The mindbodygreen Podcast

Our hearts are heavy, here at mindbodygreen, with so many people affected by the global pandemic. To that end, Founder and Co-CEO Jason Wachob shares what he's been doing in his own life in these uncertain times. Here's a simple breathwork practice he's using to stay grounded, a few tips to keep your life in balance, and a guided meditation from Sharon Salzberg's Real Happiness. Jason also announces we'll be providing some of mbg's best-selling classes for free. To learn more about our three products that Jason swears by right now: For guarding your gut check out probiotic+ at mindbodygreen.com/probiotic For stress support check out hemp multi+ at mindbodygreen.com/hemp For sleep assistance check out magnesium+at mindbodygreen.com/magnesium Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lydia Denworth: "Friendship is as important as diet and exercise for your health. Even more important on some levels." Denworth, a science journalist and author of the book Friendship, joins co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss why you should maintain friendships even in a time of social distancing, plus: *How friends affect your immune system* *How to become a better friend* *How many hours it takes to make a best friend* *The three components you need in every friendship* *How to distance yourself from toxic relationships* Enjoy this episode, and don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or your preferred platform! Comments: [email protected] Sponsorship inquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jud Brewer, M.D., Ph.D.: "Start by understanding how your mind works. If you can understand how your mind works, you can then start to work with your mind." Brewer, an addiction psychiatrist and neuroscientist, joins co-CEO Jason Wachob to discuss how to rewire your brain to combat anxiety and addiction, plus: *Why willpower doesn't work* *How to train your brain to crave vegetables over cake* *Why curiosity is our greatest superpower* *How to strengthen immunity from a mind/body perspective* *Why we get sick when we're stressed* Enjoy this episode, and don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or your preferred platform! Comments: [email protected] Sponsorship inquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Celeste Headlee: "We think of idle time as wasted time. But [it's] incredibly productive. It's going to make you better at fulfilling your purpose than if you'd spent that time working." Headlee, an award-winning journalist and bestselling author, joins co-CEO Jason Wachob to discuss the health benefits of slowing down and doing something with no productive purpose, plus: *How to have better conversations* *Why you should schedule social time like you would the gym* *How to recognize a conversational narcissist* * Tips for overcoming awkward silence* *Why self-identifying as an introvert is bad for your health* Enjoy this episode, and don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or your preferred platform! Comments: [email protected] Sponsorship inquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lisa Mosconi, Ph.D.: "When we talk about risk factors for Alzheimer's, we're out looking for... Do you have high cholesterol? What's your insulin level? Do you have pre-diabetes? Do you smoke? But the number one risk factor for women is their hormonal health." Mosconi, a neuroscientist and associate director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College, joins Jason Wachob to discuss how cognitive decline differs between men and women, plus: *Why being in a relationship can be good for your brain* *The crucial connection between Alzheimer's and menopause* *What she thinks about the Mediterranean diet* *The healthiest way to drink coffee* *Why you should get a brain health assessment in your forties* Enjoy this episode sponsored by Educated, and don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or your preferred platform! Comments: [email protected] Sponsorship inquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Rountree, M.D.: "When you're eating a collagen product, there's more in there than just the collagen. If the source has pesticides or antibiotics, all those residues are going to show up in there." Rountree, a functional medicine doctor, joins Jason Wachob to discuss how to use collagen to promote healthy skin aging,* plus: - Why you shouldn't take hot baths - How to make sure your collagen is 100% pure - The skin-sleep connection - Why beauty starts with gut health - Why skin is the window to overall health Help support your skin with mindbodygreen’s beauty & gut collagen+ (grass-fed collagen+).* To learn more about this pioneering formula, visit mindbodygreen.com/collagen. Enjoy this episode, and don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or your preferred platform! Comments: [email protected] Sponsorship inquiries: [email protected] *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or taking medications, consult with your doctor before starting a supplement routine. It is always optimal to consult with a health care provider when considering what supplements are right for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Hyman, M.D.: “In a thimbleful of really good soil, there's more life than there have been humans ever to exist on the planet." Hyman, a functional medicine doctor, joins Jason Wachob to discuss what we're getting wrong when it comes to our food system and what we can do to fix it, plus: *What really goes into processed foods* *Why we need to start caring about our soil* *Why regenerative agriculture is the key to reversing climate change* *What to look for when shopping for fish* *Why even vegans need animals in the food system* Enjoy this episode and don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or your preferred platform! Comments: [email protected] Sponsorship inquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Terry Wahls, M.D.: “I know in college and in high school, if you got 95% on your test, that would be probably an A. But stopping your disease with diet and lifestyle is far more important than just a test. It requires 100%." Wahls, a functional medicine doctor who reversed many of her MS symptoms with diet and lifestyle changes, joins Jason Wachob to discuss what she swears by for reversing autoimmune disease, plus: *What the Wahls Protocol entails* *Why she always travels with a head of cabbage* *The power of ice baths* *Why she only eats one meal a day* *Why organ meats are the best superfood* Enjoy this episode, and don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or your preferred platform! Comments: [email protected] Sponsorship inquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rachel Mansfield, recipe developer & cookbook author: "Just because I'm a recipe developer, doesn't mean that I'm having these gourmet meals all day. I keep things really simple." Mansfield, one of Instagram's most influential food bloggers, joins co-CEO Colleen Wachob to discuss meal prep hacks for when you're just too busy, plus: *How to make healthy meals if you don’t know how to cook* *Why she doesn't use the word "self-care"* *Why banana bread is the most versatile food for her family* *Why breakfast for dinner is always a win* *Why we should stop pressuring women to lose baby weight* Enjoy this episode, and don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or your preferred platform! Comments: [email protected] Sponsorship inquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stephen Cowan, M.D.: "Child development is not a race. It's a journey, it is a story that's being told. It has ins and outs and plots." Cowan, a holistic pediatrician, joins Jason Wachob to discuss tips and tricks on how to raise mindful, independent kids, plus: *Why alienation is the biggest epidemic today* *How saying "yes" shifts the nervous system* *How to stop tantrums in their tracks* *The weird similarities between children and computers* *How to give your child empathy training* Enjoy this episode, and don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or your preferred platform! Comments: [email protected] Sponsorship inquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Greenfield, personal trainer: “Think about your environment and how many times you're blasting your senses throughout the day—our neurotransmitters become exhausted from sensory overload.” Greenfield, a New York Times bestselling author, and fitness expert, joins Jason Wachob to discuss how to take the perfect nap and how to get the most out of your workout, plus: *How to never be hungover again* *The right time to eat protein after a workout* *Why we should exercise slower* *How to take care of your neurotransmitters* *Why leaky brain is the new leaky gut* Enjoy this episode, and don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or your preferred platform! Comments: [email protected] Sponsorship inquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Ask somebody what keto is, and the foods that pop up would be bacon and butter and steak and lard. Most of us don’t appreciate that you can do keto without that." Preventative cardiologist, Ethan Weiss, M.D., joins Jason Wachob to discuss the small tweaks that make keto more heart-healthy, plus: *The egg-cholesterol debate* *Food rules vegans and carnivores can agree on* *Broken heart syndrome* *How to not be anxious about your anxiety* *The peaks and valleys of hunger* Enjoy this episode sponsored by Yogi Tea, and don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or your preferred platform! Comments: [email protected] Sponsorship inquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“There's a big difference between trying to get love and actually sharing love. We can't share love if we don't have love to share.” Relationship expert, Margaret Paul, Ph.D., joins Jason Wachob to discuss the secret to finding true, intimate love, plus: *How to heal from a breakup* *Why you attract emotionally unavailable people* *How to make it work with a narcissist* *How to have healthy conflict in a relationship* *How to find “the one”* Enjoy this episode, and don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or your preferred platform! Comments: [email protected] Sponsorship inquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Certain foods can help balance out the hormone endocrine disruptors that we're being exposed to. Sea vegetables are one great example of that.” Functional medicine doctor, Robert Rountree, M.D. joins Jason Wachob to talk about how many servings of vegetables you should have in a day and how to get more veggies, plus: - Why we need to be eating more sea vegetables - Why iodine is important in our diets - Why all the "detox docs" recommend chlorella - How nori can bind to heavy metals - Why you should have kale for breakfast Get 31 powerhouse ingredients in just 1 tablespoon of mindbodygreen's organic veggies+, a USDA certified organic whole foods blend.* To learn more about this pioneering formula, visit mindbodygreen.com/veggies. And don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or your preferred platform! Comments: [email protected] Sponsorship inquiries: [email protected] *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or taking medications, consult with your doctor before starting a supplement routine. It is always optimal to consult with a health care provider when considering what supplements are right for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Breathwork, whether you're doing techniques, or you're doing healing work, is profound. It's efficient, it's effective, and it's inside of you.” Certified breathwork teacher, Gwen Dittmar, joins Jason Wachob to discuss why practicing breathwork is better than meditation, plus: *How breathwork gives you an endorphin rush* *How to clear your body from negative energy* *How breathwork can help create a positive company culture* *How to overcome a fear of flying* Enjoy this episode, and don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or your preferred platform! Also be sure to check out our new Breathwork class, a first-of-its-kind learning experience taught by Gwen Dittmar, herself. To learn more and get started today, visit mindbodygreen.com/breathwork Comments: [email protected] Sponsorship inquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“All over our body—in our gut, on the skin, and in the mouth—we not only have bacteria, but we also have fungi. Imagine them playing together in a sandbox. Sometimes their play helps us, but if they’re imbalanced, we’re in big trouble.” Leading microbiome researcher, Mahmoud Ghannoum, Ph.D., joins Jason Wachob to discuss the mycobiome, how it differs from our microbiome, and the best ways to optimize it, plus: *How garlic saved him from the Gulf War *How bacteria and fungi can create digestive plaque *How to stay healthy while traveling *The best “superstar” foods for gut health Enjoy this episode, and don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or your preferred platform! Comments: [email protected] Sponsorship inquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From cardiometabolic health to gut balance and digestion, your stress levels have a significant effect on your health and well-being. According to functional medicine doctor, Robert Rountree, M.D., stress is at the forefront of many health systems going awry, and it's crucial to implement strategies to help with anxiousness we may experience on a daily basis.* On another special episode, we dig into hemp multi+, our targeted supplement to promote calm and help tackle everyday stress.* Our founder and co-CEO, Jason Wachob, sits down with Rountree to discuss how each ingredient can help us combat daily stress in order to better our overall health.* Tune in to this episode to hear how our specific blend of hemp extract and other potent botanicals can foster relaxation, promote a positive mood, and support a healthy central nervous system.* With all the CBD and hemp options out there, you’ll feel confident in the hard work we’ve put into the science—so you can focus on truly calming your mind.* To learn more about our hemp multi+ supplement, visit mindbodygreen.com/hemp. And don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or your preferred platform! Comments: [email protected] Sponsorship inquiries: [email protected] *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or taking medications, consult with your doctor before starting a supplement routine. It is always optimal to consult with a health care provider when considering what supplements are right for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Board certified neurologist David Perlmutter, M.D., and internal medicine physician Austin Perlmutter, M.D., are all about creating next-level solutions for brain health. The father-son doctor duo sat down with mbg founder and co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how our lifestyle choices affect our decision making, an essential contributing factor to many of our health problems today. Tune in to find out how empathy can have real health benefits, how being in nature can make you more productive, and why we really make impulsive, instantly gratifying decisions (whether it's eating an extra slice of cake or skipping a run to watch TV). You may be be surprised to learn that we actually have the power to optimize our decision making—impulsivity isn’t so much a personality trait, but a state of mind. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode! And don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Podcasts, or Spotify and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Board certified psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Gita Vaid, M.D., has been not just researching psychedelic-assisted therapy in her practice, but she has found it to be a successful tool for treating depression in some of her patients. Her area of expertise is specifically with ketamine and she tells all to mbg founder and co-CEO, Jason Wachob. Learn how psychedelics have the potential to shift how we view and manage our mental health, plus the power of emotional connection and why we should make time to sit with our thoughts. Tune in to this episode to find out what happens during a typical doctor-monitored ketamine-assisted therapy session and how it can help people better access their emotions. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode! And don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We know we don’t have to tell you how important sleep is for your well-being. According to functional medicine doctor, Robert Rountree, M.D., the quality of your sleep might be more effective than the quantity of hours. That’s where our sleep support+ (magnesium+) comes in, as it can promote a more restful slumber and improves sleep quality, while promoting relaxation for the body.* Our founder and co-CEO, Jason Wachob, sits down with Rountree to give you another behind-the-scenes look at the ingredients and science behind our new supplement+ line. This week, we're giving you a glimpse into our sleep support+ product. Tune in to hear the entire process of creating sleep support+ (magnesium+) in full. You’ll hear first hand why we chose each targeted ingredient, as well as how each extract promotes better quality sleep and a refreshed wake-up. Prepare to get the deep sleep you dream about.* To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode! And don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! To learn more about our sleep support+ (magnesium+) supplement, visit mindbodygreen.com/sleepsupport. *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or taking medications, consult with your doctor before starting a supplement routine. It is always optimal to consult with a health care provider when considering what supplements are right for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You might be surprised to find that Gabby Bernstein, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author and co-host of the Guinness World Record largest guided meditation, has experienced some burnout. She sits down with mbg founder and co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss what she dubs as “work addiction,” how antidepressants saved her life, and how doing less can actually help you reach your goals. Tune in to hear glimpses into how she used spirituality to heal from trauma, as well as why she doesn’t work that hard (anymore). To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Also, be sure to check out our Functional Nutrition Program, a first-of-its-kind learning experience taught by acclaimed instructors. To learn more and get started today with a special savings, visit mindbodygreen.com/unlock. Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the founder of the functional medicine practice, Parsley Health, Robin Berzin, M.D., knows a thing or two about integrative, holistic medicine. She sits down with mbg founder and co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how we can use the vagus nerve to calm stress, and why our cheeks turn red when we have one-too-many glasses of wine. Tune in to find out why we also need to start talking about men’s hormones and her recommendations for treating low testosterone. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Also be sure to check out our Functional Nutrition Program, a first-of-its-kind learning experience taught by acclaimed instructors, including Robin Berzin, M.D. To learn more and get started today with a special savings, visit mindbodygreen.com/unlock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This special episode features another installment in our series of conversations between mbg founder and co-CEO, Jason Wachob, and functional medicine doctor, Robert Rountree, M.D. This week, we’re getting a lesson in the specificity of our probiotic+ product. Chances are you're looking to elevate your gut microbiome.* In this episode, Rountree talks about everything from fermented foods to the confusing world of probiotics, discussing why many supplements use a “sledgehammer approach” but it was important that we used a “workhorse approach” to our strain selection. Tune in to this episode to hear firsthand how we created our solution for beating boat, aiding digestion, and supporting regularity.* Head to mindbodygreen.com/probiotic for more info. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode! And don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or taking medications, consult with your doctor before starting a supplement routine. It is always optimal to consult with a health care provider when considering what supplements are right for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When it comes to inspiring professionals in the mental health field, psychotherapist and writer Megan Bruneau, M.A., has quite the impressive resume: She has seven years of education in psychology, her own private practice, and was dubbed by Deepak Chopra as "the millennials' therapist." She sits down with mbg founder and co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss her personal health journey, both with her relationship to food and her relationship to yoga and meditation. In addition to how she healed from an eating disorder, tune in to hear therapist-approved tips on when it’s time to leave a relationship, how to know when you’re dating a narcissist, and how to tell if your ambition is turning into perfectionism. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode sponsored by Yogi Tea! And don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you're going to take healthy aging advice from one expert, you might want to take it from Harvard geneticist and Professor of aging biology, David Sinclair, Ph.D. He sits down with mbg founder and co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to truly optimize our longevity. Tune in to find out why we should view aging the same way we view disease, as well as why we should add more stress to our lives. You’ll learn easy, tangible hacks to trick your body into thinking it’s ten years younger. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode! And don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., a prolific author and lecturer at Stanford University, believes mindful movement can quite literally reconfigure the brain. She sits down with mbg founder and co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss her new book, The Joy Of Movement, and explain how movement quite literally changes the neurochemistry of our brains. Tune in to find out the many ways movement can create true joy and reduce pain, other than that familiar endorphin rush. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode and don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrie Diulus, M.D., is a unique individual in the medical field—not only is she one of the handful of board-certified female orthopedic spine surgeons in the country, but she also wholeheartedly believes in using a holistic approach with every patient she sees. In line with her integrative approach, she tells mbg Founder and Co-CEO, Jason Wachob, that diet and nutrition are essential components for maintaining a healthy weight, preventing type 2 diabetes, and can even help speed recovery after a major surgery. Tune in to hear about her own weight loss journey, as well as the best ways people can keep weight off (spoiler alert: A plant-based keto diet is a powerful tool). To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode! And don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jessica Cording, M.S., R.D., CDN, believes alcohol can be part of a healthy lifestyle. She sits down with mbg Founder and Co-CEO, Jason Wachob, and discusses everything from the best bedtime snacks that foster tranquility before we sleep (spoiler alert: The list includes purple potatoes) to what our cravings for ice cream are really trying to tell us, to how to make the healthiest choices when it comes to holiday drinks. Tune in to hear the best ways to have few beverages and still follow a nutritious, balanced diet. You might be surprised to hear that Cording actually wants you to explore different varieties of liquor. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode! And don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stillness Is The Key, Ryan Holiday seems to know the road to success like the back of his hand. His 10 other bestsellers are beloved by many influential individuals including NFL coaches, world-class athletes, TV personalities and political leaders. While the relationship between famous athletes and philosophy might not seem closely tied, he tells mbg Founder and Co-CEO, Jason Wachob, that ancient philosophy has a rightful place in modern society. Tune in to hear what true confidence really means and find out how taking advice from famous philosophers can help you live a happier, more fulfilled, and successful life. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode! And don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With an impressive resume of culinary gold mines (Charlie Bird, Pasquale Jones, and Legacy Records, to name a few), executive chef and restaurateur, Ryan Hardy, certainly knows how to curate a meaningful eating experience. He sits down with mbg Founder and Co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss the essentials of a star-quality meal, how to make it as an entrepreneur, and why we shouldn’t shy away from gluten for optimal health. Tune in to this episode to learn about the true power of meal—and Hardy’s secrets for making every meal a special dining experience. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode and don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While many people steer clear of carbs altogether (hello, keto), dietitian Maya Feller, M.S., R.D., CDN, believes carbs are an essential part of a nutritious diet—people just might not understand them enough to reap their many benefits. She sits down with mbg Founder and Co-CEO, Jason Wachob, and discusses what her ideal dinner plate looks like, as well as her favorite seasonal picks at the Park Slope Food Co-op. Listen in to find out Feller’s ultimate guide to carbs, and the reason why we should have more of them on our plate. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode sponsored by Nature Made! And don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Board certified integrative gastroenterologist, Marvin Singh, M.D., is a passionate advocate for functional medicine. He sits down with mbg Founder and Co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss gut-healing remedies like intermittent fasting and low-FODMAP foods, as well as the power of mindfulness for our guts—something we don't necessarily hear from a lot of GIs. Tune in to hear his unparalleled view on how we should approach digestive issues, coupling both gut-friendly foods with meditation and breathwork. You’ll find out why caring for your mind is just as important as probiotics when it comes to optimizing your gut health. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode and don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For a widely recognized trailblazer in functional and integrative medicine and a New York Times bestselling author of five books, Frank Lipman, M.D.’s, health philosophy is surprisingly simple. He sits down with mbg Founder and Co-CEO, Jason Wachob, and explains how to eat for anxiety, how to get optimal vitamin D levels, and the specific blood tests you should ask for at your annual check-up. You’ll find out how Lipman seamlessly combines traditional Western medicine with Eastern healing and the ways we can prolong our health, not necessarily our lives. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode sponsored by Nature Made! And don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a National Geographic Fellow, multiple New York Times bestselling author, and owner of three Guinness world records for biking, Dan Buettner knows a thing or two about adventure. He sits down with mbg Founder and Co-CEO, Jascon Wachob, to discuss his adventures and what he learned from the “Blue Zones”—the five places in the world where people live the longest and are the healthiest. Tune in to find out what people in the Blue Zones eat for longevity and how they live happier lives. You may be surprised to find that we're doing quite the opposite here in the U.S. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode and don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Integrative functional medicine practitioner Ali Miller R.D., L.D., CDE, has a passion for the food-as-medicine protocol, as she uses nutrients and food as the foundation of treatment in her practice. She sits down with mbg Founder and Co-CEO, Jason Wachob, and explains optimal eating plans for combatting anxiety, taming inflammation, and balancing blood sugar. Tune in to hear glimpses into why inflammation could be the root of your anxiety, as well as the one mistake most of us are making on a keto diet. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode sponsored by Nature Made! And don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As an author, entrepreneur, and public speaker with a passion for positivity and simple pleasures, Neil Pasricha sure knows a thing or two about how to live a happy life. It’s exactly what he discusses with mbg Founder and Co-CEO, Jason Wachob, as he explains how to increase our resilience, foster difficult conversations with people, and how to teach our children to have thick skin in today’s society. Tune in to find out how you can grow your resilience muscle and why failure is actually a good thing. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode and don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you were to ask nutritional psychiatrist Georgia Ede, M.D., what’s the number one factor causing increased levels of anxiety in today’s generation, she’d passionately tell you that poor nutrition is the foundation of our struggles with mental health. Tune in as she sits down with mbg Founder and Co-CEO, Jason Wachob, and discusses what we should be eating to ensure optimal mental health—from our mood, to stress, sleep, concentration, and energy. Her own personal experience as well as what she’s seen with her clients has definitely surprised her, and I’m sure her tips will be a little unexpected for you as well (hint: It’s not your average plant-based eating plan!) To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode and don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If there was a reigning expert in intermittent fasting for women, double board-certified integrative medicine doctor, Amy Shah, M.D. could very well hold the title. As a mbg class instructor with training from Cornell, Columbia and Harvard Universities, it’s no surprise she was named one of mindbodygreen's Top 100 Women In Wellness to Watch in 2015. Shah sits down with mbg Founder and Co-CEO, Jason Wachob, and explains an ideal fasting day in the busy working world, what to do if you’re struggling with your fast, and what a fasting schedule looks like for menstruating women. Tune in to find out how you can navigate the very personalized (and sometimes ambiguous) world of intermittent fasting. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode and don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of the mindbodygreen podcast features Ilene Ruhoy, M.D., Ph.D., a board-certified neurologist who also includes acupuncture, neurofeedback, and herbal and nutritional guidelines into her practice. In this episode, she sat down with mbg Chief Content Officer, Olessa Pindak, and explains the best ways we can eat, sleep, and exercise to optimize our brain health. Tune in to this episode to hear glimpses into Ruhoy’s personal battle with brain cancer and find out why we should actually be thankful for our pain. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode and don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of the mindbodygreen podcast features Desiree Nielsen, R.D., a renowned dietitian, TV host, and plant-based cookbook author. In this episode, Nielsen sits down with mbg founder and Co-CEO, Jason Wachob, and explains how our anxiety levels can shed light on digestive issues, as well as why we should prioritize gut health and decreasing chronic inflammation. Tune into this episode to hear more about her personal food philosophy—you might be surprised at the many ways you can make the most of a plant-based diet. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode! And don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of the mindbodygreen podcast features Daniel Amen, M.D., a pioneer in the field of brain health. A double board-certified psychiatrist and New York Times bestselling author, he has an unparalleled view on brain health, especially the ways in which we can take control of our own lives and strengthen our brains—no matter your age. In this episode, Founder and Co-CEO, Jason Wachob, sits down with Amen to discuss everything related to the brain. Tune in to find out the 5 primary types of brains, the best foods for brain function, and which supplements he recommends for optimal brain health. According to Amen, we have the power to better our own brains. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode! And don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A leading functional medicine practitioner, Will Cole, D.C., IFMCP, is an expert when it comes to analyzing the underlying factors of chronic disease. In his practice, he customizes health programs for thyroid issues, autoimmune conditions, hormonal dysfunctions, digestive disorders, and brain problems. And with this impressive resume, it’s no surprise he was named one of the top 50 functional-medicine and integrative doctors in the nation. When Founder and Co-CEO, Jason Wachob, sat down with Cole on this episode of the mindbodygreen podcast, he was so excited to hear details about his upcoming book, The Inflammation Spectrum. In this book, Cole educates people on how they differ in terms of an inflammatory response, as well as urges us to discover how our bodies respond to certain lifestyle practices, both positively and negatively. Another component Cole mentions is the fact that there are certain markers of inflammation that might look “normal” to the average eye, when really these signs can be crucial for diagnosing and treating certain inflammatory conditions. According to Cole, there’s quite a few ways to determine whether you’re experiencing inflammation you might not have thought about, until now. Whether you check the fullness of your eyebrows in the mirror, track your sleep habits, or mitigate your stress levels, you’ll be one step closer to pinpointing what’s causing your inflammatory response. And even if you don’t think you experience high inflammation, it may be worth your while to check in on these four commonly overlooked signs. You might be experiencing high inflammation levels without even knowing it! To contact the mindbodygreen team comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode! And don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When it comes to working with her patients, Bindiya Gandhi, M.D. has a goal of getting to the root cause of certain issues and making patients feel healthy in the most natural way possible. As a family medicine physician with a passion for functional medicine, Gandhi couples her traditional education and training with a nutritional medicine lens, making her a unique, cutting-edge professional in the medical field. Gandhi offers some great tips and advice (you’ll seriously want to listen to this episode of the podcast with a notebook and pen in hand), on a variety of topics we can approach with a “food is medicine” mentality, ranging from balancing hormones, taming inflammation, and fertility. Another topic she covers as she chats with Olessa Pindak, mindbodygreen's Chief Content Officer, is how she advises her patients to optimize their gut health. Gut health should be a priority, Gandhi states, because of its ability to affect so many other processes in our bodies. When our gut health becomes compromised, it can lead to chronic issues like IBS, SIBO, and Chron’s disease, and can even have an effect on our brain health. “The gut is so important. You want to diversify it and keep it healthy,” she says. “If you have an imbalance of good bacteria,” Gandhi says. “That's going to link to heart disease later on in life, or Alzheimer's, or other medical conditions, or autoimmune conditions. So to me, gut health is so important. All medical problems start in the gut.” The good thing is, we can take control of our gut health (and our overall health, for that matter!) by eating a diverse diet and making sure we get our fill of probiotics and prebiotics. Food really is medicine, take it from Gandhi, herself. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode! And don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

These days, it’s not uncommon for people to strive to be more proactive about their health and prevent diseases before even the preliminary signs of an illness arise. Molly Maloof, M.D., a personalized medicine physician and one of our speakers at this year’s revitalize event, works with the top Silicon Valley investors and executives on how to seek empowerment and prescribe health in all aspects of life—not just for the body, but for the mind and community around us. On this episode of the mindbodygreen podcast, Jason Wachob, founder and co-CEO of mindbodygreen, sat down with Maloof to chat about how we can truly optimize our health, rather than trying to seek quick fixes whenever we’re feeling not-so-great. After discussing whether psychedelics can have a role in medicine, as well as how she sees the future of the industry shifting, it's clear that Maloof has an unparalleled view on how we can take control of our wellbeing. One way she mentions we can ensure a healthy body and mind is by biohacking safely and effectively. “Biohacking is an opportunity to go beyond sickness billing and waiting to be broken and learning how to identify the earliest markers of disease,” she says. “It’s bringing tools that have been used in mainstream medicine but applying them to optimize health.” In this episode of the podcast, you'll hear all about Maloof's stance on which wellness practices we should maintain and add to our lives to maximize health. Rather than tackling problems as they arise, Maloof suggests that safe biohacks are proactive ways to ensure healthy living. Get ready to truly optimize your wellbeing. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anna Yusim, M.D., works with many patients who come to her with the full spectrum of human issues, but one of the most common she sees is existential anxiety, a paralyzing fear for people who face it in their everyday lives. An award-winning psychiatrist, Yusim couples her medical practice with spiritual principles in order to treat this anxiety, which is a combination that truly promotes holistic healing for our minds, bodies, and souls. Olessa Pindak, mindbodygreen's CCO, sat down with Yusim on this week’s episode of the podcast to chat with her about the specific tools she utilizes during a psychotherapy session. She affirms that feeling anxious about our human existence is completely normal. Her first step to coping is to recognize that every human being has this same fear at some point in their lives (sometimes at many points in their lives, in fact), and that it’s a completely valid fear to have. Yusim is no stranger to supplements, and she believes that they can be helpful tools to cope with existential anxiety, especially if you’re living with any vitamin deficiencies already. “Sometimes, anxiety comes from low energy. People feel like something's off, and they feel so much anxiety because they don't feel like themselves,” she says. Even if you wouldn’t normally consider yourself to be especially spiritual, you’ll find that Yusim’s methods to cope with existential anxiety can help stress and uncertainty melt away. Just make sure to remember: Part of being human is pondering our mortality and the reasons why we're here. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While Heather Moday, M.D., is an allergist and immunologist. Through treating her patients with immunodeficiencies, she's noticed how her patient's diets and lifestyles affect the health of their immune systems. mindbodygreen's founder and co-CEO, Jason Wachob, sat down with Moday for this week’s episode of the podcast to discuss vitamin deficiencies, what's really causing our allergies, and other common ailments she sees most in her functional medicine practice. If you've ever wondered why nuts are so allergenic or if there's such thing as good inflammation, you'll want to tune into this one. Moday received her medical degree from Tulane Medical School in New Orleans. She completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in allergy and immunology. She completed a fellowship in integrative medicine with the Arizona Integrative Medicine program and is board-certified in integrative and holistic medicine. She completed her functional medicine training with the Institute for Functional Medicine and the Kalish Functional Medicine Fellowship. She started the Moday Center for Functional and Integrative Medicine in Philadelphia where she practices both traditional medicine and integrative medicine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If there’s one thing journalist and teacher, Esther Wojcicki, knows, it’s how to empower children. She has raised some pretty successful daughters—Susan, Anne, and Janet—who have grown up to become the CEO of YouTube, the co-founder and CEO of 23andMe, and the assistant professor at the UCSF with a Ph.D. and master’s in public health, respectively (Janet also spoke at our revitalize event in 2015!). Not only has Wojcicki learned the importance of empowerment in raising her own family, but she makes it a point to empower the children she teaches in school. A firm believer in making mistakes, Wojcicki knows how to create uplifting environments where kids can flourish and take healthy risks. When I sat down with Wojcicki on this week’s episode of the podcast, we chatted about her book, How To Raise Successful People, as well as the advice she would give to parents who want to empower their own children. Her instruction was simple, yet has remained with me since: treat your kids like adults. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Diana Rodgers, R.D., found out that she had celiac disease at 26, all of her digestion issues during childhood finally made sense. Growing up, she was underweight, frequently sick, and struggled with blood sugar related issues. These symptoms seemed to be a result of her gluten intolerance, but even when she incorporated gluten-free alternatives into her diet, she still found herself unsatisfied and, oftentimes, ravenous. It was only when she starting incorporating more fat (think raw milk and butter) that she started to see real progress in her digestion. Even further into her journey with different diets, it wasn't until she came across Robb Wolf's The Paleo Solutionthat she finally found the golden ticket for her eating lifestyle: real foods, less processed carbs. Her one takeaway after her own experience and completing her nutrition degree? Stay away from processed foods and don’t be afraid to up your intake of animal products. While this rule of thumb may sound simple, it can be quite difficult to maintain this lifestyle if you’re frequently on-the-go. Luckily, Rodgers sat down with co-founder and co-CEO Jason Wachob on this week's episode of the podcast to talk about the advice she would give people who, like her, are always traveling but have trouble following particular dietary restrictions or eating plans. For now, whether you have back-to-back business trips lined up or you’re just a professional jetsetter, these are the tips you need to know for maintaining a healthy eating plan, no matter the zip code. According to Rodgers, eating simple, organic meals is the best way to ensure a healthy diet while traveling, which is an eating standard we can definitely stand behind. Check out this week’s podcast for more tips and tricks on how to eat the Rodgers way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to Alyssa Dweck, M.D., enhancing women’s quality of life as they age makes up a significant portion of her practice. Although she works with women in all stages of life—she lectures various Westchester public schools in her spare time and educates students about important gynecological issues—she places emphasis on the relationship between the aging process and gynecological health at a cellular level. What most people might not know, is that aging happens at the cellular level due in part to a lack of something called NAD in the body. NAD, at its core, is a substance that every cell in our body uses to turn food into energy, and it decreases as we age. It also decreases due to many other life stressors—being postpartum, excessive alcohol, over-eating, and getting too much sun exposure, to name a few. That said, it’s in every woman's best interest (no matter her age) to become well-versed in all things NAD and start taking the necessary steps to maintain levels of this coenzyme. After chatting with Dweck, we learned that there are actually a variety of ways we can maintain NAD as we age: In addition to taking steps to combat stress, wearing sunscreen, eating well, and leading an overall healthy lifestyle, one of the most efficient ways to boost NAD is to start popping a vitamin B3 supplement on the regular. But, it turns out, not all B3 is created equally. In this bonus episode, we talk about her three favorites. No surprise, Dweck frequently recommends this supplement to her patients (no need for a prescription, as this vitamin is sold over-the-counter), and those patients report back with glowing reviews, including significantly more energy. But, of course, we have to know: Does she take it herself? “I sure do,” the OB/GYN quips. Consider us really, really intrigued. For more tips on how to boost longevity and stay as healthy as possible as you age, check out this week’s podcast. To contact Colleen or Jason with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Bulsiewicz, M.D., is a go-to source when it comes to questions surrounding gut health. Board-certified in both internal medicine and gastroenterology and published in America’s top gastroenterology journals, he’s seen hundreds of cases surrounding our most common gut health complaints. Additionally, he earned a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) from Northwestern University, as well as a certificate in nutrition from Cornell University. When it comes to the gastroenterology and the microbiome, Bulsiewicz is nothing short of a seasoned professional. Jason Wachob, mindbodygreen founder and co-CEO, was able to chat with Bulsiewicz about whether cutting out whole food groups is really a good idea, as well as what he believes are the most important foods to consume for a healthy microbiome. For now, here are the three reasons why you shouldn’t cut grains out of your diet, straight from Dr. B himself. For more tips on how to create the perfect eating plan for your gut health microbiome, be sure to check out this week’s podcast. Maybe one day we can all be like Dr. B and participate in a rich, plant-based diet that will strengthen our microbiomes (with a cheeky treat here and there, for good measure). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices