#50: Happiness: More than just feeling good? - Eudaimonic wellbeing – Professor Joar Vittersø
What is Happiness? Is happiness more than just feeling good? What do different people mean when they use the word happiness? What did ancien...
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#49: Stress and Stress Management – Psychotherapist Giorgio Grossi
Too much demand? Too little recovery? Stress is something that affects all of us to some degree. But what is Stress? How could a scenario lo...
#48: mTOR, Aging and Longevity – Professor David Sabatini
How do we sense if we have eaten or not and how is that linked to how long an organism lives? In today's interesting episode David tells us...
#47: The Microbiome and a Long Healthy Life - Ph.D. Filipe Cabreiro
How does our Microbiome affect our health and how long we live? How does drugs like Metformin and others affect us through the Microbiome? I...
#46: How Exercise Affects Mitochondria – Professor David Bishop
Mitochondria are often referred to as the powerhouse of the cell. They are important as they create energy which enables us to live our dail...
#45: Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change – Professor Dawn Clifford
Making and maintaining a change can be hard. Thankfully something exists called Motivational Interviewing which is a powerful approach to fa...
#44: Growth Mindset: Believing that you can Learn and Grow – Ph.D. Kali Trzesniewski
How does our beliefs affect us and our lives? Does it matter if we believe we can or can't learn and grow? In today's episode me and Kali ta...
#43: How Music affects Exercise Enjoyment and Performance – PhD Matthew Stork
What role does Music play when it comes to Exercise? According to new fascinating research, music seems to be one important element of a goo...
#42: The Placebo Effect – Associate Professor Karin Jensen
Can what we believe affect the outcome of a drug and change the neurochemistry of our brain? What happens when we connect with and believe i...
#41: Genomics: Affects of Life and Wellbeing on Genes and Health – Professor Steve Cole
How does our Life affect our genes and in turn our health? Can our wellbeing make us more resilient? How does threat and uncertainty affect...
#40: Epicureanism & Epicurus: How to Live a Good Life – Dr. Catherine Wilson
How ought one to live? Epicureanism is a Philosophy created by Epicurus who lived 341-270 BC. It is famous for it's thoughts about the meani...
#39: The Path To Longevity and a Healthy Life – Professor Luigi Fontana
Is it possible to affect how long we live and our long term health? Can you live until you become 100 with the health of a 60 year old? Luig...
#38: The Forever Growing Brain and Brain Training – Professor Emeritus Michael Merzenich
Can the adult brain change for the better? In todays episode the friendly and knowledgeable Michael Merzenich tells us all about Neuroplasti...
#37: The One Minute Workout – Professor Martin Gibala
How does a week of exercise optimized for health and longevity look like? How does a one minute workout at high intensity compare to a 50 mi...
#36: Understanding Emotions – Psychologist Kristoffer Pettersson
What are emotions? What problems can one get from emotions? How can you handle your emotions in a better way? These questions and other will...
#35: How to Stay Healthy and Live Longer – Professor Brian Kennedy
How does calorie restriction, intermittent fasting, exercise, stress, drugs and supplements affect our ageing and health? You'll learn all a...
#34: Scientific Benefits of the Microbiome on Ageing – Ph.D. Dario Valenzano
Can we live longer due to a healthy microbiome? Dario have done some fascinating work when it comes to how fish age due to it's microbiome....
#33: Reversing MS, Mitochondria and Health – Clinical Professor Terry Wahls
Health really begins at the cellular level according to professor Terry Wahls. Terry is a patient with secondary progressive multiple sclero...
#32: How To Practice Stoicism – Professor Massimo Pigliucci
Interested in improving your life? In todays Episode Massimo tells us about how to practice stoicism, a practical philosophy of life; how to...
#31: Brain Training, Improvement of Cognition & Consciousness – Adjunct Research Professor Bobby Stojanoski
Does brain training work? What can you do to improve your cognition and why do we have consciousness? In todays episode we get into all of t...