Show Notes
Do you lie awake at 2am with your mind racing, even though you're completely exhausted? Have you been told to "just meditate" and "just breathe," but your brain flat out refuses to slow down? We cover: What actually happens in the brain and nervous system when hormones decline, and why calm gets so much harder
The one calming brain chemical most of us are running low on, and why food and supplements barely move the needle
Your brain's five "zones," including the exact frequency for deep healing and the one for laser focus
Why relaxing music may not be good enough, and what's better to drop our brain into a monk-like state in about 4 minutes
How I got through hip surgery and crushing 2am anxiety without a single anti-anxiety pill
Jim Poole is the CEO of NuCalm and Solace Lifesciences, a neuroscience company on a mission to help people lower stress without drugs. NuCalm is the world's only patented technology clinically proven to lower stress and improve sleep quality naturally, used in over a million sessions worldwide. Jim has lectured at the Pentagon, Quantico, and the NFL Combine on the human stress response and recovery. He holds a BA in psychology from UMass Amherst and an MBA from Babson College. NuCalm is app-based with a 7-day free trial, and subscriptions start at around 50 cents a day. Try it at nucalm.com. Code ZORA for 15% off
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