This week's podcast is supported by our friends over at Nuzest. You can get 20% off their amazing vegan protein by visiting nuzest.us/pbn20! This week on the PBN podcast we welcome award-winning neurologists, researchers, and authors - Drs Dean & Ayesha Sherzai of Sherzai MD. Dean and Ayesha are a husband and wife duo that have worked side by side for years empowering their patients and communities to make positive changes in their health and lead better lives. They have spent decades studying the impact of nutrition and its effects on the brain and have developed their groundbreaking NEURO PLAN -a customizable brain health programme for both individuals and organizations that helps them enhance their cognitive capacity and reverse signs of cognitive decline at every age. Together they also lead the Brain Health Revolution podcast which delivers useful information and inspires people to learn about the different ways they can take control of their own brain health, avoid chronic diseases, and expand their mind's capacity. They use their platform to share their knowledge and empower individuals and communities to build healthier brains and lifestyles. Find out more about Dean and Ayesha here - https://teamsherzai.com/ The PBN Podcast is hosted and produced by Robbie Lockie, Edited by Phil Marriott. 00:00:00 An introduction to Team Sherzai: Drs Dean and Ayesha Sherzai 00:03:49 The beginning of Team Sherzai’s plant-based journey 00:10:00 Why Team Sherzai became interested in the brain 00:15:30 What makes the human brain so different to the ape’s 00:23:46 Consciousness: are we getting any closer to understanding what gives us the uniqueness of who we are as people? 00:28:00 Is there any awareness of whether we feel in our gut or in our heart? 00:31:30 The most severe forms of brain injury and its damaging effects 00:37:00 Are we able to replicate the engineering of the human brain and give life to artificial consciousness? 00:42:11 How our lifestyle damages the brain, and what we can do to protect it 00:47:00 How our diet can play a big part in looking after our brains 00:51:30 Managing our sleeping habits 00:53:30 The NEURO Plan for brain health and its impacts 00:59:00 Dr. Ayesha’s cooking degree 01:02:00 Why are some physician’s reluctant to believe that food is medicine? 01:05:40 Team Sherzai’s book: The 30 Day Alzheimer’s Solution 01:08:10 Stranded on a desert island