Today we’re talking about the incredible influence that we have to shape our brains, and even our genes!
Did you know that the lifestyle choices that we make today can actually optimize how our genes and brains behave, allowing us to reach a state of health and fulfillment undreamed of even a decade ago!
“If you want to know what your thoughts were like in the past, look at your body today. If you want to know what your body will be like in the future, look at your thoughts today.”
― Dr. Rudy Tanzi, Super Brain
Our guest is Harvard Neuroscientist Dr. Rudy Tanzi.
Dr. Tanzi is a professor of Neurology at Harvard and Director of the genetics and aging research unit at Mass General Hospital. He is one of the world’s foremost experts on Alzheimer’s and was named to TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world.
Dr. Tanzi collaborated with physician and mind-body expert Deepak Chopra and co-authored two books – Super Brain and Super Genes, both of which absolutely blew open my mind!
And then in their follow up Super Genes – they say that our experiences actually sculpt our genes! Crazy, right?!
They say, you will always have the genes you were born with, but genes are dynamic, responding to everything we think, say, and do. So, we are the user and controller of our genes, the author of our biological story. And our everyday lifestyle and habits, whether good or bad, are changing our gene activity. If that’s not empowering I don’t know what is!
Chopra and Tanzi propose, that through a person’s increased self-awareness and conscious intention, the brain and genes can be taught to reach far beyond their present limitations. They say the brain and genes are capable of incredible healing and constant reshaping. And through a new relationship with both you can achieve, what they call, radical well-being.
So in today’s episode we discuss:
- How we can actually retrain our brains and genes through our lifestyle choices and consciousness
- How to promote happiness and well-being through the mind-body connection
- How we can learn to use our brains instead of letting our brains use us
- The secret to beating any fixed habit
- The 4 areas that need to be in balance in order to operate at your optimal level
- The single activity that does the most for your mind and body together
- Why your gut directly affects your mood
- How we might be passing experiences – including fears or good behaviors – to our children and grandchildren
- Why stress is like a poison for your mind and body
- Which simple changes in lifestyle can actually boost genetic activity
- plus much much more!
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In today’s show we explore:
- What is the SUPER BRAIN?
- Self-identity and self-awareness
- Your brain, your choices, your world, and your reality
- Four roles of the brain
- Don’t resist—rewire!
- The biggest misconception about the brain
- The 3D Brain: Drive, desire, and dreams
- Meditation: How it affects genes
- How lifestyle affects genes
- Epigenetics and how they modify DNA
- Soft inheritance: What does it mean?
- 60 days to change gene expression
- Creating radical well-being
- The Gut Brain
- Less inflammation=better genetic activity
- Exercise causes NEW nerve cells in the brain!
- How stress is POISON
- In Rudy’s book: tools for improving lifestyle factors
- What Rudy’s working on now?
- Merging science and spirituality
- The most important lesson learned from his work
Resources from the Episode:
Super Brain – Dr. Rudi Tanzi and Dr. Deepak Chopra
Super Genes – Dr. Rudi Tanzi and Dr. Deepak Chopra
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Great post. I’m facing a couple of these problems.