Okay, folks. This is the time of the Ben Greenfield Fitness show where I go out way out on a

limb. I've done this before and I've talked about faith and religion and the positive

physical and physiological effects of things like love and peace, and joy and gratitude

and even, yes, belief in a higher power. And I always catch a little bit of flock for

it. But you know what? Listen into the introduction of today's show because there really is one

book. You probably can guess what it is based on my introduction here that holds the highest

esteem in my home that I read more than any other book I read and I read a crap pola of books.

And this podcast is about that book. I figured if it influences my life as much of it as it does

and I send you podcasts twice a week, I should at least talk at least once about this book for you.

I in my own life have been focusing a lot on positive emotions and especially a lot on

gratitude and the physical and physiological and mental benefits of a daily gratitude practice.

As far as decreasing inflammation and blood pressure and increasing oxytocin and serotonin

and dopamine and decreasing the rate at which telemary shorten and increasing longevity,

giving you a whole host of benefits. And it is one of the emotions most talked about in the book

that you're going to discover on today's show with the author of a fantastic book. This guy's name

is Rob Bell. You're going to enjoy this show. He's got a great podcast too. So you'll like the

discussion with him. Before we jump in, this podcast is brought to you by this amazing tasting

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