03: Dr. Dan Siegel shares the secret to “brain growth”

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NY Times Best Selling Author Dr. Dan Siegel joins Dr. Steven Gundry to share how meditation changed his life.

His new book Aware unlocks “the science and practice of presence.”  

The books is an in-depth look at the science that underlies meditation’s effectiveness, the book teaches readers how to harness the power of the principle “where attention goes, neural firing flows, and neural connection grows.”

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Show Notes:

1:38 Dr. Siegel shares about his book Aware.

2:17 Dr. Siegel explains how he became interested in meditation.

4:09 How parents should be conscientious, awake, aware and kind; in other words, mindful. Dr Siegel references his book “Parenting From The Inside Out”.

6:17 How your cell phone can be damaging your relationships.

7:40 Exercise helps grow the brain and why.

8:30 Patience with anxiety and depression found meditation made a positive difference in our their lives.

12:08 The scientific benefits of of mediation.

14:00 Why exercise is good for your brain.

15:20 Why meditation slows the aging process and how.

22:53 How to get to your “happy place” aka use the “Wheel of Awareness”.

32:00 How children can use meditation to become more present.

37:00 The doctors talk about “what’s going wrong” for medical students today.

38:31 Dr. Gundry talks about his time working on the movie “The Doctor”.

42:00 Audience Question from Steve Thompson:

“Good afternoon Dr. G, I was told a local grass fed farm has Ayrshire cows they milk and

sell, would that be acceptable or are we still looking at casein A1? Thanks.”

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