
Braincare
Braincare podcast is a series dedicated to helping you care for your most important organ. You'll learn about how to optimise your brain health and mental well-being through a series of bitesize interviews with the world's leading scientists and experts. Host, Dan Murray-Serter, co-founder of brain care company, Heights, interviews guests ranging from celebrities like Stephen Fry and Jay Shetty, to neuroscientists Dr Tara Swart and Professor Sophie Scott, and brilliant doctors like Rangan Chatterjee and Daniel Amen, and many more. You'll leave each episode feeling inspired, empowered, and armed with tools to help you take care of your brain and reach your heights, whatever they might be. You can learn more about Heights @yourheights and http://www.yourheights.com and Dan @danmurrayserter on social media. You can also receive an exclusive £10 off a quarterly subscription (how long science says it takes to feel the benefits) at Heights with the code 'workingin' ♥️ Your brain impacts every aspect of your life; from focus and performance to energy and sleep. Are you taking care of it? Check for free in just 4 minutes with our brain health assessment: yourheights.com/brainhealth
Latest episodes

Oct 3, 2021 • 15min
Founder Well-being and Combatting Anxiety with Jacqueline Lauren
Jacqueline Lauren, founder and CEO of Lenslife Technologies, joins us to discuss how Heights has impacted her brain health and helps combat her anxiety as she runs her start-up business.Lauren shares her journey with anxiety starting at a young age and how Heights has become her go-to for brain health. We chat about managing anxiety, founder well-being, advice for people who have the same struggles as Lauren and what Lauren has learned from taking Heights supplements.We talk about:
What kicked off Lauren’s brain care journey
The role brain care has played in Lauren’s life
Founder well-being
Challenges of brain care and well-being
Advice for people struggling with anxiety
What Lauren has learned from taking Heights

Oct 1, 2021 • 16min
Trauma and PTSD with Michele Rosenthal
Michele Rosenthal, award-winning trauma and PTSD blogger, author and trauma recovery specialist, joins us to discuss what PTSD is and how it stems from trauma.Today, Rosenthal shares what got her into trauma recovery and ways we can start healing from it. We discuss symptoms of PTSD, little and big T trauma, and PTSD treatment.We talk about:
Rosenthal’s trauma experience
What is PTSD
What is trauma
Symptoms of PTSD
Trauma recovery
People avoiding PTSD treatment

Sep 26, 2021 • 16min
Business and Work-Life Habits with James Clear
Master of habits, James Clear, discusses good and bad habits of leaders, the habit of refinement, the two-minute rule, and how habits create freedom, not restriction. Learn how to develop great habits to help manage work-life balance.

Sep 24, 2021 • 16min
Atomic Habits with James Clear
James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, joins us today to discuss how your environment can affect your habits. Using his personal experiences of working towards developing good habits, Clear has become the master of demonstrating what best practices look like and how that impact can impact your future.Today, Clear shares how our habits are developed through our home and social environments. We discuss how Covid-19 has affected our habits, why you should choose the right social settings and ways to start having healthy habits.We talk about:
Why James Clear is the habits guy
How the concept of our habits have changed since Covid-19
How your environment affects your habits
How social environments shape habits
Most powerful habits James Clear has integrated into his life

Sep 19, 2021 • 16min
Fasting with Dr Mindy Pelz
Dr Mindy Pelz, best-selling author, holistic health and fasting expert, and popular YouTuber and podcaster, returns to talk about the benefits of fasting for brain health.Today, Pelz shares what fasting can look like for people and why it's so effective to the mind and body. We discuss how long should you fast, fasting challenges for men and women, and how to start fasting to reap its physical and mental benefits.We talk about:
What is intermittent fasting
What happens to the body the longer you fast
How long can you fast
When you shouldn’t fast
How to start intermittent fasting
Benefits of fasting for brain health

Sep 17, 2021 • 16min
Menopause with Dr Mindy Pelz
Dr Mindy Pelz, best-selling author, holistic health and fasting expert, and popular YouTuber and podcaster, join us to discuss menopause and how to adapt to a lifestyle that will help manage it in the modern world.Today, Pelz shares her experience with menopause and why she's directed her career to help women overcome it. We discuss what causes menopause, how sex hormones affect our moods, symptoms, and tips to manage it.We talk about:
How menopause affects everyone
What causes menopause
How sex hormones affect moods
3 labels for menopause
Menopause symptoms
Tips to manage menopause

Sep 12, 2021 • 16min
MDMA for PTSD with Rick Doblin
Rick Doblin, psychotherapist and the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), returns to chat about methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and its positive effects on PTSD and trauma.Today, Doblin share what MDMA is, how it works, and how it can help those struggling with PTSD and trauma-related mental issues. We discuss how MDMA is used in therapy, the journey of it getting FDA approval, and the history of its development.We talk about:
What is MDMA
How does MDMA work
How MDMA helps with PTSD and trauma
Neuroplasticity
Studies with MDMA
How close is MDMA to FDA approval
Exciting compounds of psychedelics and mental health

Sep 10, 2021 • 16min
Psychedelic Psychotherapy with Rick Doblin
Rick Doblin, psychotherapist and the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), joins us to talk about how and why psychedelics are good for your mental health.Today, Doblin shares why he founded MAPS, his journey with psychedelics, and ending the war on drugs. We discuss psychedelic psychotherapy, the history and cultural impact of psychedelics, and how MAPS is helping with mental health.We talk about:
Doblin’s journey with psychedelics
How are psychedelics good for your mental health
Psychedelic psychotherapy
Psychedelics in our culture
The history of psychedelics
What is MAPS

Sep 5, 2021 • 16min
The Plant Paradox with Dr Steven Gundry
Dr Steven Gundry, one of the world's top cardiothoracic surgeons, a pioneer in nutrition, and the medical director at the International Heart and Lung Institute for Restorative Medicine, returns to talk about his new book, The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in "Healthy" Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain.Today, Gundry shares what the Plant Paradox is and the backlash he's gotten behind the controversial topic. We discuss Blue Zones, lectins, "healthy" foods we should consume and avoid, and the benefits of olive oil.We talk about:
Backlash of The Plant Paradox
Blue Zone
Lectins affects on our bodies
Foods we should avoid and consume
Supplementation
How brain care shows up in Gundry’s life

Sep 3, 2021 • 16min
The Energy Paradox with Dr Steven Gundry
Dr Steven Gundry, one of the world's top cardiothoracic surgeons, a pioneer in nutrition, and the medical director at the International Heart and Lung Institute for Restorative Medicine, joins the show to talk about his book, The Energy Paradox: What to Do When Your Get-Up-and-Go Has Got Up and Gone.Today, Gundry shares what the Energy Paradox is and why we are always tired. We discuss chronic low energy, energy expenditure studies of the Hadzas in Tanzania, why our gut makes us have low energy, and ways to boost our energy.We talk about:
What is the Energy Paradox
Chronic low energy / inflammation
3 L’s of chronic inflammation
Gundry’s thoughts on plant-based diets
Energy boosting
Gundry’s #1 tip for energy