Teach Me How To Biohack My Brain, Part 2: Anxiety & Stress Management, Supplements, and Memory, with Dr. Kristen Willeumier

Oct 11, 2023

Neuroscientist Dr. Kristen Willeumier shares her protocol for improving anxiety without a prescription. Topics discussed include supplements, managing anxiety and stress, memory improvement, reframing negative thoughts, addressing brain fog, consistency, small changes for brain health, getting back to basics, financial education, and expressing appreciation.

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Introduction

00:00 • 6min

Supplements and Strategies for Managing Anxiety and Stress

05:38 • 13min

Reframing Negative Thoughts and Addressing Brain Fog

18:50 • 6min

Consistency and Small Changes for Brain Health

25:06 • 7min

Getting Back to Basics and the Importance of Brain and Financial Education

31:37 • 2min

Expressing Appreciation and Providing Recommendations

33:22 • 2min

🚨Brain health is mental health 🚨

We might associate our cognitive health with our memory, productivity, thinking, and energy levels, but what about our happiness? Our mood has EVERYTHING to do with our brain health. So what do top neuroscientists recommend for psychiatric issues?

In part 2 of our brain health episode, Dr. Kristen Willeumier offers her EXACT protocol for improving anxiety without a medical prescription. We pick right back up from last week’s episode (be sure to go back and listen if you missed it), with game-changing advice on the power of supplements for managing anxiety and psychiatric disorders, and how to improve memory and brain fog.

This episode is a refreshing conversation about getting back to the basics, prioritizing our physical wellness to take care of our mental wellbeing, and investing in our future brains as we do our future retirement fund. Let’s benefit from the compound interest of healthy habits, too.

Dr. Kristen Willeumier has her PHD and Masters in neurobiology, Masters in Physiological science, and is an award-winning neuroscientist with expertise in neuroimaging. She was a postdoctoral scientist in the Department of Neurology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in LA, where focused on the genetic analysis of neurological disorders. She’s also the recipient of a National Research Service Award Fellowship from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Willeumier has led research on the impact of head trauma in sports with the NFL, and she’s published research on PTSD, autism, psychiatric treatment, and much more.

Tune in as we discuss:

Key supplements for mental health
The power of a GABA supplement for anxiety
How sleep impacts brain function
Stress management and brain health
Tips for improving your memory
Why we experience brain fog and low energy
Getting back to simplicity
How making changes in middle age prevents older age degeneration

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