
These 6 Habits Help Predict How Long You'll Live! (Heal The Body & Mind) | Gemma Newman
Rangan Chatterjee
Jan 24, 2024
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Cultivate self-compassion to envision a healthier future
The biggest barrier preventing people from making lasting health changes is a lack of self-compassion, which stops them from being able to imagine a better future for themselves.
Utilize tapping to alleviate emotional pain
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), or tapping, is a physical tool that uses a simple sequence of tapping on pressure points while repeating a mantra to diminish the intensity of a problem or pain.
Engage in forest bathing to boost immune cells by 40%
Studies on 'forest bathing' show that walking in a forest can boost your natural killer cells by 40% over two days, significantly enhancing a key part of your immune system.
Create a personal code word to reinforce core values
To embed your core values, create a personal 'code word' (like 'polar bear' for family) that is tied to a specific memory, serving as a powerful reminder to live by that value.
Visualize muscle flexing to enhance strength
Research shows that visualizing yourself flexing your muscles in real-time can lead to a measurable improvement in actual muscle strength, even without any physical movement.
Practice gratitude to reduce physical pain perception
Practicing gratitude can reduce your perception of physical pain, with one study showing up to a 16% reduction, offering a way to endogenously improve pain without medication.
Implement GLOVES framework for holistic well-being
A simple yet powerful framework for well-being is GLOVES, which stands for Gratitude, Love, Outside, Veggies, Exercise, and Sleep.
Recognize mind and body as a unified entity
Rather than thinking of the mind and body as merely connected, it's more accurate to see them as one and the same entity, where mental states directly manifest as physical symptoms and vice versa.
Reframe trauma using the Meaning Maker Exercise
The 'Meaning Maker Exercise' helps you process difficult events by first writing down the objective facts without emotion, and then listing what you are grateful for having learned from the experience.
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