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More Ice Cream, Less Biohacking: An Oncologist's Six Rules for Living Longer | Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel

No-nonsense advice on sleep, diet, exercise, social connection, keeping your brain sharp, and not being a schmuck. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD is a Vice Provost and Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. A bioethicist, health policy expert, and oncologist, he was one of the architects of the Affordable Care Act. He is a regular guest on CNN and MSNBC and frequently contributes to The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic. His new book is Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life [https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Your-Ice-Cream-Healthy/dp/1324117532]. In this episode we talk about: * Why longevity shouldn't be the goal — and what to aim for instead * The single most powerful intervention for a long, healthy life (hint: it's not exercise) * The neuroscience of friendship: how social connection literally changes your brain and body * Six practical, science-backed rules for living well — from an oncologist with nothing to sell * Why ultra-processed food and sugary drinks are doing more damage than almost anything else * The case for eating ice cream (yes, really) — and why moderation is the new discipline * What retirement does to your brain, and how to protect your cognitive function as you age * ChatGPT as a diagnostic tool — and what a doctor actually thinks about that * Why the wellness industrial complex is making you worse, not better Get the 10% with Dan Harris app here [https://app.danharris.com/membership] Sign up for Dan's free newsletter here [http://www.danharris.com/] Follow Dan on social: Instagram [https://bit.ly/3tGigG5], TikTok [https://bit.ly/3FOA84J] Subscribe to our YouTube Channel [https://bit.ly/3FybRzD] To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris [https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris] This episode is sponsored by: BiOptimizers: Magnesium Breakthrough delivers seven forms of magnesium to support your nervous system, stress response, and daily recovery. Try it risk-free with their 365-day guarantee — head to bioptimizers.com/happier [http://bioptimizers.com/happier] and use code HAPPIER for 15% off plus free gifts at checkout. Eight Sleep: The Pod automatically heats and cools your bed, tracks your sleep without a wearable, and their testing shows users get up to 34% more deep sleep. Use code DanHarris at eightsleep.com/danharris [http://eightsleep.com/danharris] for up to $350 off the Pod 5, with a 30-day trial if it's not for you.

Want To Live Longer? Here's the Truth About Supplements, Peptides, VO2 Max, GLP-1's, and the Only Real Miracle Drug | Kara Swisher

Plus: Hyperbaric chambers, red-light therapy, mRNA, cancer research, and the surprising importance of boredom and friction. Kara Swisher is a veteran tech journalist, host of the Pivot [https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/pivot] podcast with Scott Galloway, and one of the most influential voices covering the intersection of technology and power. Her new CNN documentary series, Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever [https://www.cnn.com/videos/title-2555467], takes on the longevity industry — separating genuine medical breakthroughs from the pseudoscience being sold to anyone with a credit card and a fear of aging. Kara Swisher has been covering Silicon Valley longer than most of its billionaires have been rich — and she's watched them turn a simple fear of death into a multi-billion dollar industry of expensive, largely unproven interventions. After her own stroke at 49, she decided to investigate: what actually works, what's a grift, and what does the science really say about living longer? The result is a new CNN documentary series that's part BS-detector, part genuinely hopeful look at the medical breakthroughs that could change everything. This conversation covers both. We talked about: * Why biohacking culture is basically a men's eating disorder dressed up as science * Bryan Johnson, Peter Attia, and what Silicon Valley gets catastrophically wrong about longevity * The supplements, therapies, and interventions that are mostly hype (peptides, hyperbaric chambers, red light therapy, full-body scans) * What VO2 max actually measures — and why it's one of the few metrics worth tracking * GLP-1 drugs: the real promise behind the Ozempic headlines * The mRNA breakthroughs that could produce a pancreatic cancer vaccine * Why your relationships are a more powerful longevity drug than anything you can buy * The case for boredom, friction, and putting your phone down * How thinking about death every day can make you happier and less afraid Get the 10% with Dan Harris app here [https://app.danharris.com/membership] Sign up for Dan's free newsletter here [http://www.danharris.com/] Follow Dan on social: Instagram [https://bit.ly/3tGigG5], TikTok [https://bit.ly/3FOA84J] Subscribe to our YouTube Channel [https://bit.ly/3FybRzD] This episode is sponsored by: Eight Sleep: Use code DanHarris at eightsleep.com/danharris [http://eightsleep.com/danharris] for up to $350 off the Pod 5, with a 30-day trial if it's not for you. Rosetta Stone – Get 20% off your Rosetta Stone Sapphire subscription when you sign up today. Visit rosettastone.com/happier [http://rosettastone.com/happier]ButcherBox: New listeners can get free ribeyes or top sirloins for a year — or ground beef and bacon for a year — plus $20 off their first box at butcherbox.com/happier [http://butcherbox.com/happier] BetterHelp — Online therapy, matched to your needs. Get 10% off your first month at https://www.betterhelp.com/happier [https://www.betterhelp.com/happier] To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris [https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris]

How To Get Past Your Past | Yung Pueblo

Lessons learned from 12 years of serious meditation. Diego Perez [https://yungpueblo.com/] is a meditator and #1 New York Times bestselling author who is widely known by his pen name, Yung Pueblo. His writing focuses on the power of self-healing, creating healthy relationships, and the wisdom that comes when we truly work on knowing ourselves. In this episode we talk about: * How to burn off your mind's conditioning * The suffering that comes from clinging in a world characterized by relentless change * What selfless listening is, and how to do it * The liberation that comes from equanimity * Some of the incredibly valuable lessons he's learned from 12 years of meditation * How to make better decisions for your future self * How to have boundless compassion without being a pushover * Why being able to see perspectives outside of your own is a sign of intelligence and mental strength * And much more Related Episodes: * Jack Kornfield & Yung Pueblo On: How To Meditate When You're Freaking Out, the Limits of the Thinking Mind, & Balancing Self-Interest with Compassion [https://www.danharris.com/p/jack-kornfield-and-yung-pueblo-on-7c0?utm_source=publication-search] * The Dharma of Instagram [https://www.danharris.com/p/the-dharma-of-instagram-yung-pueblo-315?utm_source=publication-search] Get the 10% with Dan Harris app here [https://app.danharris.com/membership] Sign up for Dan's free newsletter here [http://www.danharris.com/] Follow Dan on social: Instagram [https://bit.ly/3tGigG5], TikTok [https://bit.ly/3FOA84J] Subscribe to our YouTube Channel [https://bit.ly/3FybRzD]

What Attachment Style Are You? How To Know, Why It Matters, and How To Change It If You Need To | Amir Levine

Your health, relationships, and self-esteem all hinge on your attachment style. Here's how to know if you're anxious or avoidant — and how to get more secure. Dr. Amir Levine [https://amirlevinemd.com/] is a Columbia-trained psychiatrist and neuroscientist and coauthor of the multi-million-copy bestseller Attached [https://www.amazon.com/Attached-Science-Adult-Attachment-YouFind/dp/1585429139], which brought attachment theory into mainstream conversation and remains the #1 book on Amazon in Relationships more than a decade later. His new book Secure [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/806976/secure-by-amir-levine-md/] expands this work into emotional regulation and everyday well-being. In this episode we talk about: * What attachment theory is * The four attachment styles — anxious, avoidant, secure, and fearful avoidant — and how to identify which one you are * Why your attachment style is not fixed and how it can change * What happens in your brain when you're ignored or excluded * How being securely connected can extend your life * The five pillars of a secure life * How to right-size a relationship with someone unreliable * Small, seemingly insignificant daily interactions as vehicles for change * Two rules of secure engagement that can defuse almost any argument * Why anxious and avoidant attachment styles each have genuine superpowers * How to build your "attachment topography" Get the 10% with Dan Harris app here [https://app.danharris.com/membership] Sign up for Dan's free newsletter here [http://www.danharris.com/] Follow Dan on social: Instagram [https://bit.ly/3tGigG5], TikTok [https://bit.ly/3FOA84J] Subscribe to our YouTube Channel [https://bit.ly/3FybRzD] Join Dan, Sebene Selassie, and Jeff Warren for Meditation Party, a 3-day immersive retreat at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY, October 16–18. Grab your in-person spot here [https://www.eomega.org/workshops/meditation-party], or sign up to livestream here [https://www.eomega.org/workshops/meditation-party-livestream]! To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris [https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris] This episode is sponsored by: BetterHelp: Online therapy, matched to your needs. Get 10% off your first month at https://www.betterhelp.com/happier [https://www.betterhelp.com/happier] Wix: Build a fully functional website with AI in minutes at https://www.wix.com/harmony [https://www.wix.com/harmony] IQBAR: To get twenty percent off all IQBAR products, including the ultimate sampler pack, plus free shipping, text DAN to 64000. Warby Parker: Prescription glasses with virtual try-on. Buy one prescription pair and get 20% off additional prescription pairs at https://www.warbyparker.com/happier [https://www.warbyparker.com/happier]

Buddhist Strategies For Reducing Everyday Addictions (To Your Phone, Food, Booze, And More) | Sister Dang Nghiem

We're all hooked on something. Here's the way out, according to an MD who became a beloved nun. Sister Dang Nghiem, MD, ("Sister D") was born in 1968 in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive, the daughter of a Vietnamese mother and an American soldier. She lost her mother at the age of twelve and immigrated to the United States at the age of seventeen with her brother. Living in various foster homes, she learned English and went on to earn a medical degree from the University of California – San Francisco. After suffering further tragedy and loss, she quit her practice as a doctor to travel to Plum Village monastery in France founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, where she was ordained a nun in 2000, and given the name Dang Nghiem, which means adornment with nondiscrimination. She is the author of a memoir, Healing: A Woman's Journey from Doctor to Nun (2010), and Mindfulness as Medicine: A Story of Healing and Spirit (2015). This episode is part of our monthlong Do Life Better [https://www.meditatehappier.com/podcast-playlists/new-years-2025-do-life-better] series. We talk about: * Sister D's Buddhist version of the 12 step program, which is a combination of two canonical buddhist lists: the 4 Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path * How willpower doesn't fit into the Buddhist path of understanding and working with addiction * How to change addiction at its root * Practical applications of mindfulness * Self-compassion * The importance of social support * Her thoughts on our relationships to our phones * And more Related Episodes: * This Episode Will Make You Stronger | Sister Dang Nghiem [https://www.danharris.com/p/this-episode-will-make-you-stronger-365] * The Science Of Manifestation | James Doty [https://www.danharris.com/p/the-science-of-manifestation-can-05e] Sign up for Dan's newsletter here [http://www.danharris.com/] Follow Dan on social: Instagram [https://bit.ly/3tGigG5], TikTok [https://bit.ly/3FOA84J] Ten Percent Happier online bookstore [https://bit.ly/46TZglY] Subscribe to our YouTube Channel [https://bit.ly/3FybRzD] Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety [https://spoti.fi/3Qa8kMT], Sleep [https://spoti.fi/3MjtMxF], Relationships [https://spoti.fi/3QvyA5J], Most Popular Episodes [https://spoti.fi/3QxZASc] Full Shownotes: https://www.meditatehappier.com/podcast/tph/sister-d-899 [https://www.meditatehappier.com/podcast/tph/phap-luu-889] Additional Resources: * Plum Village [https://plumvillage.org/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA34S7BhAtEiwACZzv4ZHKdt8BUkirRTIJJsd_5Wwf01R6yVA7iXkumG9vlXUjDVgp2p-3dxoCsb0QAvD_BwE#filter=.region-na] * Deer Park Monastery [https://deerparkmonastery.org/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA34S7BhAtEiwACZzv4cnlrDQPamfFh42DhEsJ-wnUtEe8M-5ylxMcY8A_qv3hkhsYnMVrfBoCiHIQAvD_BwE] * Deer Park Monastery YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/c/DeerParkMonastery] * For an exclusive offering related to this episode, go to www.DanHarris.com [http://www.danharris.com/]