The mindbodygreen Podcast

"Almost all of the interventions that make us happier work because they make us feel more connected and more loved,’ says Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D.

Lyubomirsky is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the bestselling author of The How of Happiness and The Myths of Happiness—and her latest, How to Feel Loved (Harper Collins, 2026), paired with a mainstage TED talk. A Harvard and Stanford-trained scientist whose research has been featured in the New York Times, on podcasts, and in documentaries worldwide, she is one of the world's leading experts on the science of happiness

00:00 - What connects every happiness practice

03:24 - Why you should talk to strangers

04:41 - Kindness changes your DNA

08:32 - Money, power, & fame are overrated

10:36 - The case for reaching out to old friends

13:49 - Why 70% don't feel loved enough

17:03 - The walls we walk around with

18:52 - The radical curiosity mindset

23:55 - How to really listen 

28:19 - AI as a companion

31:05 - The relationship SEAsaw

39:00 - When introverts act extroverted

43:40 - The conversation to have tomorrow

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For more about Lyubomirsky & her research, visit her website: https://sonjalyubomirsky.com/ 

Buy her new book: https://a.co/d/04sCyQSj 

Listen to her mainstage TED talk: https://youtu.be/pdRWeK9f02w?si=1vV8cwwsSHeCMZ3y 

For more about Nicholas Epley’s research & upcoming book, visit his website: https://www.nicholasepley.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: [email protected].
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“Placebo effects are real and mind-body effects are real, and there's a fairly large scientific literature on these things,” says Joshua W. Brown, Ph.D.

Brown is a professor of Psychological and Brain Science at Indiana University, where he directs the Cognitive Control Lab. He also co-founded the Global Medical Research Institute With decades of experience in computational neuroscience and over 79 peer-reviewed publications, he brings the same rigorous scientific methodology to extraordinary claims of healing that he applies to understanding the brain.

00:00 - A neuroscientist's brain tumor diagnosis

07:29 - Prayer with expectation

10:43 - The biology of belief

12:13 - Inside the Global Medical Research Institute

17:14 - Even known placebos still work

20:27 - The science of miracles 

24:10 - Conversion disorders & the mind-body line

32:02 - The brain is a prediction machine

38:02 - How chronic stress writes itself into the body

41:18 - Why "just believe" doesn't work

43:22 - Healing happens in community

47:16 - When neuroscience met the Dalai Lama

50:26 - The morning practice that grounds his day

Referenced in the episode: 

To learn more about Brown, visit his website: https://joshbrownneuro.com/ 

Buy Brown’s book here: https://a.co/d/07qL3LKj 

To learn more Brown’s research, or to report your own miracle, visit the Global Medical Research Institute website: https://www.globalmri.org/ 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: [email protected].

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"What we don't know CAN really hurt us, " says Florence Comite, M.D. 

Comite is a Yale University School of Medicine and National Institutes of Medicine trained physician-scientist, endocrinologist, and the leading voice in the field of precision medicine and healthy longevity. She was founder of the first global women only health center at Yale three decades ago and is founder of the Comite Center for Precision Medicine & Healthy Longevity in 2005, in New York, with satellite offices in Palo Alto and Miami Beach. Her new book, Invincible: Defy Your Genetic Destiny to Live Better, Longer, was published by Little, Brown Spark in April 2026. 

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00:00 - Aging starts in your thirties

01:55 - The decline of testosterone

07:29 - How genetics dictate aging

10:08 - Increasing testosterone 

12:30 - Hormone therapy

17:59 - A DHEA story

20:37 - Metabolic markers

26:11 - Using a continuous glucose monitor

33:13 - Heart medication & testing

36:06 - Personalized medicine & prevention

39:56 - The Alzheimer's spectrum

42:38 - Genetic variables & testing

49:00 - The trouble with AI in medicine

For more about Comite, visit her website: https://florencecomite.com/ 

Buy her book here: https://a.co/d/0cnOvaH8 

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"I want people to start thinking of walking as a physiological necessity, not simply as a form of exercise,” explains Courtney Conley, D.C.

Conley is a renowned foot and gait specialist, chiropractic physician, and founder of Gait Happens and Total Health Solutions clinic and Total Health Performance gym in Lakewood, She is a founding member of the Healthy Foot Alliance and coauthor of Walk, a new book about the power of walking.

0:00 - Walking is fundamental

03:34 - Debunking 10,000 steps

05:37 - The power of a microwalk

08:15 - Steps vs heart rate

09:46 - Weighted vests & step counters

13:26 - Walking to reset the nervous system

16:07 - The 15-minute post-meal walk

19:53 - How walking unlocks teenagers 

22:41 - Why uneven terrain matters 

26:55 - The mechanics of good walking 

32:15 - Calluses are good for you

34:00 - Conley’s favorite footwear

37:08 - Why you should lift barefoot

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Find Conley at her website: ⁠https://www.drcourtneyconley.com/⁠ 


Buy her book here: ⁠https://a.co/d/0eEvaiGi⁠


Study on how brisk walking reduces cancer risk (2025): ⁠https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-025-14258-x⁠ 


Study on how 5,000 steps a day reduces depression (2024): ⁠https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2828073⁠ 

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“The awareness of how lifestyle, diet, and exercise affect us is mind-blowing.”

Dr. Giovanni Campanile and Dr. Sandra Cammarata are the founders of CorAeon, the only functional medicine practice founded and led by a husband-and-wife team. Campanile is a Harvard-trained functional cardiologist, Associate Professor of Medicine at Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School, and former cardiologist for the President of the United States, George H.W. Bush. Cammarata is a Tufts-trained functional psychiatrist with 36 years of experience and multiple Castle Connolly Top Doctor honors. Together, they treat cardiovascular health and mental well-being as one inseparable system. They are co-authors of The Sicilian Secret Diet Plan and hosts of the podcast The Rest is Health.

00:00 - The mind-body approach to heart health

03:01 - How relationships predict lifespan

05:18 - The Monday morning heart attack

09:13 - Where healthy people get tripped up

13:02 - Visceral fat & body composition testing

15:28 - Biomarkers beyond cholesterol

23:25 - The problem with a zero CAC score

25:09 - Medications for heart disease risk

28:22 - When stress is the real driver

31:46 - EXO Mind & magnetic brain stimulation

35:34 - The problems with traditional cardiology

41:00 - The benefits of sauna therapy

44:46 - The hidden epidemic: insulin resistance

47:57 - The future of heart health

Referenced in the episode: 

Harvard longevity study: https://www.adultdevelopmentstudy.org/ 

This podcast is sponsored by CorAeon, the only functional medicine practice created by a functional cardiologist and functional psychiatrist team for a true mind-body approach. Learn more at coraeon.com. 

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