Healthy Hedonism: Why Feeling Good Is Good for You with Dr. Erica Oberg
Most of us have a should list for our health. Written down somewhere, or just running in the back of our minds.
Dr. Naylor talks with Dr. Erika Oberg, naturopathic doctor, concierge physician, and author of Healthy Hedonism: Why Feeling Good Is Good for You, about why that should list might be working against you and how adding pleasure, joy, rest and connection back into your day can actually undo some of the damage stress has been doing to your body.
We get into:
✔️ Why your should list could be hurting your health
✔️ The real physiology of pleasure and why it matters
✔️ The wine example that changes everything about “moderation”
✔️ Why the how matters more than the what
✔️ Blue zones, longevity, and what actually adds years that feel good
✔️ What perimenopause is really doing to your brain
✔️ Simple ways to add joy without adding one more to do
If you’re tired of white knuckling your way through your routine, start here.
Timestamps
00:07 Why your should list might be hurting you
01:46 What led Dr. Oberg from public health to Healthy Hedonism
02:47 The patient who was ready to give up her one cup of coffee
04:20 Where our culture’s obsession with discipline actually came from
06:56 The systemic issue behind body acceptance
07:18 What pleasure and joy actually do for your body
08:44 Fight or flight vs the parasympathetic reset
09:44 Dopamine, healthy substitutions, and why scrolling doesn’t count
12:25 Where’s the line between healthy hedonism and overindulgence
13:08 The wine example, two nights, three glasses, totally different outcomes
14:50 What an immigrant community taught researchers about health risk
16:43 Blue zones and what the longest living people actually have in common
17:45 “No one gets to 100 and wishes they worked harder”
19:11 Reframing perimenopause and menopause as a turning point
20:23 What’s really happening to your brain during perimenopause
21:10 The dismissive doctor conversations so many women are tired of
23:21 Simple ways to start adding pleasure without adding a to-do
24:47 The vitality wheel and moving from survival to thriving
27:57 Dr. Oberg’s own daily practice that starts every morning
30:04 Where to find Dr. Oberg, her book, and a free audiobook offer
Dr. Erika Oberg’s Links Book:
Healthy Hedonism: Why Feeling Good Is Good for You https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Hedonism-Why-feeling-good/dp/B0GYH3VHHC
Website: www.drericaoberg.com
Free copy of Healthy to the First 100 Listeners: https://healthyhedonism.zoundy.com/WsnfQtv9V1CMu6ywFVoj9CVu5?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnKrwoAFhX0SfkDluYQxrvjBsE4CNHo9sO-LOEar9Wjg_ECX6T1X_GW8ZCWGo_aem_f8dwx9zepP5-YIcuND2itg&utm_content=link_in_bio&utm_medium=social&utm_source=ig
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