Getting Wiser with Positive Psychiatry: A Paradigm Shift in Mental Health and Healthy Aging with Dr. Dilip Jeste

In this episode, I have the absolute pleasure and honor to talk with Dr. Dilip Jeste, a Geriatric Psychiatrist, Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Director of the Center of Healthy Aging at the University of California San Diego, and author of the book Wiser: The Scientific Roots of Wisdom, Compassion and What Makes Us Good. Dr. Jeste explains the importance of neuroplasticity and how we can increase the personality trait of wisdom, how psychiatry needs to focus more on promoting and boosting Mental Health instead of treating and dealing with mental illness only, and the negative effects of ageism on the elderly and the rest of society. He also explains what we can do to get wiser and more resilient with healthy and successful aging, how it is necessary to learn from experience and mistakes and to accept uncertainty and diversity of perspectives, and how Intermittent Fasting alongside healthy and active lifestyles can help with better health and promote longevity. We also touch upon the fact that practically anyone can have access to wisdom, can grow with empathy and compassion, and hence, attain better Mental Health provided they are open and willing to change.