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366: Break Bad Habits the Body-Friendly Way

2025/1/24
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Chris Motley博士:我认为改变习惯应该结合东西方医学的智慧,利用现代西医和传统中医的知识来帮助人们改善健康状况。 首先,从神经可塑性的角度来看,重复的行为会在脑中形成神经网络,使习惯更容易被执行。而长期重复的习惯会占据大脑空间,影响日常决策。因此,改变习惯需要改变生理机能,逐渐适应新的习惯。突然停止长期习惯会使身体生理机能紊乱,影响多巴胺释放、血液循环等,导致情绪波动。 其次,从中医的角度来看,习惯和情绪会在器官中形成并根深蒂固,器官与特定情绪相关联,情绪会影响器官的生理功能。长期不良习惯会积累情绪,改变身体的生化过程,导致微生物失衡。例如,长期饮用咖啡因会增强肝脏的功能,并与愤怒、沮丧等情绪相关联。突然停止摄入咖啡因会引发负面情绪,并可能导致肝脏问题。 因此,建议逐渐减少咖啡因摄入量,而不是突然戒除。改变习惯应该循序渐进,并配合其他健康习惯,例如补充益生菌、骨汤等可以帮助修复肠道,改善肝脏健康;补充一些草药或保健品可以帮助肝脏排毒;红光疗法、红光桑拿、蹦床运动等可以帮助肝脏排毒;避免食用对肝脏有害的食物,并配合其他排毒措施。 此外,情绪自由技巧(EFT)可以帮助释放情绪。结合多种方法,可以更有效地改变习惯。通过改变生活习惯和改善身体健康,可以减少对咖啡因的依赖,最终达到健康地改掉坏习惯的目的。

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It’s new years resolution season - that time of year where we’re swearing off alcohol, trying to drink less coffee or working on other health resolutions. How are habits formed in the body and how does breaking a habit affect your body? How can you support your body through habit changes and how closely linked are your brain and body anyway?

In this episode of the Ancient Health Podcast, Doctor Chris Motley explores the intricate relationship between habits, emotions, and organ health through the lens of Eastern medicine. Learn how habits are formed in the brain and organs, the impact of emotions on physiological functions, and pick up strategies for changing habits gradually. Doctor Motley skillfully combines Easter Medicine with western science’s latest research on neuroplasticity. 

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Takeaways

Habits can be formed in both the brain and organs.

Emotions can significantly affect physiological functions.

Neuroplasticity allows the brain to adapt to new habits.

Gradual change is more effective than going cold turkey.

Understanding the emotional connections to habits is crucial.

Herbs and supplements can aid in breaking habits.

Detoxification can help release trapped emotions.

Creating new habits involves reinforcing positive behaviors.

Small changes can lead to significant habit transformations.

EFT tapping can be a useful tool for emotional release.

Chapters

00:00 Understanding Habits and Their Impact

06:12 The Role of Emotions in Habit Formation

11:57 Strategies for Changing Habits

17:53 Integrating Herbs and Supplements

24:09 Creating New Habits and Pathways

Books:

The Brain that Changes Itself by Doctor Norman Doidge

Atomic Habits by James Clear

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