This Working Life

Tips to supercharge your brain for work


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What to eat, how to move for peak brain power.

We dig into what science says about what to feed your brain and how to move your body in order to perform at your best at work in these stressful times.You'll hear:* The good oil on the good fats and how NOT to cook with them. * Are supplements useful additions to our diet or just expensive wee?* Coffee, yay or nay?* And the best way to exercise to increase focus and creativity at work. This one may surprise you, it surprised the researchers!

(This program was first broadcast on July 13, 2020.)

GUESTS:Dr Delia McCabe, is a nutritional neuroscientist her book is Feed Your Brain.

Dr John Ratey, is a psychiatrist and clinical assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, who has studied the effect of exercise on the brain for more than 40 years.

Producer: Maria Tickle

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