Episode 458

It’s Time to Take Back Control of Your Life from Overstimulation, Social Media and Addictive Foods

With Dr. Anders Hansen

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As we head into the New Year, many of us may focus on improving our lifestyles, diet, and movement habits. No matter what your goals for 2024 are, we know that having a deeper understanding of how our brain works and what we can do to optimize our ability to achieve those goals is critical. 

Unfortunately, our modern lifestyles are full of distractions, and we are often bombarded with information and access to choices, making us anxious and making it difficult to focus on what we truly need. How do we empower ourselves to focus on what truly matters, achieve our goals, and protect our brains from being hijacked in the process?

Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with psychiatrist, speaker, and author Dr. Anders Hansen to discuss key lifestyle practices that can protect our brain and focus. Dr. Hansen shows us how our brain has not evolved to cope with the constant stimuli from our modern world and often reacts to these distractions through basic survival instincts even though our lives are not at risk. Dr. Hansen shares the importance of preventing information and access overload to avoid anxiety and depression and operating in a constant state of comparison. He also shares practical tips we can implement to bring awareness to our defense mechanisms and thrive in our current world. 

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For more on Dr. Hansen, follow him via @the.anders.hansen and @Anders_Hansen.

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I hope you enjoyed this conversation as much as I did.
Wishing you health and happiness.
Dhru Purohit

In this Episode, you will learn

  1. How our modern world hijacks our brain and interferes with our longevity goals
    (2:57)
  2. The distractions that we love but don’t love us back
    (9:40)
  3. How we experience stress versus our ancestors and what can help you thrive
    (12:37)
  4. Protecting your focus and thriving
    (17:50)
  5. The role of movement, the natural tendency to be lazy, and the defense mechanism against starvation
    (21:02)
  6. The overabundance of sugar in our diets
    (26:11)
  7. Misconceptions about our brain with our modern lifestyles
    (30:31)
  8. Inadequate sleep and how it impacts our brain and creativity
    (36:07)
  9. The impact of smartphones on our brain
    (40:51)
  10. Dr. Hansen’s experience with a hunter-gatherer tribe in Kenya
    (42:37)
  11. Spending time with your community and the effect on our brain
    (55:26)
  12. Why is connection so critical, and how loneliness impacts your health
    (1:03:00)
  13. Simple actions to help us step into true fulfillment and protect our brains
    (1:10:30)
  14. Where to follow Dr. Hansen’s work
    (1:14:07)

Guest

 
Dhru Purohit

Dhru is the host of the Dhru Purohit Show, a top 30 health podcast with over 30 million downloads. His interviews focus on the inner workings of the brain and the body and feature the brightest minds in wellness, medicine, and mindset.

Dhru Purohit is also a serial entrepreneur and investor in the health and wellness industry.

 
Dr. Anders Hansen

Dr. Anders Hansen is a psychiatrist, speaker, award-winning author, and TV host. His books, The Attention Fix, The Happiness Cure, and The Mind-Body Method, have sold several million copies and topped bestseller lists worldwide.

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