January 25, 2012

Interview with Kelly McGonigal, author of the book The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More of It

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Mike Carruthers:
Willpower is something that’s often misunderstood.

Kelly McGonigal:
Most people feel like they don’t have any willpower and actually willpower is something that everybody has. It’s a basic biological human instinct.
 

January 23, 2012

Interview with Dr. David Agus, author of the book The End of Illness

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Mike Carruthers:
We can all do a lot to prevent of postpone serious illness.

Dr. David Agus:
My hope is, and what I really believe can happen is, we can delay illness to the 9th or 10th decade. You know the 1950tys were the last years in the United States you can die of old age on a death certificate – I want to bring that back.
 

January 19, 2012

Interview with Robert Davis, author of the bookCoffee is Good for You: From Vitamin C and Organic Foods to Low-Carb and Detox Diets, the Truth about Diet and Nutrition Claims

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Mike Carruthers:
For years we’ve heard that eating eggs isn’t good for you because they contain cholesterol, but the research says otherwise.

Robert Davis:
The evidence shows that is you eat up to six eggs a week it’s not harmful it’s good news because eggs are a good source of protein and certainly it’s a more healthy breakfast than eating a big muffin that’s full of sugar and calories.
 

January 17, 2011

Interview with Stephen M.R.Covey, author of the book Smart Trust: Creating Prosperity, Energy, and Joy in a Low-Trust World

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Mike Carruthers:
We are probably less trusting of other people today than ever before.

Stephen M.R. Covey:
In a low trust world we tend to become more suspicious, more cynical, more distrusting because none of us want to get burned.