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Something You Should Know

SYSK Choice: What It Means To Be Spiritual & Taming Your Survival Instinct

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

Science, Self-improvement, Social Sciences, Health & Fitness, Education

4.54.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

When was the last time you cleaned your credit or debit cards? Or the remote for the TV? There are a lot of things around the house you never think to clean – but you will after you hear this. https://www.fitandfabliving.com/general-health/6435-seven-surprisingly-dirty-surfaces/ How spiritual are you? Psychiatrist Dr. Anna Yusim, author of the book Fulfilled: How the Science of Spirituality Can Help You Live a Happier, More Meaningful Life (http://amzn.to/2tglpsf), discusses what it means to be spiritual and what recent scientific research says about the benefits of spirituality both for your health and happiness. Don’t you hate it when you grab a pen to write something and no ink comes out? I’ll tell you what the experts say to get the ink flowing again quickly. https://www.wikihow.com/Restart-a-Dry-Ball-Point-Pen There’s a problem with your survival instinct. Dr. Marc Schoen, Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA’s Geffen School of Medicine and author of the book, Your Survival Instinct is Killing You (http://amzn.to/2uK7sHw) explains how our survival instinct was meant to keep us safe from imminent danger – like a lion who wants to eat you. But today, we don’t need it for that. Consequently, that instinct can cause problems if we don’t learn to regulate it. It can cause us to act inappropriately and can take a toll on our health. So he explains how to manage that instinct and turn down the intensity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Today on something you should know, when was the last time you cleaned your credit cards?

0:06.7

Probably never, but you should and I'll tell you why.

0:10.4

Then, are you a spiritual person?

0:12.6

We'll discuss what that means and why it's so beneficial.

0:16.2

There is increasing research showing that spirituality helps people heal from depression,

0:21.1

from anxiety.

0:22.1

It decreases the length of hospital state.

0:24.9

It burns healing symptoms like cancer and heart disease.

0:29.2

Also, how do you get a pen to write when there's no ink coming out?

0:34.0

An understanding your survival instinct.

0:36.7

At one time it had a great value when we were running from tigers or spears.

0:41.2

And so it kept us out of harm's way, but today it's now on overdrive.

0:45.5

It's basically stuck and perceiving danger in situations that aren't crudely dangerous.

0:50.8

So rather than keeping us out of harm's way, it's putting us in harm's way.

0:55.6

All this today on something you should know.

1:00.1

Something you should know.

1:02.3

Fascinating Intel.

1:03.7

The world's top experts and practical advice you can use in your life today.

1:09.7

Something you should know with Mike Karothers.

1:13.2

Hi, welcome to something you should know.

1:17.2

This is our S.Y.S.P.A. choice edition, our weekend episode.

1:21.2

And whether you're listening on a phone or a laptop or a computer or a tablet or a smart speaker,

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