |
| 0:30.9 | listen to the greatest minds the world has to offer and we try to understand |
| 0:34.8 | what they're talking about. On my Brown with me is Chris Kavanaugh. He's sitting there. |
| 0:40.0 | He's looking pretty enlightened today. You're looking like your chakras are all in balance, your key is centered, |
| 0:47.0 | you are looking at one with the universe there, Chris. That's a why, actually. You look actually you look tired. That's many people say that many people say that. So yes I'm I'm feeling okay. It's early morning. you know, the birds are out, the sky is bright, what's |
| 1:08.0 | what's there to be sad about math? |
| 1:10.4 | The world is, you know, it's not like there's a big bad going on in the world currently, is there? |
| 1:16.0 | No, no huge conflicts and terrifying politics of fight, none of that. |
| 1:22.0 | No, no, this is fine this is fine no the wheel is turning well I'm fine I'm |
| 1:27.8 | I'm making lasagna today I'm making two lasagna I'm making two lasagna I've |
| 1:32.0 | the well can go to hell I've asked. The world can go to hell. I've got lasagna. Yeah, so that is... Well, no, I think |
| 1:40.6 | from Madoclimat you might be hinting that we are looking at a candidate this week who is associated with |
| 1:50.1 | mental health, well-being, spiritual development, so on and so forth. |
| 1:55.5 | Is that the case? |
| 1:57.1 | You would be correct. |
| 1:58.3 | We are looking at a fellow called Dr. Kay. |
| 2:01.9 | How do you say his actual name? That's his stream our online persona? |
| 2:06.0 | Yeah, thanks for how they know that work. |
| 2:09.0 | Alec Canogia. Canogia. |
| 2:11.0 | Yeah, good job. One of those two. |
| 2:13.0 | I did try to look up and I apologize for the mispronunciation if it was there, but more readily known |
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