What is Happiness? Is happiness more than just feeling good? What did ancient philosophers like Aristotle mean when they used the word happiness? Joar Vittersø is a professor in Psychology and have spent many years studying and researching the ancient concept of Eudaimonia. He is also the editor of The Oxford Handbook of Eudaimonic Wellbeing which I highly recommend if you want to get a better grasp of what Eudaimonia is. I really enjoyed my conversation with Joar and hope you will too.

Hope all of you are doing well during the circumstances. Unfortunately, there will not be any more episodes 2020. The reason is that I have had too much work with other projects. I will keep on making episodes though and from 2021 I will release 1-2 episodes a month sporadically. Last but not least, I wish you all a Merry Christmas in advance and a Happy New Year.  André

Too much demand? Too little recovery? Stress is something that affects all of us to some degree. But what is Stress? How could a scenario look like from healthy to clinically burned out? Perhaps most importantly, what can you do about it? Giorgio Grossi is a licensed Psychotherapist and Head of Research at the special stress clinic Stressmottagningen in Sweden. He is an author of many stress-related books such as Hantera din Stress med Kognitiv Beteendeterapi and Vägen ur Utmattningssyndrom.

How do we sense if we have eaten or not and how is that linked to how long an organism lives? In today’s interesting episode David tells us about the mechanistic target of rapamycin, mTOR for short. Professor David Sabatini is a member of the Whitehead Institute at MIT and perhaps more importantly the person who discovered mTOR. Friends I really hope you will enjoy todays Episode.

How does our Microbiome affect our health and how long we live? How does drugs like Metformin and others affect us through the Microbiome? In today's conversation Filipe shares his views on this and a lot more. Filipe Cabreiro is the Principal Investigator of the Cabreiro Lab which focus on how the Microbiome regulates the effect of Drugs and Diet on Healthspan and Lifespan. Have a terrific day.

Mitochondria are often referred to as the powerhouse of the cell. They are important as they create energy which enables us to live our daily lives. Mitochondria also seem to affect our health, aging, diabetes and more. How can we affect our Mitochondria? Exercise. Professor David Bishop is a world leader in muscle exercise physiology with more 250 publications. Davids reserach groups two key areas are exercise as mitochondrial medicine, and human performance. Davids Twitter: @BlueSpotScience

In today’s episode me and Dawn talk about what Motivational Interviewing is and why it works. Dawn Clifford, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at Northern Arizona University. She is also an author, check out her book: Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Fitness. Resources mentioned: Videos of effective and ineffective MI: https://www.youtube.com/user/MerloLab/ MI for the individual: Finding Your Way to Change The official MI webpage: https://motivationalinterviewing.org/

How does our beliefs affect us and our lives? Does it matter if we believe we can or can’t learn and grow? In today’s episode me and Kali talk about The Growth Mindset. What it is; how it affects us; tips on where to learn more about it and suggestions of how to internalizing it. Kali Trzesniewski have a Ph.D. in Psychology from UC Davis. She studies how self-perception such as growth mindset and self-esteem fosters thriving lives throughout the lifespan. Hope you enjoy it.

One Episode Biweekly, Good bye One Episode per Week. The golden days of one episodes per week is over for now. From now on there will be one episode released Biweekly. This is dues to focus on other projects. Looking forward to bringing you new content every other week. Friends, take care and I’ll see you in the next episode.

What role does Music play when it comes to Exercise? According to new fascinating research, music seem to be one important element of a good workout. Making it more enjoyable and can improve performance. Matthew Stork PhD have done several studies of how music affects exercise and have also worked as a strength and condition coach at McMaster University. He is also highly interested in getting more people on the exercise bandwagon. Hope you enjoy the episode.

The Placebo Effect is a powerful real thing which can have a big impact in treatments and everyday life. Today Karin explains what the placebo effect is, the biology of the placebo effect, the mechanisms of the placebo effect and much more. Associate Professor Karin Jensen is the leader of the Pain Neuroimaging Lab at the Karolinska Institute, a research group focusing on brain mechanisms involved in the experience of pain and placebo effect. Have a terrific day.

How does our Life affect our genes and in turn our health? Can our wellbeing make us more resilient? How does threat and uncertainty affect our Health? In today’s episode Steve provides his thoughts on these questions and more. Steve Cole is a Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences in the UCLA School of Medicine. He studies e.g. how life events, loneliness, wellbeing and subjective experiences affect our gene expression and health. Hope you will enjoy todays episode.

How ought one to live? Epicureanism is a Philosophy created by Epicurus and it's famous for it’s thoughts about the meaning of life/how you should live your life. Dr. Catherine Wilson is a former Professor of Philosophy with degrees in Philosophy from Yale, Oxford and Princeton. She has written three books related to Epicureanism: How to Be an Epicurean, Epicureanism: A Very Short Introduction and Epicureanism at the Origin of Modernity. Have a terrific day.

Is it possible to affect how long we live and our long term health? Luigi Fontana have a science based broad approach to both longevity and long term health(healthspan). I highly encourage his book “The Path To Longevity”. Luigi Fontana is a Professor of Medicine and Nutrition and a Leonard P. Ullman chair in translational metabolic health. He is also the director of the healthy longevity research and clinical program. Luigi on Twitter: @LuigiFontana22 Have a terrific day.

Can the adult brain change for the better? In todays episode the friendly and knowledgeable Michael Merzenich tells us all about Neuroplasticity (the brain's ability to change), what happens to the brain as it gets older, brain training etc. Professor Emeritus Michael Merzenich have published more than 150 articles in scientific journals and received numerous awards and prizes. He is also the brain behind BrainHQ (a brain training company) and the author of the book Soft-Wired.

How does a week of exercise optimized for health and longevity look like? How does 1 min all in workout compare to 50 min moderate exercise? What is interval training and why is it important? Learn all about it in today's episode. Martin Gibala is a professor of kinesiology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. He have also written the bestseller the One Minute Workout and created the online course Hacking Exercise for Health. Martins Twitter: https://twitter.com/gibalam Hope you...

What are emotions? What problems can one get from emotions? How can you handle your emotions in a better way? These questions and other will be answered today by the Swedish clinician Kristoffer Pettersson. Kristoffers have specialized in experience-based methods, such as Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Affect Focused Therapy. He is the co-author of two Swedish books on Affect Focused Therapy, the latest one being “I befintligt skick”. He also run the education company Mendeleo.

How does calorie restriction, intermittent fasting, exercise, stress, drugs and supplements affect our ageing and health? You’ll learn all about it in todays episode with professor Brian Kennedy. Brian is the Director of National University Health System (NUHS) Centre for Healthy Ageing in Singapore. For more episodes, tips and inspiration follow me at @healthpsychologyandhumannature on Instagram and FB. Have a terrific day.

Can we live longer due to a healthy microbiome? Dario have done some fascinating work when it comes to how fish age due to it’s microbiome. How much longer do they live and why? You’ll get the answers in todays episode. Dario Valenzano is a group leader at the Max Planck institute. He is interested in ageing, the microbiome, evolution and a lot more. He has a Ph.D. in Neuroscience and have worked at Stanford University before starting at the Max Planck institute. Darios...

Terry is a patient with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, which confined her to a tilt-recline wheelchair for four years. Although Dr. Wahls restored her health using a diet and lifestyle program she designed specifically for her brain and is now able to pedals her bike to work each day. Dr. Terry Wahls is a clinical professor at the University of Iowa and the author to The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles ...

Interested in improving your life? In todays Episode Massimo tells us about how to practice stoicism, a practical philosophy of life. Professor Massimo Pigliucci is known for popularizing Stoicism with e.g. his books: How to Be a Stoic and A Handbook for New Stoics. To see more of Massimos work go to: https://massimopigliucci.com/massimo-central/ Follow Massimo on Twitter: @MassimoPigliucci

Does brain training work? What can you do to improve your cognition and why do we have consciousness? In todays episode we get into all of this good stuff. Adjunct Research Professor Bobby Stojanoski is highly interested in both how the brain works and our experience and studies things like memory, attention and perception. For more episodes, tips and inspiration follow me at @healthpsychologyandhumannature on Instagram and FB. Have a terrific day.

Learn a ton about Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) for children and adults. What it is, how you know if you or someone else have the diagnosis, what treatment options exist, how to get an evaluation and more. Dr. Roberto Olivardia is a Clinical Psychologist, Lecturer in Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School who have ADHD as one of his main targets. IG and FB: @healthpsychologyandhumannature on Instagram and FB. Have a terrific day.

Only Tuesdays, no more Fridays. Once a week, not twice a week.  The golden days of two episodes per week is up, at least for now. It was lovely, nice and fantastic, but some times some good things must come to an end, and that time is now for two episodes per week. But I will of course continue to create new great episodes about interesting topics with some of the best scientists each and every Tuesday. Friends, take care and I’ll see you in the next episode.