3126: [Part 1] Stop Feeding Your Brain Mental Garbage by Michael Mehlberg on Health & Happiness
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.\nEpisode 3126:\nMichael Mehlberg shares a visceral story on MichaelMehlberg.com to illustrate a potent message: the content we consume impacts our health and happiness as much as the food and drink we ingest. Through personal anecdotes and psychological research, Mehlberg explains how everything from social media to the books we read can influence our mental well-being, urging readers to be mindful of their daily consumption.\nRead along with the original article(s) here: https://michaelmehlberg.com/blog/2019/8/19/stop-feeding-your-brain-mental-garbage\nQuotes to ponder:\n"When we consume to change ourselves it\u2019s important to ask what we\u2019re changing and why. If there\u2019s nothing inherently wrong with what we\u2019re changing, why do it?"\n"Garbage in garbage out," they say. In my case, it was wine and cigars; and there was no question as to why."\n"What We Consume Affects All We Do"\nEpisode references:\nPower of Positivity: https://www.powerofpositivity.com/\nUniversity of California Irvine study on stress and media consumption: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/media-exposure-mass-violence-can-fuel-cycle-distress-study-shows\nPsychology Today on unrealistic beauty standards: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/perfect-me/202401/social-media-and-unrealistic-beauty-ideals\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices