Show 1040: How to Make Your Brain Healthy for a Happy Life (Archive)

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2017

⏱️ 58 minutes

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At midcareer, neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki had numerous scientific awards and accomplishments. She was studying what makes a brain healthy. But she didn’t have much of a life outside of the lab, and she wasn’t happy. She decided to make some changes, starting with a stop at the gym. How Does Moving Your Body Make Your Brain […]

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Joe Graydon.
0:02.3	I'm Terry Graydon.
0:03.8	Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy, where we bring you the stories behind the health headlines.
0:10.2	This podcast is brought to you by Redux Industries, makers of utterly smooth body cream.
0:16.0	800-345-7339 on the web at utter cream.com.
0:21.6	Many of us find our careers and obligations don't leave much time for play,
0:36.4	but to spending too much time working hinder happiness?
0:40.0	This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Graydon.
0:50.3	Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki had achieved great success in her career.
0:55.1	She had numerous publications and awards, including the prestigious Troland Research Award
1:00.6	from the National Academy of Sciences.
1:03.4	Why wasn't she happy?
1:05.1	What can we learn from Dr. Suzuki's story?
1:08.1	Is it possible to change how our brains function to improve memory, mood, and joyfulness?
1:14.3	Rats, mice, and people all learn better when they're active.
1:18.5	Coming up on the People's Pharmacy, we'll find out how a healthy brain can lead us to a happy life.
1:25.8	First, this news.
1:36.0	In the People's pharmacy health headlines, the prospect of dementia is just as frightening to many people as the possibility of a cancer diagnosis.
1:40.3	With the population aging, increasing numbers of Americans will suffer from Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia.
1:47.6	This week, there's conflicting news on whether and how we might reduce our risk.
1:52.5	A series of meta-analyses looked at randomized studies and found little solid evidence of any interventions that prevent dementia.
2:00.4	The authors examined data from drug trials,
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