8 Realistic Healthy Habits That Make a Huge Difference

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Today, you are getting the 8 science-backed hacks to lower your stress, amplify your happiness, and make you healthier.

Harvard’s Dr. Aditi Nerurkar is here to show you exactly how you can get back on track.

If you’ve ever wanted to know exactly how a Harvard doctor grocery shops, meditates, exercises, eats, and even commutes, you’re getting all of that and more today.

You’ll love this research-packed episode because every habit that Dr. Aditi shares is simple, easy to apply, and makes you feel better right away.

Dr. Aditi Nerurkar is a medical doctor, researcher, and world-renowned expert in stress and public health.

She’s a lecturer at Harvard Medical School and was the medical director of Harvard’s Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital’s integrative medicine program, where she developed an enormous clinical practice in stress management using evidence-based integrative approaches to help her patients feel better.

Today, she is going to give you evidence-based integrative approaches that are easy, simple, and proven to make you feel better, calmer, and healthier.

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In this episode:
00:00 Introduction
03:20 Shop this way in the grocery store and you may lower your cholesterol.
07:00 Are supplements really necessary?
8:55 If you think you’re too old for positive change, listen to this.
12:35 This is what sitting all day does to you, according to science.
16:20 How your work commute can actually benefit your mindset.
20:10 Why you may want to turn your camera off during your next Zoom call.
21:30 Try mono-tasking instead of multitasking to improve your brain.
25:05 How does a doctor at Harvard get her exercise?
29:10 Stop thinking about exercise in such a big way.
34:50 Here’s why 6-pack abs and a “bikini butt” are not motivating.
36:45 Mel has a FREE workbook for you!
38:10 How long does it take for changes to become new habits?
39:20 Six elements of a good life. Start adding them today.
42:55 Two kinds of happiness. Make sure you’ve got both in your life.
45:45 Mel’s favorite kind of meditation.

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