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How To Optimise Your Brain Health | Dan Murray-Serter

Oct 25, 2021

In this discussion, Dan Murray-Serter, co-founder of Heights and host of the Secret Leaders podcast, shares his inspiring journey through mental health challenges and entrepreneurship. He emphasizes the vital link between nutrition and brain health, advocating for prioritizing braincare to enhance cognitive function. The conversation dives into goal setting versus finding purpose and the emotional complexities of parenthood. Dan also touches on the transformative effects of ayahuasca and the importance of vulnerability in navigating masculinity and building connections.

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Quick takeaways

Prioritize brain health for optimal physical and mental well-being through proper nutrition and care.

Be mindful of deceptive marketing tactics in the supplement industry, ensuring products align with scientific evidence.

Find purpose and fulfillment by aligning personal values with impactful actions, emphasizing contribution to others and the world.

Balance future goals with present focus to manage anxiety, especially in entrepreneurial endeavors, for personal and professional growth.

Practice gratitude daily to enhance mental well-being, cultivate a positive mindset, and sustain long-term benefits of health supplements.

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Dan Murray-Serter's Mental Health Journey Leads to Founding Heights

Dan Murray-Serter discusses how his mental health journey led him to found Heights. He candidly shares his struggles with insomnia and chronic anxiety, explaining how conventional treatments didn't address nutrition. After consulting a dietitian and trying specific supplements, he experienced significant improvements in his sleep and anxiety, highlighting the impact of nutrition on mental well-being.

Depression, Anxiety, and Presence

00:49

Advice for Young People: Get Diverse Work Experience and Explore Life

01:23

Passion, Purpose and Direction

03:38

DMT and Dreams

01:56

Intro

2min

Nutrition and Brain Health

12min

Deceptive Claims in Supplements

6min

Navigating Parenthood and Emotional Complexity

28min

Awakening Through Ayahuasca

26min

Balancing Sacrifice and Fulfillment

24min

Brain Boost: The Role of Supplements

9min

Navigating Negative Thoughts and Self-Awareness

2min

Navigating Masculinity and Emotional Expression

2min

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Navigating Emotions and Business Lessons

10min

"Anxiety is a fixation on thinking about the future, that uncertainty of what might come. That's what entrepreneurship is, you're constantly creating a future that doesn't yet exist." - Dan Murray-Serter

Everything we do is controlled by our brain. Our actions, thoughts, beliefs, emotions, our entire physiological function are all governed by a single organ. But when was the last time you actually put your brain first? Our brains are our bodies CEO and when we don’t get the braincare and nutrients we need our physical and mental health suffers - something Dan Murrary-Serter knows all too well about.

After a journey of depression, anxiety & insomnia, Dan found his remedy in nutrition and co-founded smart supplement brand Heights. Dan is also the host of the UK's Top Business Podcast, Secret Leaders, Co-Founder of Foundrs, writer at Forbes covering UK Entrepreneurship and Communities and an Angel investor. In the episode Dan chats to Ali about his mental health, spiritual and entrepreneurship journey. They discuss everything from identifying your wants and haves in life, to finding your purpose how not to neglect your brain and much more.

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