#308 - Dr. Romie Mushtaq: The Busy Brain Cure, Shifts For Ultimate Productivity, The Importance Of Comfort Food, Ruminating Anxiety, ADHD, & Insomnia, Breaking The Stimulant Sedative Cycle, Problems With Multitasking, Lab Slips For Your Doctor, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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0:00.0	anxiety, ADHD, and insomnia are not three separate diagnoses in stressed out of
0:05.8	Delta. It's all one continuum and the underlying root causes neuro-inflammation in the brain.
0:12.0	In the last seven to ten years, the brain has been rewired because of our brains being
0:18.0	constantly connected to digital devices. I need you to treat your work desk
0:22.9	like a crime scene. Anything related to work, put a mental yellow tape around it, and you need to be
0:29.1	able to step away from all of it and give your brain a break. Welcome to the Melanie Avalon
0:34.6	Biohacking podcast, where we meet the world's top experts to explore the
0:39.1	secrets of health, mindset, longevity, and so much more. Are you ready to take charge of your
0:45.0	existence and biohack your life? This show is for you. Please keep in mind. We're not dispensing
0:51.5	medical advice and are not responsible for any outcomes you may
0:55.3	experience from implementing the tactics lying herein. So friends, are you ready to join me? Let's do
1:01.8	this. Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon biohacking podcast. Friends, words cannot describe how much I enjoyed today's conversation with Dr. Romi
1:15.6	Mushtak.
1:16.5	I loved her book, The Busy Brain Cure.
1:18.9	And I was blown away about how relevant and personal we got in today's episode.
1:23.6	We dive deep, deep into what happens when we get busy brains, which can actually manifest in
1:28.7	health conditions, as well as in particular, ruminating anxiety, ADHD, and or insomnia.
1:35.2	Today we really look at how you should be using your brain when it comes to engaging with your work,
1:39.9	why you shouldn't be multitasking and switching between lots of things trying to be more productive
1:44.9	and why instead you should actually focus on one thing at a time. We talk about quick shifts
1:50.0	for the ultimate productivity hacks, how to break the stimulant sedative cycle, the problems
1:54.8	with diet and the importance of comfort food, yes comfort food, how to consume caffeine
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