Its Time to Take Back Control of Your Life from Overstimulation, Social Media and Addictive Foods with Dr. Anders Hansen
b'This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth and Pique Life.\\nAs we head into the New Year, many of us may focus on improving our lifestyles, diet, and movement habits. No matter your goals for 2024, we know that having a deeper understanding of how our brain works and what we can do to optimize our ability to achieve those goals is critical.\\xa0\\nUnfortunately, our modern lifestyles are full of distractions and we are often bombarded with information and access to choices, which often make us anxious and make it difficult to focus on what we truly need. How do we empower ourselves to focus on what truly matters, achieve our goals, and protect our brains from being hijacked in the process?\\nToday on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with psychiatrist, speaker, and author Dr. Anders Hansen to discuss key lifestyle practices that can protect our brain and focus. Dr. Hansen shows us how our brain has not evolved to cope with the constant stimuli from our modern world and often reacts to these distractions through basic survival instincts even though our lives are not at risk. Dr. Hansen shares the importance of preventing information and access overload to prevent anxiety, depression, and operating in a constant state of comparison. He also shares practical tips we can implement to bring awareness to our defense mechanisms and thrive in our current world.\\xa0\\nDr. Anders Hansen is a psychiatrist, speaker, award-winning author, and TV host.\\xa0\\xa0His books, The Attention Fix, The Happiness Cure, and The Mind-Body Method, have sold several million copies and topped bestseller lists worldwide.\\xa0\\nIn this episode, Dhru and Dr. Hansen dive into (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):\\n\\nHow our modern world hijacks our brain and interferes with our longevity goals (2:57 / 2:57)\\n\\nThe distractions that we love but don\\u2019t love us back (9:40 / 6:39 )\\n\\nHow we experience stress versus our ancestors and what can help you thrive (12:37 / 9:51)\\n\\nProtecting your focus and thriving (17:50 / 14:50)\\xa0\\n\\nThe role of movement, the natural tendency to be lazy, and the defense mechanism against starvation (21:02 / 17:50)\\n\\nThe overabundance of sugar in our diets\\xa0 (26:11/ 23:11)\\xa0\\n\\nMisconceptions about our brain with our modern lifestyles (30:31 / 27:29)\\n\\nInadequate sleep and how it impacts our brain and creativity (36:07 / 33:02)\\n\\nThe impact of smartphones on our brain (40:51 / 37:45)\\xa0\\n\\nDr. Hansen\\u2019s experience with a hunter-gatherer tribe in Kenya (42:37 / 39:37)\\n\\nSpending time with your community and the effect on our brain (55:26 / 52:20)\\xa0\\n\\nWhy is connection so critical, and how loneliness impacts your health (1:03:00 / 1:00:49)\\n\\nSimple actions to help us step into true fulfillment and protect our brains (1:10:30 / 1:07:36)\\n\\n\\nAlso mentioned in this episode:\\n\\nThe Happiness Cure\\n\\nThe Attention Fix\\n\\n\\nRight now, get 40% off your Cozy Earth sheets. Just head over to cozyearth.com and use code DHRUP.\\nFor a limited time, Pique is offering my community up to 20% off of their Fasting Bundles PLUS an exclusive gift. Go to Piquelife.com/Dhru to redeem this exclusive offer today!\\xa0\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'