Good Thoughts Podcast

Develop a healthy nutrition lifestyle – eat the right foods in the right amount at the right time prepared in a healthy manner. Obtain the benefit of stress and neutralize for an enjoyable experience. 

Copyright ©2020 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.

Dr. Gary Epler made a new brain science discovery in December 2019 about transferring your unhealthy thinking to healthy, productive thinking. Right now, there are millions of people out of work and thousands of companies going out of business – at the same time there are thousands of new jobs and there will be thousands of new businesses. And, more than half of the jobs today are not advertised – the hidden job market. And, half of those jobs, the company doesn’t even know they need you.

How does someone get a job today?

Networking. Everyone is home now. Find one of those millions of jobs that is not known to anyone. Go to your favorite social media site like LinkedIn, Facebook or Instagram. Click on someone to connect with, and write, “Hello, I’m ‘your name” here in “your location” and would like to talk with you about your work. I’m “your job or skills or knowledge”. Would you be willing to have a conversation?” You may get one out of ten that responses, and then your conversation goes like this. How did you get started in what you’re doing? What’s your favorite part? What’s the biggest problem today?” After that, talk about how the person can help you, and how you can help the person. You now have a job – you’re no longer not working. You’re helping people.

Copyright ©2020 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.

The answer was discovered by Dr. Gary Epler in December 2019 from connecting new brain science to events in our daily lives. These studies showed there are different independent brain regions, and people can only think from one at a time. Thinking from some regions like the decision-making prefrontal cortex and creative-thinking frontal cortex result in healthy and productive outcomes. Sustained thinking from the amygdala anger region and the posterior cingulate cortex self-thinking region result in poor health, decreased productivity, lack of innovation, and disconnection from the community.

The Eplerian philosophy is defined by seven words that can change the world. “Know who you are moment by moment.” Using the limited “know who you are” is so variable that it has been rendered meaningless. The three words, “moment by moment,” adds clarification. Everyone can know who they are at any given moment because everyone can know the brain region where their thoughts originate.

Move out of two bad brain regions. Anger and fear are everyday emotions, and if sustained for more than a few seconds, cause the stress-inflammatory response and ill health. People who learn to leave the cingulate region are healthier, more productive, more creative, enjoy life more, and are better citizens. The less you think about yourself, the more you are your true self.

Eliminate the harmful effects of anger and fear by learning how to leave the brain region in seconds. For example, feel the physical reaction to anger and fear for a few seconds excluding all other thoughts, let the feelings peak, and the anger and fear will pass. Another way to leave these brain regions is to do the opposite behavior. Anger means something has been taken, pride or integrity; therefore, leave the amygdala anger center by doing the opposite, which is to give expecting nothing in return.

Manage stress by moving away from the self-thinking cingulate center. Thinking about yourself causes stress. Uncontrolled stress shuts down the immune system and leads to inflammation, heart disease, cancer, and a shortened life. For self-criticism and self-pity thinking, do the opposite, be kind to yourself. Cingulate thinking is a “taking behavior” with blame, resentment, and judgment; therefore, do the opposite, give.

Copyright ©2020 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational only, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.