The mindbodygreen Podcast

Entrepreneur and longevity expert Maddy Dychtwald discusses women's longer lifespan but lower well-being, benefits of intermittent fasting, impact of telomeres on longevity, cutting-edge research, zombie cells, microbiome tests, brain health from meditation, importance of purpose and connections, types of fitness, hormone replacement therapy, and financial wellness.

Exercise and nutrition scientist Bill Campbell, Ph.D., shares insights on losing fat while building muscle, including weekly workout schedules, high-intensity exercise, protein sources, and the role of cardio. He discusses the benefits of resistance training for anti-aging and the ideal daily creatine dosage for optimal performance.

Award-winning journalist Charles Duhigg explores supercommunication tips - types of conversations, asking better questions, starting chats with strangers, communication with kids, listening, persuasion, delivering bad news, and the link between communication and longevity.

Certified holistic nutritionist JJ Virgin shares actionable tips on living stronger, discussing fast vs. slow twitch muscles, practical exercises, workout schedules, protein recommendations for aging, favorite dinners, changing weight loss discourse, and raising GLP-1 naturally. She emphasizes the importance of aging powerfully and prioritizing strength and power as we grow older, debunking age-related fitness limitations.

Psychologist and trauma expert, Peter Levine, discusses healing trauma through the mind-body connection. Topics include defining trauma, breathwork exercises, active imagination, dream analysis, trauma bonds, relationship patterns, tips for healing trauma, and the role of massage in recovery.

Exercise physiologist Alyssa Olenick discusses how women should eat, exercise, and recover to gain lean muscle. Topics include differences in exercise between men and women, signs of energy deficit, assessing recovery, ideal protein and carb intake, benefits of creatine for women, resistance training tips, lifting to failure, maximizing a 30-minute workout, switching up routines, staying active on off days, and the benefits of taking the stairs.

Co-Founder & former CEO of Whole Foods, John Mackey, talks about authentic success, the Amazon merger, grocery trends, money-saving tips at Whole Foods, pitfalls of fad diets, and his secret to success. He also shares advice for entrepreneurs and discusses staying open-minded in business and life.

Andrew Lacy, Co-founder and CEO of Prenuvo, discusses early cancer detection, cognitive decline, and the importance of preventative healthcare. Topics include AI and MRI technology for early screening, common findings in full-body scans, rising cancer rates in young adults, early biomarkers of dementia, and the outdated nature of current physical exams.

Neurosurgeon and Stanford professor James Doty discusses manifestation, managing expectations, wealth manifestation, true intentions, and how neuroanatomy influences manifestation. He emphasizes setting intentions with warmth, not external validation, and balancing actions and attachment for success.

“Broad-spectrum light exposure is the strongest and best kept secret for good quality sleep," says Jade Wu, Ph.D. Jade, a board-certified behavioral sleep medicine psychologist, joins us to discuss how to solve every sleep issue, plus: - Jade’s sleep hygiene tips (~00:41)- How to know if you have sleep apnea (~02:20)- How many people actually have insomnia (~07:45)- What to do if you can’t fall asleep (~09:47)- What to do if you wake up in the middle of the night (~13:38)- How performance anxiety relates to sleep (~17:30)- Jade’s research on CBT, sleep & cardiovascular health (~18:16)- How to nap responsibly (~21:32)- How to define quality of sleep (~26:21)- How air quality impacts your sleep (~32:28)- Time in nature & sleep quality (~37:14)- Jade’s POV on daylight savings (~39:50)- Why we should pay more attention to nightmares (~42:39)- The best types of white noise for sleep (~44:46)- Why sleep regularity is more important than duration (~47:08)Visit mindbodygreen.com/SLEEP25 and use code SLEEP25 to get 25% off sleep support+. Cannot combine with gift cards or other discount codes.Referenced in the episode:- Jade's book, Hello Sleep - SnoreLab- mbg Podcast episode #453, with Aric Prather, Ph.D.- Sign up for Jade's SleepRight study - Follow Jade on Audible- A study on the importance of sleep regularity We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices