Neuroscientists REVEAL The 6 Steps To OPTIMIZE BRAIN HEALTH Today! | Rangan Chatterjee

What we do day-to-day affects not just our short-term health, but also how our brain changes with age. Dr Daniel Levitin, Professor Shane O’Mara and Dr Lisa Mosconi give some great tips on how to look after your brain, for now, and for the future.

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[foreclosurehunterssolution]

At age 72 Gardening works well for me. The walking, bending, lifting pots, twisting and turning in the bushes, reaching, trimming the trees bending, it truly keeps me fit. Just being outside, enjoying the morning, holding and dragging the water hose and pots. I look and feel young, it relieves stress and makes me happy to see such a beautiful garden that God and I created. I look and feel 10 ten to 15 years younger than my age.

[christinenewland]

My hour long power walks with my 2 dogs, is helping me cope better with having lost my husband 7 months ago. I enjoy these Podcasts as well as NDE interviews. I find them interesting and uplifting.

[jayaverma]

Love the point on gratitude. As a Buddhist i pray with gratitude every day, and feel happy despite challenges in my life, including post covid recovery.

[Josh-pepl]

Dr. Levitin's quick smile and twinkling eyes punctuate his genuine enthusiasm for sharing his knowledge. Love it!

[barbarafairbanks]

Completely agree on the effects of walking for major depressive disorder.
Walking every a.m. in the early a.m. light is a big part of my life now.
I once ended up hospitalized (in 2004) for MDD during a stressful time in my life (also, was menopausal, and my older son had joined the Navy Seals, my younger son went off to Univ in eastern U.S. - I had left a job shortly before that, got another job for a year, then was laid off) - all of these lifestyle factors ganged up on me and I became majorly, hopelessly depressed, had a psychotic break, ended up catatonic in the hospital! It was only ECT that helped me to recover.
I Did great for 13 years when I had my beautiful GSD that I enjoyed many years of training & dog sport competitions with and, of course dog WALKS every day, from early a.m., to late evening - for over 13 years.
Two years ago I lost my beautiful dog. Grief & sedentary lifestyle ganged up on me.
I've managed to hold major depression at bay - stayed out of the hosp. this time, but it's been quite a struggle trying to maintain my mental health. These days, my morning WALK - actully it's somewhat of a 2 mile semi-hike over a series of ridges in lemon orchards in my neighborhood (the rows of trees are elevated a bit on packed- earth ridges about 12"-18" high - so I'm up & down traversing over about 125 of those ridges every morning. Also taking SAMe for depression, meditating - eating Mediterranean style, intermittent fasting, doing HIIT & weight resistence - sleep hygeine... the whole bit.
But I really think that out of all these lifestyle changes - it's my 2 mile mini hikes every a.m. OUTSIDE in the early morning light that has pulled me back from the spiraling depression I felt myself pulled into ever since my dog passed.
I'm having crap dreams, though!🤯 Dreams of abandonment and rejection...don't know why. Tales me awhile to get out of a FUNK nearly every morning, just recovering from my dreams. I have to lecture myself every nearly every morning to disregard these dreams, they do not mean anyone is rejecting me - They are only meaningless dreams🙄
If anyone has a suggestion about how to switch from nasty to happy dreams, (that has read THIS far😅) I would surely appreciate it!😊
Oh! And I've been doing Wim Hoff guided breathing exercises every morning for about 6 weeks. very energizing! And just three days ago, I finally got up the gumption to take cold showers😱. OMG...it is punishing, but absolutely true that once you step out of that shower you feel strong, ALIVE, and like you can accomplish anything!

[gillhall]

The simple act of walking should never be taken for granted, as I can now confirm personally. I became weak after a prolonged bout of stressful circumstances that I could do nothing to change, a bout of flu followed and a diagnosis of hypothyroidism; and gradually it became difficult to walk up and down stairs, get in or out of my car, go shopping, walk the dog etc. this onset of muscle weakness, joint pain and extreme exhaustion has been resolved with high dose vitamins/minerals and low dose steroids, coupled with a no carbohydrate, low dairy diet,
and thyroxine. But, working up from 5 mins to15 minutes on a rowing machine has really helped restore my muscle strength, and agility. Back to normal now and have lost a stone in a month. I will never forget that feeling of fear that loss of mobility produced and now I love to walk. It shocked me how quickly you can loose mobility and equally surprised me at how quickly it can return. Thank God!

[vyvienvp]

My goodness in awe of the story the neuroscientist tells about his beautiful grandmother, who died at 97yrs old! The marvel of humanity.

[kimberlysullivan]

I'm 54 and obese and am working on my nutrition and lifting heavy weights twice a week. I watch your videos. I'm learning to play the violin and last weekend signed up for pole dancing classes-no joke. It was one of the most fun classes I've ever taken. I'm two lessons in and it's such great exercise.

[rwilson]

I have trouble walking due to foot & ankle pain for 20 years. Walking: easier said than done. Used to love walking. But Im still grateful for what I do have. Thank you God❤

[SanujaJagoda]

Thank you Dr.Chatterjee for this valuable video and thank you to Dr.Levitin, Professor O’Mara and Dr.Mosconi for sharing your knowledge with us 😊🙏

[cecilecornejo]

Thank you to the guests and the host, Dr. Chatterjee.

[ellie]

I always walked everywhere.
Every day, and as a hobby.

Now I'm disabled by ms I miss that special time of thinking and of being.

I grieve for it every day. Now I know even more about what I was getting from those walks.

[paulinecoburn]

Started doing Conquerer challenges last year….now on my 6th, done almost 1000 miles since last July. Lost weight and feel much better and the medals are a great incentive.

[jordyhall]

Regarding my own experience, I went through the menopause at the same time my dad was receiving oestrogens to remedy his male cancer. So to help reduce his oestrogens we ate loads of peas, beans and lentils. I had no menopausal symptoms and I was surprised to hear that I was post menopausal. I have to say that I am also an holistic therapist, who has used aromatherapy stress oil and other complementary therapies for many years.

[kulc]

Loved listening to all the speakers! Thanks for the wonderful podcast!

[AbigailRTeh]

I listen to your podcasts on brain health while I clean the house 🙂

Thank you for the motivating content, research-based and do-able strategies

[alwayslearning]

I found that walks were very good for solving programming problems. Whenever I was stumped by a coding problem I would go for a walk, and very often a solution would come toe during the walk. Often even a long car drive can have the same effect.

[angalmeida]

Just fantastic ! Thank u so much for compiling these Dr Rangan🙏🏽❤️ waiting to hear these individual ones too 🙏🏽

[lindawhite]

Yes you are helping us so much!
With hope and gratitude.

[Queenie-the-genie]

Sting has at least as many wrinkles as I do. I am a 77 yr. old woman. He gets away with his wrinkles but I don’t with mine. Men can have many more and much deeper wrinkles and if they dress well, are trim and healthy, as I am - they are said to be fabulous looking. Not so with women. It’s very annoying.