The mindbodygreen Podcast

"Making the effort earlier totally changes the trajectory for the rest of your life,” says Jeremy London, MD. London is a board-certified cardiovascular surgeon with more than 25 years of clinical experience caring for patients across the full spectrum of heart disease — from prevention to advanced intervention. Dr. London received his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia and completed his general surgery residency at Joseph’s Hospital in Denver, Colorado. He completed a general vascular and thoracic surgical fellowship at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C. To deepen his understanding of medicine, he completed the Institute of Functional Medicine core program. 00:00 - When a cardiac surgeon has a heart attack 10:46 - Waking up with different priorities 13:49 - Missed signals 18:35 - The CGM experiment that revealed pre-diabetes 21:43 - The 5 tests that actually matter 25:44 - Diving into Lp(a) 30:36 - Target numbers for primary prevention 32:26 - Why taking medication isn't failure 38:24 - Atherosclerosis starts in childhood 41:19 - Why a zero calcium score doesn't mean you're safe 45:40 - What we don't know 48:41 - GLP-1s & the future of prevention For more about London, visit his website: https://drjeremylondon.com/ We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“When we really look at the definition of flourishing, it's joyful, meaningful growth shared,” explains Daniel Coyle. Coyle is the bestselling author of The Culture Code and The Talent Code, who just released his latest book, Flourish: The Art of Building Meaning, Joy, and Fulfillment. After spending decades studying elite performers, Navy SEALs, championship sports teams, and top business leaders, Coyle had climbed to the mountaintop of success research only to realize it wasn’t what he thought it would be. Now, he focuses his work trying to answer the question: What actually makes a life worth living? Here's a glance at our conversation: What makes a life meaningful? (00:24) Why you can’t flourish alone (00:45) Shifting your focus (04:43) Rituals vs habits (09:12) The value of small, frequent connections (12:49) The 33 miners & bottom-up rituals (15:51) A tiny Vermont town that produces Olympians (19:14) Rebuilding community in Paris (25:30) How to design vulnerability (30:53) Why connection creates health & safety (31:38) Cleveland Guardians case study (33:25) Joy vs fear as fuel (40:13) Referenced in the episode: Find more on Daniel Coyle and his books at his website, danielcoyle.com We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I define wealth as being able to take my son in the pool at 1:00 PM on a Tuesday," explains Sahil Bloom. Bloom is a NYT bestselling author of The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life. He’s also an entrepreneur, investor and a proud, son, husband, and father who believes the greatest things in life come not from finding the right answers, but from asking the right questions. The math that changed Sahil’s life (0:18) Redefining success & happiness (2:03) The truth about time with kids (6:11) Can you be a present parent & still pursue a career? (8:37) The “last time” principle (13:30) The arrival fallacy we all fall into (19:18) Avoiding the pyrrhic victory (23:33) Light switches vs. dimmer switches (30:00) His anti-goals framework (32:49) Referenced in the episode: You can check out Bloom’s book here: The 5 Types of Wealth Learn more on his website, here You can read the stats of the American Time Use Survey mentioned, here We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Strength is not for sale. It's one hundred percent earned,” explains Gabrielle Lyon, D.O. Lyon, a fellowship-trained physician, a bestselling author, and a pioneer of muscle-centric medicine, joins us today to dive into the science of muscle as the organ of longevity, from resistance training and protein intake to building strength that lasts. - Muscle is the organ of longevity (~1:18) - Muscle for longevity vs. muscle for aesthetics (~2:11) - Does lifting weights make you bulky? (~4:00) - Building functional strength (~5:35) - Muscle & metabolic flexibility (~8:45) - Building strength for independence (~10:00) - Progressive overload (~12:20) - Do you have to lift heavier? (~13:35) - How much should you be training? (~15:40) - Establishing healthy habits in children (~17:30) - Purposeful friction (~19:35) - Muscle & mindset (~23:30) - Don’t waste your time on this (~24:55) - Protein, leucine, & amino acids (~28:15) - GLP-1s & muscle mass (~33:55) - How to make the most of your time (~41:30) - Navigating social media & extreme views (~44:15) - 2 aspects of health Dr. Lyon is focusing on (~49:55) Referenced in the episode: - Follow Dr. Lyon on Instagram (@drgabriellelyon) - Pick up her book, The Forever Strong Playbook (https://www.amazon.com/Forever-Strong-PLAYBOOK-Science-Based-Strengthen/dp/1668085623/) - Check out her website (https://drgabriellelyon.com/) - Work with her at Strong Medical (https://strongmedical.com/) We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Never give up hope. Never give up your vision. Never give up your purpose,” explains Tara Narula, M.D. Tara Narula, M.D., a board-certified cardiologist, Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, and author of The Healing Power of Resilience, joins us today to explore how resilience, stress, and mindset profoundly shape heart health—and how we can build these skills to improve both recovery and long-term wellbeing. - The power of resilience (~1:45) - The role of stress (~2:55) - Handling the stress of a diagnosis (~6:10) - Patient stories (~7:25) - The eight tools to resilience (~9:20) - The role of spirituality (~12:12) - Findings flexibility in our life path (~15:00) - Hope & purpose (~16:45) - Doctors providing a diagnosis (~17:30) - How to improve your physical health to improve resilience (~18:40) - The real driver of health (~25:40) - The negative impact of stress on our health (~29:00) - You can develop resilience (~31:40) - The importance of connection & social support (~35:15) - Gender-specific differences in heart health (~36:20) - How Narula prioritizes her health (~42:40) Referenced in the episode: - Follow Narula on Instagram (@drtaranarula) - Read her book, The Healing Power of Resilience (https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1982198842) We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices