Every. Body. Talks.

66 - Cognitive Health: Nature or Nurture? with Dr. Tommy Wood


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Can dancing improve your cognitive function? Does lifestyle really influence our potential to get dementia later in life? Why is making mistakes really good for our brain? Find out in this informative episode with neuroscientist and performance consultant, 

Dr. Tommy Wood! He gives us practical tools to exercise our brains and challenge ourselves to learn new things. He highlights the need to integrate neuroscience and neurology to better understand brain health across the lifespan. 

 

He also emphasizes the role of the environment, including education and cognitive challenge in maintaining brain health. We learn how to prevent and slow cognitive decline, as well as the impact of genetics and intelligence on cognitive function. 

 

We ask Dr Wood about the negative (and positive impacts) of social media on our mental health and what we can do to minimize its negative effects. Overall, he encourages us to find our rate-limiting step and make lifestyle modifications to improve our cognitive health and longevity.  

 

For more information go to betterbrain.fitness  

 

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Follow Dr. Tommy Wood on Instagram @drtommywood

 

INSTAGRAM @every.body.talks @jenngiamo @schully

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