Dr. Andrew Weil Returns: Healthy Aging!
Integrative medicine founder
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Integrative medicine pioneer on healthy aging.
Top Takeaways
- Breathing controls your nervous system: longer exhales activate rest-and-digest; longer inhales activate alertness
- Non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) can restore dopamine and mental energy in just 10-20 minutes
- Dopamine is about motivation, not reward—it drives you toward goals and is depleted by too-easy pleasures
- View morning light without sunglasses to maximize cortisol release and set your circadian clock
- Your brain changes most when you fail and try again—neuroplasticity requires effort and errors
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