Brain Wash Quotes

“Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it. —THOMAS JEFFERSON”
― David Perlmutter,, Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships, and Lasting Happiness

“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. —MARCUS AURELIUS”
― David Perlmutter,, Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships, and Lasting Happiness

“One survey found that 42 percent of the time Americans are awake, their eyes are fixated on a television, smartphone, computer, tablet, or other device.”
― David Perlmutter, Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships and Lasting Happiness

“Your attention and your decisions are sold to the highest bidder, to companies with the best understanding of how to manipulate your psychology and biology for their own profit.”
― David Perlmutter,, Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships, and Lasting Happiness

“The world’s population is almost eight billion, so it’s hard to imagine that feelings of isolation and loneliness still affect so many of us.”
― David Perlmutter,, Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships, and Lasting Happiness

“We need connection—to our surroundings, to others, and to our own conscious thoughts and actions. It’s that simple.”
― David Perlmutter,, Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships, and Lasting Happiness

“WE’RE ALL SEARCHING FOR THE same things in life. We want happiness, success, and a sense of purpose. We want to be physically and mentally fit. We want to enjoy deep interpersonal bonds. We want our lives to have direction and meaning. But through bad habits and self-sabotaging behaviors, we can often get in our own way when we attempt to achieve these”
― David Perlmutter,, Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships, and Lasting Happiness

“When you write out your intentions and articulate them, you’re more likely to maintain the habits that will ultimately help you realize your goals.”
― David Perlmutter,, Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships, and Lasting Happiness

“En Estados Unidos, alrededor de 8% de los adolescentes realiza a diario los 60 minutos de ejercicio recomendados, y sólo 5% de los adultos cumple con la media hora recomendada.7 De hecho, los estadounidenses pasan más de la mitad del día siendo sedentarios. Estamos muy lejos de nuestro promedio ancestral: datos obtenidos de tribus modernas de cazadores-recolectores, como los hazda de Tanzania, demuestran que un viaje diario de recolección equivale a caminar alrededor de 5.5 kilómetros para las mujeres y de 8.3 kilómetros para los hombres.8 ¿Cuáles son los efectos de esta inactividad”
― David Perlmutter, Purifica tu cerebro

“Research is showing that the relationship between the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex is actively being sabotaged by the chronic stress and lack of adequate sleep that are so characteristic of modern life.8 Unhealthful digital exposure, nature deprivation, and poor diet only add to the problem. This is threatening not just us as individuals but also the health of the entire planet.”
― David Perlmutter,, Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships, and Lasting Happiness

“Dr. Merzenich’s description of plasticity is a key point, because it means that neuroplasticity—the ability of the brain to form and organize synaptic connections—can either work for or against us. That is, if we choose to engage in activities that constantly bombard us with negativity or provoke a sense of fear, our brains will be rewired to respond to this negativity and fear-driven state. In the cogent words of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, “The brain we develop reflects the life we lead.”
― David Perlmutter,, Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships, and Lasting Happiness

“I know that without question, my health was severely jeopardized by lack of sleep, chronic stress, poor dietary choices, and an almost total absence of exposure to nature.”
― David Perlmutter,, Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships, and Lasting Happiness