3120: Finding Happiness in Health by Chris Libby AND Chair Yoga for Everyone by Alka Kaminer with Live Happy

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🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3120: Chris Libby shares research-backed practices showing how sleep, unplugging from technology, exercising the mind, and embracing faith all contribute to a healthier, happier, and longer life. Alka Kaminer offers an uplifting look at chair yoga, demonstrating how it brings strength, balance, mindfulness, and community to people of all ages and abilities. Together, their work highlights simple and accessible ways to build lasting well-being. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://livehappy.com/news-trends/finding-happiness-in-health/ & https://livehappy.com/chair-yoga-for-everyone/ Quotes to ponder: “According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in three Americans lacks adequate sleep on a regular basis, and that’s not good news for our health.” “Researchers find that the happiest teens use their devices less than one hour a day.” “Chair yoga is beneficial because it helps to strengthen muscles, increase balance and gain flexibility without causing strain.” Episode references: Emotion (Journal): https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/emo Journal of Cognitive Enhancement: https://www.springer.com/journal/41465 Sleep (Journal): https://academic.oup.com/sleep Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Health Daily. Finding Happiness in Health by Chris Libby with livehappy.com
0:07.5	and Cher Yoga for Everyone by Alka Kaminer with livehappy.com and I'm Dr. Neal.
0:15.4	Hey there, happy Monday and welcome back to Optimal Health Daily, where I act as your narrator of the best health and fitness blogs,
0:22.3	all for free. This podcast covers fitness, nutrition, stress management, weight management,
0:28.8	and lots more, kind of like an audiobook, but from a bunch of different authors. And then on Fridays,
0:34.4	I answer your questions right here on the show.
0:43.8	Now, usually, I read you just one article each day, but sometimes the articles are a bit on the shorter side.
0:44.7	And, you know, I want to make sure you get the amount of content you expect.
0:48.4	So when the articles are a bit on the shorter side, I will read two to you.
0:53.0	And that's the case today.
0:55.9	So, let's get right to today's two posts and start optimizing your life. Finding Happiness in Health by Chris Libby
1:06.5	with LiveHapy.com. The latest research on maintaining the good life.
1:13.5	Happier people tend to engage in healthier behaviors,
1:16.8	thus contributing to a longer life.
1:19.4	But it's hard to have one without the other.
1:22.5	We are staying on top of the latest research
1:24.9	into the science of happiness
1:26.5	to bring you the best practices
1:28.8	to keep your mind and body happy and healthy.
1:32.9	Rest easy.
1:34.7	According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in three Americans lacks adequate sleep
1:39.4	on a regular basis, and that's not good news for our health.
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