Abel James Show

Be honest, how often do you say “no” to things you don’t want to do? 

We’re conditioned to sit in desks, be quiet, raise our hands and ask permission to go to the bathroom, and follow the rules. 

Do what you’re told and never stray from the herd. Get a job, bite your tongue, pay your taxes and behave.

But as the years chug…

According to brain scans, refined sugar and artificially intense sweetness is more addictive than…

Here’s a question for you, and be honest now: How much time per day is your phone in your hand?

According to smartphone usage statistics, the average smartphone user checks their device 63 times per day.

And get this, 22% of us are checking our devices every few minutes, while about half look at their phone a few times per…

Did you know that playing music and learning to play an instrument boosts cognitive function, and enhances the brain's ability to master tasks involving language skills, memory, and attention?

Music can also help reduce stress, and even lower blood pressure.

We’re only starting to understand the…

Have you played outside today?

A recent survey of 12,000 adults and children in the U.S. shows that many of us have lost our close connection with nature.

Today, I have the very special…

Once upon a time, a music producer—who was also a coach on American Idol—found himself bed ridden, weighing almost 300 pounds at just 51 years old...

But on August 1, 2015, James decided to make a change. This was a critical moment in his journey to lose 100 pounds and take his life back.

Every so often I get a note from one of you…

Do you know how the media you’re consuming is affecting your brain and mood?

When you’re around negative news, stressed colleagues, and minute-to-minute stock updates, even if you’re not consciously listening to it, your amygdala is on overdrive, and this can lead to subconscious fears, stress and anxiety.

But with a dab of…

Did you know that in the U.S. every single year more than 50,000 people are poisoned by carbon monoxide gas?

It's a crazy high number and a lot of people are only somewhat familiar as to what carbon monoxide is and what effects it has on the human body.

It's very much a different beast from carbon dioxide. Let's get into it.

Over the past few months, many of you have reached out and asked “Why did Abel unexpectedly disappear from the internet?”

“Is he ever coming back?”

“...Wait a second, why is his hair so impossibly long right now?”

The truth is, Alyson and I spent the past several months recovering our health and focusing on finding a new…

What are humans actually meant to eat?

It's a very complicated question these days.

But today we're here with my new friend, Brian Sanders, a health coach and host of the Peak Human Podcast, as well as the filmmaker behind the documentary Food Lies.

He's here to…