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298: The secrets to a long, healthy life | Dan Buettner, Blue Zones founder Apr 07, 2021

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Dan Buettner: “If you want to live a long time, you want to think about shaping your surroundings.”

Buettner—a longevity expert, New York Times bestselling author, and founder of Blue Zones—joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss the nonnegotiables for a long and healthy life, plus:

*How to pack more movement into your everyday*

*Why you should keep your shoes by the door*

*How to actually find your purpose*

*Why kids who live with their grandparents do better in school*

*How much coffee you should drink to reap the benefits without feeling jittery*

Referenced in the episode:

- Blue Zones website.

- Buettner's Blue Zones books.

- Study showing the link between volunteering and mental well-being.

- mbg Podcast episode #157, with Buettner.

- mbg Podcast episode #34, with Buettner.

- Buettner's TED Talk on how to live to be 100+.

- Blue Zones true vitality test.

- Blue Zones life challenge.

- Buettner's National Geographic article on the world's healthiest foods.

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297: COVID, T-cells & vascular health: What you need to know today | William Li, M.D. Apr 02, 2021

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William Li, M.D.: “We can now begin to test people who didn't have access to COVID testing earlier on to see if the photograph of the coronavirus is there, and that nails whether or not you've been infected.”

Li, an internationally renowned physician and vascular biologist, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to really know if you've ever had COVID, plus:

*The link between COVID and vascular health*

*How to eat your way to better blood flow*

*What we know about COVID long-haul symptoms today*

*Why T-cell tests may be more accurate than antibody tests*

*How to self-assess your circulation & enhance it*

Referenced in the episode:

- The Angiogenesis Foundation website.

- Li's book, Eat To Beat Disease.

- Study from Germany showing 70% of people recovered from COVID have evidence for long-term heart damage.

- Study showing soy food consumption associated with decreased risk of death in breast cancer survivors.

- Small study showing those who were vaccinated had improvement in more long COVID symptoms.

- T-cell test designed by Adaptive Biotechnologies, T-detect.

- Li's Eat To Beat Disease Course with code mindbodygreen for a discount.

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296: How to make your veggies taste amazing | Dan Barber, award-winning chef Mar 31, 2021

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Dan Barber: “You can't get truly jaw-dropping, delicious flavor unless it's from good, biologically active soil."

Barber, an award-winning chef and co-owner of Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss the link between nutrition and flavor, plus:

*How to eat local if you don’t have access to farmer’s markets*

*How to eat meat sustainably*

*Why delicious flavor starts at the soil*

*Why regenerative agriculture is not enough*

*What we can do to make healthy, organic food more accessible*

Referenced in the episode:

- Barber's restaurant, Blue Hill Farm.

- Barber's seed company, Row 7.

- Barber's book, The Third Plate.

- Study showing obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure associated with a higher risk of death from COVID-19.

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294: The new science of dealing with anxiety | Jud Brewer, M.D., Ph.D. Mar 24, 2021

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Jud Brewer, M.D., Ph.D.: “Some people can benefit from medications, but everybody benefits from understanding how their mind works.”

Brewer, an addiction psychiatrist and neuroscientist, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss what the new research says about treating anxiety, plus:

- How to keep up with the news without sacrificing mental health

- How to help a loved one struggling with anxiety without feeling overwhelmed

- Why you should treat anxiety like a habit

- The link between anxiety and anger & why it matters

- How to tell if you're addicted to being healthy

Referenced in the episode:

- Brewer's book, Unwinding Anxiety.

- mbg Podcast episode #197, with Brewer.

- Study showing 1 in 5 people who had COVID were diagnosed with a mental health disorder.

- Brewer's Five Finger Breathing practice.

- Brewer's online habit mapper.

- Amid our huge mental health epidemic, it's important to know you’re never alone. If you or someone you know are struggling and need support, you can always call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or visit suicidepreventionlifeline.org.

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293: How to feel younger & more energetic | Mark Sisson, founder of Primal Kitchen Mar 19, 2021

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Mark Sisson: “At the end of the day, all that matters is how do you look, feel, and perform—most importantly how you feel.”

Sisson, a New York Times bestselling author and founder of Primal Kitchen, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to feel your best as you age, plus:

*How to actually eat intuitively*

*Why you should center your workouts around play*

*Why you should practice intermittent eating*

*How to minimize the adverse effects of alcohol*

*Why walking is the most effective form of exercise*

Referenced in the episode:

- Sisson's book, Two Meals A Day.

- Primal Kitchen website.

- Sisson's website, Mark's Daily Apple.

- Study showing effects of prolonged isolation equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

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292: Chronic inflammation & toxic mold | Madiha Saeed, M.D. Mar 17, 2021

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Madiha Saeed, M.D.: “If we can lower overall inflammation in the body, we can optimize overall health and wellbeing.”

Saeed, an integrative family physician, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to know if your home is making you sick, plus:

*The best pantry staples for managing chronic inflammation*

*The link between nature and your gut microbiome*

*How to sneak healthy foods into kids' meals*

*How to strengthen your gut-immunity connection*

*Why you can't jumpstart your health without gratitude*

Referenced in the episode:

- Saeed's book, The Holistic Rx.

- Report showing that 1 in 3 children are exposed to lead toxicity.

- The Great Plains Laboratory.

- Study showing kids struggling with mental health have poorer health in adulthood.

- Study showing that physical exercise can change microbiota composition.

- Study showing that chronic inflammatory diseases are the most significant cause of death worldwide.

- Research that identifies over 140,000 species of viruses in the human gut.

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290: Eat your way to better brain health | Drew Ramsey, M.D. Mar 10, 2021

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Drew Ramsey, M.D.: “It's really important for everybody with a brain to know how to feed it.”

Ramsey, a nutritional psychiatrist, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss the best underrated foods your brain loves, plus:

*How to actually grow more brain cells*

*Why you should have chocolate for breakfast*

*Why you don't have to sacrifice heart health for brain health*

*Why melatonin isn't just about sleep*

*How to upgrade your anchovy game & why you should*

Referenced in the episode:

- Ramsey's book, Eat To Beat Depression And Anxiety.

- Ramsey's discussion on how food affects your brain at mbg revitalize 2014.

- mbg Podcast episode #204, with Ramsey.

- mbg Podcast episode #90, with Ramsey.

- The SMILES trial.

- Ramsey's Nutritional Psychiatry Clinician Training course.

- Research showing the link between monounsaturated fats and depression risk.

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289: How to combat cognitive decline in your 20s, 30s & beyond | Dean Sherzai, M.D. & Ayesha Sherzai, M.D. Mar 05, 2021

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Dean Sherzai, M.D. & Ayesha Sherzai, M.D.: “Cognitive decline is something that happens slowly and gradually, starting in our thirties and in our forties… And there's a lot we can do about it.”

Dean and Ayesha, neurologists and directors of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Program at Loma Linda University, join mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to optimize your brain health at any age, plus:

*Signs of cognitive decline you shouldn't ignore*

*How to reap the health benefits of meditation if you hate sitting still*

*Why you should make checklists for brain health*

*How to better your brain by focusing on leg strength*

*Why multitasking isn't actually productive*

Referenced in the episode:

- Dean & Ayesha's book, The 30-Day Alzheimer's Solution.

- Dean & Ayesha's discussion about brain health at mbg's 2018 revitalize event.

- mbg Podcast episode #70, with the Sherzai's.

- Dean & Ayesha's non-profit organization, the Healthy Minds Initiative.

- Research showing how leg exercise can enhance the production of healthy neural cells.

- Dean's meta-analysis on Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).

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288: The huge food issues affecting our health | Mark Bittman, award-winning food journalist Mar 03, 2021

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Mark Bittman: "Now there's this [new] kind of malnutrition, where people are getting too many of the wrong calories and not enough nutrients.”

Bittman, an award-winning food journalist, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss the problems lurking in food you probably don’t know about, plus:

*Why your food isn't as nourishing as you think*

*Why kids should learn about where their food comes from to stay healthy*

*What you can do now to help build a better food system*

*How much corn you're really eating without knowing it*

*What we can learn from other countries about the value of food*

Referenced in the episode:

- Bittman's book, Animal, Vegetable, Junk.

- Bittman'swebsite.

- One of Bittman's favorite food organizations, The Heal Food Alliance.

- Another initiative Bittman loves, the Good Food Purchasing Program.

- The Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) website, where you can buy local food directly from a farmer.

- Senator Cory Booker's twitter.

- Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's twitter.

- Senator Elizabeth Warren's twitter.

- Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's twitter.

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287: What science says about the afterlife | Bruce Greyson, M.D., the world’s leading expert on near-death experiences Feb 26, 2021

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Bruce Greyson, M.D.: “There's definitely a lot more going on than just the physical world. I don't see how there's any question about that.”

Greyson, the world's most leading expert on near-death experiences, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss what he's learned from studying near-death experiences (NDEs) for 50 years, plus:

- The most common patterns with people who have NDEs

- How NDEs can teach us about what the afterlife looks like

- What "seeing the light" really means

- Whether you really see deceased loved ones on the other side

- Why those who have NDEs lose their fear of death

Referenced in the episode:

-Greyson's book, After.

-The Netflix docuseries, Surviving Death, where Greyson makes an appearance.

-mbg Podcast episode #211, with Roxanna Namavar, D.O.

-Raymond Moody, M.D., Ph.D.'s book, Life After Life.

-Greyson's research on NDEs and attempted suicide.

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