The mindbodygreen Podcast

Kulreet Chaudhary, M.D.: “Music absolutely can change the way your brain is firing.” Chaudhary, a neurologist and Ayurveda expert, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to use music to alleviate anxiety, plus: - How to reframe annoying sounds (~10:34) - The best songs to listen to when you're stressed (~16:03) - Why classical music calms your brain (~19:45) - How certain sounds can impact...

Daniel Pink: “The way we talk to ourselves is cruel. Most of us would never talk to another human being the way we talk to ourselves.” Pink, a five-time New York Times bestselling author, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss what we're getting wrong about regrets, plus: - Why a "no regrets" philosophy is not a good way to live (~00:19) - How to properly deal with regrets in a healthy way (~1...

Meghan O'Rourke: “Medicine is in the business of supporting patients, but too often medicine is actually crisis care.” O'Rourke, an award-winning writer, former editor at The New Yorker, and bestselling author. joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how she navigates her invisible illness, plus: - Why it took 20 years for her to finally get a diagnosis (~07:36) - What we're still getting wrong...

William Davis, M.D.: “Doctors should be experts nutrition and the microbiome.” Davis, a cardiologist and New York Times bestselling author, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss the best foods for heart health, plus: - The truth about sourdough & gut health (~09:16)  - Why you should always leave the skin on your chicken (~16:48) - How to tell if you have a gut issue (~30:13) - The best probi...

Daniel Amen, M.D.: “‘Don't worry, be happy’ is a lie. The idea that you shouldn't worry is actually a prescription for misery.” Amen, a clinical neuroscientist psychiatrist and 10-time New York Times bestselling author, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how your brain type impacts your happiness, plus: - Why some stress can actually make you happy (~04:14) - Why purpose is like a dopamine...

Gabby Bernstein: “The goal isn't to get rid of the parts of ourselves we think are bad. The goal is to help them become less extreme.”  Bernstein, a spiritual teacher and New York Times bestselling author, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to actually work through stored trauma, plus: - How to use EMDR and EFT techniques (~14:12) - What to do if you're feeling unworthy or inadequate (...

David Perlmutter, M.D.: “88% of American adults have at least one component of metabolic syndrome.” Perlmutter, a board-certified neurologist and New York Times bestselling author, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how uric acid can make or break your metabolic health, plus: - How hydration impacts your metabolism (~19:52) - Why we're all hard-wired to have a sweet tooth (~23:39) - The be...

Taz Bhatia, M.D.: “You have to get the gut in good shape to balance your hormones.” Bhatia, a functional medicine doctor and hormone expert, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to know if you have a hormonal imbalance, plus: - The best foods to balance your hormones & what to avoid (~04:34) - How to restore healthy hair growth (~18:04) - Why you should avoid a midday coffee (~26:23) - H...

Ben Greenfield: “There's nothing that seems to control blood sugar more than the cold.”  Greenfield, an exercise physiologist, personal trainer, and New York Times bestselling author, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how the cold can supercharge your health, plus: - How much cold therapy you need to reap the benefits (~11:00) - The best time of day to practice cold therapy (~13:41) - Why...

Nedra Tawwab, MSW, LCSW: “When people set boundaries in relationships, it's because they care about the relationship.”  Tawwab—a licensed therapist, relationship expert, and New York Times bestselling author—joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to set healthy boundaries without feeling selfish, plus: - How Zoom has changed the perception of boundaries (~13:00) - How to know if you have a...

Betsy Greenleaf, D.O.: “We buy pads and adult diapers and blame it on aging, when there's so much you can do to strengthen the pelvic floor that you don't need to even get to that part of your life.”  Greenleaf, a board-certified urogynecologist and pelvic floor expert, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss why pelvic floor health matters at every age, plus: - How to know if your pelvic floor...

Dan Saladino: “Just 3 species of plants provide more than 50% of the world's calories.”  Saladino, an award-winning food journalist, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss the link between biodiversity and nutrition, plus: - Why our diets only contain 9 species of plants (~02:50) - What drives a lack of crop diversity (~07:28) - The most endangered foods & what it means for your nutrition (~13...

Johann Hari: “When you try to do lots of things at once, you do all of them less competently—you make more mistakes, you remember less of what you do, and you're far less creative.”  Hari, a New York Times bestselling author, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to reclaim your attention span, plus: - The link between sleep & focus (~05:16) - Why multitasking never works (~10:39) - How r...

Kimberly Snyder: “One of the biggest issues of today is that everybody's trying to control everything.”  Snyder, a spiritual guide, meditation teacher, and New York Times bestselling author, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss her practical steps to harness good energy, plus: - How to connect to your true self (~05:30) - How to have genuine, permanent confidence (~14:57) - How to clear ment...

Shelby Harris, PsyD, DBSM: “We have this idea that you should have perfect sleep every single night, but a bad night here and there means that you're human.” Harris, a licensed psychologist and behavioral sleep doctor, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss everything you need to know about getting a good night’s sleep, plus: - How to fall back asleep after waking up in the middle of the night...

Robin Berzin, M.D.: “The foods we eat every day can cause you to feel clear, calm, focused, or they can cause you to feel the opposite of those things.” Berzin, a physician and founder of Parsley Health, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to actually maintain your mental health, plus: - Why you should cook two out of three meals per day (~04:47) - How to regulate your emotions with exe...

Kara Fitzgerald, N.D.: “In eight weeks time with a doable diet and lifestyle intervention, we reversed the biological age of our participants by over three years.” Fitzgerald, a naturopathic doctor and functional medicine expert, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to actually slow down aging, plus: - How to know if you're methylating correctly (~08:30) - Why you should eat 7 cups of ve...

Mark Schatzker: “A relationship amplifies the meal. It's always nice to eat food with someone else.” Schatzker, an award-winning food writer and bestselling author, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss which foods are "fooling" your brain, plus: - How to hack your brain with food (~06:10) - The link between dopamine & weight gain (~17:23) - Why ultra-processed foods are not the answer (~25:0...

Vincent Pedre, M.D.: "You’ve got to change the mind to change the body.” Pedre, a board-certified internist and gut health expert, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to support a healthy weight, plus: - What we're still getting wrong about weight loss (~00:21) - How to avoid endotoxins & how to know if you have endotoxemia (~06:56) - Which healthy foods can secretly cause gut issues (~...

David Sinclair, Ph. D.: “I’ve been getting younger for the past decade, and the biggest impact has been the change in my eating habits.” Sinclair, a longevity expert and Harvard geneticist, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss our 2022 Wellness Trend of making longevity easier and more accessible, plus: - Why avocados are a top longevity food (~27:59) - The power of rest for living longer (~...

Jeff Bland, Ph. D.: “The planet has an immune system, we have immune systems, and they're intercommunicating.”  Bland, the father of functional medicine and founder of Big Bold Health, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss our 2022 Wellness Trend of how doctors are taking charge in the environmental movement, plus: - How to strengthen the planet’s immune system (~05:56) - The connection betwe...

Ashley Jordan Ferira, Ph. D., RDN: "I don't like to say EPA is for the heart and DHA is for the brain. EPA and DHA are pleiotropic, multitasking, awesome fats and they're both important to have together.*" Ferira, mbg's Director of Scientific Affairs, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss the new generation of fish oil supplements, plus: - The "fishiest" myths about fish oil supplements (~15:...

Michael J. Breus. Ph. D.: “Within 30 minutes of waking up, if you can go outside and get 15 minutes of sun, you are doing yourself a huge favor.” Breus, a clinical psychologist and board-certified sleep specialist, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss why we're all so drained and how to supercharge your energy, plus: - Why being "too exhausted" can actually make your sleep suffer (~07:54) -...

Heather Moday, M.D.: “If you focus on one thing [for your gut and immunity], I would say focus on fiber.” Moday, an allergist and immunologist, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to tell if your immune system is healthy, plus: - How to identify your immunotype (~05:44) - How T-cells protect your immune system (~22:00) - Must-have foods to strengthen immunity (~30:33) - What we can do a...

Ilene Ruhoy, M.D., Ph. D.: “Our world is too noisy—most of us don't even know what true silence sounds like.” Ruhoy, a board-certified integrative neurologist, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss our 2022 Wellness Trend of the science of psychoacoustics, plus:  - How to avoid irritating sounds (03:42) - How to tap into the healing power of music (06:57) - A go-to playlist for better brain h...