How to think yourself YOUNGER: Ellen Langer, Ph.D. | mbg Podcast

Today’s featured guest is Ellen Langer, Ph.D., an award-winning Harvard psychologist known as the "mother of mindfulness." “People think about living each day as if it's their last. One could also live each day as if it's their first," she says. In this episode, Ellen and Jason discuss how to tap into your mindset for optimal health, plus: 0:00 Ellen’s background & professional work 3:07 Ellen’s famous counterclockwise study 9:13 How mindset affects the aging process 10:40 Ellen’s chambermaid study on mindset & weight loss 12:59 Ellen’s studies on mindset & fatigue 17:53 Ellen’s mind-body study on blood sugar 23:14 How to optimize your mind-body connection 24:16 Why 1 + 1 doesn’t always equal 2 28:18 How to manage anxiety from uncertainty 33:58 How to learn to be more mindful 35:34 How to make mindful decisions 43:39 How to create positive contagion 45:56 How to use mindfulness in a doctor-patient setting 54:44 How to balance presence & planning for the future 59:16 What Ellen has changed in her life since studying mindfulness 1:04:38 The science of spontaneous remissions 1:07:05 Why mindfulness is not a practice 1:14:43 How to keep childlike wonder alive We hope you enjoy this episode! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. #mindbodygreen #podcastvideo ABOUT mbg: mindbodygreen. One word. Here you’ll find a 360-degree approach to wellness that weaves the mental, physical, spiritual, emotional, and environmental aspects of well-being together, because we believe that these pillars of health are all interconnected. Our values: Science & Research Committed to the whole you Quality Sourced You can check us out here: https://www.mindbodygreen.com/​ Follow us on Social - @mindbodygreen Instagram:   / mindbodygreen   Facebook:   / mindbodygreen   Twitter:   / mindbodygreen   Pinterest:   / mindbodygreen