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David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM, the founding director (1998) of Yale University’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, Past-President of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and Founder/President of the True Health Initiative, and Wisdom Labs’ Parneet Pal connect again to discuss wise nutrition. In this second episode of a two-part series, Dr. Katz offers his take on the “false magic” of personalized nutrition and quick-fix fad diets, and reveals how flexible and simple eating well can be.

Conversation includes: Our connection to nature and how it relates to good nutrition, the power of plant-based diets, how employers can encourage a culture of wellness, and lifestyle medicine for the whole family.

Links:

Dr. Katz

Nutrigenomics

DIETFITS Study

Virgin Pulse

Nutrition Detectives

Cuisinicity

The True Health Initiative

The Truth About Food

Show Notes

1:16 – Recap of part one

2:49 – The reality of personalized nutrition

5:15 – What is insulin resistance?

8:10 – We are animals

9:29 – Customizing diet based on goals and preferences

11:52 – There’s no shortcut to nutrition and health

15:00 – Intermittent fasting and the ketogenic diet

22:43 – Investing in a culture of wellness at work

25:18 – Lifestyle medicine as a family priority

31:14 – Resources for healthy eating

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David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM, the founding director (1998) of Yale University’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, Past-President of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and Founder/President of the True Health Initiative, and Wisdom Labs’ Parneet Pal discuss eating well for longevity and vitality. Dr. Katz dispels myths about fad diets and offers guidance on what a truly healthy diet looks like. Part One of a two part conversation.

Conversation includes: The big business of nutrition, the profit made from consumer confusion, lifestyle as medicine, how the environment is affected by the meat and dairy industry, the holistic approach to diet, health and wellbeing, and the false narrative on saturated fat.

Links:

 

Dr. Katz

The True Health Initiative

Jim Hamblin article in The Atlantic

Dr. Katz article “No Nutrition News”

The Truth About Food

Show Notes

2:34 – Why is there so much confusion about what to eat?

5:00 – The role of science in our diets

5:42 – The big business of nutrition and pharma

7:35 – The six domains of lifestyle medicine

13:16 – Healthy people are productive people

15:36 – What should we be eating?

20:39 – The environmental impact of animal products

21:53 – The lowdown on saturated fat

29:00 – Choosing a wholesome dietary pattern

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In This Episode Scott Shute, former VP of global customer operations and current head of mindfulness and compassion programs at LinkedIn, and Cory Smith, co-founder and CEO of Wisdom Labs, discuss bringing compassion and mindfulness programs to the workplace. Scott tells the story of being introduced to meditation as a teen, his passion for sharing ... Read more

In This Episode Neuroscientist, Emiliana Simon Thomas, the science director of the Greater Good Science Center at UC, Berkeley., and edX “Science of Happiness” course instructor, and Wisdom Labs’ Parneet Pal discuss happiness in the workplace. Emiliana shares tools to design a workday for optimizing happiness, the difference between moments of positive emotion and overall ... Read more

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Arjun Arora, currently in residence at Expa, a former partner at 500 Startups, and the founder of Retargeter, and Wisdom Labs’ Meghna Majmudar, discuss the shifting paradigm of business and what it means for the future of our workplace culture. Arora speaks about value creation in business taking the place of value extraction, and building businesses that are “centered, grounded, and concerned with people.”

The conversation covers topics such as the business results of value creation, the changing belief system about what it means to have a job, the movement towards a “free agent” lifestyle, democratizing profit, and how the experience of humanity can be changed through shifts in the workplace.

Links:

Arjun Arora Twitter

500 Startups

Expa

Retargeter

Thomas Kuhn

Show Notes

2:03 – Shifting the Paradigm

2:51 – Creating Value

3:44 – Positive Business

4:19 – Salesforce and LinkedIn as Models of the New Paradigm

5:37 – The Archetype of How Change Happens

6:31- Growth At All Costs vs. A Self Sustaining Ecosystem

7:39 – Signs of Positive Change

8:42 – The Future of Work

9:38 – Shareholder Value Redefined

11:17 – The Stress of Transition

12:46 – The Objective Truth of Caring About Well-Being

15:13 – Improving Human Experience Through Value Creation

16:12 – Profit and Purpose

18:09 – The Free Agent Lifestyle

19:44 – The Changing Meaning of “Job”

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Richard Miller interviewed by Cory Smith. Conversation includes: The difference between grit and resilience, how to move through grief and anger with acceptance of what is, leadership and stress, and how “Top Down” skill building makes the biggest impact in the workplace.

Richard Miller, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, author, researcher, yogic scholar, spiritual teacher, and Founder of Integrative Restoration Institute, and Wisdom Labs’ Cory Smith, discuss how to create  resilience and wellbeing in and out of the workplace. Miller shares an exercise for overcoming stressful moments on the job, as well as his philosophy on navigating challenges through an innate sense of well-being and harmony.

Links:

Default Mode Network

Switching from Default Mode Network to Present-Centered Default Mode

Stats and Facts About Workplace Stress

Richard Miller’s iRest Program

Show Notes

1:23 – Resilience is an Inner Resource

3:23 – Grit Can Decrease Resiliency

4:22 – Being Open to the New

4:40 – Every Experience is a Message

5:38 – Moving Through Grief and Anger

6:20 – It is the Way it is

7:38 – Learning to Listen to Pain

8:26 – Invite the Messenger in for Tea and Conversation

9:53 – Leadership and Stress

10:16 – The Inner Resource of Wellbeing

11:39 – Easing Back and Coming Home to Yourself

13:03  – Weaving a Innate Sense of Wellbeing Into Life

14:09 – The “Swiss Army Knife” of Meditation

14:58 – Wellbeing Breaks

15:36 – Instant Stress and Worry Relief Exercise

16:15 – Navigating a Challenging Moment with Harmony

19:00 – Helping People Become Good Humans

20:11 – Top Down Skill Development

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In This Episode

Adam Gazzaley and Parneet Pal, Chief Science Officer of Wisdom Labs, discuss the challenges of the modern world for our ancient brains, how to become aware of, and overcome, the interference of distraction and multitasking, and the new era of digital medicine. Conversation includes: The critical elements of what it means to be human, ethical design of technology, the cascading effect of cognitive challenges, and harnessing neuroplasticity through experience to develop stronger brains.

Adam Gazzaley, M.D., Ph.D. is Professor in Neurology, Physiology and Psychiatry at the UCSF, and the Founder and Executive Director of Neuroscape. Dr. Gazzaley is co-founder and Chief Science Advisor ofAkili Interactive Labs and JAZZ Venture Partners. He has filed multiple patents, authored over 125 scientific articles, and delivered over 525 invited presentations around the world. He recently co-authored The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World. He has received many awards, including the 2015 Society for Neuroscience – Science Educator Award.

Links:

Adam Gazzaley

Neuroscape

The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World

The Perception Action Cycle

Closed Loop Systems and Neural Plasticity

Akili

NeuroRacer

Neuroracer study at UCSF

EVO – Cognitive ADHD Video Game Exploratory Study

MediTrain

Kevin Kelly

Show Notes

2:08 – The Cognition Crisis

4:06 – Your Interactive Brain

5:50 – Ancient Humans in a Modern World

7:14 – Navigating Interference

8:13 – Empathy for Our Evolution

9:08 – Distraction and Multitasking

11:20 – The Conflict of Goals

12:32 – Internal and External Interference

16:04 – The High Price of Distraction

18:35 – Leaning into the Discomfort of Workplace Distraction

19:57 – The Complex and Beautiful Brain

22:23 – Developing Stronger Brains

24:27 – Enhancing Neuroplasticity

26:12 – Experiences vs. Pharmaceuticals

28:12 – Challenges in Reproducing Experiential Treatment

29:07 – The Video Game Solution

31:59 – The Brave New Frontier of Digital Medicine

37:33 – Neuroscape’s Meditrain

41:20 – Optimizing Workplace Environments

43:41 – Urban Myths of Neuroscience Debunked

45:26 – Educational Tools for Improving Cognition

46:31 – The Responsibility of Technology Developers

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Tara Nicholle Nelson, a self-professed Impact Junkie and the CEO of Transformational Consumer Insights, and Meghna Majmudar, Head of Marketing and Communications at Wisdom Labs, discuss the transformational nature of humans, the quest for a “Healthier, Wealthier, and Wiser” way of life, and matters of soul and spirit in the workplace and beyond.

Conversation Includes: How to attract Transformational Workers, the importance of a clear and powerful mission, the challenges and spiritual aspects of the digital life, learning to listen to stress, cultivating appreciation for technology, and how daily writing can change your life.

Links:

Tara Nicholle Nelson

The Transformational Consumer

Dr Clarissa Pinkola Estés

The Letter to a Young Activist

Julia Cameron

Altered Carbon

Tara’s 30-Day Writing Challenge

Show Notes

1:46 – What is The Transformational Consumer?

4:38 – The Healthier, Wealthier, Wiser Trend

5:21 – Demographics vs. Aspirations

7:22 – Keeping Transformational Workers Engaged

8:10 – Employee Engagement and The Transformational Consumer

10:52 – Why Your Mission Matters

10:29 – Why Your Mission Matters

11:41 – Collective Effervescence

13:03 – The Letter to a Young Activist

14:18 – Tara’s “Soul-Tour”

16:33 – America’s Soul Struggle with the Digital Life

17:33- A Spiritual Digital Life

19:10 – Meditation Anxiety

19:46 – Vulnerability and Models of Spiritual Well-Being

21:16 – Technology is a Brilliant Servant and a Terrible Master

23:00 – Blockchain Technology as Return to the Past

24:21 – Changing the Story of Artificial Intelligence

25:40 – Appreciating Technology

26:36 – Consciously Managing Our Relationship with Stress and Technology

27:14 – Daily Writing to Process Life

WW007 – Your Worklife: By Design – Kyra Bobinet, MD, MPH
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Kyra Bobinet, MD MPH, national speaker, best-selling author, and CEO/Founder of engagedIN, and Dr. Parneet Pal, Chief Science Officer of Wisdom Labs, discuss how to become the designer of all aspects of your life, at home and at work.

Conversation includes: why behavior change is so hard, how self-blame affects motivation, the need for compassion in building self-control, aligning aspirations with energies of motivation, ROI for wellness programs, and the excitement and creativity of behavior change.

Links:

Kyra Bobinet

engagedIN

Well Designed Life

Stochastic Dominance

Kahneman’s Systems 1 and 2

Metacognition

Show Notes

2:49 – Becoming the Designer of Your Life

4:24 – The Empowered State

5:05 – It’s Not About Motivation

7:45 – The Epidemic of Self-Blame and Anxiety

8:08 – Self-Control and Empowerment through Compassion

9:48 – Slow Brain/Fast Brain

11:03 – The Journey to Goals

12:01 – The Motivation Network

13:16 – Self-Identity and Motivation

14:03 – Environmental Cues for New Behaviors

14:52 – Long-term Change and Flexibility

16:33 – It’s Not If Our Designs Will Fail, It’s When

16:58 – The Excitement and Creativity of Behavior Change

19:01 – Return on Investment for Wellness Programs

20:34 – Be a Partner to Your Wellness Vendors

21:53 – Alignment of Leadership is Key

23:07 – The Implicit Value of Engagement

23:48 – Outcome Metrics

25:10 – The Pros and Cons of Rewards and Incentives

26:59 – The Ideal Ecosystem for Mindfulness in the Workplace

28:09 – The Leading Edge at engagedIN