Dr. Ben Rein is a neuroscientist and the author of the new book Why Brains Need Friends.Ben guest stars on my podcast to share his expertise about:-Is loneliness as dangerous as smoking, and why-How social interaction improves our health and well being-The difference between solitude and isolation-Why we experience isolation as stress-How isolation leads to inflammation -Is increased virtual interaction dangerous-Can some forms of virtual interaction be positive -The growing danger of societal fracture along tribal lines whether political or nutritional -The difference in experience between introverts and extroverts in their dose of social interaction -The benefits of interaction with pets-Can pet interaction be as healthy as interaction with other people-Alcohol’s potential role in social health-And much more01:08 The Dangers of Loneliness03:05 Isolation and Health Impacts07:46 Solitude vs. Isolation12:46 Virtual Interaction and Social Media18:01 Societal Tribalism and Empathy26:45 Navigating Political Tribalism27:41 The Importance of Social Connections30:44 Introverts vs. Extroverts: Social Interaction Benefits36:08 The Role of Pets in Mental Health40:53 Alcohol and Social Interaction49:45 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsI’ve been putting a lot of time and effort into making these new episodes valuable for you. You can help me get these great guests and their knowledge in front of more people by:-Subscribing and checking out more episodes-Sharing on your social media (please tag me - I promise I’ll respond)-Sharing with the friend you think of who needs this episodeFollow Andrew Coates:Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewcoatesfitness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join My Email List:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.andrewcoatesfitness.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get the RP App at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rpstrength.com/coates⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - use the code COATESRPUse Code ANDREWCOATESFITNESS to save 10% off at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justbitememeals.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Use MacrosFirst for tracking nutrition ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.macrosfirst.com/⁠⁠Go to www.knkg.com/Andrew59676 for 15% off your KNKG bag.Get a discount on Versa Gripps at <a href="http://www.versagripps.com/andrewcoates">www.versagripps.com/andrewcoates</a>Here’s how you activate your free 90 day trial with TrainHeroic. It’s 2 important stepsGo to ⁦www.trainheroic.com/liftfree⁩Reply to that email - or email directly (trials@trainheroic.com) and let them know I sent you

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