Topic: Oxytocin

Malhotra argues that "movement is underrated" while high-intensity exercise is often overrated for longevity. He recommends 30 minutes of brisk walking five times a week and avoiding sitting for more than 45 minutes at a time. To combat chronic stress, he offers a "prescription" of ten 20-second hugs per day to release oxytocin and reduce heart disease risk.

Emmy Robin explains the physiological importance of oxytocin in labor and how fear can stall the process. She criticizes hospital protocols that replace natural hormones with synthetic Pitocin and notes that COVID-19 restrictions have sometimes interfered with essential "skin to skin" contact between mothers and newborns.

Emmy Robin describes a successful "VBAC" (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) she assisted with in a hospital. She details how hospital environments, including bright lights and IV ports, can trigger a "fight or flight" response that interferes with the natural chemistry of birth.