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In order to illustrate his point, he used a brain model showing two areas of the brain: the amygdala,"which is the emotional center of the brain, and that's going to activate no matter what just by seeing some of these images," he says."And what happens as a result of amygdala is that you're bypassing the frontal lobes, the judgment. You're basically just a reactionary emotional sort of person at that point," he continued.
He recently had Gail Saltz from the New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill-Cornell Medical College, on his podcast, who gave him suggestions on what to do about it.The first? Remove social media apps."I'm agreeing with the American Psychological Association and other organizations that have come out to say, 'Hey, take these social media apps off your kids' phone for a while,'" he says. headtopics.com
He also maintains that Saltz suggests prioritizing mental health self-care."When you brush your teeth, you take care of your skin. How do you take care of your mental health? How do you even know?" he says.
"Paced deep breathing is something anybody can do, and I don't mean to minimize things, but it makes such an impact. Five seconds in through your nose and then seven seconds, two extra seconds out through your mouth, those two extra seconds, that's when your heart rate lowers. That's when your stress lowers. That's when your cortisol levels lower. Do that ten times." headtopics.com
