Finding Genius Foundation: Recent Episodes
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The Finding Genius Foundation works with interdisciplinary experts worldwide, and funds scientific initiatives to manage, slow, stop (or even reverse) the worlds’ most prevalent causes of disease, death, and shortened health and life spans.
Over 30 impressive photographs of bone specimens are captured and their possible meanings pondered by Richard Jacobs in today’s episode. Tune in to follow him through the Museum of Osteology in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the world’s largest privately-held collection of osteological pieces.
It’s a place where science and art intersect, where beauty is in the eye of the inquisitive beholder.
Listen in to explore:
- How the museum came to be what it is today
- 7 observations that’ll make you stop and think
- The function of the skeleton, and the amazing things it allows creatures to accomplish
- A possible explanation for why so many skeletal commonalities exist among thousands of vertebrate species
Interested in learning more? Just press play.
Generalized anxiety can feel like it’s about anything and everything, almost all the time. Whether it's mild but constant, or intense to the point that some days you can hardly function, it can feel like a nebulous dark cloud that’s impossible to overcome because it’s impossible to truly understand.
But what if you could figure out the events that set it off or made it worse? Better yet, what if you could identify the commonalities among those events?
It wouldn’t “cure” you of it, but it might take the edge off. Once you make some sense of what you're feeling, you may be able to more easily think it through, reflect on your emotions, and move forward instead of letting it hold you down.
Tune in to learn some simple strategies for getting to the root causes and commonalities of your generalized anxiety, and learn more about our ongoing project on anxiety and depression at https://www.findinggeniusfoundation.org/.
The brain uses an incredible amount of glucose — about 30% of all of it in the body.
So, it would stand to reason that when the brain is extra active, it consumes even more glucose.
And most of us would agree that when we’re extra anxious or depressed, our mind tends to run a hundred miles a minute – it’s working hard to keep us in that state.
Could this mean that a highly anxious or depressed person’s brain consumes more glucose than normal, leading to a low blood glucose level, also known as hypoglycemia?
Many medical professionals say yes.
Hypoglycemia can lead to a long list of symptoms, including fatigue, memory loss, heightened anxiety, and irritability. Sound familiar? Could there be a meaningful link or even a positive feedback loop between anxiety/depression and hypoglycemia?
Press play to explore this idea (and what to do about it) in today’s short episode.
Sight, sound, smell, taste, touch. We can use our senses—even if we don’t have all five—to take ourselves out of the emotional mind when all it’s doing is hurting us.
The five senses exercise isn’t meant as a cure for anxiety or depression or anything else, but it can be a powerful tool that we can all use at almost any time.
Tune in for a quick and easy tutorial of how it works. Give it a try, and once you have, give us your feedback.
How did you feel afterward compared to before?
Let us know via email at support@findinggeniusfoudnation.org.
Meet Samwise: An AI-powered guide designed to bring nearly all possible treatments for anxiety and depression into one place. It’s a mix between a massive literature review and an in-depth survey of 100+ people who personally experience anxiety or depression, and who are willing to share their story.
Gone are the days of being prescribed medication and crossing your fingers in hopes it’ll work, because you’ve been led to believe it’s pretty much the only option.
In today’s short episode, Richard Jacobs gives listeners an update on this ambitious project, and as always, shares his latest insights.
If you’re interested in sharing your story or you know someone who might be, email Richard at rj@findinggeniuspodcast.com, and become a part of this process.
In the meantime, tune in to learn more.
Even when it's the last thing she wants to do, Nita Sweeney has taught herself to exercise every day.
She might not exercise for long before calling it quits, but no matter what, she makes herself move. And the benefits to her mental health have been more than worth it.
In the book Depression Hates a Moving Target, Sweeney explores her personal experience with depression and anxiety and the ways in which exercise has helped.
It's not a cure for anxiety or depression, but it’s definitely a treatment—one that’s helped Sweeney forgo several prescription medications that she was dependent on for years.
Richard Jacobs shares insights from Sweeney’s book and his discussions with her, reminding listeners that even a few minutes of exercise each day can pull us out of our heads, and force us to focus on the physical sensations in our bodies.
Learn more about CODEX for Anxiety and Depression, and contribute to the cause at https://www.findinggeniusfoundation.org/.
Even a really bad TV series will probably have some good episodes sprinkled in with the really bad ones.
In a similar way, depression, anxiety, and PTSD often come in episodes; between the bad might be some okay or even good ones, but the bad ones always feel inevitable.
And with each new episode of anxiety, depression, or PTSD, most people feel a little bit weaker. Over time, episode after episode, feelings of hopelessness and debility take over, casting their shadow even on the good days.
With the loss of hope and motivation often comes the loss of friendships, relationships, and accomplishments.
Richard Jacobs shares this important insight with listeners and asks, "What if these episodes occurred less frequently, with a little less severity?"
It will take a multi-pronged approach, one that CODEX for Anxiety and Depression can make much more accessible.
Learn how to help with this effort by visiting https://www.findinggeniusfoundation.org/.
Anxiety, depression, and PTSD.
Some people might suffer from a lot of depression and just a little anxiety and PTSD. Others might suffer primarily from PTSD and just some depression and anxiety. And still others might suffer from high levels of all three.
The permutations are many.
If you or someone close to you has one or more of these conditions, understanding the relative levels and intensities of anxiety, depression, and PTSD can help shape your understanding of their (or your own) experience.
Richard Jacobs continues his work on the world’s first ever CODEX for Anxiety and Depression, a massive literature review and anecdotal look at anxiety and depression, and hundreds of treatment options.
Interested in helping out or just learning more?
Visit https://www.findinggeniusfoundation.org/.
Whether acute or chronic, anxiety and depression have a way of magnifying our emotions, making them feel more raw and real than they otherwise would.
Richard Jacobs shares a personal experience with this, and reminds listeners how valuable it can be to understand that whether it’s you or someone you love, anxiety and depression can bring wounds to the surface, making them more intense and painful, like an “exposed nerve.”
Download the CODEX for Anxiety and Depression summary and learn how you can contribute to the effort by visiting https://www.findinggeniusfoundation.org/.
What happens when a person is forced to do something that goes against their morals and ethics?
They suffer a moral injury, which over time can chip away at their sense of humanity, empathy, and even their ability to function in society. It can also heighten and magnify their anxiety and depression.
Richard Jacobs explores this concept in detail, providing examples of how and why people sustain a moral injury on a long-term basis, how it is affecting society as a whole, and how damaging it can be.
He also discusses the importance of remaining aware of the impact moral injury can have on others.
Want to learn more about CODEX for Anxiety and Depression, and how to help?
Visit https://www.findinggeniusfoundation.org/.
Spies, propaganda, demoralization campaigns, corruption of communications: the hallmarks of war exist in the minds of those battling anxiety and depression. Richard Jacobs explains each in detail.
He also shares an insight from David Parker’s book titled The More You Do, the Better You Feel: How to Overcome Procrastination and Live a Happier Life, explaining how and why procrastination is often tangled up in depression and anxiety.
Anxiety and depression are multifactorial, which makes true understanding harder to grasp, and effective treatment seem impossible. This is what CODEX for Anxiety and Depression can change.
Learn more about CODEX and how you can help by visiting https://www.findinggeniusfoundation.org/.
What’s wrong with you? How could you be so stupid? No one actually likes you.
Ever hear these words in your own mind? Ever hear them so loudly that they drown out the voices on the outside—the ones trying to tell you otherwise? If so, you’re not alone and you’re not “weird” or “insane” or any of the other names that that same voice might call you. But you might be anxious or depressed.
“One thing you’ve got to really take into account, Rich, is the voices in people’s heads,” said Sandy Bevacqua, who is a board member of the CODEX for Anxiety and Depression initiative, researcher, lecturer, and health practice owner with a PhD in molecular and cellular biology. She’s spent decades studying the complex interactions between our bodies, the food and supplements we consume, and the lifestyles we live…all for the purposes of reaching better health.
If you know someone who is suffering from anxiety or depression, there might not be anything you can do to silence those voices. However, it’s still important to at least be aware that they exist; this can help you better understand that person’s experience and frame of mind, which will enable you to help them in small, subtle ways.
Tune in, and learn how to get involved in this project by visiting https://www.findinggeniusfoundation.org/.
For someone who doesn’t experience it themselves, observing a person in the throes of anxiety or depression can be uncomfortable, maybe even confusing. You may be inclined to just say, “It’ll get better,” or “You just gotta tell yourself to snap out of it.”
But the way you talk to someone who is in the depths of anxiety or depression can have a significant impact, for better or worse. And if you suffer from either yourself, then you probably know this to be true.
Richard shares personal insights on this topic, and reminds listeners that even if it only brings someone from an intensity of 10 to 9, it’s worth doing.
Learn more about CODEX for Anxiety and Depression, including what exactly it will entail, how it will help thousands of people, and how YOU can be involved: https://www.findinggeniusfoundation.org/.
A revolutionary CODEX for anxiety and depression is in the works, and you’re invited to come along on the journey.
The overarching goal is to provide people with access to 21% of all the treatment methods out there—which is 20% more than what you get when you go to a practitioner these days.
Founder of Finding Genius Foundation, Richard Jacobs, shares a powerful impetus for this project with listeners, reminding us all that our moods are contagious; they’re easily transmittable to friends, co-workers, spouses, and even the grocery clerk. It doesn’t take too much reflection to see the truth in this. If you’re having a bad day, you go out in the world carrying all the emotions associated with it, which might result in something as significant as yelling at a co-worker, or something as simple as failing to acknowledge an act of kindness from a total stranger.
When the mood is more like a chronic form of anxiety or depression, the effects on so many other people can be severe and long-lasting.
This means that for every person the CODEX helps, five or 10 or even 20 other people will be positively impacted as well.
Tune in and learn how you can help by visiting https://www.findinggeniusfoundation.org/
If you or someone you know has sought help for anxiety or depression from a practitioner, chances are only 1% of the available treatments were offered—leading to the belief that that’s all there is. But in truth, there's a plethora of treatment options.
Richard Jacobs has made it his mission to bring these treatments to light through the creation of the world’s first-ever CODEX for anxiety and depression. Serving almost as an “instruction manual” for anxiety and depression, it will present and explore 21% of the treatment methods at our disposal.
This resource will be life-changing for hundreds of thousands or even millions of people dealing with anxiety and depression. Jacobs discusses the target of CODEX—namely, what type of anxiety and depression will it primarily address?
To elaborate, he breaks down anxiety and depression into three categories: acute, chronic, and severe.
Interested in sharing a personal story that you have with anxiety or depression, but wish to remain anonymous? Jacobs would be happy to hear from you.
Get in touch and learn more at https://www.findinggeniusfoundation.org/.
Whether you’ve experienced it yourself or know someone who has, the debilitating effects of anxiety and depression are clear. Often, these conditions can lead to broken families and lost relationships, crime, despair, and even suicide. The options for relief are severely inadequate—not for lack of existence, but for lack of awareness of their existence.
If you see a doctor for anxiety or depression, they will likely have a short conversation with you and offer an SSRI, and if you don’t want to take that route, they might just tell you to exercise more and eat better.
What so many people don’t know is that there is an abundance of scientifically verified options available for the treatment of anxiety and depression. Along with a team of top-notch scientists and researchers, Richard Jacobs is determined to compile a thorough list of 17+ of them and offer them to anyone dealing with anxiety or depression.
It’s a considerable feat, but Jacobs has a personal stake in the matter, and it’s likely that you do too.
Tune in to learn how you can help.
Nothing is off the table—and by that, we really mean nothing. Whether it’s religion, functional brain scans, psychedelics, pharmaceuticals, low-deuterium diets, plasmalogen supplementation, chronic blue light exposure, or acupuncture (to name just a few), it might have something to offer in the way of understanding and treating anxiety and depression.
Richard Jacobs touches on the many research angles he and his team will tackle in making the anxiety and depression codex—something he believes can become the world’s #1 resource on anxiety and depression, helping millions of people find what works for them.
Press play to learn more and find out how you can help.
Why create an anxiety and depression codex? Almost everyone asks Richard Jacobs this question, so he answers it on today’s podcast.
From a personal, life-threatening experience to observations made over the course of years of interviewing experts on various topics, Richard offers compelling reasons for this ambitious project. His vision? Executed properly, it will become the world’s #1 resource on anxiety and depression, which impact nearly all of us on one level or another.
Tune in, and learn how you can help make this vision a reality.