Dr. Leaf's Blog

Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess Chapter One: What Happens When We Don't Use Our Minds Correctly

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Feb 24, 2021

Sometimes it feels like we live in a world characterized by fear. People are fearful about their health, the economy, their jobs, the future, corruption, crime, and their feelings of powerlessness. The cost ...

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How to Use Blood Tests & Biomarkers to Improve Your Mental Health + How to Not Let Data Rule Your Life

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Feb 21, 2021

Words like “health”, “wellbeing” and “longevity” are often thrown around, but what do they actually mean, and what do they mean for you? In this podcast (episode #258) and blog, I speak with Dr. Gil Blander,...

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Sleep + Metabolic Flexibility

By Guest Contributor on Feb 21, 2021

By Dr. Will Cole Excerpted from Intuitive Fasting. Copyright © 2021 by Will Cole. Published by goop press/Rodale Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC. Many people think of eight hours of high-qua...

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Tools to Exercise Your Brain and Improve Cognitive Function

By Guest Contributor on Feb 17, 2021

By Dr. Will Cole Your brain is one of the most complex organs in your body and is responsible for your movements, mood, and thoughts. Without your brain you wouldn’t be able to function on any level and whe...

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How to Stop Sabotaging Yourself & Relationships + How to Use Conflict to Deepen Relationships (with Human Connection Specialist Mark Groves)

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Feb 14, 2021

Thank goodness, we got through another Valentine’s day, right? If this is you, then you are not alone. So many people struggle with this holiday, whether they are single or in a relationship. Yes, it is goo...

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A Neurocycle for Healing & Improving Relationships + How to Channel Intense & Ugly Emotions in the Right Direction

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Feb 10, 2021

Relationships can be incredibly challenging…especially these days! The current pandemic has forced many couples to live and work together in small spaces, which can make it a challenge to find the space need...

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How to Ask for Help, Deal With Feelings of Being Burden & How Set Boundaries with Yourself & Others + Healing Intergenerational Trauma with Minaa B.

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Feb 07, 2021

When we think of mental health, we often do so on an individual level—mental health is a personal, private matter. But mental health is also a public health issue, as I discuss on my latest podcast (episode ...

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The Difference Between Rest & Restoration, Why Resting Alone Is Not Sufficient + A 5-Step Neurocycle On How to Effectively & Sustainably Restore Your Mind & Brain

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Feb 03, 2021

In the middle of a global pandemic, the idea of rest seems so…complicated. What is it? How do you do it? How do you find peace when things seem so crazy? In this podcast (episode #253) and blog, I talk about...

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The Best Supplements for Your Brain According to Leading Functional Medicine Practitioner Dr. Will Cole

By Guest Contributor on Feb 01, 2021

We can’t overlook the importance of keeping our brain healthy. With mild problems like mild brain fog on one end, to anxiety and depression in the middle, and severe diseases like Alzheimer’s on the other - ...

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How to Harness the Hidden Power of Your Inner Voice to Live A Healthier, More Satisfying & More Productive Life + Tools to Turn the Inner Chatter Into Confidence (with Dr. Ethan Kross)

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Jan 31, 2021

People often say we need to watch how we talk to others, but we also need to watch how we talk to ourselves. In this podcast (episode #252) and blog, I speak with award-winning psychologist and professor at ...

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How to Use the 5-Step Neurocycle to Heal Grief & Reclaim the Loss of Self & Identity + How Grief Changes Your Brain Structure & Body

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Jan 27, 2021

In this podcast (episode #251) and blog, I discuss the different types of grief, how to manage grief using the Neurocycle, what happens in the brain and body when we don’t deal with our grief, how grief can ...

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How to Optimize Mental Clarity, Focus, Memory & Mood by Monitoring Your Glucose + How Stress Affects Glucose Levels & How the Neurocycle Can Improve Metabolic Flexibility

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Jan 24, 2021

In this podcast (episode #250) and blog, I speak with Josh Clemente, one of the founders of Levels, an amazing company that developed a smart tracker that monitors your blood glucose in real time, so you can...

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