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Over 30 impressive photographs of bone specimens are captured and their possible meanings pondered by Richard Jacobs in today’s episode. Tune in to follow him through the Museum of Osteology in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the world’s largest privately-held collection of osteological pieces.
It’s a place where science and art intersect, where beauty is in the eye of the inquisitive beholder.
Listen in to explore:
How the museum came to be what it is today 7 observations that’ll make you stop and think The function of the skeleton, and the amazing things it allows creatures to accomplish A possible explanation for why so many skeletal commonalities exist among thousands of vertebrate species Interested in learning more? Just press play.

Generalized anxiety can feel like it’s about anything and everything, almost all the time. Whether it's mild but constant, or intense to the point that some days you can hardly function, it can feel like a nebulous dark cloud that’s impossible to overcome because it’s impossible to truly understand.
But what if you could figure out the events that set it off or made it worse? Better yet, what if you could identify the commonalities among those events?
It wouldn’t “cure” you of it, but it might take the edge off. Once you make some sense of what you're feeling, you may be able to more easily think it through, reflect on your emotions, and move forward instead of letting it hold you down.
Tune in to learn some simple strategies for getting to the root causes and commonalities of your generalized anxiety, and learn more about our ongoing project on anxiety and depression at https://www.findinggeniusfoundation.org/.

The brain uses an incredible amount of glucose — about 30% of all of it in the body.
So, it would stand to reason that when the brain is extra active, it consumes even more glucose.
And most of us would agree that when we’re extra anxious or depressed, our mind tends to run a hundred miles a minute – it’s working hard to keep us in that state.
Could this mean that a highly anxious or depressed person’s brain consumes more glucose than normal, leading to a low blood glucose level, also known as hypoglycemia?
Many medical professionals say yes.
Hypoglycemia can lead to a long list of symptoms, including fatigue, memory loss, heightened anxiety, and irritability. Sound familiar? Could there be a meaningful link or even a positive feedback loop between anxiety/depression and hypoglycemia?
Press play to explore this idea (and what to do about it) in today’s short episode.

Sight, sound, smell, taste, touch. We can use our senses—even if we don’t have all five—to take ourselves out of the emotional mind when all it’s doing is hurting us.
The five senses exercise isn’t meant as a cure for anxiety or depression or anything else, but it can be a powerful tool that we can all use at almost any time.
Tune in for a quick and easy tutorial of how it works. Give it a try, and once you have, give us your feedback.
How did you feel afterward compared to before? 
Let us know via email at support@findinggeniusfoudnation.org. 
 

Meet Samwise: An AI-powered guide designed to bring nearly all possible treatments for anxiety and depression into one place. It’s a mix between a massive literature review and an in-depth survey of 100+ people who personally experience anxiety or depression, and who are willing to share their story.
Gone are the days of being prescribed medication and crossing your fingers in hopes it’ll work, because you’ve been led to believe it’s pretty much the only option.
In today’s short episode, Richard Jacobs gives listeners an update on this ambitious project, and as always, shares his latest insights.
If you’re interested in sharing your story or you know someone who might be, email Richard at rj@findinggeniuspodcast.com, and become a part of this process.
In the meantime, tune in to learn more.

Even when it's the last thing she wants to do, Nita Sweeney has taught herself to exercise every day.
She might not exercise for long before calling it quits, but no matter what, she makes herself move. And the benefits to her mental health have been more than worth it.
In the book Depression Hates a Moving Target, Sweeney explores her personal experience with depression and anxiety and the ways in which exercise has helped.
It's not a cure for anxiety or depression, but it’s definitely a treatment—one that’s helped Sweeney forgo several prescription medications that she was dependent on for years.
Richard Jacobs shares insights from Sweeney’s book and his discussions with her, reminding listeners that even a few minutes of exercise each day can pull us out of our heads, and force us to focus on the physical sensations in our bodies.
Learn more about CODEX for Anxiety and Depression, and contribute to the cause at https://www.findinggeniusfoundation.org/.