8 Realistic Healthy Habits That Make a Huge Difference

Everyone listening, you probably think you are an excellent multitasker. A 100% of us think that we are excellent multitaskers. The truth is, only 2% of human brains can effectively multitask. Multitasking is a scientific myth. There is no such thing. If you can do 20 minutes of a walk every single day, great. It's the equivalent of a Facebook scroll. Seriously, we all scroll.

That's true.

Or Instagram, or, choose your poison.

So you say in your research that there are six elements that make up an incredible life. What are they?

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Hey, it's your buddy Mel. And you know, the other day, I was standing in the grocery store, staring at the pickles, and it occurred to me, "You know, Mel, you haven't changed the way you grocery shopped in probably five years." I move through the grocery store the exact same way every time I walk in the door. I buy the exact same things. Most of the time, I don't even have a plan. I bet you're the same way. I mean, have you ever stopped to think about it? Just imagine if I were to put a tracker on you. I know that would be kind of creepy, but let's just say that I was gonna put a tracker on you. I bet if we mapped you going into the grocery store about a dozen times, you would walk the aisles the exact same way every time you go, you would stop at the exact same spots every time. Well, today, you and I are gonna learn that there is a much better way to grocery shop, a way that's gonna lower your stress, a way that will make you healthier. I mean, this is gonna blow your mind because you are going to learn it from a Harvard medical doctor. I mean, how cool is that? We're going to the grocery store with a Harvard medical doctor. But that's not all. Harvard's Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, one of the world's leading experts on stress, she is back. You loved her the first time she was on the Mel Robbins podcast. She is back with eight proven and very simple hacks on everything from how you and I can grocery shop better to one change that she makes all of her patients do whenever they are on a Zoom call. It immediately is gonna lower your stress. She's also here to teach you about the life-changing impact of something called a fake commute. I don't even know what that is, but I want one and you're gonna want one too. And she's also gonna explain that there is this habit that's related to your bottom. Yup, you know, the thing that you're probably sitting on right now if you're listening to me, if you're in your car or you're at work. But there is this particular habit that you have that's related to your rear end. It is slowly killing you. Wait till you hear this research and what you need to do about it. And that's just the tip of the iceberg on the things that you are going to learn today. And more importantly, what I love about this conversation is that these are simple changes that you're gonna be so inspired to make in your day-to-day life that are gonna lower your stress, amplify your happiness, and make you healthier. And what I love is you're gonna be able to make immediate changes to your habits that are gonna make you feel healthier with this advice from Dr. Aditi. And here's how we're gonna do this. We're gonna go down to our studios in Boston for this incredible conversation. I just wanna jump right in. Take us to the grocery store. How does a Harvard doctor shop? What are the best foods to buy? Let's hear your secrets.