The mindbodygreen Podcast

“When we really look at the definition of flourishing, it's joyful, meaningful growth shared,” explains Daniel Coyle.

Coyle is the bestselling author of The Culture Code and The Talent Code, who just released his latest book, Flourish: The Art of Building Meaning, Joy, and Fulfillment. After spending decades studying elite performers, Navy SEALs, championship sports teams, and top business leaders, Coyle had climbed to the mountaintop of success research only to realize it wasn’t what he thought it would be. Now, he focuses his work trying to answer the question: What actually makes a life worth living? 

Here's a glance at our conversation:


What makes a life meaningful? (00:24)


Why you can’t flourish alone (00:45)


Shifting your focus (04:43)


Rituals vs habits (09:12)


The value of small, frequent connections (12:49)


The 33 miners & bottom-up rituals (15:51)


A tiny Vermont town that produces Olympians (19:14)


Rebuilding community in Paris (25:30)


How to design vulnerability (30:53)


Why connection creates health & safety (31:38)


Cleveland Guardians case study (33:25)


Joy vs fear as fuel (40:13)

Referenced in the episode: 

Find more on Daniel Coyle and his books at his website, danielcoyle.com

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Are your kids too clean for their own good?

Amish children experience 90% less asthma than the national average—not despite getting dirty, but because of it. When scientists analyzed the dust in their farmhouses, they discovered an invisible ecosystem that was training immune systems to be resilient instead of reactive.

In his episode, host Jason Wachob explores the groundbreaking research behind the "hygiene hypothesis" and its implications for modern parents raising kids in an increasingly sanitized world.

This discovery is forcing us to rethink everything about dirt, bacteria, and health. And it's already led to treatments used by 100+ million people worldwide.

Are we too clean for our own good?

Study Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37210851/

Chapters:

[00:18] The Amish morning: A scene from another era

[02:23] The asthma epidemic vs. farm kids' secret weapon

[04:30] What's really in farm dust? (It's not what you think)

[05:46] Bacterial lysates: Recreating farm protection in a lab

[08:22] The hygiene hypothesis: Why clean might be too clean

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"I define wealth as being able to take my son in the pool at 1:00 PM on a Tuesday," explains Sahil Bloom.

Bloom is a NYT bestselling author of The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life. He’s also an entrepreneur, investor and a proud, son, husband, and father who believes the greatest things in life come not from finding the right answers, but from asking the right questions.


The math that changed Sahil’s life (0:18)


Redefining success & happiness (2:03)


The truth about time with kids (6:11)


Can you be a present parent & still pursue a career? (8:37)


The “last time” principle (13:30)


The arrival fallacy we all fall into (19:18)


Avoiding the pyrrhic victory (23:33)


Light switches vs. dimmer switches (30:00)


His anti-goals framework (32:49)

Referenced in the episode: 

You can check out Bloom’s book here: The 5 Types of Wealth

Learn more on his website, here

You can read the stats of the American Time Use Survey mentioned, here

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"They look magical on Instagram, but they're not magic. Micronutrients have to be in place, your hormones have to be in place," explains Elizabeth Yurth, M.D.,

Elizabeth Yurth, M.D., a double board-certified physician in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Anti-Aging/Regenerative Medicine, joins us on the podcast to discuss why peptides are much more than an Instagram trend, what forms of peptides might be most beneficial, and how to be mindful of safety and quality if you’re trying to incorporate them into your own protocol.

Show Notes

(00:00) Introduction to peptides

(02:31 ) Endogenous vs. exogenous peptides

(03:15) Growth hormone

(05:25) Peptides for muscle & immune health

(07:19) The peptide explosion & safety concerns

(08:11) BPC 157: A remarkable peptide?

(10:38) Quality & sourcing of peptides

(16:54) Anti-aging & HRT

(20:54) Peptides for cognitive health

(24:27) COVID-19 & neuroinflammation

(27:12) Addressing chronic inflammation & resilience

(39:12) The importance of nutrition & lifestyle

Referenced in this episode:


Follow Dr. Yurth on Instagram (@dryurth)


Find out more about her work (https://boulderlongevity.com/about/dr-elizabeth-yurth)

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“Strength is not for sale. It's one hundred percent earned,” explains Gabrielle Lyon, D.O.

Lyon, a fellowship-trained physician, a bestselling author, and a pioneer of muscle-centric medicine, joins us today to dive into the science of muscle as the organ of longevity, from resistance training and protein intake to building strength that lasts.

- Muscle is the organ of longevity (~1:18)

- Muscle for longevity vs. muscle for aesthetics (~2:11)

- Does lifting weights make you bulky? (~4:00)

- Building functional strength (~5:35)

- Muscle & metabolic flexibility (~8:45)

- Building strength for independence (~10:00) 

- Progressive overload (~12:20)

- Do you have to lift heavier? (~13:35)

- How much should you be training? (~15:40)

- Establishing healthy habits in children (~17:30)

- Purposeful friction (~19:35)

- Muscle & mindset (~23:30)

- Don’t waste your time on this (~24:55)

- Protein, leucine, & amino acids (~28:15)

- GLP-1s & muscle mass (~33:55)

- How to make the most of your time (~41:30)

- Navigating social media & extreme views (~44:15)

- 2 aspects of health Dr. Lyon is focusing on (~49:55)

Referenced in the episode: 

- Follow Dr. Lyon on Instagram (@drgabriellelyon) 

- Pick up her book, The Forever Strong Playbook (https://www.amazon.com/Forever-Strong-PLAYBOOK-Science-Based-Strengthen/dp/1668085623/) 

- Check out her website (https://drgabriellelyon.com/) 

- Work with her at Strong Medical (https://strongmedical.com/) 

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