In today’s episode, I am joined by Dr Dexter Shurney. We’ll talk about what Lifestyle Medicine is and why does it matter. Also, we will dive into the valuable lessons Dr Shurney has learned and vast data that he has collated through clinical, workplace and national campaigns. Find out the power of simple daily actions and how they can have a huge impact and health benefit.

In this show, you will get a rich conversation with Prof. Zoltan Sarnyai and yours truly on stress, allostatic load, and how it affects our cognitive fitness. Moreover, find out how your environment is key to influencing our health and well-being throughout your lifespan, how your body’s wear and tear is associated with your mental health, and what you can do to achieve an optimal level of living.

In this show, we are joined by Matt Rutley, the owner and head coach of health and fitness center, Stage Six. You’ll learn about how we can squeeze more out of physical exercise by adding cognitive aspects to leverage neurogenesis, putting stress on the body through unique and challenging demands, and the phenomenon of movement poverty increasing our risks of sedentary dementia.

In this show, you’ll learn about whether we are doing the best approach to improving our health, evidence-based support on ways to heal and reverse chronic diseases, and why and how lifestyle medicine works. Find out the mechanism of how stress affects our bodies and what we can do to improve our life from the founder and president of The Point Institute, Dr Tom Guilliams.

Let’s put your battle gear on as we learn from the National Geographic science communicator, Gut Bug Pioneer and author, Scott Anderson. He’ll tell us how to build on our natural line of defense and train it to fight at its best. I’m sure you’re now also asking, “How can I keep their numbers growing?” No worries, we got you. In today’s show, you will learn how to optimise your health and cognitive fitness though the power of your microbiome!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.