Get Outside! The Indoor Epidemic Is Real and It’s Wrecking Our Brains
About this episode
The episode discusses the negative effects of spending too much time indoors and the benefits of outdoor activity for mental health.
We’ve become an indoor species and it is making us sick and burnt out. Today we're chatting with Dr. John La Puma about the indoor epidemic and what happens when we spend almost all of our time inside under artificial light and on screens. We break down what that’s doing to sleep, mood, and focus. Dr. La Puma explains how something as simple as stepping outside each day for 17 minutes can reset your brain, improve sleep, and help you think more clearly. We also get into kids, screen time, and why the way they're living now isn’t setting them for happiness. Please listen to this one outside. Grab a copy of John La Puma's Indoor Epidemic here. Find Dr. John here. Join our newsletter community here. ORDER The Parisian Heist here. Visit our lovely sponsors here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Jo Piazza
Guest: Dr. John La Puma
Topics covered
- indoor epidemic
- mental health
- screen time
- children's wellbeing
- outdoor activity
- sleep improvement
Keywords
- indoor epidemic
- mental health
- screen time
- outdoor activity
- sleep
- children
- burnout
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Products: Indoor Epidemic, The Parisian Heist
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