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The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

#083 - Dr. Caroline Leaf: The Science Of Thoughts, The Mind VS. The Brain, The Brain & Body Connection, Overthinking & Rumination, Neuroplasticity, Addressing Trauma, Self Therapy, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5650 Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2021

⏱️ 78 minutes

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​GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/toxicthoughts 2:00 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 2:10 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 2:25 - Join Melanie's Facebook Group Clean Beauty And Safe Skincare With Melanie Avalon At facebook.com/groups/cleanbeautymelanieavalon To Discuss And Learn About All The Things Clean Beauty, Beautycounter And Safe Skincare! 7:05 - The Mind Vs The Brain 9:25 - The Brain 13:25 - Can AI (Artificial Intelligence) Think Like Us? 17:05 - Where Is The Mind; Is It Physical? 21:15 - The Brain Waves 27:50 - Confronting Depression 29:05 - Toxic Neurocycle Vs Productive Neurocycle 32:25 - Depression's Physical Manifestations 36:30 - The Problem With The Wellness Era 39:00 - Embrace The Past And The Future 40:30 - Enhancing Therapy With The Neurocycle 44:00 - Building Patterns And Habits 46:40 - The Timeline To Change Thoughts 50:15 - Toxic Thoughts And Rumination 50:50 - Addressing Types Of Trauma With Deep Thinking 57:25 - Changes In Brain Chemistry And Blood Markers 1:03:25 - The Effect On Telomeres

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0:00.0

So your mind is this enormous part of you which is, it can be defined in three words.

0:07.0

It's how you think, how you feel and how you choose.

0:10.0

Symptoms tell us only that there's something going on.

0:13.0

So if you only use the symptom and you try and suppress the symptom, you don't deal with the issue.

0:16.0

You embrace with a gathering of awareness of how you are feeling, emotionally and physically, and the

0:23.2

thoughts that it's bringing up.

0:24.2

I'm grateful for the fact that we can actually control our mind.

0:27.7

I think it's one of the most phenomenal things.

0:29.7

It's a skill that we can learn.

0:31.6

Welcome to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast, where we meet the world's top experts to explore the secrets of health,

0:40.2

mindset, longevity, and so much more. Are you ready to take charge of your existence and biohack

0:47.1

your life? This show is for you. Please keep in mind. We're not dispensing medical advice

0:52.9

and are not responsible for any outcomes you may

0:55.7

experience from implementing the tactics lying herein. Are you ready? Let's do this.

1:04.0

Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast. Friends, the information contained in this

1:09.9

episode is truly a game changer. I've had a lot of

1:14.0

episodes about stress, the power of mindset, our thoughts, our brains, but Dr. Caroline Leaves' work is

1:20.9

truly incredible in providing very scientific and fascinating findings in her studies on the brain,

1:27.4

on our brain waves, and how our

1:29.3

thoughts literally change our brains and consequently change our lives. Her work is fascinating.

1:35.5

I cannot recommend enough that you get her book. You will be shocked by the findings. I know I was.

1:41.4

On top of that, I simply adore Dr. Leaf as a person. I love her family. I actually

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