Change Your Brain: #1 Neuroscientist’s Exercise Protocol for Peak Energy and Focus

This episode will change your brain forever.

World-renowned neuroscientist Dr. Wendy Suzuki is here to share new research around the brain-changing benefits of exercise. Dr. Suzuki is the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at New York University and is a leading researcher known for her areas of memory, psychology, and neurobiology.

She's a pioneer in researching how moving your body and exercising improves your brain health, and today she is here to teach you the best exercise is to improve brain function, the #1 way to strengthen your mind, and the antidote to aging.

Dr. Suzuki also reveals the 10-minute routine you should do every day to lower your risk of dementia and improve memory.

You will get her step-by-step guide to boost energy, focus, and mood. Dr. Suzuki’s practical tips and fascinating insights will empower you to take control of your mind and your life—starting today.

And you’re going to want to listen to this entire episode because there is a shocking surprise you won’t want to miss.

You’ll learn the true power of the phrase “I love you”: why it matters, when to use it, and if you want more surprising takeaways, listen to this episode next, featuring the director of the 86-year-long happiness study at Harvard: What Makes a Good Life? Lessons From the Longest Study on Happiness

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‍In this episode:

• 3:41: What you can do today that will change your brain forever.
• 6:08: What renowned neuroscience says about your “big fat fluffy brain”.
• 6:57: What neuroplasticity is and how to use it to change your brain…and your life.
• 8:41: Brain health 101: why it’s the key to unlocking your potential.
• 10:56: Dr. Suzuki’s neuroscience epiphany that changed her life forever.
• 28:23: You’ll never believe what Dr. Suzuki brought in a hat box.
• 35:12: A bubble bath for your brain: how moving your body supercharges your mind.
• 38:25: The unbelievable changes exercise makes on your focus, energy, and mood.
• 41:20: Want to uplevel your morning? Add this to your morning routine.
• 45:44: What you need to know about the hippocampus.
• 48:31: The 10-minute routine you should do every day to lower your risk of dementia and improve memory.
• 50:45: The science-backed exercises to boost brain health.
• 57:11: The true power of the phrase “I love you”: why it matters and when to use it.

‍Resources:

Dr. Wendy Suzuki:

• Follow Dr. Suzuki on Instagram
• Read Dr. Suzuki’s books, Good Anxiety & Healthy Brain, Happy Life
• Watch Dr. Suzuki’s TedTalk
• Dr. Suzuki’s NYU profile
• Check out Dr. Suzuki’s website

• Harvard Medical School: Working out your brain
• Columbia University Irving: Aerobic Exercise Improves Cognition, Even In Young Adults
• CPTSD Foundation: Trauma-Informed Care, Neuroplasticity and Mindfulness
• Journal of Neuroscience: Cognitive-Affective Neural Plasticity following Active-Controlled Mindfulness Intervention
• Communications Biology: The contributions of entorhinal cortex and hippocampus to error driven learning
• Behavioural Brain Research: Brief, daily meditation enhances attention, memory, mood, and emotional regulation in non-experienced meditators
• Croatian Medical Journal: How exercise influences the brain: a neuroscience perspective
• PLOS One: Social connectedness as a determinant of mental health
• Molecular Psychiatry: The role of adult hippocampal neurogenesis in brain health and disease
• National Institute of Health: The extraordinary importance of sleep
• Translational Psychiatry: Neuroplasticity in response to cognitive behavior therapy for social anxiety disorder
• Harvard Second Generation Study: Harvard Study of Adult Development
• Harvard Medicine: The Good Life (an interview)
• The Harvard Gazette: Good genes are nice, but joy is better.
• The Atlantic: Longest study in human health found the key to a good life.