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This is the 10% happier podcast. I'm Dan Harris. Okay, everybody, how we doing? Today we're going to talk about how to keep your brain, that

mysterious 3.5 pound organ between your ears

sharp and healthy no matter what your age is. My guest is the legendary Dr.

Sanjay Gupta practicing neurosurgeon chief medical

correspondent for CNN host of his own podcast called Chasing Life and

past designee of People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive.

I forgot to give him shit about that, which I regret.

Just to say, this was actually the first time I've ever met Sanjay.

I had admired him from a distance for decades.

We have some mutual friends who rave about him so I was

prepared to like the guy but he as you will hear exceeded expectations. We spend most of

our time talking about a book he wrote called Keep Sharp in which he lays out the five pillars of

brain health. We dive into those five pillars which include move, discover, relax,

nourish and connect. We talk about his origin story, how he got interested in the brain in the first place,

the mysteries of consciousness, how you can grow new brain cells. We talk about key skills for

challenging your brain. We hear some meditation tips that Sanjay picked up directly from the Dalai Lama.

And lastly, we have a pretty candid talk about why it's so important for men to have vulnerable

conversations with each other.

We'll get started with Dr. Sanjay Gupta right after this.

You know, I'm never sure how long to keep up an announcement here on the show because on the one hand

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