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Dr. Sanjay Gupta is the multiple Emmy Award-winning chief medical correspondent for CNN and host of the CNN podcast Chasing Life. Gupta, a practicing neurosurgeon, plays an integral role in CNN’s reporting on health and medical news for all of CNN’s shows domestically and internationally. In addition to his work for CNN, Gupta is an associate professor of neurosurgery at Emory University Hospital and associate chief of neurosurgery at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. He is the author of four New York Times best-selling books, “Chasing Life” (2007), “Cheating Death” (2009), “Monday Mornings” (2012), and “Keep Sharp: Building a Better Brain” (2020).

In this episode we talk about:

Sanjay’s origin story and how he got interested in the brain in the first place
The mysteries of consciousness
We dive into his five pillars of brain health
How you can grow new brain cells by moving the body (but in certain ways)
Key skills for challenging your brain
We hear about some meditation tips Sanjay picked up from the Dalai Lama
Whether we should worry alone or with other people
And lastly, why it’s so important for men to have vulnerable conversations with each other

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