I read her book Counter Clockwise a few years ago and it really shifted my own way of seeing life. I am going to be 80 but no one thinks I act or look that age. My metabolic age is 64 according to a measuring machine. My heart is so strong that my supposed 'peak' rate is way lower than what I can do with my heart. I know that I've used my mind to shift my way into better health and I am definitely younger than my chronological age! Thank you for this (and every) podcast. 😉🙃🙂Anyone can use their entire self to create health and happiness!
I had my 82nd birthday on Saturday 28 Oct 23. I have more than one chronic disease and am in pain quite a lot of the time. I was always a positive person, now, find myself being more and more negative. Thankyou Zoe for this podcast. All l need now is to put the sound advice into action.
I have a serious painful genetic connective tissue condition AND I am a survivor of prolonged and sustained early onset sexual abuse. It’s been a rough old life but I’m still not using aid like bath hoist/ electric wheelchair etc prescribed 13 years ago. 71
I have known the body can heal itself for over 30yrs. I was given a book on healing by Louise Hay in the 90's. All my family/friends think I am nuts when I talk about this. I am obscenely optimistic about life & I censor my content accordingly. I am now in my 50's illness free thus far. I still look like I am in 30's. Our mind is far more powerful than most know at present and the best thing you can do for your health is explore this deeply.
Inspiring. I’m interested in how you ‘censor content’. I’m often accused of doom scrolling, I spend a lot of time looking at negative stuff on social media, usually politics. And also waste time watching silly videos even whilst I’m at work, and I hate myself for it. How do you avoid falling into such bad habits?
The Book is called, "You Can Heal your Life" - Louise M. Hay! - It's an Audio book read out by Her, too! - *This is a real gem of a Book, **_READ/ LIVE IT!!_*
Oh we all do that so don't beat yourself up about it. I don't have social media now as I wanted to choose better for myself. I rarely watch tv and I watch youtube a few times a week but very selected positive life enriching content only. I love the news and could watch it all day but I just saw myself and my friends losing their brain cells to socials and decided I needed to do better for myself. I am naturally a very positive person and I know that helps. So if you aren't then fake it until you make it. Keep telling yourself you are. You can be whatever you want. I am in nature every day for a couple hours as well and I think that helps. I read as well. Find something you love to do. Have an hour long bath and use that as meditation time. Also try looking up Marissa Peer. She has loads of helpful content. Best of luck. @@cowokuk
I get the same reaction, never heard of Louise but will do a search on her. I remember in my youth that meant going to the library and looking in the card system
A thought provoking episode - normally I can absorb the Zoe topics quite easily and am often able to incorporate changes into my nutrition and lifestyle. This one had me scratching my head a little - I recognised many of the concepts- although maybe under a different guise. Think I need to re watch !
I think the trouble is that Ellen is cramming a lot in here. Because she knows the topic inside out - it's easy to forget how new the ideas are to others or to rush through the points - especially as she is so passionate about the subject. Personally, I didn''t struggle because I've watched many other videos she's made, especially some of the older ones where the concepts are described in more of a step by step way. It is worth persevering with. I don't think the message is that if we just think positively and notice things everything will be alright. It's more about becoming aware of the huge potential for happiness and wellbeing we have - with much more of it being down to how we think and what we focus on - than many of us realise.
This was such a useful episode. I've had various health concerns recently for which their is no effective medical intervention. I've intuitively been much more mindful and curious about my body and mind and used the situation to improve my health. I can also see how I can improve my relationships by noticing, curiosity, fun.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been damaged or destroyed by floroquinolones ( levaquin and cipro antibiotics) but optimism doesn’t prevent the damage. I was optimistic that levaquin would heal me, and next thing I knew, I had a dozen bad side effects, and I could barely function for almost an entire year. I thought I was better but I get relapses with any pain killer at the dentist or dermatologist etc.
I was blown away by the concepts Prof. Langer presents! I absolutely love the knowledge she shares in the podcast. However, I would like to make a small request. Could you please move the laptop out of the camera’s view? It comes across as if you are not fully engaged in the conversation.
There are obviously physical limitations but animals live this way. They can do whatever they need to to survive without thinking they can't. If they get sick or even break a bone, they live with it to continue to survive.
Hi. I studied architecture in the late 60''s and early 70's. One of my tutors was Cedric Price who taught me to always ask, when approached by a client, what they perceived to be their problem that could be resolved by pursuing a construction project. His view was that the problem, once more closely examined, might well not need to be resolved by a building and that the potential client might look at other possibly less expensive options maybe. Or, maybe, get a divorce!!
I wrote a whole example on how negativity effects someone life but I cloassed it and lost it and am too lazy to rewrite it and can’t find it. This is wonderful
As always, you have a wonderful guest on your podcast! I just downloaded the Mindful-Body audiobook. For those viewers who are dealing with chronic pain, please take a look at The Way Out: The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Heal Chronic Pain by Alan Gordon, Alon Ziv, et al., which turned my life around after 5-years of chronic lower back pain.
this is fine for minor issues eg the food at the restaurant is bad, reframe it as a positive. but what about really awful things- partner with dementia, anxiety about the awful situation in the middle east. i cant see away of reframing this
I think it's more about controlling your reaction to such things. With good mindfulness skills you can be more selective in the way you respond to negative circumstances - rather than finding yourself in continual spirals of negative emotion that don't help anybody, you can choose to adopt whatever mentality you deem most useful to the situation
well i think this is less about serious conditions and more about the way we frame our situation and how that impacts our life. because the old people were healthy they just believed that they weren't due to age. so the mind sorta confirms this idea of what you believe. so i mean your partner with dementia will probably be affected by how he/she is treated. but that won't stop the disease from progressing. and it's also but how you might see this awful thing in a different light and try to change, adapt to the situation to find moments of joy, love, laughter and sadness instead of hopelessness, anger frustration and son. and maybe not stress so much about it. that my perspective anyway
I think it has a lot to do with perspective. For example with an open mind one could improve the preconditions for negotiation in the Middle East. Get rid of the prejudices. Encounter other side with empathy, not necessarily sympathy... And even with dementia - as she says in one of her most famous studies: it CAN be slowed down! Almost everything can get even worse - or it can get better!
Read the book 'mind over medicine' by Lissa Rankin. Also read books by Louise Hay and Bruce Lipton. They explain these concepts quite well. Also to note that these concepts and knowledge of them are not new at all; three thousand years ago a Persian prophet established a whole religion based on these principles which in fact took over most of the known world at that time btw. His name was Zarathustra, and the religion was based on just three simple but profoundly meaningful mantras,... good thoughts,... good deeds,... good words! If you think carefully about these, you will realise that he was referring in fact to the same concepts.
@@Mico77777 it did actually last and was very successful and for about 1500-2000 years, until Islam came about and then Arab Moslems through a combination of brute force and persecution drove that religion into almost non existence. There is in fact still a small population of Zoroastrian people out there, mostly living in India and Iran, but also scattered throughout the rest of the world, but their population is so small now that it's on the verge of extinction.
I've known this since I studied FM Alexander's'books. He wrote them in the early and mid years of the last century. The mind and body are a psychophysical unit. And more closely knit than that suggests.
Sorry but I don’t believe that reading one book will be life changing. I had issues and read many books, often in one book, a few sentences would stick in my mind. 10 years later I believe to have a healthy perspective. Don’t give up, the journey is worth it.
Some interesting threads, anecdotes and viewpoints. However, I found the professor hard to follow at times. I often found myself wondering if she had actually answered the question. Hats off to Jonathan for summarising this one!
I started to watch it with an idea that this is about food, in the middle of the video my jaw dropped ad it turned out to be about life. I loved it soon much, it certainly changed my view. And made me cry. Thank you,Zoe (especially Jonathan I love your summaries , they are the best!!!)
The 20 year ageing study seems not to have been peer reviewed. Furthermore, despite it having been done many years ago, there appear not to have been any replications. Perhaps you should not have accepted it so uncritically.
I loved this episode; being a psychotherapist and certified functional medicine practitioner - it is why I intertwined the two professions. You cannot separate mind from body. It's delusional. Reframing is a huge component of my work. I am not convinced that the majority of therapists do this enough. Instead, regrettably, they focus on validating the client's feelings, which is nice at the moment, but your grandmother can do the same thing for free.
I enjoyed this video but i don't know if i really know. Also I did not enjoy her keeping Jonathan from asking clarifying questions and guiding the interview so it makes sense to the general public. They both ended up talking at the same time. Seems like she is not being "mindful" of her interviewer. He is what makes the podcasts on Zoe interesting.
I’ve practice tai chi for 20 years which is based on foundations that the mind and body are one system. Trying to convey this sentiment is very difficult because of how counterintuitive it feels. Being mindful take less effort and time than being mindless. It’s a strange concept to get your head around if you’ve spent your life perceiving things to be separated. If we’ve been taught and learned the wrong way, it stands that we can relearn just as well.
This was a fantastic episode! I'm going to look up some of Dr. Langers studies so I can learn more. Referring things does really help. The few times that I've been able to do this, I notice a huge difference personally.
When my wife and I married 53 years ago, our toothpaste tube habits were incompatible. I squeeze from the bottom, my wife squeezes the middle - bit like shaking hands. So for the past 50+ years, we've had separate tubes. Peace!🙂
Parkinson disease is a very terrible illness, my Dad suffered from it for 19 years until we finally got a help and a medicine that truly works that helped treat, cure and reversed all his symptoms•••My Dad is completely okay and healthy now.😊
I found this one difficult. Didnt the chambermaids just start exercising during their work routine? Don't we already know that homeopathy is sugar pills, that seem effective because the body just gets well anyway? Maybe i just couldnt concentrate
Intriguing but I’m wondering how this works with people with dementia who believe they are living at a much younger age but whose bodies may not comply with their brain-beliefs? In my day to day work with older people with dementia I do not see a re-engendered youthfulness.
That's an interesting point. I think that reflects how complicated and nuanced these things are. Off the top of my head, I suspect that it could be due to the way their brains interpret the world. If a brain is malfunctioning in certain ways then maybe that limits its abilities to connect the sense of living in the past with all of the beneficial qualities of youth. I hope that makes sense!
I love 😍Ellen Langer! I wanted to binge on her different RU-vid interviews as I work around the house. But I’m finding they are all the same…🤷🏻♀️ It’s actually nice to realize the ideas she speaks of are more sweet and simple, less complex and difficult. Also, repetition is great for memorizing the principles BUT I still would like some variety of content…can anyone suggest some similar speakers that align with Prof. Langer’s teachings? Thank you! 🙏
The main message in this podcast is something I tell people when & if the discussion turns to health issues. People put too much trust in medical doctors for the mundane, day to day health care. Most people have become so dependent on doctors that they are out of touch with their own bodies. Misunderstanding of the signals your body gives you can sometimes be a life-or-death scenario. 4 important tenets for better health: 1. Before you eat or drink or put anything in your mouth, ask yourself, "Is this fighting future disease or feeding it?" 2. The simplest concept that many people don't or won't get is the intrinsic value of drinking plain water. 3. A bullet or a knife will kill a person fast, processed or fat food will kill a person slowly, but, only if you allow it. 4. When you go to a medical doctor, it is their job to diagnose & prescribe medication. Nearly every time a person goes to a doctor for an initial condition, the doc will prescribe medication for you. Most meds won't cure anything, they only mask the symptoms, essentially shutting down your body's warning system. Something rather cliche, yet still as effective, "If you didn't know your chronological age, what would you guess it is?"
Wonderful tenets and thanks for sharing them. I am always shocked when I hear people say they don’t like the taste of water!!! These folks should be sent to places where women walk miles to go fetch dirty water to survive. I bet they won’t be complaining after that.
As she said If you don’t know you don’t know … There are many positive things to take from this - she is an amazingly interesting woman and a shining example of her research and beliefs .
Sorry but this woman sounds a bit schizophrenic. This approach can lead to a person to stay in an abusive relationship forgiving the abuser because "we have to see both sides of the situation". It's freaking dangerous, guys!!! 😮
Inspiring and brilliant in many ways - Thank you both - only slight downside was her regular habit of interrupting any reply - so it felt one sided rather than the normal free flowing adult conversation. But amazing content.
There are some useful concepts here. Pay attention, notice and care about what you do and say, so you can make changes in your life and improve the way you live. The professor is a scientist and I have no idea of how to interpret research referred to here so I don't doubt it's sound research. But, a person that questions or rephrases everything, is guided by wishful thinking, refuses to admit defeat, administers placebos, changes clocks and is always looking for fun in everything must be hell to live with, or at the very least exhausting.
53:30! "Everybody who is an expert at whatever they do knows they don't know". This should be true but our society doesn't allow for that level of uncertainty.
Amazing informing from Ellen but the host has this habit of constantly talking over the speaker, it's jarring. I also felt the host was not well prepared for this interview. Was clearly out of depth.
BRILL CHAT Jonathan/Ellen! -Reminds me of the Book, "You Can Heal your Life" - Louise M. Hay! - It's an Audio book read out by Her, too! - *This is a real gem of a Book, **_READ/ LIVE IT!!_*
An example of how things have been designed for certain people are upright pianos which were designed for tall upper class northern European men like Franz Listz who had a large hand span but when playing the piano it is possible to adapt some of the sheet music if one isn't from that background.
I would love to know how many people who have for instance rheumatoid arthritis have stopped all prescribed treatment after following her practice and no longer has any medical signs and symptoms of active disease and limitations from changes made from active disease.
So what about emotional and sexual abuse or neglect? We should listen to the side of the abuser in order to feel better in such a horrible situation? Are you crazy?
I knew Ellen from Jordan Peterson podcast. It was a great eps. Thank you Johnatan and Dr. Ellen. This eps is great one as well. "event dont effect our emotions, it i how we view it" "stress is our prediction about things that going to happen. We are bad at predictions. Even if bad things happen, it is how you interpert it"
Everything is energy. If your own vibrational energy is high enough, everything gets fixed(healed), inside and outside. Physically, mentally and even the the outer world. Because the creator finds expression in you. The real question is how to raise vibrational energy. There are many ways, mindfulness is just 1 way. The master key is stillness. Most people still have a "monkey mind". There is only dis-ease because you're not at ease. Raising your perception, awareness(consciousness) and ultimately enlightment is the goal of human life.
What a fascinating episode. I have been fortunate to have been born under very sunny disposition. My mindful teacher (yes, I have one) was surprised when we did pleasant vs unpleasant journal. I had overwhelmingly pleasant entries, which she said was quite remarkable. I rarely get ill, if I do, I recover very quickly. My skin has improved over the years. Anecdotal, of course, but there seems to be something in it.
Important stuff but if she could try and develop the habit of answering the actual question and finishing her sentences and thoughts before launching off into yet another anecdote it would be more impactful. So irritating to have all these half finished statements and kind of lowest common denominator folksy stories - its science - let it be compete and if it’s challenging as. Concept fine -we can stop and think it through.
I was diagnosed with prostatitus sept 2015. Brutal! Burning urination. Blood. Split urine stream 4-5 months. Saw 3 drs 4 times. Every test. Was told to sit in hot water Then!! I read a blog about Howard Schubiner s : unlearn your pain. I went from a 9 to zero in 5 days. Gone. Zero. I was angry at my father. I was 61 now 70. I screamed at my dad in an empty chair. Cured. A near miracle
15:45 The way your CHOOSING TO SEE THE WORLD. NOT positive or negative...it just is. 16:50 Are you willing to INCUR THE COST OF HOW YOU DO THINGS,AND SEE THINGS.
This woman is knowledgable about positive psychology but has a very limited understanding of mindfulness. Please speak to Jon Kabat-Zinn, Willem Kuyken, Christina Feldman.
I am VERY mindful of my thoughts. Sometimes i am aware of my negative thoughts about someone before sending a mean text or Email and i send it anyway. I like being authentic and just like a balanced diet; everything in moderation and you mustn't deny yourself anything as restrictions don't work long-term
Absolutely fabulous ! I learned so much and was captivated by the speed and hopefulness of Professor Langer. If only I would have know all this 50 years ago. ! I will start to notice my "being" having more fun :o). Johnathon your summary was brilliant ! Thx . Canada
Looking at a situation or assumption with curiosity, objectivity (insofar as objectivity is possible), and imagination can yield positive results and new solutions. But this exists on a continuum. I cannot think my way out of Type 2 diabetes whilst enjoying a diet of candy bars, milkshakes, and Big Macs. It is a reality that no matter how hard I think, my crow’s feet will still be there in a week, no matter how hard I try to think my body into creating more collagen. I’m 63, 11 years out of menopause. The collagen ship has sailed and sunk. That said, it’s fun to see the boundaries can be pushed by re-imagining.
Thankyou for these great episodes, I’d really appreciate you going into the huge issue of Thyroid problems. Delve into the NHS approach, and discuss with Thyroid UK the alternatives inc dietary approach and Iodine. I value the Zoe diet app to add longevity to my life but have specific issues with gp diagnosed Hypothyroidism that impacts.
On the one hand I believe in this. On the other hand she proved herself wrong because placebos are not always equal to actual medicine, although they do have a small effect. Also, it concerns me that these ideas cause doctors to gaslight their patients who truly are sick, just because the doctor cannot identify the illness. I find that doctors are always wrong when they estimate healing time. While much of what she says is certainly true, as she goes on I believe her less and less.
My chronic pain, due to anxiety improved massively after discovering the works of Dr John Sarno. Once I accepted my mind was creating the pain it got alot better. That doesn't mean to say the psin isn't real because it most certainly is but you have the power within yo help yourself.
The term placebo is a metaphor for a belief used as a tangible meaure for research in this discussion. Some viewers think its an actual pill. Also somecritics of this advanced science are still cli ging onto the idez that the world is flat . Open minds wll evolve humanity
Boom! The truth ^. I frequently don't practice it myself, but I always tell others that seeking the positive from every situation gives a much greater chance of a positive outcome
Dude, you keep talking over her… interrupting. Let people speak… and the you speak. Be polite as a host. And let listeners hear orderly thoughts… please!
Perhaps this should've been titled mindful noticing in everyday life and not mindfulness as we know it. The interviewer kept on confusing the two. The interviewee was very clear and provided very relevant and insightful illustrations to help with everyday engagement.
