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400: The ultimate longevity episode | Episode #400 with Jason

The mindbodygreen Podcast

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Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.52.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2022

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Today marks the 400th episode of the mbg podcast! What a journey it’s been since our launch on June 12, 2017. The milestone of 400 speaks to the longevity of our show, so in the spirit of longevity, today's special episode will highlight the greatest nuggets of healthspan and lifespan advice we've heard on the podcast. Join mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, as he explores how to lead a happier, healthier life for as long as possible. Some highlights include: - How to fall back asleep after waking up in the middle of the night (~24:54) - Why breathing through your nose is crucial for immunity (~40:59) - The health benefits of walking outside in the cold (~47:02) - How to "think" yourself younger (~52:18) - Why loneliness is a huge health issue (~53:37) Referenced in the episode: - mbg Podcast episode #297, with William Li, M.D. - mbg Podcast episode #356, with Dan Buettner - mbg Podcast episode #345, with Simon Hill - mbg Podcast episode #363, with David Sinclair, Ph.D. - mbg Podcast episode #310, with Kristen Willeumier, Ph.D. - mbg Podcast episode #386, with Annabel Streets - mbg Podcast episode #293, with Mark Sisson - mbg Podcast episode #313, with Robb Wolf - mbg Podcast episode #368, with Shelby Harris, PsyD, DBSM - mbg Podcast episode #366, with Kara Fitzgerald, N.D. - mbg Podcast episode #361, with Ashley Jordan Ferira, Ph.D., RDN - mbg Podcast episode #391, with Frank Lipman, M.D. - mbg Podcast episode #317, with Patrick McKeown - mbg Podcast episode #238, with Brian Mackenzie - mbg Podcast episode #397, with Becca Levy, Ph.D. - mbg Podcast episode #327, with Sergey Young - mbg Podcast episode #267, with Marta Zaraska - mbg Podcast episode #392, with Emma Loewe - mbg Podcast episode #344, with Lisa Miller, Ph.D. - mbg Podcast episode #343, with Amishi Jha, Ph.D. - mbg Podcast episode #388, with Arthur Brooks, Ph.D. We at mbg are extraordinarily grateful for all of you—for tuning in, for sharing on social media, and for your reviews and thoughtful comments. Enjoy this episode! Whether it's an article or podcast, we always want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the MyBuddyGreen podcast. I'm Jason Wachib, founder and co-CEO of MyBuddyGreen and your host.

0:08.0

Hey everyone, today we are celebrating our 400th episode. So many incredible doctors and

0:15.0

experts inspiring personal stories and deep dives into emerging science. The milestone of 400

0:22.8

speaks to low longevity ever show. So in the spirit of longevity, today's special episode will

0:29.0

highlight our greatest nuggets of health span and life span advice we've heard on the pod.

0:35.2

If you're new to the show, first welcome. Second, when I say health span and life span, I'm referring

0:41.6

to two different concepts. Life span being the actual accruing of years and health span,

0:47.3

being about allowing people to lead happier, healthier lives for as long as possible.

0:52.8

There's a big difference. So here we go with our ultimate longevity show.

0:58.7

And where should we start? Well, you know, we believe food is medicine year by MyBuddyGreen

1:03.5

as does a vascular biologist Dr. William Lee.

1:10.0

Diet is the medicine we take three times a day that can fortify these health defenses. So

1:17.2

big picture first, generalities. It is absolutely true that all the research, all the science

1:22.6

tells us that whole plant-based foods, healthy oils, nuts and legumes tend to actually activate

1:29.9

and see foods also tend to activate our health defenses. And we've actually, the research

1:34.5

I've done is to go deep to figure out exactly what we can find out, discover about what's in a

1:41.5

blueberry, what's in a macadamia and what's actually in a peach that actually can be beneficial.

1:47.9

What's in an apple a day that keeps the doctor away? And we're beginning to actually get the answers

1:52.0

to that. And so and then food patterns are really important. We know that Mediterranean style

1:58.0

dining traditional actually tends to be really healthy. And Asian style dietary patterns

2:04.8

tend to be healthy and actually indigenous styles of eating. If you take a look at how folks

2:10.2

in sub-Saharan Africa or even in Latin America, the simple indigenous diets all tend to be healthy

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