Sandy K Nutrition - Health & Lifestyle Queen
You’re not here to age quietly - you’re here to age powerfully.
Now past its sixth year, this podcast has become a grounded, trusted space for people who refuse to disappear in midlife and beyond. While the conversations often center around the experiences of women, the insights are valuable for anyone ready to step into their next chapter with clarity and intention.
Hosted by Sandy Kruse - a trusted voice whose work is shaped by lived wisdom, ongoing research, and a deep respect for the human experience - the show explores wellness in its fullest expression: physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and esoteric.
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Sandy K Nutrition - Health & Lifestyle Queen
Episode 70 Level Up Your Meditation with Guest Ariel Garten of Muse
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Episode 70 is out! Level Up Your Meditation Practice with Muse's Ariel Garten.
I've been meditating for about 4 years now pretty religiously and it's truly changed my life. I am more self-regulated, I sleep well, I make sound decisions...then there are all the studies out there to show other benefits including:
🌟In a 2012 study, researchers compared brain images from 50 adults who meditate and 50 adults who don’t meditate. Results suggested that people who practiced meditation for many years have more folds in the outer layer of the brain. This process (called gyrification) may increase the brain’s ability to process information.*
🌟A 2013 review of three studies suggests that meditation may slow, stall, or even reverse changes that take place in the brain due to normal aging.*
🌟Results from a 2012 NCCIH-funded study suggest that meditation can affect activity in the amygdala (a part of the brain involved in processing emotions), and that different types of meditation can affect the amygdala differently even when the person is not meditating.*
*from the National Center For Complimentary and Integrative Health https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/meditation-in-depth
I've often wondered if I'm doing it right...@choosemuse actually shows you whether you're in that deep meditative state or not, and Ariel and I go into so much more detail in this amazing podcast interview.
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I'm Sandy Kruse, a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, credentialed & long-standing host of Sandy K Nutrition Health & Lifestyle Queen, and a solo, independent podcaster who has been doing this passion-over-profit for 6+ years. Mostly me now in 2026, chasing the truth about health and wellness. If this episode gave you something, the most powerful way to support shows like mine is free: hit subscribe and leave a quick review with a few kind words wherever you're listening. Those little reviews are how independent voices actually get found - they help this show reach the next person who needs to hear it. Thank you for being here. Oh, and please share this with a friend.
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