Dr. Sanjay Gupta On The 5 Pillars Of Brain Health
Publisher |
Ten Percent Happier
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Health & Fitness
Mental Health
Publication Date |
Sep 30, 2024
Episode Duration |
01:14:04

Dr. Sanjay Gupta is the multiple Emmy Award-winning chief medical correspondent for CNN and host of the CNN podcast Chasing Life. Gupta, a practicing neurosurgeon, plays an integral role in CNN’s reporting on health and medical news for all of CNN’s shows domestically and internationally. In addition to his work for CNN, Gupta is an associate professor of neurosurgery at Emory University Hospital and associate chief of neurosurgery at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. He is the author of four New York Times best-selling books, “Chasing Life” (2007), “Cheating Death” (2009), “Monday Mornings” (2012), and “Keep Sharp: Building a Better Brain” (2020).

In this episode we talk about:

  • Sanjay’s origin story and how he got interested in the brain in the first place
  • The mysteries of consciousness
  • We dive into his five pillars of brain health
  • How you can grow new brain cells by moving the body (but in certain ways)
  • Key skills for challenging your brain
  • We hear about some meditation tips Sanjay picked up from the Dalai Lama
  • Whether we should worry alone or with other people
  • And lastly, why it’s so important for men to have vulnerable conversations with each other

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The Dalai Lama’s Guide to Happiness

#230: The Power of Rest | Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

#614. Your Brain on Food | Dr. Uma Naidoo

The Science Of Memory: How To Get Better At Remembering And Be Okay With Forgetting | Charan Ranganath

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta is the multiple Emmy Award-winning chief medical correspondent for CNN and host of the CNN podcast Chasing Life. Gupta, a practicing neurosurgeon, plays an integral role in CNN’s reporting on health and medical news for all of CNN’s shows domestically and internationally. In addition to his work for CNN, Gupta is an associate professor of neurosurgery at Emory University Hospital and associate chief of neurosurgery at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. He is the author of four New York Times best-selling books, “Chasing Life” (2007), “Cheating Death” (2009), “Monday Mornings” (2012), and “Keep Sharp: Building a Better Brain” (2020).

In this episode we talk about:

  • Sanjay’s origin story and how he got interested in the brain in the first place
  • The mysteries of consciousness
  • We dive into his five pillars of brain health
  • How you can grow new brain cells by moving the body (but in certain ways)
  • Key skills for challenging your brain
  • We hear about some meditation tips Sanjay picked up from the Dalai Lama
  • Whether we should worry alone or with other people
  • And lastly, why it’s so important for men to have vulnerable conversations with each other

Related Episodes:

The Dalai Lama’s Guide to Happiness

#230: The Power of Rest | Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

#614. Your Brain on Food | Dr. Uma Naidoo

The Science Of Memory: How To Get Better At Remembering And Be Okay With Forgetting | Charan Ranganath

Sign up for Dan’s weekly newsletter here

Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok

Ten Percent Happier online bookstore

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel

Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes

Full Shownotes: https://happierapp.com/podcast/tph/sanjay-gupta-836

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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