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Dr. Alok Kanojia

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1653 total appearances

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Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

So if we look at meditation, meditation is like the most overpowered thing that you can do because it leads to cortisol improvements. It leads to even visualization. In one study in a geriatric population, you can have a geriatric population that visualizes working out. They don't have to get up. They just visualize it. It can improve hand grip strength by up to 68%.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

So if we look at meditation, meditation is like the most overpowered thing that you can do because it leads to cortisol improvements. It leads to even visualization. In one study in a geriatric population, you can have a geriatric population that visualizes working out. They don't have to get up. They just visualize it. It can improve hand grip strength by up to 68%.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

So if we look at meditation, meditation is like the most overpowered thing that you can do because it leads to cortisol improvements. It leads to even visualization. In one study in a geriatric population, you can have a geriatric population that visualizes working out. They don't have to get up. They just visualize it. It can improve hand grip strength by up to 68%.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

Just the visualization of working out can improve your actual strength. It's kind of weird, but you can look at meditation. Meditation is a treatment. It's really bizarre because generally speaking, when we look at mental illness, we have different treatments for mental illness, right? Psychosis is treated one way. Depression is treated another way. Bipolar is treated another way.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

Just the visualization of working out can improve your actual strength. It's kind of weird, but you can look at meditation. Meditation is a treatment. It's really bizarre because generally speaking, when we look at mental illness, we have different treatments for mental illness, right? Psychosis is treated one way. Depression is treated another way. Bipolar is treated another way.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

Just the visualization of working out can improve your actual strength. It's kind of weird, but you can look at meditation. Meditation is a treatment. It's really bizarre because generally speaking, when we look at mental illness, we have different treatments for mental illness, right? Psychosis is treated one way. Depression is treated another way. Bipolar is treated another way.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

Anxiety is treated another way. Personality disorders like narcissism are treated another way. But meditation is the one thing that treats them all. studies for improvements in psychosis, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, even personality disorders. How does that work? So there are some fundamental principles that make us better at being human. And one of those is the frontal lobe.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

Anxiety is treated another way. Personality disorders like narcissism are treated another way. But meditation is the one thing that treats them all. studies for improvements in psychosis, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, even personality disorders. How does that work? So there are some fundamental principles that make us better at being human. And one of those is the frontal lobe.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

Anxiety is treated another way. Personality disorders like narcissism are treated another way. But meditation is the one thing that treats them all. studies for improvements in psychosis, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, even personality disorders. How does that work? So there are some fundamental principles that make us better at being human. And one of those is the frontal lobe.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

So anytime you tolerate discomfort, there are signals coming from your brain that this needs to change. So I feel hungry. I want I'm craving something or this workout. I want to stop at seven reps instead of eight because I feel exhausted. So if we look at like, what is meditation doing? What is the translatable behavior that gives you benefits everywhere?

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

So anytime you tolerate discomfort, there are signals coming from your brain that this needs to change. So I feel hungry. I want I'm craving something or this workout. I want to stop at seven reps instead of eight because I feel exhausted. So if we look at like, what is meditation doing? What is the translatable behavior that gives you benefits everywhere?

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

So anytime you tolerate discomfort, there are signals coming from your brain that this needs to change. So I feel hungry. I want I'm craving something or this workout. I want to stop at seven reps instead of eight because I feel exhausted. So if we look at like, what is meditation doing? What is the translatable behavior that gives you benefits everywhere?

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

It is simply strengthening your frontal lobe because the frontal lobe controls everything else. So you get better at tolerating your emotions. The tolerance of discomfort can apply to physical activity, emotions, difficult conversations, going in and telling your boss, hey, I really deserve a raise.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

It is simply strengthening your frontal lobe because the frontal lobe controls everything else. So you get better at tolerating your emotions. The tolerance of discomfort can apply to physical activity, emotions, difficult conversations, going in and telling your boss, hey, I really deserve a raise.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

It is simply strengthening your frontal lobe because the frontal lobe controls everything else. So you get better at tolerating your emotions. The tolerance of discomfort can apply to physical activity, emotions, difficult conversations, going in and telling your boss, hey, I really deserve a raise.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

And when they don't give it to you, saying, looking for another job, walking in and then handing your resignation. You don't want to disappoint them. They've done so much for you, right? And like, we get so caught up in all of these emotions, all of these cravings, and simply the tolerance of discomfort is kind of like, the magic bullet.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

And when they don't give it to you, saying, looking for another job, walking in and then handing your resignation. You don't want to disappoint them. They've done so much for you, right? And like, we get so caught up in all of these emotions, all of these cravings, and simply the tolerance of discomfort is kind of like, the magic bullet.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

And when they don't give it to you, saying, looking for another job, walking in and then handing your resignation. You don't want to disappoint them. They've done so much for you, right? And like, we get so caught up in all of these emotions, all of these cravings, and simply the tolerance of discomfort is kind of like, the magic bullet.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

And so as we train those in any way, it actually helps all of the others.

Dhru Purohit Show
Why You Need a Dopamine Detox: The Science Based Way to Master Self Control & Break Addiction Patterns with Dr. Alok Kanojia

And so as we train those in any way, it actually helps all of the others.