441: Too Much Comfort Is Destroying Your Health & What to Do About It | Michael Easter

<p>Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: <a href= "https://bit.ly/michaeleaster441">https://bit.ly/michaeleaster441</a></p> <p>Michael Easter (IG: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/michael_easter/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@michael_easter</a>) is the author of <a href= "https://geni.us/Bq4vtZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Comfort Crisis</a>, a contributing editor at Men’s Health magazine, columnist for Outside magazine, and professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).</p> <p>His work has appeared in more than 60 countries and can also be found in Men’s Journal, Vice, Scientific American, Esquire, and others.</p> <p><strong>In this episode, we discuss:</strong></p> <ul> <li>The evolution of The Comfort Crisis</li> <li>Time spent outdoors has great mental health benefits</li> <li>Michael’s 33-day Alaskan backcountry hunting trip</li> <li>Boredom tells us to go do something different</li> <li>The nature pyramid</li> <li>The feeling of hunting for the 1st time</li> <li>The unforgiving weather conditions in the Arctic tundra</li> <li>Understanding for one thing to live, another has to die</li> <li>How do other cultures view death?</li> <li>Traveling to Bhutan to learn the secret to happiness</li> <li>The cosmic calendar concept</li> <li>Death used to be more intimate</li> <li>Rites of passage</li> <li>What is a misogi?</li> <li>The discomfort of failure</li> <li>The benefits of accomplishing a misogi</li> <li>Experiencing periods of hunger</li> <li>Expanding your comfort zones makes your life better</li> <li>Practicing gratitude gives you perspective</li> <li>Working for your food</li> <li>The big difference between loneliness and solitude</li> <li>Block off time every day for solitude</li> <li>Balancing screen time</li> </ul> <p><strong>Show sponsors:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://ultimatehealthpodcast.com/organifi" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Organifi <== 20% off all Organifi products by using the code <strong>ultimatehealth</strong> at checkout</a></p> <p><a href="https:/