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The mindbodygreen Podcast
The mindbodygreen podcast explores the infinite possibilities of health & well-being. Hosted by founder and co-CEO Jason Wachob, each episode features a thought-provoking interview with a leader in the health space. Whether you’re thinking about changing what’s on your plate, how you move, or how you think, these conversations are sure to offer solutions in whole-body health.
Episodes
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364: Sneaky gut offenders & how to support a healthy weight | Vincent Pedre, M.D.
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…
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363: How to look & feel 15 years younger | Longevity expert David Sinclair, Ph.D.
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…
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362: Immune resilience, COVID & climate change | Jeff Bland, Ph.D., the father of functional medicine
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…
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361: Everything you need to know about omega-3 fatty acids | Ashley Jordan Ferira, Ph.D., RDN
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…
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360: Sneaky energy drainers, sleep hacks & how to exercise for your body type | board-certified sleep specialist Michael J. Breus, Ph.D.
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…
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359: T-cells, medicinal mushrooms & how to tell if your immune system is weak | Immunologist Heather Moday, M.D.
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…
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358: The best & worst sounds for your health | Neurologist Ilene Ruhoy, M.D., Ph.D.
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…
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357: Skin care pet peeves, the microbiome & hacks for hair growth | triple board-certified dermatologist Mamina Turegano, M.D., FAAD
Mamina Turegano, M.D., FAAD: “If your internal health is good, your skin is going to be good.” Turegano, a triple board-certified and integrative…
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356: Non-negotiables for longevity | Dan Buettner
Dan Buettner: “20% of how long we live is dictated by our genes. The other 80% is lifestyle or environment.” Buettner, a longevity expert and founder of Blue…
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355: The biggest misconceptions about multivitamins | Ashley Jordan Ferira, Ph.D., RDN
Ashley Jordan Ferira, Ph.D., RDN: “Taking a multivitamin [is like] brushing your teeth. If you don't brush your teeth daily, whole body health is going to…
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354: The dangers of multitasking & how to stop | Entrepreneur & cancer survivor Thatcher Wine
Thatcher Wine: “Can you sit with a little bit of boredom and curiosity about the world instead of needing to be doing another thing at the same time?” Wine, an…
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353: Everything you need to know about medical & recreational marijuana | Psychiatrist Rebecca Siegel, M.D.
Rebecca Siegel, M.D.: “There needs to be more research [on marijuana] so physicians can either get behind it or not get behind it." Siegel, a psychiatrist and…
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352: Dr. Google, invisible illnesses & how to make better health care choices | Talya Miron-Shatz, Ph.D.
Talya Miron-Shatz, Ph.D.: "When you're choosing a doctor, it's important to feel connected to this person—you're going to get better treatment and better…
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351: How to know if you have a leaky gut | Gastroenterologist Marvin Singh, M.D.
Marvin Singh, M.D.: “70% of our immune system sits in our gut microbiome. It’s silly not to look at that when you're looking at your whole health.” Singh, an…
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350: How to actually increase your happiness | Gretchen Rubin
Gretchen Rubin: “Anytime we're connecting with other people, we get a boost of happiness." Rubin, a happiness expert and New York Times bestselling author…
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349: How to tackle inflammation | Madiha Saeed, M.D.
Madiha Saeed, M.D.: “The things that we put in bodies have a dramatic effect on our behaviors.” Saeed, a board-certified integrative family physician, joins…
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348: How to dispel anxious energy | psychologist Chloe Carmichael, Ph.D.
Chloe Carmichael, Ph.D.: “There's a healthy level of [anxiety] that can be protective. We just need to learn how to use it properly.” Carmichael, a licensed…
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347: Vitamin D myths, the yo-yo effect & what to avoid in a supplement | Ashley Jordan Ferira, Ph.D., RDN
Ashley Jordan Ferira, Ph.D., RDN: “Most standalone vitamin D3 products on the market are sub-efficacious doses...It’s like going to get a pumpkin spiced latte…
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346: How to identify the cracks in your relationship | Esther Perel
Esther Perel: “The quality of all our relationships is what determines the quality of our lives.” Perel—a psychotherapist, New York Times bestselling author &…
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345: The biggest misconceptions about protein, fiber & iron | Nutritionist Simon Hill
Simon Hill: “In Western society, we have made animal protein the hero of the plate. We want to flip that.” Hill, a nutritionist and physiotherapist, joins mbg…
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344: This is your brain on spirituality | Lisa Miller, Ph.D.
Lisa Miller, Ph.D.: “People who [have] a spiritual response to suffering show entirely different brains.” Miller, an award-winning researcher in spirituality…
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343: You're missing 50% of your life by being distracted | neuroscientist Amishi Jha, Ph.D.
Amishi Jha, Ph.D.: “Pay attention to your attention. Check in with this precious brain resource—it is the fuel for your ability to think, feel connect, and…
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342: Are healthy foods secretly spiking your blood sugar? | Casey Means, M.D.
Casey Means, M.D.: “Metabolic health is not just about avoiding long-term chronic illnesses…It's also about feeling good in the moment.” Means, a…
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341: How to use light for better sleep, skin & overall health | Leland Stillman, M.D.
Leland Stillman, M.D.: “People who have sleep issues need to fix their light environment as aggressively as possible.” Stillman, a functional medicine doctor…
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340: The connection between hormones & weight loss | Sara Gottfried, M.D.
Sara Gottfried, M.D.: “For women, testosterone is especially important for confidence, agency, and even risk-taking.” Gottfried, a Harvard-trained integrative…
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338: How to turn the volume down on your anxiety | Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki, Ph.D.
Wendy Suzuki, Ph.D.: “[Moving your body] is like giving your brain a bubble bath of fantastic neurochemicals that make you feel better.” Suzuki, a…
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337: Neurohacking, productivity & why you should work out in the morning | MIT & Harvard-trained brain researcher Elizabeth Ricker
Elizabeth Ricker: “Brains are not well-designed for trying to function on too little sleep.” Ricker, a neurohacker and MIT and Harvard-trained brain…
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336: How to know if your drinking water is safe | Erin Brockovich
Erin Brockovich: “Your gut is your second brain, and we oftentimes don't listen to it.” Brockovich, an environmental activist, consumer advocate, and legal…
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335: How does your brain store trauma? | Neurologist Scott Small, M.D.
Scott Small, M.D.: “One of the main purposes of sleep is to trim down our memories.” Small, a neurologist & Alzheimer's researcher, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason…
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334: Hero foods for anxiety & tricks to build self-esteem | Clinical psychologist Nicole Beurkens, Ph.D., CNS
Nicole Beurkens, Ph.D., CNS: “From a mental health standpoint, movement is critical—when we're too sedentary, that's a problem.” Beurkens, a clinical…
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333: Is wellness narcissistic? | Rupa Marya, M.D. & Raj Patel, Ph.D.
Rupa Marya, M.D. & Raj Patel, Ph.D.: "Our immunity is completely dependent on supporting the other and getting out of the individualistic mindset." Marya, an…
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332: How to know if your gut issue is something more serious | New York Times bestselling author Danielle Walker
Danielle Walker: “Your disease does not have to rule your life.” Walker, a New York Times bestselling author, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss the…
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331: Are electric cars & plant-based meat really the answer? | Acclaimed environmentalist Paul Hawken
Paul Hawken: "We have to move away from fighting, combating, and tackling—all these long words we're using around climate change—to ones about regeneration."…
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330: A holistic plastic surgeon’s tips for youthful skin (without plastic surgery!) | Anthony Youn, M.D.
Anthony Youn, M.D.: “The goal of a plastic surgeon should not be to get somebody into the operating room—it should be the opposite of that. How do we keep them…
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329: Why we’re all so stressed | Positive psychiatrist Samantha Boardman, M.D.
Samantha Boardman, M.D.: “Hobbies are the purest form of love.” Boardman, a positive psychiatrist, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss her top tips to…
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327: How to live to 200 | Sergey Young, longevity expert
Sergey Young: “I’m a huge fan of a psychological approach to aging. If you think you’re younger, your body actually works differently.” Young, a longevity…
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326: Psychobiotics & the best foods for managing stress | Leading scientists Bonnie J. Kaplan, Ph.D. & Julia J. Rucklidge, Ph.D.
Bonnie J. Kaplan, Ph.D. & Julia J. Rucklidge, Ph.D.: “Our brains are set up to require roughly 30 micronutrients: 15 minerals and 15 vitamins.” Kaplan and…
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325: Sperm count is declining & everyone should care | Shanna Swan, Ph.D.
Shanna Swan, Ph.D.: “[Sperm count] is not just about having babies. It's about how healthy you’re going to be as you get older.” Swan, an environmental and…
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324: The Delta variant & the future of post-COVID education | parenting expert & economist Emily Oster, Ph.D.
Emily Oster, Ph.D.: “We're going to see schools not just try to make people be nice to each other on the playground, but actually try to teach them tools for…
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323: Sneaky signs of tick-borne illnesses & toxic mold | Kenneth Bock, M.D.
Kenneth Bock, M.D.: “The two major nutrients for the immune system are love and laughter.” Bock, an integrative medicine physician, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason…
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322: What we're still getting wrong about self-love | pioneering self-compassion researcher, Kristin Neff, Ph.D.
Kristin Neff, Ph.D.: “When you treat yourself with kindness, warmth, and support, you don't get so overwhelmed by pain.” Neff, a pioneering self-compassion…
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321: How to attract the right people | Spiritual icon & New York Times bestselling author Gary Zukav
Gary Zukav: “The opposite of love is not hate. It’s fear.” Zukav, a spiritual icon and New York Times bestselling author of The Seat Of The Soul, joins mbg…
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320: Everything you need to know about lifelong love | the world’s leading relationship experts John Gottman, Ph.D. & Julie Gottman, Ph.D.
John Gottman, Ph.D., & Julie Gottman, Ph.D.: “This last year has been like a laboratory watching what happens to relationships.” The Gottmans, arguably the…
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319: The ultimate keto podcast | Dom D'Agostino, Ph.D.
Dom D'Agostino, Ph.D.: “I actually eat more plants on a ketogenic diet than I did growing up eating a high-carb diet.” D'Agostino, the world's leading expert…
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318: How to grow your own food & the power of superweeds | Daphne Miller, M.D.
Daphne Miller, M.D.: “We should stop embracing the idea of superfoods, things that are going to magically keep us healthy.” Miller, a family physician and…
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317: How to actually tell if you’re breathing right | Patrick McKeown, breathing expert
Patrick McKeown: “Breathing is deeper than what's just being taught.” McKeown, a breathing expert and bestselling author, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to…
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316: Your fruits & veggies are not as healthy as they could be | Emeran Mayer, M.D., Ph.D.
Emeran Mayer, M.D., Ph.D.: “[The gut is] essentially our own pharmacy—the manufacturing site for a lot of molecules that are good for us.” Mayer, a…
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314: The best foods for hormone health in your 20s, 30s, 40s & beyond | Aviva Romm, M.D.
Aviva Romm, M.D.: “We should be listening to what [our hormones] are saying instead of blaming them when things go wrong.” Romm, an internal medicine and…
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313: What science still gets wrong about longevity | Robb Wolf, biochemist & New York Times bestselling author
Robb Wolf: “A huge swath of what we consume has been engineered to bypass the normal neuroregulation of appetite we have in our brain.” Wolf, a New York Times…
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312: The worst hidden gut health offenders | Carol Ireton-Jones, Ph.D. RDN
Carol Ireton-Jones, Ph.D., RDN: “[The gut] is as good as what it gets, and that really starts with what we eat.” Ireton-Jones, a medical nutrition therapy…
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311: How to find inspiration & cultivate purpose | Light Watkins, meditation teacher & bestselling author
Light Watkins: “Don't worry about trying to find what you think your calling is. Just do what you feel naturally curious about, and your path will find you.”…
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310: Sneaky things affecting your brain health | Kristen Willeumier, Ph.D.
Kristen Willeumier, Ph.D.: “The more reading you're doing as you age will still keep your brain sharp. You're going to continue to learn.” Willeumier…
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309: The holistic approach that helped this MD lose 90 pounds | Eudene Harry, M.D.
Eudene Harry, M.D.: “[Science and spirituality] are not separate—all of it intertwines to make us who we are.” Harry, an emergency and integrative medicine…
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308: The best & worst foods for thyroid health | Brittany Henderson, M.D.
Brittany Henderson, M.D.: “Genetics is part of [thyroid dysfunction], but the biggest thing that trumps everything is lifestyle.” Henderson, a board-certified…
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307: What we’re getting wrong about metabolic health & weight | Robert Lustig, M.D.
Robert Lustig, M.D.: “The fat in the organs, the fat in the liver, the fat in the muscles that you can't measure by standing on a scale—it's the fat you can't…
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306: How to be a winner | Annika Sörenstam, all-time greatest professional female golfer
Annika Sörenstam: “I don't mind putting in the hard work to get something done. I don’t mind getting my hands dirty or breaking a nail to do something—that's…
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305: Why we’re all not thinking clearly | Julia Galef, rationality expert
Julia Galef: "An important part of self-awareness is paying attention to your track record. How do you actually behave?” Galef, a rationality expert and…
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304: The sneaky issues affecting your sleep | Frank Lipman, M.D.
Frank Lipman, M.D.: “This constant stream of light coming in is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, reason why so many people have a sleep problem.”…
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303: How to use music & nature to calm your anxiety | Lalah Delia, spiritual teacher & bestselling author
Lalah Delia: “The storms will come; the mountain may show up on the way; you may have to go through the wilderness; and you may find yourself at the ocean…
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302: We’re talking about climate change wrong | Jonathan Safran Foer, bestselling author & environmental activist
Jonathan Safran Foer: “We cannot save the planet with micro-changes. We cannot save the planet without micro changes.” Foer, a bestselling author and…