Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production) - Josh Turknett, MD

Can The Brain Recover After Stroke? Oct 29, 2024

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#58: Can The Brain Recover From Years Of Heavy Drinking? Oct 15, 2024

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#57: Can Fasting Sharpen Your Mind? Sep 27, 2024

In this episode of the Better Brain Fitness podcast, Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood discuss ketosis, fasting, and their effects on brain health.

Topics explored include:

Hhow muscle mass and physical activity influence carbohydrate thresholds in ketosis
The impact of fasting and caloric intake on cognitive function, and
A comparison of the enefits of fasting vs. exercise for overall brain health

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#56: Does High Intensity Interval Training Have Unique Brain Benefits? Sep 10, 2024

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#55: Is ADHD a barrier to learning music? Aug 27, 2024

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#54: New Findings on APOE4: Should We Be Worried? Aug 06, 2024

The paper reviewed on today's podcast can be found here. To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question. To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to: betterbrain.fitness.

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#53: Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind: A conversation with Dr. Georgia Ede Jul 26, 2024

In this episode, we have the pleasure of interviewing our good friend and colleague, Dr. Georgia Ede, about her exceptional book "Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind." Here how and why Dr. Ede transitioned from a traditional and largely unsatisfying psychiatric practice focusing on pharmaceutical treatments to now using diet to succeed where the drugs had failed. To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question. To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to: betterbrain.fitness.

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#52: Can You Increase Neuroplasticity As You Age? Jul 09, 2024

In this episode we address a question from listener Maria in Spain, who asks how we might increase neuroplasticity as we get older.

In the episode, we first debunk commonly held myths about the brain's ability to change as we get older.

Then, we dig into multiple ways in which we can enhance our brain's plastic potential as we get older, which we believe to be the cornerstone of preventing cognitive decline and Alzheimer's.

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#51: How To Harness Plasticity for Mental Health, with Nicole Vignola Jun 21, 2024

We're delighted to have Nicole Vignola on the Better Brain Fitness podcast to discuss her newly published book, "Rewire," which is all about how to harness the magic of neuroplasticity to improve our mental health and well being. To learn all about Nicole, visit her at nicolesneuroscience.com.

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50: Can a driver in their 40s win a Formula 1 championship? May 24, 2024

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49: Can Testosterone Replacement Boost Brain Health and Cognitive Function? May 10, 2024

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48: How To Improve Mental Health With Lifestyle Changes. Apr 27, 2024

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47: How to reduce the risk of dementia from concussion and TBI? Apr 09, 2024

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Links to Dr. Turknett's books on migraine: The Migraine Miracle and Keto for Migraine.

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46: How Do I Know if a Ketogenic Diet Safe for Me? Mar 26, 2024

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45: Are Trump And Biden Mentally Fit For Office? The Brain Docs Weigh In. Mar 09, 2024

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44: Can "The Little Blue Pill" Help Prevent Alzheimer's? Feb 23, 2024

Click here to read the primary paper discussed in this episode ("Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitors in Men With Erectile Dysfunction and the Risk of Alzheimer Disease") To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question. To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to: betterbrain.fitness.

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43: Do cold sores cause Alzheimer's? Feb 16, 2024

What's the research say on the link between cold sores and Alzheimer's? And for those who get cold sores, is there anything that should be done to minimize the risk?

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42: What blood tests should you monitor for brain health? Jan 30, 2024

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41: Is It Harder To Learn A Language As An Adult? Jan 13, 2024

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40: Can Specific Exercises Boost Cognitive Performance? Jan 02, 2024

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39: What does Dr. T's brain fitness program look like? Dec 22, 2023

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38: Does sauna help prevent Alzheimer's? Dec 01, 2023

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37: Survival of the Kindest: The real story of human evolution Nov 24, 2023

On today's episode with have the incredible Dr. Julian Abel to talk with us about the critical role of relationships, kindness, and compassion in human health.

Links and Resources:

"Creating Compassionate Communities and Promoting Health" edition of the Lifestyle Medicine journal
Compassionate Communities UK
The Compassion Project, by Julian Abel
"Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation" - Surgeon General's Advisory
Research Is Ceremony: Indigenous Research Methods, by Shawn Wilson
Survival of the Kindest podcast

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Show Notes:

00:35 Introducing the Special Guest: Dr. Julian Abel 01:22 Understanding Compassionate Communities and Their Impact on Health 01:50 Dr. Julian Abel's Journey into Compassionate Communities 03:04 The Impact of Social Relationships on Health 05:11 The Role of Compassionate Communities in Healthcare 06:33 The Importance of Social Relationships in Healthcare 07:28 Survival of the Kindest: A New Perspective on Evolution 16:59 The Role of Elders in Compassionate Communities 18:57 The Importance of Compassion in Schools and Workplaces 23:14 Building Compassionate Communities: Practical Steps 36:00 The Role of Compassion in Politics 42:31 The Importance of Embracing Complexity in Healthcare 49:58 Closing Thoughts on Compassionate Communities

36: What's the long term impact of medications on the brain? Nov 14, 2023

Click here to view The Quadrant Model diagram, and learn more about it.

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35: How does sugar contribute to Alzheimer's disease? Nov 03, 2023

Click here to check out the paper "Could Alzheimer's disease be a maladaptation of an evolutionary survival pathway mediated by intracerebral fructose and uric acid metabolism?" To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question. To subscribe to The Brainjo Connection, a free, twice-monthly newsletter about the latest science of how to keep the brain fit and healthy, along with our recommended products, books, tools, and other resources for doing so, go to: brainjo.academy/connection

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34: Can you walk too much? Oct 24, 2023

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33: What Kind of Dancing is Good for the Brain? Oct 13, 2023

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32: A Surprising Link Between Muscle Mass, Strength, and Cognitive Function. Sep 29, 2023

To view the paper discussed in this episode, click here.

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31: Can Smells Improve Memory? Sep 22, 2023

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30: What Should Your Homocysteine Level Be (and why it matters)? Sep 13, 2023

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29: How To Build Cognitive Resilience Aug 29, 2023

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28: The connection between cognitive activity, brain pathology, and Alzheimer's. Aug 18, 2023

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27: Is A Ketogenic Diet Harmful Over The Long Term? Aug 11, 2023

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26: What Kind Of Music Stimulates The Brain The Most? Jul 28, 2023

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25: What Food Treats Should You Avoid? Jul 21, 2023

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24: How Much Skill Is Enough To Prevent Cognitive Decline? Jul 14, 2023

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23: Can You Recover From A Concussion? And Should Heading In Soccer Be Banned?? Jul 07, 2023

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22: The Challenge of Systems-Thinking and the Failures of Reductionism Jun 30, 2023

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Click to listen to Tommy Wood's guest appearance on the Reason & Well-being podcast

Click to listen to Dr. Tommy Wood's appearance on The Drive, by Peter Attia

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21: Q and A Round-Up, plus This or That!! Jun 24, 2023

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20: Is Alzheimer's a form of diabetes? Jun 16, 2023

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19: How Do You Know If Your Brain Is Getting Enough Omega 3? Jun 02, 2023

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18: Does Cannabis Damage The Brain? May 26, 2023

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17: How Does Exercise Benefit The Brain (and what kinds are best)? May 19, 2023

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16: A Tale of Two Studies (on brain atrophy) May 11, 2023

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15: How To Deal With Frustration When Learning Hard Things May 04, 2023

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14: How Much Alcohol Is Too Much For The Brain? Apr 25, 2023

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13: Are screens harming the brains of our kids? Apr 14, 2023

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12: Is eating meat bad for your brain? Apr 07, 2023

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11: How do you promote healthy sleep? Mar 31, 2023

Today we have a special guest on the podcast, Dr. Dan Pardi, founder and CEO of humanOS. Listen here to Dr. Pardi's TEDx Talk, "How To Optimize Light For Health."

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10: What is Cognitive Frailty? Mar 24, 2023

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9: Dr. Tommy Wood's Daily Routine Mar 16, 2023

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8: Are hearing aids a good idea? Mar 09, 2023

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7: Dr. Wood's Favorite Brain Supplement Feb 28, 2023

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6: When is forgetfulness a cause for concern? Feb 21, 2023

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5: What supplements are best for brain health? Feb 14, 2023

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4: How do we know if it's good for us? Feb 07, 2023

Thanks to Rick B. for this week's questions. To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question. To subscribe to The Brainjo Connection, a free, twice-monthly newsletter about the latest science of how to keep the brain fit and healthy, along with our recommended products, books, tools, and other resources for doing so, go to: brainjo.academy/connection

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3: Is Alzheimer's Dementia Hereditary? Jan 31, 2023

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2: What is brain health? Jan 24, 2023

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1: What's the main driver of Alzheimer's and Age-Related Cognitive Decline? Jan 17, 2023

In this episode, we go through the factors that drive age-related cognitive decline and dementia, which are also synonymous with the factors that promote peak brain health and fitness.

Link to paper we discuss: "Demand Coupling Drives Neurodegeneration: A Model of Age-Related Cognitive Decline and Dementia"

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Introducing Better Brain Fitness! Jan 15, 2023

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Intelligence Unshackled - Model #13: Tautology Feb 22, 2021

What is intelligence?

Intelligence Unshackled - Model #12: Cognitive Recruitment May 06, 2020

How to turn weaknesses into strengths by re-routing the flow information.

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Intelligence Unshackled - Model #11: The Fastest Snails Apr 23, 2020

Do we really understand the nature of our own intelligence, or what it is our brains truly excel at? Or have we been looking in the wrong places?

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How To Unshackle Your Memory (interview with Nelson Dellis, 4 time US memory champion) Apr 16, 2020

Think some people are born with good memories?

Think exponential gains in memory capacity, if even possible at all, would take years to develop?

Perhaps no domain better illustrates the latent potential inside each brain, or challenges conventional ideas about innate intelligence, better than that of the world of competitive memory.

In this episode, we explore this topic with 4 time US Memory Champion Nelson Dellis.

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How To Win At Angry Birds: The ancestral paradigm for a therapeutic revolution Dec 15, 2019

In this episode, I'm interviewed by Christopher Kelly of Nourish Balance Thrive about the 4 Quadrant Model for making health-related decisions and evaluating therapeutic interventions.

Click here to view the show notes and quadrant model.

Click here to view the Ancestral Health Symposium talk on YouTube.

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Intelligence Unshackled - Model #10: Paradoxical Gains Aug 02, 2019

How could an injury to the brain result in the gain of new abilities?

The explanation directly challenges the conventional view of human intelligence and innate ability, with broad reaching implications for how to best support and nurture cognitive development.

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Applying Systems Analysis To Human Health (conversation with Dr. Tommy Wood) Jul 17, 2019

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From Green Beret To Bestselling Author: Exploring the limits of physical and mental performance with Tim Tigner Jun 30, 2019

SHOW NOTES available at: elitecognition.com/timtigner

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Why You Should Embrace Your Ineptitude Jun 12, 2019

We don't like feeling terrible at something, and so most of us avoid doing things that make us feel that way. Yet, if we're looking to optimize the health and function of the brain, that's precisely the kinds of feeling we should be seeking out. KEY POINTS and SHOW NOTES available at: elitecognition.com/inept

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The Power of Mathematical Thinking, Interview with Ben Orlin May 16, 2019

In this episode, I talk with mathematician and author Ben Orlin. Ben is the creator of the "Math With Bad Drawings" blog and similarly titled book, which I can't recommend highly enough.

In this episode, we talk about the book, misconceptions about mathematical aptitude, the importance of allowing yourself to be stuck with a problem, and more.

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For the show notes and links mentioned, go to elitecognition.com/orlin

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Pioneer of Plasticity, Dr. Michael Merzenich May 01, 2019

In this episode, we talk with neuroscientist Dr. Michael Merzenich, who's research was instrumental in overturning the fixed brain dogma, replacing it with our present understanding of the brain as dynamic and plastic throughout our lives.

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Intelligence Unshackled - Model #9: Plasticity Apr 16, 2019

For much of the 20th century, the prevailing view in neuroscience was that, after childhood development, the brain was fixed and unchanging.

We now know that this couldn't be further from the truth, yet we are still recovering from fallout of this idea, with much to still be learned about the brain's remarkable and lifelong capacity for continuous change.

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Protecting and Optimizing the Brain's Hardware, an Overview Mar 18, 2019

In this conversation with Dr. Tommy Wood, we review the basic tenets of protecting and optimizing the brain's biological foundation.

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Intelligence Unshackled - Model #8: Game Level VS. Source Code Mar 05, 2019

How is it that, in recent decades, despite an unfathomable investment of resources, and despite massive technological transformations in other domains of human life, we've made virtually no progress in medical therapeutics?

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How Cognitive Design Can Shape The Human Experience (Interview with Frank Capek) Feb 13, 2019

We don't perceive the world as it is, but as our brain constructs it.

For years, today's guest Frank Capek, founder of Customer Innovations and pioneer in the field of Cognitive Experience Design, has been helping companies apply our understanding of how the brain constructs reality to elevate the human experience.

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Intelligence Unshackled - Model #7: Mismatch Feb 04, 2019

What's the single most important mental model for understanding how to optimize the biological foundation of human intelligence? Mismatch.

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Intelligence Unshackled - Model #6: Hierarchy Jan 11, 2019

There's a war going on inside our heads, and we only ever see the winners.

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Intelligence Unshackled - Model #5: Modular AND Distributed (MAD) Dec 26, 2018

Since the advent of neuroscience, scientists have struggled with a fundamental question about how the brain is organized.

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Optimizing the Performance of the Knowledge Worker Dec 14, 2018

In this episode, Dr. Tommy Wood interviews James Hewitt, Chief Innovation Officer at Hintsa Performance, on how knowledge workers can optimize their cognitive performance.

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Intelligence Unshackled - Model #4: Automaticity Dec 06, 2018

Why is it that, in spite of our brain's ability to change itself throughout our lives, behavior change is rare?

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Model #3: Confabulation Nov 19, 2018

The next mental model for Cognitive Neuroscience up for discussion: confabulation. Or, why "I don't know" is the hardest phrase for a human to say.

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Intelligence Unshackled - Model #2: Subterranean Nov 12, 2018

This episode introduces our next mental model, Subterranean, one that profoundly alters our conception of human behavior, and of the nature and scope of cognition.

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Intelligence Unshackled - Model #1: Hardware & Software Nov 02, 2018

This episode introduces the first in a series of Mental Models for Cognitive Neuroscience, which we'll use to understand and frame some of the central claims of this podcast.

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The Unshackling of Human Intelligence Nov 02, 2018

In this introductory episode of the Intelligence Unshackled podcast, your host Dr. Josh Turknett explains its origins, what to expect, and the ways in which human intelligence is constrained in today's world.

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