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333: Is wellness narcissistic? | Rupa Marya, M.D. & Raj Patel, Ph.D.

333: Is wellness narcissistic? | Rupa Marya, M.D. & Raj Patel, Ph.D.

Rupa Marya, M.D. & Raj Patel, Ph.D., discuss how to better your health by prioritizing the health of others and sneaky triggers for inflammation.

The mindbodygreen Podcast

September 15, 202154m 26s

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Show Notes

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 internal medicine physician and activist, and Patel, a political economist and New York Times bestselling author, join mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to better your health by prioritizing the health of others, plus:

- How to protect the respiratory system 

- Sneaky triggers for inflammation & what to do

- How climate change can affect your immune response

- The link between childhood trauma & telomere length

- Why we can’t heal our bodies without healing the world 


Referenced in the episode:

- Marya & Patel's book, Inflamed.

- A study showing the link between exposure to wildfire smoke & COVID-19 outcomes.

- A study on the association between public smoking legislation & a lower risk of hospitalization and death from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.

- A study on the link between stressful events during childhood & shorter telomeres.

- Deep Medicine Circle.


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