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465: How to change your brain to get what you want | Neuroscientist Tara Swart Bieber, M.D., Ph.D.

The mindbodygreen Podcast

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Having a Purpose That Transforms Your Brain

There's a massive difference to your brain and body between you intentionally doing intermittent fasting and you rushing around and forgetting to eat meals. It has a completely different hormone profile in your body. Having a purpose that transcends yourself is actually a very, very impactful thing for your brain. So I'll give you a few examples of that. This will make sense later.

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