

How to Optimize your Brain Health with Louisa Nicola
Aug 17, 2022
49:40
Today, in the Scheer Madness Podcast, we have Louisa Nicola joining us on the show. Louisa is a Neurophysiologist and Billionaire coach who founded Neuro Athletics to provide scientific strategies to help athletes and investors achieve peak performance. She was a world championship triathlete and raced both nationally and internationally for Australia and competed at London, Beijing and Auckland. We get to listen to how having enough sleep and good nutrition are brain boosters, the benefits of regular water intake and staying hydrated, and how we can take care of our brain health.
What We Discuss:
- 00:00 Intro
- 02:04 What is Neuro Athletics?
- 04:26 Scanning the brains of athletes
- 06:17 Sleep and nutrition on healing
- 08:53 The benefits of keto diet
- 16:44 Always hydrate with water
- 21:51 Theories around brain aging process
- 26:28 The four stages of sleep
- 31:47 Why brain function favors resistance training
- 34:14 Connection between skeletal muscle mass and brain health
- 41:07 Medications that affect deep sleep process
- 44:27 Sunlight, sleep, hydration, good nutrition
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