How to Be a Better Human - Listen to Ten Percent Happier ft. Get Fit Sanely series

Episode Date: June 25, 2023

Do you want to live longer, exercise smarter & eat better? Ten Percent Happier has a series of podcast episodes to help you do just that, featuring experts in science and Buddhism. Listen here: https://link.chtbl.com/vX0o7hLd.The Ten Percent Happier podcast is hosted by Dan Harris, a fidgety, skeptical journalist who had a panic attack on live national television, which led him to try something he otherwise never would have considered: meditation. On the Ten Percent Happier podcast, Dan talks with eminent meditation teachers, top scientists, and even the odd celebrity -- from Gabor Maté to Brené Brown to Karamo from Queer Eye. Listen as Dan ventures into the deep end of the pool, covering subjects such as enlightenment and psychedelics or science-based techniques for issues such as anxiety, productivity, and relationships. You can listen to Ten Percent Happier wherever you're listening to this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey, it's Dan Harris, host of the 10% Happier podcast. I've got an announcement about an exciting new series we've put together over on the show that I think might be of high interest to you. It is, as we all know, that time of year again, swimming pools, trips to the beach, and all of the cacophonous self-consciousness that comes roaring back. The truth is that diet and exercise are actually some of the most important levers for increased mental and physical health. But there are also some of the trickiest and most triggering topics for many of us. Why? Because we're inundated by what some people call diet culture, possibly airbrushed Instagram influencers and lifetimes of conditioning designed to make us believe that we're not fit, healthy or beautiful enough. But we can be if we buy the right products.

In the midst of all of this, in the middle of this miasma, it is genuinely hard to keep up with what is actually good for us, especially when it seems like the messages from the research community are constantly changing. And even if you are able to digest everything and figure out what the right course of action is for you, can you actually create sustainable habits? That is diabolically hard for many of us. And on a deeper level, can you see what's motivating you? Is it because you actually want to be healthier or is it some sort of self-loathing? So these are some of the questions we are endeavoring to answer in the course of this new series, which we're calling Get Fit Sanely. We've assembled something of a super team of experts who we believe to be fact-based

and well-intentioned, but whose diverse perspectives run the gamut from the supplements and optimization end of the spectrum to the intuitive eating side of the spectrum, which is an approach that is infused with the self-compassion. I asked all of these people very skeptical questions, and the goal here is to give you enough information to decide what the best way forward is for you personally. Week one is all about longevity. We put Dr. Mark Hyman and Dr. Peter Attia in the hot seat to explore the biohacking intense side of the wellness spectrum. Can a mere mortal follow all of their advice? Then we look at exercise and movement. We're

going to talk to Kelly and Juliet Starrett all about what you should be doing outside of your formal exercise time. There are lots of little hacks that you can integrate into your daily life that can help you with your mobility over time. We also talked to an amazing meditation teacher, Cara Lai, who is very funny and very open about some of the things she's had to deal with in her own relationship with her own body vis-a-vis exercise. And she really gets us to think about why are we exercising? What's the real motivation? And then finally, in our last week, we take a look at diet, first with Dr. Uma Naidoo, who's a nutritional psychologist.

And she talks about the relationship between food and mental health. And she's got specific tips for foods you can eat if you've got anxiety or depression. And then we close the series with Rachel Hartley, who talks about intuitive eating, which is a sort of anti-diet. And she talks about how to think about nutrition within the context of rejecting diets. I can say this personally, and I think it's true for the whole team over here on 10% Happier. We've learned a ton through this series, and we think you will too. So go check it out. It's called Get Fit Sanely. All six episodes of the series are available on the 10% Happier podcast feed wherever you listen.