Dan's Den

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Our guest today, my brother Erik, is a wealth management client associate who works with the DeMarco/McCarthy Group at Merrill Lynch. Erik talks with us about financial planning, what it means and why it's important, and also if the Federal Reserve will raise rates (basis points). He discusses the importance of a financial advisor to stay on track with budgeting and retirement goals, helps to...

In this guest episode with Brandy and Matt, we pick up from our last episode by discussing 'free will', choice, nature / nurture, subjective reality, mindfulness and breathing exercises. Brandy shares some of her experiences with using breathing exercises to manage anxiety symptoms more effectively. We talk about what fitness means to us, balancing being present with preparing and adjustin...

Guest episode with Brandy and Matt. Matt talks about the train derailment and chemical spills that occurred Feb. 2023 in Ohio, and we wonder about potential health effects and the environmental impact of such a disaster. We talk about gene therapy and vaccine mandates and occupational effects, then reminisce about the classic "Arnold's Pizza Shop". We end by speculating about the ide...

My guest Matt and I discuss artificial intelligence and the progression of chatGPT, evolution and DNA as a 'computer code', and explore some of our experiences with depression and question whether humans have a natural tendency toward negative thinking. We talk about our autonomic nervous system (ANS) and how our lifestyle factors can influence the state of 'fight or flight'. Final...

My guest Matt and I discuss psychedelic microdosing (psilocybin / magic mushrooms, LSD) and summaries of emerging research and articles related to the effects of these complimentary and alternative medicines. Guest: Matthew Marrocco. Please rate and follow Dan's Den if you enjoyed this discussion. We have more episode related to Complimentary and Alternative Medicines and medical research comi...