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“forward slash episodes. You can click on the one that says Richard Davidson. This includes links to papers, it includes links to the free Healthy Minds program app, and also Richie's new book, Born to Flourish. Also, I want to mention two ways that you can stay connected and support Found My Fitness.”
“And, you know, this new book that I have that just came out with Cortlandahl called Born to Flourish is really about that. It's about innate qualities that every human being has that are keys to flourishing.”
“Grow their own plants is a way to, you know, treat the earth with kindness and actually see the fruits of what they do and those little things can be helpful, but I think the most important thing is for the parent to do this themselves and this underscores one of the key points of this new book born to flourish, which is there and there are three points.”
“If you're if you're helping other people, altruism. I mean, that's you feel like you have a purpose. And that's a big, you know, component in your flourishing, your new book on Born to Flourish. And flourishing is having that purpose and meaning. And I know a lot of people hear that and they think like, it's got to be this big, grand, you know, thing where I have this purpose in life.”
“And it's nice to focus on that, to think about it sometimes. Yes, absolutely. So you have this book, Born to Flourish. It's available now. People can go and get that. Where's the best place? Amazon. Wherever you buy books.”
“Yeah, Born to Flourish. You can get it anywhere you get books. And it's available in a hardcover, in audio, in digital form. Audio makes it easy for some people on their commutes.”
“If you want to explore Richie's work further, his book, Born to Flourish, written with Cortland Dahl, is now available. The Healthy Minds program app is also free, has no paywall, and includes short practices organized around awareness, connection, insight, and purpose, including options designed for use during everyday activities.”
“People who meditate actually show a healthier, a more robust response to the flu vaccine that we can measure with antibody titers. We also see, and I should say you mentioned earlier that maybe this requires a little bit more meditation, you know, like 30 minutes a day.”
“So a lot of things that were very stressful in my life. I was very, very stressed out. And then I started using the sauna every morning before I would go into the lab. And you get hot and it's hard and it's uncomfortable. And what do you know? All of a sudden, I was able to handle stress a lot better.”
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“In 2023, the then U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murti issued the first health advisory ever issued by a public health officer in the United States on loneliness and social isolation.”
“The MAP study, the mind and physical activity study, also, I mean, it feels like this is very related, right?”
“These are known as the White Hall studies in the UK with tens of thousands of people.”