Exercise the Wonder Drug: Move the Body, Heal The Brain with Dr. Jennifer Heisz & Caroline Williams

Plenty of information exists about how exercise can boost our

immune system and add years to our lives. Emerging research

shows that physical movement can also ward off dementia,

increase creativity, and help us manage stress. To work out how

movement and exercise may be the wonder drug to heal our

brains and reduce the need for pharmaceuticals, Positive

Psychology Podcast Host, Lisa Cypers Kamen, speaks with two

authors whose work focuses on the connection between how

moving the body can heal the brain. Dr. Jennifer Heisz describes

the research that inspired her book, Move The Body, Heal The

Mind: Overcome Anxiety, Depression, and Dementia and Improve

Focus, Creativity, and Sleep. During the conversation, she shares

the physiology behind why the brain makes it hard for some of us

to get moving and how moving more improves our mental health.

Journalist Caroline Williams details the evidence behind the

findings included in her book, Move: How the New Science Can

Set Your Mind Free, and shares the neuroscience of how dance

and movement can increase human connection and help us

manage stress.