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TMHS 209: How Culture Controls Your Lifespan And The Causes Of Health - With Dr. Mario Martinez

Published: March 22, 2017, 2:01 a.m.

Culture is a very interesting and versatile thing. Culture is like the invisible force that guides our beliefs, behaviors, and knowledge. Culture is what gives color to how you experience your life.

There are many shades and varieties of colors (you already know there are 50 Shades of Gray), and your culture, versus the culture of someone else, is a fundamental reason why two people can have a totally different experience from the same event.

Take seeing a new superhero movie, for example. You have been immersed in a culture that loves the ideas of superpowers. They believe human potential is limitless. They believe that good always wins in the end. While your friend, who you\u2019ve unwittingly brought along to see the movie with you, has been immersed in a culture believes only in what they see. They value hard, cold facts and extreme rationality. They believe in love, but also that bad things happen no matter what, and it\u2019s all about probability.

You think the movie is fantastic and inspiring. As a result, you get a rush of endorphins and positive \u201cfeel good\u201d neurotransmitters and hormones. Your stress levels go down, and you are inspired for days after.

Your friend, on the other hand, thinks the movie is a waste of time and resources. They watched with pessimistic cultural views, and they were so busy pointing out what\u2019s not realistic that they missed out on the magic of human creativity. As a result, your friend\u2019s stress hormones elevate from irritation. Their blood sugar is low because of all the mental energy used to dissect the cinematic foolishness, and they leave feeling like they\u2019ve just wasted three hours of their life that they can\u2019t get back. Two totally different experiences from the same event. Neither of you is right or wrong. Just very different.

Now stretch this variance in perception into the realm of food, exercise, stress management, relationships, and, most importantly, what\u2019s deeply ingrained in you about how long you\u2019re going to live, and you\u2019ll discover the real power that culture has over your life. The issue is that its power has been hiding in plain site, governing everything you do and how you experience the world. Today, thanks to the incomparable Dr. Mario Martinez, you\u2019re going to learn how to come out of a cultural fog and embrace only the cultural influences that are serving you in becoming the greatest version of yourself.

In this episode you'll discover:
  • How we can know what\u2019s best for our health but still not do it.
  • What\xa0psychoneuroimmunology\xa0is.
  • How much genetics actually play into how long you\u2019ll live healthfully.
  • What a\xa0culture\xa0is and how it affects the brain.
  • How feelings like shame impact inflammation and pain.
  • Why\xa0affirmations\xa0alone don\u2019t work.
  • What causes people who elevate and \u201cmake it big\u201d to come crashing back down.
  • How to move beyond pseudo-humbleness.
  • Why we need to learn about\xa0the causes of health.
  • The difference between a ritual and a routine (this is important!).
  • The surprising way that pleasure can affect your immune system.
  • How to differentiate\xa0hedonistic pleasure\xa0and\xa0eudemonic pleasure.
  • How to be an outlier and not lose your health and happiness because of it.
  • Why\xa0old psychological programs\xa0can show up and sabotage your relationships.
  • Why speed of implementation is important.
  • How\xa0junk food\xa0can mean love for us.
  • Why giving something up can make you want it more.
  • The difference between having an illness and\xa0becoming an illness.
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