We hear a lot about how screens affect our mental health, but
time spent on computers and smartphones is having just as much of
an impact on our physical health — from brain fog and weakened
core muscles to changes in our posture, our sleep, and even the
shape of our eyes.
As part of our series on spring cleaning your wellbeing, Dr.
Laurie sits down with journalist and podcast host Manoush
Zomorodi, author of Body Electric, to explore how modern tech
habits are affecting us physically, and what steps we can take to
protect our health in a world where screens aren’t going away
anytime soon.
Experts Mentioned:
Manoush Zomorodi, journalist, author, and host of NPR's TED
Radio Hour
Dr. Keith Diaz, exercise physiologist and Florence Irving
Associate Professor of Behavioral Medicine at Columbia University
Medical Center
Dr. Maria Liu, Professor of Clinical Optometry at UC Berkeley
and founder of the Myopia Control Clinic
Dr. Rick Neitzel, Associate Professor of Environmental Health
Sciences at the University of Michigan
Dr. Peter Strick, Thomas Detre Professor and Chair of
Neurobiology at the University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Sahib Khalsa, psychiatrist and neuroscientist at
UCLA
Resources Mentioned:
Body Electric: The Hidden Health Costs of the Digital Age and
New Science to Reclaim Your Well-Being, by Manoush Zomorodi
(2026)
Body Electric, a six-part podcast series by Manoush Zomorodi
(National Public Radio, 2023)
"Breaking Up Prolonged Sitting to Improve Cardiometabolic
Risk: Dose-Response Analysis of a Randomized Crossover Trial," by
Keith M. Diaz et al. (Medicine & Science in Sports &
Exercise, 2023)
"The Mind-Body Problem: Circuits That Link the Cerebral
Cortex to the Adrenal Medulla," by Richard P. Dum, David J.
Levinthal, and Peter L. Strick (PNAS, 2019)
Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most
Productive and Creative Self, by Manoush Zomorodi (2017)
Related Episodes:
"How I Stopped Fearing Boredom"
"How Our Screen Habits Impact Our Stress Levels"
"Smell, Taste and Touch: How to Joyfully Awaken Your Senses"
“Sight and Sound: How to Joyfully Awaken Your Senses”
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