Braincare

Poppy Jamie, entrepreneur, podcast host, and creator of the app, Happy Not Perfect, returns to talk more about anxiety and mindfulness. Jamie knows mindfulness is important for good brain health, and creating an app to help others with anxiety helped her battle her own.Today, Jamie shares the reasons why she created the app, dives briefly into the duck syndrome, and explains the importance of mindfulness rituals. We discuss the effects of anxiety, breathwork, and at the end of the episode, Jamie walks us through a breathwork exercise.We talk about: Why Jamie launched the Happy Not Perfect app What is the Happy Not Perfect app Mindfulness rituals Breathwork Duck syndrome A breathwork exercise with Poppy Jamie

Poppy Jamie, entrepreneur, podcast host, and speaker in the mental wellbeing and mindfulness space, join us to talk about her new book, Happy Not Perfect: Upgrade Your Mind, Challenge Your Thoughts, and Free Yourself from Anxiety.Today, Jamie shares the reason behind her book, how to manage anxiety and methods on how to help your brain function without worldly stress getting in the way. We discuss the definition of addiction, the Flex Method, and the most incredible gift you can give yourself when it comes to brain health.We talk about: What prompted Jamie to write her book The Flex Method Addiction The Diffusion Technique The most incredible gift to give yourself How Jamie takes care of her brain

Aubrey de Grey, the godfather of the longevity movement, returns to talk more about ending ageing. Facing the hurdles of ageing and society, de Grey is optimistic about its scientific progress and regulations.Today, de Grey shares the milestones and challenges the science community faces with ageing. We discuss the hard questions, administrative regulations, and societal viewpoints on longevity.We talk about: How we end ageing The biggest challenges solving the longevity problem Hardest questions science hasn't been able to answer yet The damage repair paradigm Current ageing predictions in the science community Scientific milestones in ageing

Aubrey de Grey, the godfather of the longevity movement, has catered his research on how to put the breaks on ageing. Passionate about slowing the ageing process, the biomedical gerontologist and chief science officer co-founded the SENS Research Foundation to help fund research on living a longer life.Today, de Grey shares ways we can slow ageing. We discuss the definition of ageing, why we're living longer now than those who lived in the 19th century, and how nutrition plays a part in longevity.We talk about: What made de Grey want to study ageing The definition of ageing and why we age The lifelong process and late-life process Ways to extend our lives The history of age longevity and medicine Nutrition and age longevity

Sophie Medlin, expert dietician and Head of Nutritional Research at Heights, knows getting proper nutrition can promote a healthy brain.Today, Medlin shares how Omega-3s affect our brain health and what we can do to consume more of these essential fatty acids. We discuss what are Omega-3s, what can we eat to get the benefits of these good fats, how much we should be eating or supplementing, and how it affects the health and wellness of our brains.We talk about: Essential fatty acids EPA, ALA, and DHA Science backed benefits of EPA and DHA Food sources of Omega-3s How much should you be eating or supplementing Omega-3s and ADHA Takeaways for Omega-3s

Sophie Medlin, Head of Nutritional Research at Heights and founder of City Dietitians, has decades of knowledge around all things nutrition. Today, Medlin focuses on the MIND Diet, a combination of diets that can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's, dementia and neurodegenerative conditions.Medlin shares what the MIND diet is, its pros and cons, and who it can help. We discuss how the MIND Diet is measured, DASH and Mediterranean diets, and its brain health benefits.We talk about: What is the MIND Diet The Mediterranean Diet The DASH Diet How the MIND Diet's success is measured Pros and cons of the MIND diet Takeaways for anyone looking to explore the MIND Diet

Scott Anderson, science journalist and author of The Pyschobiotic Revolution, knows that the bacteria in your gut can affect your brain and mood. Prebiotics and probiotics are important for gut health and can be consumed with the proper diet.Today, Anderson shares how we can get enough prebiotics and probiotics in our daily lives. We discuss the definitions of prebiotics and probiotics, are supplements worth it, how to add these bacteria to our diet and tracking gut health.We talk about: Probiotics Prebiotics Food examples of prebiotics and probiotics Probiotic/prebiotic supplements Tracking your gut Foods we need to incorporate into our diets

Scott Anderson, science journalist and author of The Pyschobiotic Revolution, has found that mental health issues and the gut can be connected. What started as research for the well-being of animals, has developed into a revolutionary discovery of the gut/brain connection that affects our mental health through psychobiotics.Today, Anderson shares his research on these beneficial bacteria along with how nutrition and diets affect our mental health. We discuss epigenetics, the Mediterranean diet and the revolutionary angle of psychobiotics.We talk about: Psychobiotics research in animals What made Anderson write his book Defining Psychobiotics The revolutionary angle of Psychobiotics Epigenetics How diet can affect mental health

Sophie Medlin, Head of Nutritional Research at Heights, answers your most pressing questions about supplements.While there are some people who don't need supplements alongside their diets, there a many that do. Medlin shares what a supplement is and isn't, who should add them to their diet, and a few benefits of why you should use them.Need help finding the right supplements? Listen to Medlin's six-point plan on how to safely choose the supplements for you in this week's minisode.

Disorders of the brain affect 1/5 of the population. Little to no research has been made to understand the molecular causes of psychiatric disorders within a decade, but James Temperton, author and Digital Editor for Wired Magazine, is optimistic.Today, Temperton shares the potential medical innovations of all things brain. We discuss why it's been so difficult to study the brain, ethical challenges, and developments that are leading us closer to understanding how it functions.We talk about: Why it's difficult to study the brain The potential of studying living brain or brain-like tissue Medial research helping with treating mental and neurological brain diseases Psychencode Ethical implications of studying the brain How Temperton takes care of his brain