Use Your Brain to Give Your Love Life a Boost

This episode features information, tips, and how to's on food and its effects on the brain. Dr. Uma Naidoo is the director of nutritional and lifestyle psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, writer for the Harvard Health blog, and author of the book "This is Your Brain on ...  Show more

Anxiety is not just a feeling—it's a brain health issue. In this week's episode of part 1 of their anxiety series, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana dive into the neuroscience of anxiety and practical, evidence-based ways to improve mental well-being. Drawing on decades of clinical experi ...  Show more

The world has romanticized the idea of love, and we have created this illusion in our heads that love is limited to romantic partnerships, whereas, in reality, love is much deeper and broader than that. In this episode we speak about love, just like friends sit down and chat, thi ...  Show more

Ryan and Todd trace the history of how thinkers have dealt with the problem of love--the varying definitions of love, the view of love's role in society, and love's philosophical importance. They begin with Plato's Symposium, touch on the New Testament, explore the role of love i ...  Show more

Author and social activist bell hooks died a couple of weeks ago, so we at Book Of The Day thought it would be nice to revisit one of our favorite interviews of hers. In 2000, she discussed her book All About Love: New Visions with NPR's Cheryl Corely. They talked about how most ...  Show more

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2207: Dr. Lisa Firestone explores the dual nature of love as both a feeling and an action, emphasizing that true love is de ...  Show more