Patrick Schwarzenegger & Maria Shriver: “You are in the driver's seat. There are things you can do today that will impact your brain health tomorrow, or next year, or five years down the road.” 

Schwarzenegger, an actor, model and investor, and Shriver, a journalist, bestselling author, and founder of The Women's Alzheimer's Movement, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss what you can do today to better your brain, plus:

- Why you should exercise for your brain (~09:07)

- Why Shriver doesn't believe in retiring (~10:07)

- How to stay grounded growing up in the public eye (~11:28)

- Why we need more research on women's brain health (~21:32)

- Why so many young people are struggling with mental health right now (~28:29)

Referenced in the episode:

- MOSH.

- The Shriver Report.

- The Women's Alzheimer's Movement.

- Watch Shriver on the TODAY Show speaking about women & SSRIs.

- CDC report on mental health of teens & young adults.

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