What does it take to live a long and happy life?

Well, the answer is simpler than you might think, and it's coming up on Live Happy Now.

The ancient Greeks defined happiness as the joy you feel moving towards your potential.

To think about positive psychology, it's a science, and it's actually younger than the internet, believe it or not.

We're all looking for the same thing and that's a way to bring a little bit more joy to our day.

Join us as we look at the many different paths that lead us to that happy place.

This is Live Happy Now.

Hello and welcome to another edition of the Live Happy Now podcast.

I'm your host, Jeff Sanders, and I want to thank

you for tuning in today. I also want to remind you that if you like what you hear on this show

and you want to add a little more positivity to your day, you could do that anytime on our website

at live happy.com or by picking up the latest issue of Live Happy magazine at your favorite

local newsstand or bookstore.

This week we're talking with Merlin Thomas, a physician, scientist, and program leader

in the newly created department of diabetes at Manash University.

Merlin is well known as an opinion leader, researcher, and medical storyteller, and he specializes

in how to live longer and better. He's the author of several bestselling books, including

The Longevity List and Fast Living, Slow Aging. He's also the host of the Chopping List podcast.

We talk with Merlin about how we can all live longer, better lives.

Well, Merlin, Thomas, we're glad to have you here.

Thanks for taking some time out and spending it talking with us about longevity.

Thanks for having you on your show.

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