Good Thoughts: Recent Episodes
Gary Epler
Good Thoughts is about transforming your life into a high energy, creative, and enjoyable way of living.
Some people are stressed and disconnected from the community because they spend too much time being angry or in fear, and too much time having thoughts of self-criticism, self-pity, resentment, and taking from others. People need to know their true selves.
In 2019, Dr. Gary Epler discovered the connection between the new brain science and a new way of life referred to as the Eplerian Philosophy defined by seven words that will change the world. “Know who you are moment by moment.”
You know who you are at any moment because it's the brain region you're thinking from. Learn to transfer out of your anger center and your self-centered brain region for a healthier more productive life.
Learn to know who you are moment by moment to live your best life at home, at work, and in the community. Be exceptional by being your true self. Thrive on your uniqueness.
– Dr. Gary Epler
Eplerian Life Philosophy Is Based on Quantum Biology
The Eplerian Life Philosophy is knowing “who you are moment by moment,” which means knowing which of the five locations you're thinking from: the head, heart, gut, body, or mind, which is the universe outside the body.
The 10 principles of the Eplerian Life Philosophy include (1) Authenticity by living in the mind, (2) Kindness from the heart, (3) Creativity and joy from the mind, (4) Engage in life with vitality and enthusiasm, (5) Give outside yourself, (6) Learn something new every day, (7) Positive social interaction, (8) Energy and strength from one hour of daily exercise, (9) Peak functioning prefrontal cortex from eight hours of sleep every night, and (10) Vibrant body from a healthy nutrition lifestyle.
The 4 principles of quantum biology include quantum superposition, entanglement, tunneling, and the observer effect.
Quantum biology is useful and healthy too. Quantum biology explains unknown gaps in science. Quantum biology allows us to share our kindness with people and access the mind to solve problems and help people, to have the courage to be our authentic selves, and inspiration to improve the world.
Dr. Gary Epler / Eplerian Life Philosophy
Copyright© 2024 by Gary Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Sleep 8 Hours Every Night / No Excuses
Eight hours of sleep is the foundation for living an extraordinary life with dynamic energy, high performance, and enduring joy. It’s the non-negotiable foundation for accessing the mind, which is the universe outside the body.
The benefits of eight hours of sleep include kindness, creativity, and joy. With eight hours of sleep, you’re more productive, innovative, and resilient. You’re better at managing life’s challenges.
Dr. Gary Epler / Eplerian Life Philosophy
Get Out of Your Head & Into the Mind
"In Your Head" means thinking from the primitive brain. That’s the non-human brain used for instinctive response and not for thinking. It’s self-centered thinking that causes stress. The primitive brain is negative, selfish, and always wants more. This is what I call thinking from the head.
The mind is the universe outside the body. The mind has unlimited knowledge and information about the past, present, and future.
The function of the mind is for creativity and innovation. Creativity to solve problems to help others and innovation to develop new products, services, and new companies to improve the world.
Living in the mind can be used in all situations. For example, healthy nutrition. The head demands junk food, and the mind makes healthy choices. The head wants no sleep. The mind knows eight hours of sleep are required. The head fears exercise. The mind knows one hour of exercise is needed every day. The head is always thinking about problems. The mind has solutions. The head does circular negative thinking and self-pity. The mind is positive and creative to help others. The head has self-critical thoughts. The mind has courage and inspiration.
Get out of your head and into the mind. The mind is the universe filled with unlimited information and knowledge. Slow the brainwaves and live in the mind quieting all negative thoughts from the primitive brain. Live in the mind with creativity to solve problems and help others, courage to be your authentic self, and inspiration to improve the world.
Dr. Gary Epler / Eplerian Life Philosophy
Who Are You? What Is Your Purpose?
Dr. Gary Epler – Know who you are by knowing where you’re thinking from moment by moment. Be your authentic self.
Be human. Quiet the primitive brain self-centered stress center. Think from your heart with kindness and think from the mind, which is outside the body, with creativity to help others.
If you are being your authentic self, then you automatically know your purpose, and it’s an inspiring people-centered purpose. Knowing your purpose gives you better health, resilience, and meaningful relationships. You have increased creativity, performance, and a happier, more enjoyable life. Finally, you will make decisions based on your purpose, and these decisions will have a positive impact on the world around you.
Being a non-authentic person means thinking from the primitive brain, which is negative and obsessed with self-centered thoughts. Non-authentic people are often unclear and confused about their purpose, or their purpose can be self-centered resulting in doing anything to get what they want. Their decisions are egocentric and what’s best for themselves, not what’s best for other people or the community.
Who are you? Be your authentic self. Stay true to yourself. What is your purpose? It’s from the mind with creativity to help others and from your heart with kindness. Be human.
Dr. Gary Epler / Eplerian Life Philosophy
Live in the mind for an extraordinary life filled with high energy, peak performance, and enduring joy.
Living in the mind means thinking from the mind. Instead of thinking from the primitive brain with limited and negative thoughts all day, think from the mind with unlimited positive thoughts, creativity, and joy. Think from the mind and live in the mind.
How do you connect with the mind? Slow down the brainwaves. We can think from the mind because the human brain has a region called the prefrontal lobe cortex. It’s above the eyebrows and is the most advanced brain on the planet. When the brainwaves are slowed down, the prefrontal lobe can connect with the mind.
The mind is the universe filled with unlimited information and knowledge about the past, present, and future.
Live in the mind for an enjoyable life moment by moment.
Listen Up! Listening Strategies for Success
Know where you’re thinking from moment by moment. For effective and healthy listening, think for your heart with kindness and from the mind with creativity.
Talking and listening are equally bound together. What you say affects what the other person hears, and what you hear affects what the other person says. For example, speaking is related to pace, pitch, and volume, determining how the other person listens. Go too fast for some people, and they won’t hear what you’re talking about. Most commonly, there’s 80% talk and 20% listening. For healthy communication, talk and listen in balance equally with 50% talking and 50% listening.
Listening will create a new world of increased productivity, positive relationships, and success. Listen with your heart with kindness. Listen with the mind for attention and help others. Be your true, authentic self for healthy and productive communication.
Dr. Gary Epler / Eplerian Life Philosophy
Copyright© 2024 by Gary Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Quiet the Negative Voice in Your Head
Know where you’re thinking from moment by moment. Thinking from the head with your negative thoughts causes stress. Quiet the negative voice and eliminate stress.
There are ten ways to quiet the voice: Here’s the short list: (1) Awareness (2) Kindness (3) Gratitude (4) Close friends (5) 12-minute walk (6) Neurobypass (7) Slow brainwaves (8) Music (9) Attention, and (10) Breathe.
Keep doing these techniques, and over time, the amount of stress will diminish and can eventually disappear. Engage life in the moment and thrive in your uniqueness.
Dr. Gary Epler / Eplerian Life Philosophy
Master Your Self-Control
Apply the principle of knowing where you’re thinking from. Avoid primitive brain thinking, and think from your heart and the mind, which is outside the brain.
Self-control is the ability to manage our emotional response and behavior to impulses, temptations, and difficult situations.
Successful self-control is learning to think from the heart with kindness to yourself and others, and thinking from the mind, which is outside the brain, with creativity to solve problems and help people.
Avoid primitive brain selfish thinking. Thinking from the primitive brain results in unhealthy and rude behavior. Think from the heart with kindness and the mind with creativity. This is human thinking. This is being your true authentic self. Thrive in your uniqueness.
Dr. Gary Epler / Eplerian Life Philosophy
Eplerian Life Philosophy for Building a Global Civilization of Kindness
Think like a human from your heart with kindness and the mind to help others. Don’t think like a non-human from the primitive brain with anger and stress. Primitive brain thinking is about yourself. Human thinking is about everyone else.
What's the primitive brain? The brain starts as a pod of cells and develops into a primitive brain, which is needed during infancy for instinctive survival. The brain continues to develop for 25 years ending in the advanced human prefrontal lobe. The primitive brain remains active for instinctive lifesaving reactions, but after infancy, thinking from this primitive brain with self-centered thoughts causes stress. This is a built-in warning system to stop thinking from the primitive brain. Thinking from the primitive brain causes anger and stress.
Break the primitive brain thinking habit. Understand the negative consequences of primitive brain thinking. Recognize primitive brain thinking and stop.
Human thinking is from the heart with kindness, the gut for nutrition and risk management, the body for strength, and the mind for creativity to help others. Primitive thinking destroys close personal relationships. Think from the heart with kindness with no thoughts about yourself for long-lasting close relationships.
Here’s what I would like to have you do. Look around and observe primitive brain behavior, don’t say anything, but you stop doing this behavior, or feel good about yourself because you don’t do this behavior. If everyone stops primitive brain thinking, then we will be living an extraordinary life in a global civilization of kindness.
Dr. Gary Epler / Eplerian Life Philosophy
Copyright© 2023 by Gary Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Maximize Your Social Health
Social health is the capacity to create trust, develop meaningful connections, and make a positive contribution to society.
The seven indicators of social health include kindness from the heart, high level happiness, zero level stress, healthy nutrition lifestyle, eight hours of sleep every night, one hour of exercise every day, and daily meditation.
There are seven supplemental indicators. These include always being engaged in life, learning something new every day, gratitude and appreciation, positive social interaction, giving outside yourself, positive contribution to society, and always being your true authentic self.
How does it feel to have a 7 social health score? You feel like you can deal with anything that comes your way. You’re happy. You’re energized and full of life.
Here’s another one for 15 indicators: Maximize your social skills.
The social health score can be used for companies, communities, and countries. What’s your company’s score? What’s your country’s score?
Begin your quest for a 7 out of 7 social health score.
Dr. Gary Epler / Eplerian Life Philosophy
What are 7 healthy habits of people who rarely get sick?
(1) Healthy nutrition, (2) Sleep, (3) Exercise, (4) No stress and no other bad health habits, (5) Updated immunizations, (6) Cautious use of medications and surgery, and most importantly, (7) Always be your true authentic self.
I define a healthy nutrition lifestyle as “eating the right foods in the right amount at the right time and prepared in a healthy manner.” The right food are foods with no added sugar, no added salt, and no processed food.
Eight hours of sleep are needed every night because six of them are to recharge the brain energy adenosine and two hours of dream sleep are for restoring kind feelings from the heart and recharging the prefrontal lobe for optimal social judgment. Less than eight hours is a major cause of stress-related illnesses.
One hour of exercise is helpful every day because this gives you energy, keeps the body strong, and maximizes the immune system to keep you from getting sick.
Stress is the most important bad habit to eliminate because stress causes inflammation which is the cause of almost all diseases such as heart disease, stroke, and cancer. Eliminate anger and stress triggers by positive conditioning with three steps.
One of the most out-of-control worldwide bad health habit is stage 3 cell-phone dependency. This means having your cell phone in your hand at all times and face up. This is a bad health habit because it causes level 5 to level 10 stress causing illness and disease.
Be like people who rarely get sick by having healthy nutrition, 8 hours of sleep, 1 hour of exercise every day, eliminating stress, and be your true authentic self.
Dr. Gary Epler / Eplerian Life Philosophy
Making Decisions in 10 Seconds or Less
Know who you are moment by moment which means knowing where you’re thinking from. Think from the heart for making important personal decisions and think from the mind for business decisions.
You might have a decision about a new job, a new house, or a new relationship. Thinking from the head will keep you up all night thinking about the positives and negatives with no decision in the morning. Instead of thinking from the head with indecision, think from the heart with an instant decision. The function of the heart is to keep itself healthy and has millions of neurons to do this. Therefore, you will receive a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ whatever is best for your health.
What are the problems of not making a decision? Frustration and anger are the immediate problems because people need action. They want to do something. Without a decision all action is stopped. For example, although short-term disappointment, an immediate ‘no” answer is helpful because people can go forward either by doing something to get a yes or abandon the request and move on to something else. In some situations, not willing to make a major decision can have catastrophic consequences. Irreversible events can occur during the delay or a forced, panic decision will have to be made with disastrous results.
How do you make an instant decision? Make instant decisions by thinking from the heart with kindness and the mind creativity. How do you use the mind? Remember the mind is not the brain. The brain is limited and negative. The brain is filled with failures, mistakes, and rejections. The brain is selfish. The mind is unlimited filled with all information and knowledge to make decisions. The mind is creative for finding solutions. Courage comes from the mind. The mind is inspirational. You need to be in a slow brainwave state to use the mind, which you learn through traditional eyes-closed meditation or eyes-open meditation.
After you make the decision, You need to give three reasons for making the decision. This shows you understand the situation and gives the person or team sufficient help to go forward. If you have no interest or don’t want to make the decision, then say “no.” Give the basis for your decision so the person or organization can act by getting more information, going to someone else, or abandoning the request or the project.
Instant decisions are needed at home and at work. This eliminates frustration, confusion, and inaction. Make decisions using the heart with kindness and the mind with creativity to find solutions and help others. Make decisions by being your true authentic self with no self-centered thoughts about yourself from the stress center.
Gary Epler / Eplerian Life Philosophy
Like Yourself / Be Yourself!
Feel good about yourself. Like yourself. This is fundamental for life in many ways. This gives you the confidence to engage in life with new experiences and new opportunities. You’re resilient to setbacks and disappointments. You have better close relationships with positive people, and you will not tolerate negative relationships. You’re not wasting time and energy with self-destructive and self-pity thoughts freeing you to be more productive and creative. You enjoy life and appreciate the good things in your life.
Stop negative thoughts about yourself by being your true authentic self and think from your heart and the mind. Accept yourself for who you are with all the good values and flaws. Stop comparing yourself to others. Stop trying to be someone else. Stop trying to please others. Eliminate self-critical thoughts. Take control of your life. Think from the heart with kindness to yourself and self-compassion.
Contribute to society. Contribute by thinking from the heart working for an organization or starting a company that improves people’s lives or makes lives easier, by volunteering, or improving your community. You can’t contribute to society by thinking about yourself all day. Instead of thinking from the head by complaining, criticizing, and blaming, think from the heart with kindness to people and think from the mind with creativity to solve problems and help others, courage to be your true authentic self, and inspiration to improve the world.
Like the way you are and be your true authentic self. Think from your heart with kindness to yourself. Think from the heart with giving, gratitude, and appreciation for everything you have. Engage in life. Know what you want, where you’re going, and what you’re doing. Be yourself. Thrive in your uniqueness.
Gary Epler / Eplerian Life Philosophy
Copyright© 2023 by Gary Epler, M.D.All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Turn Off the Stress Switch
Stress is activated by self-centered thoughts and thinking about yourself. This thinking is unhealthy and hazardous to people and society.
These self-centered thoughts include obvious thoughts such as thinking about your problems, feeling sorry for yourself, or negative thoughts about yourself. Other examples are less obvious such as trying to be someone else or your job title, trying to please others, and thinking about what people think of you. Other less obvious examples include complaining, criticism, and blame as well as jealousy, resentment, and worry. Feeling guilty is stress and means you’re thinking about yourself. Unknown examples include trying to gain power and control over people.
Be your authentic self to counteract social media and social group manipulation from disinformation. There are serious consequences from relying on self-centered stress center thinking, especially with guilt that can result in property destruction and unsafe communities. It makes sense to turn off the stress switch.
Turn off the switch of negative self-centered thinking from the stress center. Think from the heart with giving and kindness to yourself and others. Think from the mind with courage to be your authentic self, creativity to solve problems and help others, and inspiration to improve the world.
Gary Epler / Eplerian Life Philosophy
Copyright© 2023 by Gary Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Never be 'old'. Age is a state of mind. Some people in their 30s and 40s are old. They look old, act old, and think old. Many people in their 80s, 90s, and 100s are never going to be old.
The story begins at infancy. Infants need to use the primitive instinctive brain region to cry for food and a diaper change. After that, thinking from this brain region self-destructs and prevents people from being successful adults making positive contributions to the world. I call this primitive brain region the stress center.
People grow old because they don’t shut down the stress center. They continue with endless self-centered thoughts and thinking about themselves causing lifelong stress and old age.
Apply the principles of the Eplerian Life Philosophy by knowing where you’re thinking from. Shut down negative self-centered thoughts from the stress center. Think from the heart with giving and kindness to yourself and helping others. Think from the mind with courage, inspiration, and creativity to solve problems and improve the world.
Be your true authentic self. Shut down thinking from the stress center and you’ll never be old.
Gary Epler / Eplerian Life Philosophy
Soft skills, social skills, and using the mind combined with AI for extraordinary success. In the past, everyone learned knowledge facts in school. Now every known fact in the universe is instantly available. Therefore, people need to learn soft skills, social skills, and use the mind for success in making money, at their job, and in the community.
Ten new soft skills include
- Always be your true self.
- Learn something new every day.
- No negative words or comments in conversations.
- If you say something, do it.
- Don't talk about anyone in a negative way.
- Be patient with people.
- Drive with consideration for others.
- Healthy posture and walk with confidence.
- Always dress well.
- Use the mind.
Take two trips into the house from the car. Learn and use these soft skills and social skills for success at home and at work.
Gary Epler / Eplerian Life Philosophy
Be Smarter for Your Next Birthday!
Stay smart in an ever-changing world. Know who you are moment by moment, which means you’re as smart as where you’re thinking from. Be your true authentic self by thinking from the heart and the mind for being smart. Some people get smarter with each birthday.
People talk about getting smarter by using the internet and the new AI products. In the past, it’s been thought that people get smarter by using more of their brain. There’s a better way.
Use the mind, which is outside the head and the body. This is a fundamental principle of the Eplerian Life Philosophy. Be yourself, stop thinking about yourself. You can only think from one location at a time. If you’re thinking self-centered thoughts from your head all day, then you can’t think from the mind for being smarter. The less you think from your head, the smarter you are.
Apply this principle in the fast-paced world that changes every day. If you’re thinking about yourself from the head, you can’t think from the heart, you can’t think from the mind, and there is no time for happiness and enjoyment in life. People need to stop thinking about themselves so they can think from their heart with kindness and from the mind to solve problems and help others.
Dr. Gary Epler
Social change is going to happen all the time. If you constantly think about how terrible this is going to affect you, then you’re going to be stressed. The more you think about it, the more stressed you’re going to be. If you limit these thoughts to a few seconds, then the harmful adrenalin cortisol response is neutralized. If you keep thinking these negative thoughts for days, weeks, or months, the adrenalin response will continue causing increased blood pressure, shutting down the digestive system and the immune system, and causing inflammation resulting in heart disease, strokes, and cancer.
Social change is inevitable and is out of everyone’s control. A healthy way to respond to negative change is to be your true self and limit the anger and stress reaction to less than ten seconds. This allows you to stay out of the anger center and stress center and live your life thinking from the heart with kindness to yourself and others, and thinking from the mind with creativity to solve problems, help others, and innovation to improve people’s lives.
Use the neuropathway bypass technique for eliminating stress from negative or difficult people in your life.
A neuropathway is a highway of neurons in the brain with a beginning and an end. Neurons transmit information from one brain cell to another. Neuropathway is started from a person or an event and ends with an emotional response that may be negative, neutral, or positive.
How to build a bypass around the old stress neuropathway. Build a new one with a positive beginning and a positive ending.
In the morning, visualize the image of the negative person in your life and let it trigger the stress feelings in the pit of your stomach. You can do this during your morning routine, exercise program, or during your morning run or walk. When the feelings of discomfort develop, begin saying two soothing words to yourself repeatedly such as “love and peace.” Say the words over and over until the feeling of anger subsides, usually in less than two minutes.
If you find yourself upset and in a negative-feedback loop about a person that causes stress, use the neuro-bypass technique to eliminate the stress. It's simple to use, visualize the person, feel the stress, and repeat "love and peace" to yourself over and over until the feeling of stress stops for one to two minutes. After one week it will be difficult to feel the stress, after two weeks, there will be no feeling of stress. If successful, it will eliminate the stress triggered by the negative people in your life.
Dr. Gary Epler
Feelings over thinking.
Feelings from your heart include kindness, love, giving, appreciation, forgiveness, and gratitude. When you realize that you’re stressed from thinking about your problems, think from the heart with kindness to someone, give something to someone, or help someone. You will have zero stress the instant you start thinking from your heart.
The feelings from the mind are magnified feelings from the heart and feelings outside the body. These feelings include serenity, total calmness, universal acceptance and belonging, and unconditional love. These feelings also include courage, attention, accomplishment, and success. During the time in the mind, there will be no stress because there will be no self-centered thoughts from the stress center.
Feel, don’t think. Feel kindness and giving from the heart. Feel energy from your muscles. Feel courage from your mind to be your true authentic self for living an extraordinary life.
There are many ways to get involved in your community including volunteering, coaching, participating in local events, and becoming a town officer.
To help the community the most, be your true self. Limit your stress to less than ten seconds by not thinking about your problems or trying to be someone else. Think from the heart with kindness and giving. Think from the mind with creativity to solve community problems and help others.
Be your true self. People will trust you and want to hear what you have to say. This will allow you to be influential in a good way for making your community the best place to live.
Dr. Gary Epler
Copyright© 2023 by Gary Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Leave your cell phone out of sight when talking with family, friends, coworkers, and in public.
Be engaged in life. It’s one of life’s pleasures. You have healthy interactions and experience wonderful moments. This means paying attention to life in front of you. It’s having purpose in life. This means knowing what you want, what you’re doing, and where you’re going. This means being your true authentic self.
Cell phone dependency is out of control taking away positive social interaction and enjoyment. Stage 3 cell phone dependency is having the phone in your hand at all times in all places, and placing the phone face up. The percentage of these phone-dependent non-engaged people is increasing at an astonishing rate to where people don’t talk to each other and have lost healthy conversations, especially deep meaningful conversations. It’s an unwanted intrusion. Ghosting has become an easy way out leaving the other person confused, stressed out, and not able to go forward.
How to stop cell dependency? First, understand and acknowledge the negative use of the cell phone and its unhealthy effects for you and others. Second, negative phone use reflects people thinking about themselves from the stress center.
Be your true authentic self. No thinking about yourself, think from your heart with kindness to others. Think from the mind with solving problems and helping others.
Being your true authentic self will instantly eliminate all negative cell phone use.
Dr. Gary Epler
How do you take charge of your life? Be your true authentic self and everything else falls into place. Engage in life at all times knowing what you’re doing, what you want, and where you’re going. Leave your phone out of sight. Pay attention to everything around you when interacting with people. Live in the moment with high energy, creativity, and enjoyment. Know where you’re thinking from. Think from your heart with kindness and the mind with solving problems and helping others. Take charge of your life for an enjoyable fulfilling life.
Follow the Eplerian Life Philosophy for Health and Happiness: “Know who you are moment by moment"
This means know where you’re thinking from and that’s who you are.
The benefits of knowing who you are include freedom from telling you who you are. You’re your own person. You’re happier and more productive. You have high energy. You’re creative and innovative. You’re engaged in life. You enjoy living in the moment. You’re trustworthy. People want to be with you.
There are more than 30 applications of the Eplerian Life Philosophy. These applications include eliminating the harmful effects of stress and anger, and eliminating trying to be someone else and trying to please others. They include discarding thinking about yourself, thinking about the negative past, and thinking about the negative future. The applications include managing fear and sadness, and eliminating self-criticism and self-pity; and increased productivity, creativity, and innovation. Additional applications include eliminating resentment, jealousy, revenge, judgment, complaining, criticism, blame, and eliminating worry and guilt. The applications include personal leadership, making instant decisions, enjoying responsibility, and unwavering commitment. They also include developing a healthy sleep program, healthy nutrition lifestyle, a daily exercise program, and healthy posture. Live in the moment and be your true self. The Eplerian Life Philosophy is for people to live their best lives at home, at work, and in the community.
Follow the Eplerian Life Philosophy for an exhilarating life filled with high energy, creativity, enjoyment, positive experiences, and extraordinary people. Know where you’re thinking from. Be your true self. Think from your heart with kindness and giving. Think from the mind with courage, solving problems and helping others, and innovation to improve people’s lives. Be exceptional by being your true self. Thrive on your uniqueness.
Copyright© 2022 by Gary Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Imagine a world where global leaders don’t destroy millions of people’s lives and their homes. Where there are no angry demonstrations or rallies against people or groups. This can happen. This can happen now. Never think like a crocodile. Crocodiles are angry. Crocodiles are stressed because they only think about themselves. Never think like a crocodile. Be your true self, not anyone else. Think like a human from the heart with kindness and giving. Think from the mind with courage, solving problems and helping others, and innovation to improve people’s lives. Be exceptional by being your true self. Thrive on your uniqueness.
Copyright© 2022 by Gary Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Selling from the heart is always about the other person. When you talk with someone about selling something, the other person is learning about this for the first time. They’re thinking from their ancient brain region, which I call the crocodile brain. So, keep the conversation simple and non-threatening. Speak with feelings and positive emotions. Avoid thinking about yourself and what you need such as thinking about making money or about closing the sale. Copyright© 2022 by Gary Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Too many people try to be their job title. That's like trying to be someone else. That's thinking from the stress center. Always be your true self by thinking from your heart with kindness and from the mind with creativity to solve problems and help others, and innovation to improve people’s lives. Then, you will be successful at your job. Be exceptional by being your true self. Copyright© 2022 by Gary Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Physical strain in the neck and lower back muscles causes the adrenaline cortisol response resulting in inflammation and sore muscles. Keep the neck and back straight. Use the four calming techniques that include belly breaths, a drink of water, a 10-second freezing cold shower, and the 12-minute walk to settle the nerves and quiet the brain. Copyright© 2022 by Gary Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Understand the need for high-performing proprioception and balance, especially during older ages. Perform daily balancing exercises to prevent the fall in the middle of the night and other accidents. Live a healthy lifestyle and be your true self. Copyright ©2022 by Gary Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Soft skills are for work. Social skills are for friends, family, and the public. Soft skills are personal characteristics and habits at work. Social skills are positive interpersonal behaviors. Soft skills like always being your true self, bringing out the best in people, and having a strong posture can propel you to success. Score 100 in your soft skills and social skills for an invigorating enjoyable life for you and everyone else. Copyright ©2022 by Gary Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Living in the moment means being engaged in life, being in the flow, and paying attention. This means no stress in your life. I have a call to action. Remember that at any given moment in time during day or night doing whatever you’re doing or activity you’re engaged in – you’re safe, you’re secure, and you’re healthy. Learn to have no thoughts about yourself from the stress centers. No thoughts about past problems and unknown future events. Think from the heart with kindness and giving. Be your true self. Thrive in your uniqueness. Copyright ©2022 by Gary Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Where you’re thinking from shows on your face moment by moment. No thinking about yourself or your problems from your head stress center - think from your heart with strength and from your mind with success. Be exceptional by being your true self. Copyright ©2022 by Gary Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Innovation is creating a product or service that is entirely new. This requires learning to stop thinking from the stress center and think from the mind for creative ways to help people and innovative ideas to improve people’s lives. Be exceptional by being your true self. Copyright ©2022 by Gary Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Gaslighting has become a popular word in social conversations and TV shows. It's important to know about gaslighting so you can recognize this behavior quickly to prevent getting hurt and prevent harmful health consequences. Gaslighting behavior consists of lying, manipulating, criticism, and blame. Learn to recognize this behavior as fast as possible to protect yourself and prevent unhealthy consequences. Obtain eight hours of sleep every night, have a healthy nutrition lifestyle, and one hour of exercise every day to prevent this behavior in yourself. Think from the heart with kindness and giving. Think from the mind for creative ways to help people and innovative ideas to improve people’s lives. Be exceptional by being your true self.
Copyright ©2022 by Gary Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Use positive words. Have a positive word ratio when you write and talk. Positive words come from the heart. Negative words come from the head anger center and self-thinking stress center. Think from the heart with kindness and giving. Think from the mind to be creative to help others and innovative to develop new products and services to improve people's lives. Be exceptional by being your true self. This is a new way of life for extraordinary living. Copyright ©2022 by Gary Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Attention means 100% concentrating on your task with no other thoughts. Call to action: Give total attention to tasks at home and at work with no self-centered thoughts from the head stress center. Turn them into something positive. Reframe tasks and jobs. It's giving and contributing to the family or the company. Think from the heart with kindness and giving, and think from the mind with creativity, solving problems, and courage. Copyright ©2022 by Gary Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Thinking about yourself causes stress. If you're stressed, you're thinking about yourself. Call to action: Frist, realize when you’re thinking about yourself. Second, change to thinking from the heart with kindness to yourself. Third, explore and determine the reason or cause of thinking about yourself and permanently stop this thinking. Strive for zero-level stress. This is a new way of life to live every day filled with high energy, creativity, and enjoyment. Copyright ©2022 by Gary Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Think from the heart with kindness and giving. No need to ask anyone how old they are. This makes people feel bad about themselves and people might be treated as if they’re too old to enjoy life. This is a question from the head stress center, and it causes stress. Be exceptional by being your true self. Think from the heart with kindness and giving. This is a new way of life for extraordinary living. Copyright ©2022 by Gary Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Develop a healthy nutrition lifestyle. Sleep eight hours every night. One hour of exercise every day. Know who you are moment by moment. You can know who you are because there are four places you can be, and you can only be in one place at a time. You can be in your head, your heart, your gut, or your mind, which is outside the body. Learn to eliminate unhealthy head thinking with anger and stress. Think from the heart with kindness and giving. Think from the mind with creativity, courage, and success. Be exceptional by being your true self. Thrive on your uniqueness. This is a new way of life for extraordinary living. Copyright ©2022 by Gary Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Know who you are moment by moment. You can know who you are because there are four places you can be, and you can only be in one place at a time. You can be in your head, your heart, your gut, or your mind, which is outside the body. Learn to eliminate unhealthy head thinking. Think from the heart with kindness and giving. Think from the mind with creativity, courage, and success. Be exceptional by being your true self. Thrive on your uniqueness. This is a new way of life for extraordinary living. Copyright ©2021 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Organizational leadership means making instant decisions, having total responsibility, unwavering commitment, and positive communication. Be exceptional by being your true self. Thrive on your uniqueness. Think from the heart with kindness, empathy, and giving. Think from the mind with creativity. Copyright ©2021 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Personal leadership means taking charge of your life by living a healthy positive life for your family, friends, and the community. Take charge of your life by being your true self moment by moment. Think from the heart with kindness and giving. Think from the mind with creativity. Have integrity with no lying at any time, especially to yourself. Make instant decisions, have total responsibility for your actions, and have firm commitments to your family and friends. Be exceptional by being your true self. Thrive on your uniqueness.
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Thinking from the anger center and stress center is unhealthy. Extreme feelings from the heart, from the gut, and from the mind can be hazardous to your health. Avoid thinking from the anger center and the stress center. Think from the heart with kindness, empathy, and giving. Think from the mind with creativity.
Gratitude means appreciating what you have and thankful for the kind people in your life. Know who you are moment by moment. Know where you’re thinking from. Learn to stop thinking about yourself from the stress center and think from the heart with gratitude for yourself and others. Think from the mind for creative solutions. Copyright ©2021 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Compassion means being kind to yourself and others. Know who you are moment by moment. Know where you’re thinking from. Learn to stop thinking from the stress center and think from the heart with compassion for yourself and others. Copyright ©2021 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Feel bad about something you did or did not do? Stop thinking about yourself as a bad person. Be kind to yourself. Think from the heart with kindness and compassion for yourself. Know where you’re thinking from moment by moment. Don’t think about yourself from the stress center. Think from the heart with kindness for yourself. Copyright ©2021 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Stop worrying? Stop thinking about yourself and you’ll stop worrying because you can only think from one location at a time. Know who you are moment by moment. Know where you’re thinking from. Don’t think about yourself from the stress center. Be kind to yourself. Think from the heart with kindness, empathy, and giving. Think from the mind with creativity, and the feeling of calmness and unconditional love. Copyright ©2021 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Be a heart-thinker. Know who you are moment by moment. Know where your feelings are coming from. Learn to bypass negative thinking from the anger and stress centers with taking behaviors. Think from the heart with kindness, empathy, and giving. Think from the mind with creativity and the feeling of calmness and unconditional love.
Know who you are moment by moment. Know where your feelings are coming from – the head, the heart, the gut, or the mind. Bypass the negative thinking from the head and think from the heart with kindness, empathy, and giving. Think from the mind with creativity and the feeling of calmness and unconditional love. Copyright ©2021 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Know who you are moment by moment. This means know where you’re thinking from, and that’s who you are. Build trust, bypass unhealthy thinking from the stress center and think from the heart with feelings of kindness, empathy, and giving. Thinking from the heart is fundamental for trust, and it’s healthy and feels great. Copyright ©2021 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Know who you are moment by moment. This means know where you’re thinking from and that’s who you are. Bypass unhealthy thinking from the stress center and think from the heart with feelings of kindness, empathy, and giving. Think from the mind for creativity. Thinking from the stress center is unhealthy, unproductive, and not enjoyable. Thinking from the heart and the mind is healthy and feels good. Copyright ©2021 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Having three to five close personal relationships is fundamental for a long and healthy life. Develop close relationships by being your true self. Think from the heart with kindness and giving. Think from the mind with creativity and unconditional love. Be grateful for the positive people in your life. Copyright ©2021 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Know who you are moment by moment. This means know where you’re thinking from and that’s who you are. There are four locations you can think from: the head, the heart, the belly brain, and the mind. These locations are independent and not connected. You can only think from one location at a time. Bypass unhealthy thinking from the head and think from the heart with feelings of kindness, empathy, and giving. Think from the mind for creativity and the feelings of total calmness and unconditional love. Thinking from the head is unhealthy, unproductive, and causes stress. Thinking from the heart and the mind is healthy and feels good. This is a new way of life for extraordinary living. Copyright ©2021 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Know who you are moment by moment. This means know where you’re thinking from and that’s who you are. There are four places you can think from: the head, the heart, the belly brain, and the mind. Bypass unhealthy thinking from the head and think from the heart with feelings of kindness, empathy, and giving. Thinking from the head is unhealthy, unproductive, and causes stress. Thinking from the heart is healthy and feels good. This is a new way of life for extraordinary living. Call to Action: Think from your heart for next hour. If anger is triggered from the head, use empathy from the heart. Feeling sorry for yourself, be kind to yourself from the heart. Thoughts of resentment or retaliation? Give, help someone, think from the heart. Let us know how this makes you feel. Copyright ©2021 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only nd it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Know who you are moment by moment. You can know who you are moment by moment because there are four places you can be, and you can only be in one place at a time. You can be in your head brain to improve your life, in your heart to stay healthy, in your belly brain to protect you, and in your mind for creativity. Learn to eliminate being in the unhealthy brain anger center, the self-thinking stress center, and the addiction center. Learn the function and feelings of the heart. Learn to listen to the nutrition and risk benefit advice from the belly brain. Learn how to use creativity and feelings of total calmness, peace, and unconditional love from the mind. This is a new way of life for extraordinary living. Copyright ©2020 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Know who you are moment by moment. Learn to bypass the brain anger center and the brain cingulate stress center by using empathy and kindness from the heart. Someone or something triggers your anger center? Bypass this feeling. Use empathy, from the heart. Need a deep conversation, it’s always about the other person, use empathy from the heart. Copyright ©2020 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast for general informational and educational purposes only, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Know who you are moment by moment. You can know who you are moment by moment because there are four places you can be, and you can only be in one place at a time. You can be in your head brain to improve your life, in your heart to stay healthy, in your belly brain to protect you, and in your mind for creativity. Learn to eliminate being in the two unhealthy brain regions, the anger center and the self-thinking center. Learn the function and the feelings of the heart. Learn to listen to the nutrition and risk/benefit advice from the belly brain. Learn how to use creativity and feelings of total calmness, peace, and unconditional love from the mind. This is a new way of life for extraordinary living. Copyright ©2020 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast for general informational and educational purposes only, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Know who you are moment by moment. This means know what brain region you’re in and getting out of the two bad regions that include the anger center and the self-thinking center. Listen to your heart for important decisions and use the feelings and emotions from the heart that include kindness, empathy, giving, and love. Know and use the function and feelings from the belly brain – it will give you healthy food choices and give you the degree of risk or the benefit an action you’re considering. The belly brain will protect you. Copyright ©2020 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast for general informational and educational purposes only, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Know who you are moment by moment. This means know what brain region you’re in and getting out of the anger center and the self-thinking center in a few seconds. This also means, use kindness, empathy, and giving … feelings from the heart. Listen to your heart for important decisions. It’s good for your health. Copyright ©2020 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast for general informational and educational purposes only, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Breathe through your nose by breathing slowly. Exhale slowly through the left side of your nose for the calming effect. Take three belly breathes to relax before a big event. Use yoga square breathing for healing. Breathe through your nose for health. Copyright ©2020 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast for general informational and educational purposes only, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Learn to be your true self. It’s freedom. You don’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. You don’t need to be anyone else. You’ll live a life free from blame, criticism, judgment, and stress. Learn to get out of the anger center and self-thinking center in a few seconds. The less you think about yourself, the more you’ll be your true self. You’ll live an extraordinary life filled with high energy, creativity, and enjoyment. Copyright ©2020 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast for general informational and educational purposes only, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
This is what I would like to have everyone do. That minor unhealthy habit or social habit that you’ve been trying to eliminate for years, chose a key word for your new habit. Use it all day long for two or three days, keep using the key word in new situations for another week, and you’ll have your new habit at the end of three weeks. Then continue to lengthen the time between your new habit and when the old habit comes back, so that eventually it will never return. Your new habit will make you feel good, it’s good for your health, and everyone else will like it too. Please share your story about your new health habit with us. We’ll be patient and wait for 21 days.
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Post disaster stress is from self-centered thinking. You can manage this stress by knowing who you are moment by moment. Know your brain region. Learn to get out of the anger center and the self-centered thinking brain region quickly for improved performance, creativity, and enjoyment. Copyright ©2020 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Happiness is being content with what you have moment by moment. Being content with what you’re doing moment by moment, especially during troubling times. It’s living a good life with meaning and contentment. Maintain a happiness level of 8 to 10 for an extraordinary life and success. Copyright ©2020 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Optimism is healthy for you and for others. Optimistic people achieve more, obstacles and problems are brief setbacks, bad events are temporary, they bounce back quickly from failure, and they see the good in people and all things. Learn optimism by transferring out of the anger brain center and the self-centered thinking region in a few seconds. This will lead you to a positive outlook and bringing out the best in people. Copyright ©2020 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Try spending alpha-brainwave meditation time every day. It’s easy to do and decreases stress, releases feel-good neurotransmitters and hormones, quiets the amygdala anger center and shuts down the cingulate self-thinking center, and helps us understand and empathize with each other. It improves creativity and it’s healthy. Copyright ©2020 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Everyone needs 8 hours of sleep every night. You need six hours to recharge the brain energy and two hours of dream sleep for kindness, empathy, and love. Copyright ©2020 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Positive social interaction means that both individuals feel better after the connection. Eliminate cyberbullying by transferring out of the cingulate self-centered brain region fast – acknowledge the event, obtain the benefit, and get out. Learn and use positive social interaction every day in all situations. This feels good, and others feel good too. Copyright ©2020 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
Learn self-healing by creating an environment to heal. Approach your injury or illness in a positive way, learn everything you can about what you're facing, learn and use controlled breathing, and use visualization. Copyright ©2020 by Gary R. Epler, M.D. All rights reserved. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice.