Podcast Ep 007: How To Heal My Brain After A Stroke with Bill Gasiamis

Podcast Ep 007: How To Heal My Brain After A Stroke with Bill Gasiamis

In this episode, Bill Gasiamis shares his own experience with stroke and how his life has taken a turn for the better afterwards. He shares his key healthy habits, coping mechanisms and insightful lessons which were pillars of his recovery and now bedrock of his life. There is a lot we can learn from how Bill Gasiamis got his brain’s mojo back.

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Podcast Ep 006: How To Make Physical Exercise Habits Stick with Dr Mel Davis

Podcast Ep 006: How To Make Physical Exercise Habits Stick with Dr Mel Davis

Exercise is no doubt a massive pillar to better brain health and Dr Mel offers up a recipe for achieving your goals. In the show, you’ll learn about what exercise does and why it’s an important life factor at any age – yes any age! Also, the strategies and methods based in neuroscience you can use to make a physical exercise habit stick. Dr Mel shines a light on the big blockers to your success and what to do about them and how to pierce the veil on published information to see if it really does work and is it worth your time, energy and very likely dollars. And lastly, she also busts a few nutrition myths along the way.

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Podcast Ep 005: Food, Mood, Microbiome and Your Memory with Dr Amy Loughman

Podcast Ep 005: Food, Mood, Microbiome and Your Memory with Dr Amy Loughman

In today’s episode, we’re joined by Dr Amy Loughman of the Food & Mood Centre. We’ll talk about the importance of the gut microbiome and how it affects and maintains our mental health. She will also discuss the emerging science and discoveries about psychobiotics (the tummy bugs which appear to influence your behaviour, mood and you guessed it, your memory). These small organisms appear to have a big impact on how your brain functions.

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Podcast Ep 004: Do These Three (Plus) Areas of Your Life Need Attention Now?

Podcast Ep 004: Do These Three (Plus) Areas of Your Life Need Attention Now?

Welcome to the Memory Health Made Easy podcast. I’m your host, David Norris. In today’s episode, I’ll be tackling the three areas of your life related to cognitive function: physical activity, diet, and stress. You’ll learn how to optimise each of these areas to keep your brain fit and healthy. You’ll also learn about the importance of social connections. This aspect of your life can help you solidify the habits you need to protect your cognitive well-being.

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Podcast Ep 003: Do Brain Training Games Really Work?

Podcast Ep 003: Do Brain Training Games Really Work?

In today’s episode of the Memory Health Made Easy podcast, we’re going to explore and clarify some things about brain-training games. We’ll talk about the eight-point checklist that can help us identify whether brain training is worth our time and money. In addition to that, I will also introduce the “narrow” and “broad” effects.

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