Jon Kabat-Zinn describing the benefits of meditation and mindfulness . . . in under three minutes.

At under 3 minutes, this is a gem.  Jon Kabat-Zinn describing the benefits of meditation and mindfulness.

What Does it Mean to be Vulnerable?

Inspiring TedX talk by a scientist who realized that vulnerability was not something to be fixed, but to be experienced in order to access the gifts of being human.  This is a remarkable presentation, given the humanism and compassion that emerged from wise, qualitative scientific inquiry, about what it means to be human.

Stress: Portrait of a Killer - with Robert Sapolsky

This documentary on "Stress: Portrait of a Killer," is from National Geographic and available on its website and through Netflix. 

This is a thoroughly remarkable video featuring famed Stanford researcher and MacArthur Fellow, Robert Sapolsky.  He sets out the case for stress being a killer and shows how healthy behaviors and cultures can moderate its effects.

Animation on Zen Leadership and the Importance of Meditation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LKRvBZkFVg

The Power of Hope; An Inspirational Story About Yoga

 This is a wonderful story from Wimp.com.

http://www.wimp.com/inspirationaltransformation/

Dr. Peter Attia's Ted Talk About How Medical Science May Be All WRONG about Diabetes and Obesity

I think that you should watch this even if you don't care about diabetes. Peter Attia is a doctor who has developed a deep, empathic humility. It is motivating him to question how we currently view diabetes and obesity. The story is personal, but also clinical, and it may change the way you see doctors.

Back to diabetes, Attia has found that insulin resistance causes obesity, rather than obesity causing diabetes. This is a huge difference and it turns our conventional wisdom about obesity upside down. Fat people are becoming obese and diabetic because of another process that is going on - NOT because of overeating and lack of exercise.

This other process, the cause of insulin resistance, may be the consumption of processed sugars and grains. It may be due to consuming too much corn syrup and our over-glutenized wheat. These are both relatively new foods for us, popularized by convenience foods that emerged in the 1950's and have now come to dominate our food supply. Fortunately for us, Dr. Attia has stepped up and is working on a research team that is looking into different aspects of this problem.

Dr. Peter Attia

Pharmaceutical Science: It's Not Science When You Cherry-Pick Results

Dr. Ben Goldacre explains how Pharmaceutical Company "Science" Is Actually Not Peer-Reviewed, and Isn't Real Science.

http://www.ted.com/talks/ben_goldacre_what_doctors_don_t_know_about_the_drugs_they_prescribe.html