massive series of studies was done where they found that for decades we've been living longer,

obviously because of advances in medicine and technology. But that reversed. It started

reversing in 1906 by 2014 and it was an established reversal. It's called death of this

categorized death of despair. So essentially people are dying eight to 25 years younger than they

should now. In this modern age, it's two years added to this with the pandemic. From preventable

lifestyle issues. So we are dying younger and Gen Z is the most medicated generation ever in

history. And they are the emotional risk of dying eight to 25 years younger, which is terrible

as awful as adults, as leaders, as what even because our generation has adopted the last 40 years,

has totally missed us. Welcome to the Michaela Peterson podcast episode 113 with Dr. Caroline

Leaf. This was one of my favorite podcasts on brain plasticity.

Caroline is brilliant. I managed to get off of psych meds myself and heal with diet,

but part of what I did was change my response to stimuli. That happened somewhat naturally

due to dietary change, but Dr. Leaf, a communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist,

actually explained what happened to me when I healed from major depressive disorder. She helps

people understand their minds and change their lives for the better. Dr. Leaf is the best-selling

author of switch on your brain. Think, learn, succeed. Think and eat yourself smart,

and her most recent cleaning up your mental mass five simple scientifically proven steps

to reduce anxiety, stress, and toxic thinking. The stuff works. She has papers and brain scans

showing how to reduce anxiety and toxic brain pathways and grow new ways of thinking,

cutting edge, crazy, and interesting stuff. Enjoy this episode. If you like it, remember to hit

subscribe. Dr. Caroline Leaf, welcome to my podcast. Thank you. It's so good to be with you,

Michaela. I'm really looking forward to this. I've been following you work for a while. I've

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