The mindbodygreen Podcast

667: Why this doctor stopped fearing sugar, ice cream, & alcohol | Keshav Grover, D.O, M.S.

"What is the lowest dose of intervention that can have the maximum effect to help the body heal itself?” asked Keshav Grover, D.O., M.S., IFMCP. Grover is the founder of

666: Is wellness culture making us less healthy? | Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD, MsC

“I don't need to track it. I just listen to my body,” says Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., Ms.C.  Dr. Emanuel is an oncologist and world leader in health policy and bio

660: Why adding more to your diet beats eliminating | Wendy Bazilian, DrPH, MA, RDN

"The diet you'll stay on is a diet that's enjoyable and not too hard,” says Wendy Bazilian, DrPH, MA, RDN.  Bazilian is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, American Col

Status, Sex, & Sports Cars: What Science Says

What does driving a sports car actually do to your hormones? In this episode, we break down a surprisingly revealing 2009 study in which researchers had men drive a brigh

665: Is Zone 2 training a waste of your workout time? | Kristi Storoschuk, exercise scientist

“As your time commitment goes down, the importance of intensity goes up,” says Kristi Storoshuk. Storoschuk is a PhD candidate in Muscle Physiology at Queen’s University

664: High-achiever? Here’s how to prevent burnout | science writer Elizabeth Svoboda

"It's way better to pull yourself back from the brink of burnout before it hits than to let yourself fall all the way in,” says Elizabeth Svoboda. Svoboda is an award-wi

663: Daily choices that shape brain health in your 30s, 40s & beyond | David Perlmutter, MD

“We can choose our brain’s destiny,” says David Perlmutter, MD. Perlmutter is a Board-Certified Neurologist and six-time New York Times bestselling author whose work foc

662: The truth about peptides, NAD, & other longevity treatments | Rachele Pojednic, Ph.D.

"If you don't get those foundational behaviors down, there ain't nothing a peptide's gonna do for you,” says Rachele Pojednic, Ph.D. Pojednic is a professor of Sports Nu

661: Why structure is good for your brain | journalist David Epstein

"I think structure is more liberating than it is stifling, and it often takes people losing it to sort of realize that,” says David Epstein. Epstein is the author of the

659: How to build a flourishing mind in 5 minutes | Richard Davidson, Ph. D.

“Every human being comes equipped with the capacity to flourish,” says Richard Davidson, Ph.D.  Davidson is the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psych

658: The most efficient path to better cardio | sports scientist Fraser Thurlow, Ph.D.

"When it comes to high-intensity interval training work, quality is much more important than quantity,” says Fraser Thurlow, Ph.D.  Thurlow is a high-performance coach,

657: The science of art as medicine | behavioral scientist Daisy Fancourt

“When we engage in the arts, it exposes us to a lot of emotions, which can have a tangible impact on the neurotransmitters released in our brains, the stress hormones in

656: The connection between pain & the brain | Rachel Zoffness, Ph.D.

“Anatomy and physiology always matter when it comes to pain. They're just not the whole story,” says Rachel Zoffness, Ph.D. Zoffness is a pain scientist, pain psychologi

655: A cardiac surgeon had a heart attack—here’s what he missed | Jeremy London, M.D.

"Making the effort earlier totally changes the trajectory for the rest of your life,” says Jeremy London, MD. London is a board-certified cardiovascular surgeon with mor

654: Why your 40s & 50s are your most powerful years yet | psychologist Margie Lachman, Ph.D.

"Midlife is a perfect time for you to think about where you've been & where you want to go,” says Margie Lachman, PhD.  Lachman is professor of psychology at Brandeis Un

653: A neurologist's honest take on Alzheimer's blood tests | Richard Isaacson, MD

"There is no one magic test for brain health,” says Richard Isaacson, MD.    Isaacson is a Harvard-trained neurologist who directs the Precision Prevention Program at A

652: A guide to healthy pooping | Trisha Pasricha, MD, MPH

"You shouldn't be spending more than five minutes in there at a time,” says Trisha Pasricha, MD, MPH. A graduate of Harvard College, Pasricha earned her medical degree f

651: 36 years of happiness research points to this | Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D.

"Almost all of the interventions that make us happier work because they make us feel more connected and more loved,’ says Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D. Lyubomirsky is a Disti

650: Is spirituality medicine? | Joshua W. Brown, Ph.D.

“Placebo effects are real and mind-body effects are real, and there's a fairly large scientific literature on these things,” says Joshua W. Brown, Ph.D. Brown is a profe

649: Why “in range” lab results aren’t the solution to longevity | Florence Comite, M.D.

"What we don't know CAN really hurt us, " says Florence Comite, M.D.  Comite is a Yale University School of Medicine and National Institutes of Medicine trained physicia