25 min listen
Tips to supercharge your brain for work
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Jul 13, 2020
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Podcast episode
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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!GUESTS:Dr Delia McCabe, is a nutritional neuroscientist [and luckily she shares my obsession] - Delia has researched how what we eat affects our brains and 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.Never miss a show! Subscribe to our weekly podcast on the ABC Listen app, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. (And if you enjoy the show help us out by rating us with those little stars it helps others find us.)Producer: Maria TickleSporty's 60-day fitness challenge.
Released:
Jul 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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