Luci Gabel—On Leadership, Life, Health and Happiness Luci Gabel

Based on what I’ve seen and current science, there are 6 elements that affect your brain energy.

They influence your success at work and in relationships, your leadership abilities, and the success of your team and your company if you have one.

They also affect your health and longevity all the way down to your DNA. (But that's for another podcast.)

They all work together. Each one affects the other. 

Join me as I talk about them.

Want to remember these?

Download the free PDF: "6 Aspects of Mental Energy" to add your own personal notes to, place it at your desk or on your wall.

https://www.lucigabel.com/6aspects



For more depth on these major aspects I discussed, tune in to these episodes:

Mindset: It's more than what you're thinking. Episode 18

Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. Episode 14

Quiet your mind to be a better leader. Episode 11

The easiest exercise with the highest return on investment. Episode 9

Italian eating habits: How do they get away with it? Episode 6

Your brain's optimal performance: Sleep, hunger, work. Episode 4


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This is part 2, as promised, on what we know about COVID today. This time, I'm talking about prevention.

This deep-dive into the research was inspired when I had it in December which sent me digging through the journals to understand what the science is showing, rather than the misinformation too often heard through media and social media.

In this episode I share:


Lessons on leadership from these last 4 years
Putting research reported by the media into perspective
The current research on Covid prevention including: whether masks work, how dangerous are vaccines, whether boosters are valuable, and a few things you may not have thought about when it comes to prevention.





References for this episode:

Meta-analyses on Masks:

Floriano I, Silvinato A,
Bacha HA, Barbosa AN, Tanni S, Bernardo WM. Effectiveness of wearing masks
during the COVID-19 outbreak in cohort and case-control studies: a systematic
review and meta-analysis. J Bras Pneumol. 2024 Jan 5;49(6):e20230003. doi: 10.36416/1806-3756/e20230003.
PMID: 38198343; PMCID: PMC10760436.

 

Enright C, Gilbourne C,
Kiersey R, et al. Efficacy of facemasks in preventing transmission of COVID-19
in non-healthcare settings: A scoping review. Journal of Infection Prevention.
2024;25(1-2):24-32. doi:10.1177/17571774231203



Vaccines

Dighriri IM, Alhusayni KM, Mobarki AY, Aljerary
IS, Alqurashi KA, Aljuaid FA, Alamri KA, Mutwalli AA, Maashi NA, Aljohani AM,
Alqarni AM, Alfaqih AE, Moazam SM, Almutairi MN, Almutairi AN. Pfizer-BioNTech
COVID-19 Vaccine (BNT162b2) Side Effects: A Systematic Review. Cureus. 2022 Mar
26;14(3):e23526. doi: 10.7759/cureus.23526. PMID: 35494952; PMCID: PMC9039171.



S.A. Meo, I.A. Bukhari, J. Akram, A.S. Meo,
D.C. Klonoff ,COVID-19 vaccines: comparison of biological, pharmacological
characteristics and adverse effects of Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines, Eur
Rev Med Pharmacol Sci, Year: 2021 Vol. 25 - N. 3 Pages: 1663-1669 DOI:
10.26355/eurrev_202102_24877



Rosenblum HG, Hadler SC, Moulia D, Shimabukuro
TT, Su JR, Tepper NK, Ess KC, Woo EJ, Mba-Jonas A, Alimchandani M, Nair N,
Klein NP, Hanson KE, Markowitz LE, Wharton M, McNally VV, Romero JR, Talbot HK,
Lee GM, Daley MF, Mbaeyi SA, Oliver SE. Use of COVID-19 Vaccines After
Reports of Adverse Events Among Adult Recipients of Janssen (Johnson &
Johnson) and mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna): Update from
the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - United States, July 2021.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Aug 13;70(32):1094-1099. doi:
10.15585/mmwr.mm7032e4.



Bishara, H. , Arbel, A. , Barnett-Griness, O. ,
Bloch, S. , Cohen, S. , Najjar-Debbiny, R. , Gronich, N. , Auriel, E. &
Saliba, W. (2023). Association Between Guillain-Barré Syndrome and
COVID-19 Infection and Vaccination. Neurology, 101 (20), e2035-e2042. doi:
10.1212/WNL.0000000000207900



Boosters

Ninaad
Lasrado et al. Waning immunity and IgG4 responses following bivalent mRNA boosting.Sci. Adv.10,eadj9945(2024).DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adj9945



Cheng MQ, Li R, Weng ZY, Song G. Relative
effectiveness of bivalent COVID-19 vaccine: a systematic review and
meta-analysis. Front Med (Lausanne). 2024 Feb 7;10:1322396. doi:
10.3389/fmed.2023.1322396.



Link-Gelles R, Ciesla AA, Mak J, et al. Early
Estimates of Updated 2023–2024 (Monovalent XBB.1.5) COVID-19 Vaccine
Effectiveness Against Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection Attributable to
Co-Circulating Omicron Variants Among Immunocompetent Adults — Increasing
Community Access to Testing Program, United States, September 2023–January 2024.
(Retrieved Feb 26, 2024) MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2024;73:77–83. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7304a2



Nasal Spray

Tanori M, Pitaro M, Fratini E, Colantoni E, Amoresano A, Celentano S,
Chiaramonte B, Mancuso M. Safety in Rats of a Novel Nasal Spray Formulation for
the Prevention of Airborne Viral Infections. Pharmaceutics. 2023 Feb
9;15(2):591. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15020591



Dr. Ko

Mindset is a powerful tool.

It's also an undervalued and misunderstood tool.

Some think mindset is the outcome of luck, circumstances, or upbringing. Some think it's nothing but slapping a "happy face" sticker on top of a problem.

It's none of those.

When you learn you can adjust your mindset to create the experiences and outcomes you most desire for yourself and others, that's when you really start to fly in life.

Successful leaders understand how harness the tool of mindset.

In this episode I talk about:


One client's mindset shift from "victim of circumstance" to "leader."
How your mindset affects not only yourself but the people around you.
A simple step to shift your mindset into being the person you want to be.
Examples of how mindset affects physiology, from how you present on the outside to how your body reacts internally.



Have you been working on your mindset? It's an ongoing event. If you're always growing, no doubt, you're always encountering new reasons to work on it.



If you like this episode, give it a like or five stars. Let me know in the comments what kind of work you've been doing on your mindset lately, and what you'd like to hear about next.



P.S.: Thanks for chiming in on the last episode about COVID research. I got some great questions and comments on all the social media channels, and I'm putting together part two taking into consideration all of your responses and questions. So look forward to that in just a couple of weeks.



Connect with me further
I'm Luci Gabel on: TT, Insta FB and LI
My award winning book: ⁠⁠https://www.EatToLead.com⁠⁠
Website: ⁠⁠https://www.LuciGabel.com⁠




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There are so many confusing messages about COVID today. Has it become as benign as a cold? Is it just like the flu? Are you completely safe if you're fit and healthy?

I'll tell you about the experience I had with it in December. And I'll share the most recent research I've found about it.

Below is a list of references to the studies I mentioned in this episode, in the order I speak about them.

Connect with me here or at my website: https://www.lucigabel.com



Connect with me more regularly on social: LinkedIn, Insta, FB, TT, YT.

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Covid and blood:

Valentine Léopold, et al:
Platelets of COVID-19 patients display mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative
stress, and energy metabolism failure compatible with cell death, Research and
Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis,Volume 7, Issue 7,2023,102213,ISSN
2475-0379, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rpth.2023.102213


Cardiovascular issues after exposure:

Nat Med. 2022; 28(3): 583–590. Published online 2022 Feb 7. doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01689-3

 

Xie Y, Xu E, Bowe B,
Al-Aly Z. Long-term cardiovascular outcomes of COVID-19. Nat Med. 2022
Mar;28(3):583-590. doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01689-3. Epub 2022 Feb 7. PMID:
35132265; PMCID: PMC8938267

 

Long Covid in
full spectrum of illness severity:

Li, J., Zhou, Y., Ma, J. et al. The long-term health
outcomes, pathophysiological mechanisms and multidisciplinary management of
long COVID. Sig Transduct Target
Ther8, 416
(2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41392-023-01640-z

 

Nine countries meta-analysis:

Journal of infection, Persistance
of post-covid symptoms in general population two years after SARS CoV-2
infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis. De-las-Peñas, et al. December
13, 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2023.12.004

 

CDC Research:  

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db480.htm#section_2

 

Athletes and Myocarditis:

Modica G, Bianco M, Sollazzo F, Di Murro E,
Monti R, Cammarano M, Morra L, Nifosì FM, Gervasi SF, Manes Gravina E, Zeppilli
P, Palmieri V. Myocarditis in Athletes Recovering from COVID-19: A Systematic
Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr
2;19(7):4279. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19074279. PMID: 35409960; PMCID: PMC8998516.



Eighteen universities:

Massey, D., Saydah, S., Adamson, B. et al. Prevalence
of covid-19 and long covid in collegiate student athletes from spring 2020 to
fall 2021: a retrospective survey. BMC Infect Dis 23,
876 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08801-z

 

Males, long COVID and exercise:

Appelman, B., Charlton, B.T., Goulding,
R.P. et al. Muscle abnormalities worsen after post-exertional
malaise in long COVID. Nat Commun 15, 17 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-44432-3
Physical activity was associated with a shorter length of symptoms:

Feter N, Caputo EL, Delpino FM, Leite JS, da Silva LS, de Almeida Paz I,
Santos Rocha JQ, Vieira YP, Schröeder N, da Silva CN, Baptista Gonçalves JC, da
Costa Pereira H, Barbosa TA, Cassuriaga J, da Silva MC, Reichert FF, Rombaldi
AJ. Physical activity and long COVID: findings from the Prospective Study About
Mental and Physical Health in Adults cohort. Public Health. 2023
Jul;220:148-154. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.05.011. Epub 2023 Jun 13. PMID:
37320945; PMCID: PMC10263464.

 

Paxlovid:

NHS UK, https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/paxlovid/about-paxlovid

Smith DJ, Lambrou A, Patel P. SARS-CoV-2 Rebound With and
Without Use of COVID-19 Oral Antivirals. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
2023;72:1357–1364. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7251a1

 

Harrington PR, Cong J, Troy SB, et al. Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 RNA
Rebound After Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir Treatment in Randomized, Double-Blind,
Placebo-Controlled Trials — United States and International Sites, 2021–2022.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2023;72:1365–1370. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7251a2.

Extras:

GWCIM Virtual Long Covid Open House, YouTube, https://youtu.be

Happy New Year 2024! At the beginning of the year we tend to think about how can we be better, feel better, do better, have better, and make things better.



In this episode I have two, different and powerful practices for you to go into the year—and through the year—truly making things different and better.These practices are powerful in ways not many people grasp. By putting them to use, you'll gain new perspective and greater power over orchestrating and directing your life, at home and at work—even improve your happiness and health.If you're in a leadership role, getting your team involved in these practices will build motivation and engagement, respect and loyalty, fun and friendship.I'll guide you through how they work, and how you can use them for your benefit. Join me on my walk on the 2nd day of this year as I share them with you.



#newyear #goals #motivation #leadershiptraining #leadershipdevelopment


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During the holidays an increased number of responsibilities increases the demands on your brain. 



Performing at optimal capacity will become more important, and also more difficult during these next few weeks.



As a leader you want to continue being an outstanding role model to the people you’re leading. You want to keep being competent, confident, reliable, resourceful, creative, energetic and inspiring.



But you’re doing several of the most energy-intensive mental tasks at once when you're dealing with people, whether it's managing family gatherings or leading and influencing your teams. And let's face it, many of us keep the overloaded schedules that we have all year, then just add shopping, cooking more, having and going to parties, less sleep, and more sugar and alcohol. Therefore, your mental energy will be under much greater demand this holiday, and you're more likely to feel exhausted and burnt out after the season is over.



So I've got a few quick points you can use to maintain optimal mental performance through the holiday season.



I’ve used this information myself regularly. It works when I have a heavier, schedule, what seems like insurmountable work, or a big event gets added onto my plate. These are the little things that make a big difference. 



Let me know what this subject makes you think about in the comments. If you like this discussion click like. Subscribe, and let me know what you want to talk about next.

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References:

1: Rock, D. (2009). Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long. HarperBusiness.

2: Gabel, L. (2020). Eat to Lead: Gain a High Performance Edge with Healthy Food Habits. Atmosphere Press.

3:  GW Integrative Medicine. Sleep Deprivation and Glymphatics. SoundCloud. ⁠https://soundcloud.com/user-516347348/sleep-deprivation-and-glymphatics⁠

4: Chamine, S. (2012). Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential and How You Can Achieve Yours. Greenleaf Book Group Press.






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