446: How to have a younger brain | Brain researcher Marc Milstein, Ph.D.

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🗓️ 24 October 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Marc Milstein, Ph.D.: “People who have a mindful moment in the morning tend to have less burnout later in the day.” Marc, a brain researcher and author, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to prevent cognitive decline, plus: - What drives Marc’s passion for brain health (~01:03) - How to assess your brain’s “age” (~02:19) - Why sleep is critical for brain health (~05:53) - What happens to the brain with too much stress (~08:15) - The best types of exercise for your brain (~10:24) - Why you should always take the stairs when you can (~12:28) - The best foods for brain health (~14:09) - How your gut-brain axis influences your food cravings (~17:42) - Why environmental well-being is the next frontier of brain health (~20:44) - The link between social connection & cognitive decline (~21:57) - Marc’s 3 essential tips for optimal brain health (~23:38) - How different parts of the brain function & change with age (~27:49) - The impact of cannabis on brain health (~33:11) - Underrated habits that may be messing with your brain (~37:21) - How to sharpen your memory (~39:06) - How to discard traumatic memories (~46:51) - The link between depression, anxiety & dementia (~49:46) Referenced in the episode: - Marc's book, The Age-Proof Brain: New Strategies to Improve Memory, Protect Immunity, and Fight Off Dementia. - A study on walking intensity. - A study showing people who feel younger have younger brains. - A study showing people who walk 30 minutes a day lower their risk of dementia by 60%. - A study on taking the stairs and younger brains. - A study on colorful diets & cognitive health. - A study showing breathing strengthens the prefrontal cortex. - A study on the link between anxiety & dementia. We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on Youtube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the MyBuddyGreen Podcast. I'm Jason Wackeb, founder and co-CEO of MyBuddyGreen and your host.
0:07.0	What happens now?
0:08.3	What happens now? How will I cope? How will I cope?
0:13.1	Sometimes you don't want to talk about cancer to people you know.
0:17.2	You just want to talk to someone who knows how you feel.
0:22.0	That's why I joined the McMillan Online community. We know what it's like because we're
0:27.9	living with cancer too. And whatever's on your mind, we're here to help.
0:33.7	To join us, search McMillan Online Community. Dr. Mark Milstein specializes in taking the
0:40.0	leading science research on brain health and presenting it in a way that entertains, educates
0:45.1	and empowers people to live better. He earned both his PhD in biological chemistry and his
0:51.4	bachelor of science in molecular, cellular and developmental biology from UCLA.
0:57.2	And today's here to chat about his new book, The Age Proof of Brain. New strategies to improve
1:04.1	memory, protect immunity and fight off dementia. Mark, welcome.
1:09.1	Thank you. Thanks for having me. So brain health, cognitive health,
1:13.3	becoming a huge part of the conversation for many reasons when you see numbers like one out of
1:19.1	three Americans who pass away after H 65 will die from some sort of dementia or that dementia
1:26.4	and Alzheimer's have increased by a whopping 144% over the last 30 years. This conversation needs
1:37.0	to be top of mind, but I want to start with your personal connection here. What drives you in your
1:43.8	passion for brain health? Yeah, it's a couple of things. One is family members that have
1:49.6	suffered from dementia. I had a grandmother who tragically suffered from Alzheimer's.
1:56.1	Also just seeing other family members aging and wanting to think about what we can do to slow
2:02.9	down that process. And also just in my own life, I've had some health issues and they've been
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