Does splurging on late-night takeout quietly rewire your brain like a drug?

Are your nutritional choices building resilience and longevity, or quietly feeding inflammation, burnout, and creeping disease?

If you’re done with extreme diet dogma and want a science-backed way to eat for your brain and your future—this one’s for you.

In today’s special episode, I'm thrilled to be here with two incredible Harvard-Trained Doctors and dear friends: Dr. Srini Pillay, psychiatrist, brain scientist, and musician, and Dr. Uma Naidoo, a pioneering nutritional psychiatrist, chef, and best-selling author known for her “mood food” creations.

In this episode with a couple of brilliant docs, you'll hear:

How to enjoy treats like chocolate cake and hot dogs guilt-free without sending yourself into a shame spiral
The story of a patient who transformed his mental health by changing one daily habit before breakfast
How art, poetry, and music can rewire your brain and support longevity just as powerfully as diet and exercise
The shocking truth about women’s health research, and how nutritional psychiatry is finally starting to close the gap

Dr. Uma, Srini and I are hosting in-person retreats coming up in the weeks and months ahead, and we'd love for you to join us.

Longevity Retreat on Singer Island, FL (May 29 - 31, 2026)
What: Self-Reinvention & Longevity Retreat with Dr. Srini Pillay, Dr. Uma Naidoo and Abel James
When: May 29 - 31, 2026
Where: Amrit Ocean Resort on Singer Island in Florida (3100 N Ocean Dr, Riviera Beach, FL 33404)
Get Tickets: tickets and full schedule
Watch from anywhere: join online

Find Dr. Srini Pillay and his work at:

Join us for upcoming events and retreats: https://dspmedia.ai/jointhesociety/
Join us online: https://dspmedia.ai/thesocietyonline/
Website: https://drsrinipillay.com/
Harvard Health Publishing: https://www.health.harvard.edu/authors/srini-pillay-md
Law of Attraction Course: https://loacourse.drsrinipillay.com/
Substack: https://drsrinipillay.substack.com/
Medium: https://drsrinipillay.medium.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SriniPillayMD/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsrinipillay/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drsrinipillay

Find Dr. Uma Naidoo and her work at:

Join us for an in-person retreat: Longevity Retreat in FL (May 29 - 31, 2026)
Website: https://umanaidoomd.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drumanaidoo
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrUmaNaidoo/
X: https://x.com/drumanaidoo
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/uma-naidoo-m-d-93813860/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.umanaidoo
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drumanaidoo

Here's some exciting news. Just got back from Nashville laying down tracks for the new album with my dear friend Denny Hemingson, as well as going on tour for another show in Vegas, and coming up soon we have a brain reset and longevity retreat at Amrit Ocean Resorts and perhaps a live musical surprise with Dr. Srini and Dr. Uma.

We'd love to see you at one of our upcoming events.

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