What do you know that makes you healthy? Many of you may have answered exercise. Well,

exercise is going to lower our risk of mortality by about 23 to 33%. What about eating fruits

and vegetables so important, so healthy? Eating fruits and vegetables can reduce your risk of death by about 26%. What about the

Mediterranean diet? Okay, I'm throwing in some fish, but I'm still getting healthy olive oil.

Eating the Mediterranean diet can reduce your risk of death by about 21%. But there is something even deeper that runs through us on a primordial level. And that is the safety

and security that can come from having a strong support network of friends and family. Simply having this

strong support network can lower our risk of death by about 45% even if you don't come from a

family that is there to help show you support, volunteering and

giving to others can help to reduce your risk of death by about 22 to 44%. Now, of course, we have to

take these numbers with a grain of salt but there's more to being healthy

than just the way that we eat and the way that we exercise and the way that we sleep there is

something powerful about how friendship optimism and kindness can help us live longer and more exuberant lives.

Welcome to The Lindsay Elmore Show, a podcast for people who deserve to be healthy with

honest, open, and enlightening conversations with doctors,

thought leaders, creatives, and spiritual gurus, you'll walk away with simple and tangible

tips and tricks that allow you to live your healthiest life so you can pursue your dreams,

overcome obstacles, and leave your mark.

Marcha Zaraska, welcome to the Lindsay Elmore Show.

Thank you so much for inviting you, Nundi.

This past year has been a huge transition for all of us, and many people have found themselves spending much and much more time

by themselves alone with their thoughts, which can lead us into spirals of loneliness and

depression and Anhedonia where you just don't want to do anything when you

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