Mind What Matters

“You Can Do ThiFighting Cancer and Standing for a Cause with Lara MacGregor At 30 years old and 7 months pregnant, @lara_macgregor was diagnosed with breast cancer. After being gifted headscarves accompanied by a note that said “You can do this” during her treatment, she founded @hopescarves, bringing hope and community to thousands of people. Then, after 7 years in remission, she was diagnosed again - this time with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer. With her new reality...

We sit down with Austin Perlmutter to discuss how toxic social media and mindless internet scrolling has become something that our brains have been hardwired to do. While it isn't currently coined "addiction" in our country, the ways that our brains are stimulated based on social media is directly correlated with dopamine rush. It very closely mimics addictive behavior. We have become trained to depend on it for stimulation. How can we break these trends and what can we do to offset...

Host Liz Humphreys sits down with author Lauren Dykovitz to talk about dealing with the frustration of caring for a family member with a memory disease like Alzheimer’s. Lauren’s book “When Only Love Remains” is out now. Get more info here: @lifeloveandalizheimers

Dr. Renee Harmon is a doctor and speaker. She joins us to talk about her experience in caring for her husband Harvey who developed early onset Alzheimer's.

Today we talk with Dr. Ed Parks the founder of NeuroReserve, the company who makes the product Relevate which is a state of the art nutrition supplement for the brain designed to closed the gap between what you're eating and what your brain needs to be healthy. Edward S. Park, Ph.D., is the Founder and President of NeuroReserve. Ed has over15 years of experience in the research and development (R&D) ofbiopharmaceuticals, medical devices, and nutritional therapeutics. Mostimportan...

Our children are being overprescribed medicine and the effects of all of these medications are not only dangerous but they are changing their brains.Learn more about ADHD and the harmful effects of the medication prescribed to treat it.

Did you know there are healthy and delicious substitutes for your kitchen that will help your brain health? Dr. Annie Fenn is the founder of the Brain Health Kitchen and talks about which ingredients likely in your kitchen right now are unhealthy for your brain and with what to switch them.

Dr. Austin Perlmutter discusses his new book written with his father Dr. David Perlmutter called Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships, and Lasting Happiness.We talk about the “disconnection syndrome”, internet addiction, loss of empathy in the human race and how there is a drastic change in our brains ability to make good choices when we don’t live a healthy lifestyle. We also discuss the impact stress plays in our brain, and how to make small changes i...

Doctor, Author, and Professor is just the beginning of how to describe Dr. Michael Goran and his incredible research, teaching and writing. Dr. Goran talks about the the link between sugar and Alzheimer's in the latest episode of Mind What Matters. Hosted by Elizabeth Humphreys.