3126: [Part 1] Stop Feeding Your Brain Mental Garbage by Michael Mehlberg on Health & Happiness

3126: [Part 1] Stop Feeding Your Brain Mental Garbage by Michael Mehlberg on Health & Happiness

By Justin Malik

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3126: Michael Mehlberg shares a visceral story on MichaelMehlberg.com to illustrate a potent message: the content we consume impacts our health and happiness as much as the food and drink we ingest. Through personal anecdotes and psychological research, Mehlberg explains how everything from social media to the books we read can influence our mental well-being, urging readers to be mindful of their daily consumption. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://michaelmehlberg.com/blog/2019/8/19/stop-feeding-your-brain-mental-garbage Quotes to ponder: "When we consume to change ourselves it’s important to ask what we’re changing and why. If there’s nothing inherently wrong with what we’re changing, why do it?" "Garbage in garbage out," they say. In my case, it was wine and cigars; and there was no question as to why." "What We Consume Affects All We Do" Episode references: Power of Positivity: https://www.powerofpositivity.com/ University of California Irvine study on stress and media consumption: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/media-exposure-mass-violence-can-fuel-cycle-distress-study-shows Psychology Today on unrealistic beauty standards: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/perfect-me/202401/social-media-and-unrealistic-beauty-ideals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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