Podcast: The Human Optimization Project

Mayo Clinic On Human Optimization 56: E56 How to Get More Mileage from Your Brain

How often do you feel that your brain is functioning at its highest level? If you are like most of us, it’s not as often as you would like. Given the high-pressure world we live in, it’s critical for us to ensure our brain is firing on all cylinders, as often as possible. To make…

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Mayo Clinic Human Optimization Project Tomorrow’s Cure – 3D Bioprinted Skin: Breakthroughs in Regenerative Medicine

Host: Cathy Wurzer Guest: Dermatologist and regenerative medicine expert Dr. Saranya Wyles of Mayo Clinic and biomedical engineer Dr. Adam Feinberg of Carnegie Mellon University   Today, we are sharing an episode from our sister podcast Tomorrow’s Cure. Produced by our Mayo Clinic colleagues, this chart-topping and Ambie Award-finalist podcast explores the future of medicine – from…

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Mayo Clinic On Human Optimization Tomorrow’s Cure – 3D Bioprinted Skin: Breakthroughs in Regenerative Medicine

Today, we are sharing an episode from our sister podcast Tomorrow’s Cure. Produced by our Mayo Clinic colleagues, this chart-topping and Ambie Award-finalist podcast explores the future of medicine – from the rise of chronic disease and autoimmune disorders to new research revealing how early immune changes can develop into certain types of leukemia. In…

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Mayo Clinic On Human Optimization 55: E55 Overcoming Self Doubt and Imposter Syndrome

If you’ve ever experienced self-doubt, felt like you didn’t have what it takes, or were fearful of being “found out”, this episode is for you. We have all had the unfortunate experience of improperly doubting ourselves and our abilities to the extent that they had a negative impact on how we feel about ourselves and…

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Mayo Clinic On Human Optimization 54: E54 How to Set Your Personal Vision: Define What You Want to Accomplish in Life

Can you easily and clearly answer the following question…WHAT do you want to achieve with your life? The question is simple, but it’s challenging for most of us to answer in a clear, concise, and convincing way. While we may have a rough or general idea of what we want to accomplish as human beings,…

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Mayo Clinic On Human Optimization 53: E53 How to Make Friends and Genuine Social Connections as an Adult

Host: Christopher L. Camp, M.D., Creator & Guide | Mayo Clinic Human Optimization Project  Guest: Katherine A. Meese, PhD, Researcher | Author | CEO – HuMargin Group – Nashville, TN    If you are someone over the age of 22, you’ve likely noticed that it’s harder to make friends than it was when you were younger. Some of…

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Mayo Clinic On Human Optimization 52: E52 Daily Skin Care Routines We Should Be Doing for Life Long Skin Health

Your skin is the largest organ in your body, and it does a lot more than just make you look good! It is our primary defense against the outside world and regulates many of our body’s internal functions. Given the major role it plays in our health and overall performance, it is important that we take care of our skin to…

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Mayo Clinic On Human Optimization 51: E51 Things You Should Stop Doing to Improve Your Mental Strength

Host: Christopher L. Camp, M.D., Creator & Guide | Mayo Clinic Human Optimization Project  Guest: Amy Morin, LCSW, Psychotherapist / Mental Strength Coach / International Bestselling Author | Mentally Strong    One of the biggest limiters of our mental strength is our very common (usually unintentional) struggle with self-sabotaging behaviors. Since we all feel too busy to…

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Mayo Clinic On Human Optimization 50: E50 How to Be More Creative and Get Yourself Back Outside the Box

Host: Christopher L. Camp, M.D., Creator & Guide | Mayo Clinic Human Optimization Project  Guest: Cal Aurand, Creative Director – Communications | Mayo Clinic – Rochester, MN    «I wish I could be more creative” is a common trope that many of us say to ourselves. Unfortunately, that wish comes with the assumption that we aren’t creative,…

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Mayo Clinic On Human Optimization 49: E49 How to Find a Good Mentor, and How to Be a Good Mentor

Host: Christopher L. Camp, M.D., Creator & Guide | Mayo Clinic Human Optimization Project  Guest: Charanjit S. Rihal, M.D., MBA  William S. and Ann Atherton Professor of Cardiology – Department of Cardiovascular Medicine | Chair, Mayo Clinic People and Culture Committee, Member Board of Trustees – Mayo Clinic – Rochester, MN    We are all a product of…

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