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Welcome to the Dr. Gundry Podcast. All right, what ancient practice adds years to your life and takes just minutes a day.

And think about that. Meditation, of course, and thanks to my guests today, it's easier and more effective than ever.

I'm welcoming back Ariel Garten, neuroscientist, inventor, and artist turned entrepreneur. As the co-founder of Muse, the brain sensing meditation headband,

Ariel has helped people across the globe reduce their stress levels, sleep better, and improve their overall health.

And today, she's here to help you do the same. In just a moment, Ariel and I will reveal what really goes on when you lay your head down at night,

and how the latest device from Muse can help you get the best sleep of your life.

We'll also share the shocking research on the benefits of meditation, including how it can physically alter your brain, build resilience, and even tack years onto your life.

So don't go away. We'll be right back.

All right, Ariel, welcome to the Dr. Gundry Podcast. It's great to see you again.

I was a pleasure to be here with you, Dr. Gundry. Great to see you.

All right, so for listeners who aren't familiar with Muse, tell us what it is and why it was designed to do what it does. It's a fascinating story.

Thank you. So Muse is a brain sensing headband that helps you meditate and sleep. For those of you on YouTube, I've got one right here.

It's a slim little device that sits on your head and it has sensors on it just like a fit that would on your wrist.

And it's able to track your brain during meditation and sleep and give you real-time feedback to help you start or enhance your meditation practice and to help you sleep better.

So this actually is measuring EEGs right of your brain.

Exactly. So EEGs are the electrical signals that go back and forth inside your brain.

Muse is able to measure it and then determine if you're meditating and how to do it better and what stage of sleep you're in and how to fall asleep faster.

So can you actually feel Muse working? I mean, it's not going to shock my brain, is it?

No, it's passive. It's just reading the brain's electrical activity and from there giving you audio cues and audio signals that help you do what you want to do better.

Okay, so you're and I know your device. I have your device.

What you're using sound to help me and why and you really want to help sleep.

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