Cortisol
Cortisol gets blamed for everything — weight gain, belly fat, bad sleep, burnout — but most people have never actually heard how it works. In this episode, Dr. Deepti Sharma breaks down cortisol as mo...
23 Sep 16min
Gut Microbiome
Your gut isn't just digesting your food — it's talking to your metabolism, your hormones, and even your mood. It's been called our "second brain" — as it might be one of the most underrated players in...
16 Sep 11min
Oxidative Stress
Your cells are fighting a quiet battle every single day — and most of us have no idea it's happening. In this episode, Dr. Deepti Sharma breaks down oxidative stress: what it actually is, why it's not...
9 Sep 2min
The Neuroscience of Habit — How Patterns Form, Why They Stick, and What It Actually Takes to Change Them
You didn't decide to reach for your phone the moment you woke up. You didn't choose to pour that second cup of coffee on autopilot, take the same route to work, or find yourself halfway through a bag ...
22 Juni 7min
Hedonic Pleasure — Why More Never Feels Like Enough
You finally get the thing you wanted. The meal, the moment, the reward you've been looking forward to all week. And for a brief, beautiful window — it's everything. And then it isn't. And then you wan...
15 Juni 6min
The Pleasure Triad — How You Were Wired to Seek Comfort, Conserve Energy, and Avoid Pain
You are not broken. You are not lazy. You are not lacking discipline. You are, in fact, doing exactly what a hundred thousand years of human evolution designed you to do.In Part 4 of this series, Dr. ...
8 Juni 6min
Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms or Numbing
If you've ever reached for food when you weren't hungry, poured a drink to take the edge off, scrolled until midnight to avoid your own thoughts, socialized mindlessly, filling your time with plans th...
1 Juni 6min
