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Apples For The Mind with Clinical Psychologist, Dr Tom Nehmy Apr 15, 2022

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Tom Nehmy is a Clinical Psychologist who calls himself a preventative psychologist, which I love. He is the author of the book, Apples for the Mind , which is the result of years of work helping people to overcome challenges and discover the foundation of their quality of life: their wellbeing.
Tom is also the Director of Healthy Minds Education & Training, the leading provider of preventive mental health services to schools and companies in Australasia. The Healthy Minds Program was developed at Flinders University but has evolved into a psychological skills training program that has reached and helped thousands of people. To find out more, visit: www.healthymindsprogram.com
Today, we dive into Tom's A and it's a great conversation.pples for the Mind

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Wisdom Wednesdays - the impact of social relationships on health and longevity Apr 12, 2022

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In today's podcast, I explore the impact of social relationships on health and longevity. Here are the research papers that I discuss:
Meta-analysis on social relationships and mortality risks
Potential mechanisms behind the impact of loneliness on health
Loneliness and inflammation

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How we can all age successfully with Marcus Riley Apr 08, 2022

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Marcus Riley draws on more than 20 years experience in the field of ageing, where he has run a large age care facility and worked with organisations such as the Global Ageing Network and the United Nations . He shares real stories of people flourishing at all stages of later life with insights and inspiration as to how to navigate the realities and challenges of our increased longevity. Marcus reveals that by embracing positivity, planning and understanding the importance of purpose, we can all age successfully. Or, as he calls it, we can boom into later life - and his book Booming shows us how we can do that.
In today's episode, we discuss Marcus' strategy for ageing well and Booming!

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Wisdom Wednesdays - Does excessive screen time cause ADHD? Apr 05, 2022

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In today's Wisdom Wednesdays, I discuss a new study from Canada looking at the links between ADHD and screen time, and determining what causes what.
Here is the link to the ADHD study.
Here is the research about the increases in screen time in kids and adolescents.
Here you'll find recommended screen time from theAustralian Institute of Family Studies .

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Fasting and Sauna for health and longevity, with Alex Tyson Apr 01, 2022

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In this episode I talk to Alex Tyson, CEO of wellness company Found Space, about his own personal wellness journey, which includes some pretty incredible feats of fasting and regular sauna use - and we dig into the science of both.
Check out https://foundspace.com.au/

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Wisdom Wednesdays - How exercise busts stress and contributes to overall success in life Mar 29, 2022

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Today I discuss the role of exercise in training our stress response system to become more efficient and improving our response to other stressors, as well as the role of exercise in improving both our emotional and behavioural self-control through improved top-down regulation in the brain.
Here are the 2 papers I refer to in the podcast.
Exercise as a modifier of stress
Exercise for promoting resilience, self-control and mental wellbeing

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The Brain & Nervous System with Neurosurgeon Dr Alex Koefman Mar 25, 2022

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Today's podcast is with the Neurosurgeon (yes, Neurosurgeon) Dr Alex Koefman . Alex has undertaken specialist training in neurosurgery throughout Australia, including The Canberra Hospital, the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Princess Margaret Hospital for Children in Perth, and the Princess Alexandra, Royal Brisbane, and Lady Cilento Children’s Hospitals in Brisbane.
During this time, Alex was trained and mentored by many of Australia's most senior subspecialty neurosurgeons and today we discuss his journey to Neurosurgery and what it's like opening up peoples' brains!

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Wisdom Wednesdays - the travesty of our kids' mental health Mar 22, 2022

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Today's WW centres on the latest kids' mental health statistics for Australia as well as the shocking food budgets for childcare centres - anyone else see connections here?

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Finding Your Ikigai with the Japanese Rock-star Neuroscientist, Ken Mogi Mar 18, 2022

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My guest today is Ken Mogi, a Japanese neuroscientist, a senior researcher at Sony Computer Science Laboratories and a visiting professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. He has written over 100 books – yes 100 – in Japanese on topics as diverse as brain science philosophy, history, art, education, and linguistics.

Ken is known as a rock star neuroscientist in Japan and it’s easy to see why, as he’s a super-cool, super-smart guy. He recently released his first book in English, titled Ikigai, which translates as ‘A reason to live’ and today, we discuss how to find you Ikigai.
You can buy his excellent Ikigai book here.

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Wisdom Wednesdays - the low-down on Ultra-processed Foods Mar 15, 2022

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In this short segment, I discuss the NOVA classification of Ultra-processed foods and some of the research into the negative impacts on our health, and a quick guide for minimising them in your diet.
Here is a link to help with reading of food labels.
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