Hello, my fellow mindful loving and compassionate listeners.

In this episode, I'm going to talk a little bit about an area that I am not an expert in,

but I would like to incorporate more of in my life.

And that is buffering the effects of stress with meditation.

I have spent much of my efforts focusing on eating a good diet, getting micronutrients

in fiber, trying to get plenty of exercise and good sleep, all in attempt to approve

both my physical and mental performance, as well as extend my health span, which is the

useful part of life where we are physically and mentally fit.

The one part of my life that I have spent less time trying to improve is buffering the

effects of chronic stress.

While I am currently not an expert on meditation, I can speak to some of the literature surrounding

it.

I have practiced it a little bit and noticed some of its benefits.

But please be aware that by listening to this podcast, you're also part of my own self-development

journey.

Part of the reason I wanted to do this podcast actually is to convince myself to meditate

more.

In this podcast, I discuss some of the mechanisms by which chronic stress affect the brain and

brain aging, the gut and inflammation, the immune system and telomeres, and how meditation

can buffer the effects, the negative effects of stress, and improve cognitive performance

and brain aging, as well as biological aging in general.

But before we get started, my newsletter is where you can find my written articles.

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