The power of community for better brain health
The Brain Health Revolution Podcast
Dean and Ayesha Sherzai
4.8 • 604 Ratings
🗓️ 5 October 2023
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we discuss the often-overlooked importance of addressing behavior change for improving brain health and overall wellbeing, and how we need to involve our communities at every step of change towards such optimizations.
We talk about:
• The neuroscience and circumstantial influences of behavior change
• The importance of meeting people where they are and adjusting behavior change strategies accordingly
• How to strategize self-improvement without it feeling cold, rigid, unnatural, and, ultimately, ineffective
• Why the past can teach us a lot about modern behavior change at a community level
This is part one of a conversation about behavior, the systems that make it possible, and how we can achieve long-term change in the midst of a healthcare landscape that can sometimes feel hopeless.
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The Brain Health Revolution Podcast is hosted by Doctors Ayesha and Dean Sherzai.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | An individual is never an individual. We are part of a community, whether we want it or not. |
| 0:06.0 | We're being influenced by a community, the resources in that community, the limitations in that community. |
| 0:11.0 | When it comes to food, most communities that we know, prior to 1950s, 1940s, were mostly plant-centered. |
| 0:17.0 | Now meat and cheese and dairy and salt and sugar has become food of opulence. |
| 0:23.7 | What we do when we go to these different communities, find out what's the healthy |
| 0:26.8 | version of their food, of their living experience in the past. |
| 0:30.6 | And just focus on that and highlight. |
| 0:32.1 | Build on that. |
| 0:33.2 | Historically, culturally, emotionally. |
| 0:36.2 | Welcome to the Brain Health Revolution podcast with your |
| 0:39.1 | hosts, Aisha and Dean Cherzai. We are neurologists, scientists, and authors of two best-selling |
| 0:45.4 | books and parents did two amazing humans. In a world where our understanding of brain health |
| 0:51.0 | is constantly evolving, join us as we unravel the mysteries of the human brain. |
| 0:56.0 | Through captivating conversations, insightful interviews, and thought-provoking discussions, |
| 1:02.0 | we empower you with the knowledge and tools to optimize brain function and prevent cognitive decline. |
| 1:08.0 | From nutrition, exercise, restorative sleep to building cognitive resilience |
| 1:13.4 | and the impact of technology, we explore the fascinating connections between brain health |
| 1:19.0 | and other facets of our lives. Get ready to unlock the potential of your brain and embrace |
| 1:25.0 | a life of vitality. |
| 1:36.8 | Welcome, everyone. I hope you're all doing well and having a great day. Dean and I will speak about behavior change in a community setting today. We think it's literally the most important |
| 1:42.2 | factor. I mean, for the last 15 years, we've been working in the clinics and the communities, |
| 1:47.3 | in cities and towns. |
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