The Digital Detox Blueprint: How To Win The War Against Your Smartphone Today With Dr. Erik Peper, PhD

The Root Cause Medicine Podcast

Kate Kresge

Alternative Health, Medicine, 810564, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 581 Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In today's episode with Dr. Erik Peper, you’ll hear us take a deep dive into: 1. The role of technology and stress in our lives 2. What is tech stress? 3. Practical strategies for managing tech stress 4. The connection between technology and eye health 5. The negative effects of social media 6. How to use technology for personal health and well-being 7. The importance of sleep for overall well-being Dr. Erik Peper is a globally recognized expert in biofeedback and self-regulation. Since the early 1970s, he has dedicated his research to uncovering elements that foster healing. In 2004, Dr. Peper was honored with the California Governor’s Safety Award for his pioneering work in Healthy Computing, and in 2013, he was awarded the Biofeedback Distinguished Scientist Award by the Association for Applied Psychophysiology. In addition to his vast research, Erik has written multiple scientific articles and books, including "Make Health Happen," "The Neurofeedback Book," and "Tech Stress." Order tests through Rupa Health, the BEST place to order functional medicine lab tests from 30+ labs - https://www.rupahealth.com/reference-guide

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0:00.0	Today on the root cause medicine podcast.
0:03.0	Stress is always individual within reason.
0:05.5	There are common stressors if you have stressors that are very violent, then it affects all of us.
0:10.9	But many stressors, and loud noise, can be a high stressor for me, but somebody who's going to a
0:17.0	heavy metal concert may love it. It's always your interpretation of it to a large extent.
0:23.2	And the piece under stress is always that mind and body are really always connected.
0:30.5	Every thought has a corresponding body activity and every body activity has a corresponding
0:36.1	thought and emotion.
0:38.6	It will affect the process. It's a two- and emotion. It'll affect the process.
0:43.4	It's a two-way street. That is the underlying thing. Well, hello there. I'm your host for today,
0:49.4	Dr. Kate Henry, and today we're interviewing Dr. Eric Pepper, an internationally known expert on holistic health, stress management and tech stress, which is also the name of his book.
0:54.6	He's also an expert in biofeedback.
0:57.4	Dr. Pepper received his BA from Harvard University in 1968 and his PhD from Union Graduate School
1:04.0	in 1975. Since 1976, he's taught at San Francisco State University, where he was instrumental in establishing the Institute for Holistic Health Studies.
1:15.0	The first holistic health program at a public university in the U.S.
1:20.2	Dr. Pepper is the president of the Biofeedback Foundation of Europe,
1:24.2	the former president of the Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
1:29.5	and of the Biofeedback Society of California. He was also the sports psychologist for the
1:35.3	U.S. Olympic gymnastics team for four years. Dr. Pepper is the author of Tech Stress, How Technology
1:42.3	is hijacking our lives, strategies for coping, and pragmatic
1:46.4	ergonomics. He talks to us today about this stress that technology can put in our bodies,
1:51.8	not just psychologically but physiologically, including things like eye strain and posture,
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