March 11, 2010

Interview with Christine Carter, M.D., author of the book Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents

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Mike Carruthers:
Parents have a lot to do with whether or not their children are happy.

Christine Carter, M.D.:
Often parents think they have one cheerful kid and one grumpy kid and that’s kind of the way it is. But actually we have a lot of great science now that shows that there are factors that parents can teach their kids that will lead to happiness in childhood and beyond.

March 9, 2010

Interview with Daniel Amen, M.D., author of the book Change Your Brain, Change Your Body: Use Your Brain to Get and Keep the Body You Have Always Wanted

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Mike Carruthers:
How well you think and the decisions you make are all a result of how well your brain functions.

Daniel Amen, M.D.:
And when we optimize someone’s brain they make better decisions that are more congruent with the goals they have in their life.

Dr. Daniel Amen, author of the book Change Your Brain, Change Your Body, says if you want to optimize your brain…

March 5, 2010

Interview with David H. Freedman, co-author of the book A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder--How Crammed Closets, Cluttered Offices, and On-the-Fly Planning Make the World a Better Place

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Mike Carruthers:
Neatness is the standard in our culture. Messy people should be neater but you seldom hear the call for neat people to be messier, however…

David H. Freedman:
In some ways you give up a lot when you have a neat, pristine place - there are real advantages to messiness and what works best is really having a balance between the two.

March 3, 2010

Interview with Dr. James Symons, author of the book Plain Talk about Drinking Water

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Mike Carruthers:
Nothing is more important to your survival than the water you drink which is one reason why so many people buy bottled water.

Dr. James Symons:
To take water on a hike or something in a bottle so you can hydrate yourself is fine but to buy bottled water because you’re afraid of what comes out of the tap is just wrong.