Ep. #159: Musings from Greece: Shifting from Symptoms to Healthy Systems
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“The big aha for me, having studied populations of the long-lived for nearly a decade, is how the factors that encourage longevity reinforce one another over the long term. For people to adopt a healthful lifestyle, I have become convinced, they need to live in an ecosystem, so to speak, that makes it possible. ... The power of such an environment lies in the mutually reinforcing relationships among lots of small nudges and default choices.”
Do you consider the impact of ecosystems in your personal and professional life? Co-host Traci Warnberg-Lemm shares some of her thoughts and observations from her month in Greece in this solo episode. She shares how the culture in Greece has mutually reinforcing habits and practices that support health and wellness in individuals and communities. Listen as she considers how her lessons, observations and insights from Greece might challenge us all to build similar ecosystems.
On this episode you will:
Hear a little bit of history about the Greek God Asklepius and why the symbol of snakes are used in modern day medicine
Listen as Traci shares a bit about the Mediterranean diet and how it is central to life in Greece
Understand a bit about the Greek ‘hours of common silence’
Hear stories of modern Greek hospitality and how that value has roots in ancient civilization
Hear about the value of spending time outdoors
Listen as Traci shares a few unique Greek traditions and its impact on creating community connections and linkages
Consider what ecosystems might better support mutually reinforcing relationships
To learn more about Traci:
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