Bonus: How to Improve Your Brain Health and Performance with Louisa Nicola

Bonus: How to Improve Your Brain Health and Performance with Louisa Nicola

I am excited to connect with one of my favorite neuroscience experts today! Louisa Nicola is at the intersection of neuroscience and athleticism. She helps to bring a fresh understanding of what it takes to achieve peak performance through science-based tools and methods. She is also the host of The Neuro Experience podcast, which focuses on brain health, neuroscience, longevity, and athletics. Louisa knows how to take complicated subjects related to brain physiology and hormones and explain them so that people can fully understand and appreciate them. In this episode, she and I dive into her background. We discuss her three pillars for peak performance, alcohol, and how sleep impacts the glymphatic system. We get into strategies for better sleep, the perimenopausal brain, how chronobiology impacts sleep, how to address jet lag, and how exercise improves brain performance and health. We also discuss the best foods and supplements for brain health and how creatine enhances performance. I hope you enjoy listening to today’s conversation as much as I did recording it! IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: How an accident shifted the trajectory of Louisa’s life. Louisa unpacks the various stages of sleep and explains why sleep is so important. How sleep impacts the glymphatic system. Some common characteristics of perimenopause. Some simple ways to aid the penetration of naturally secreted hormones into the brain. How blood pressure fluctuations impact the brain. What is jet lag, and how can we combat it? How does alcohol affect the brain? Louisa explains cardiac remodeling. The value of different types of exercise for brain health. The difference between physical activity and exercise. How our food choices impact our brain health. How to mitigate the effects of traumatic brain injuries. How does creatine monohydrate improve brain performance? Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on X ⁠ ⁠Instagram ⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ Check out Cynthia’s ⁠website⁠ Connect with Louisa Nicola On X and ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠The Neuro Experience Podcast⁠ Book mentioned ⁠The XX Brain⁠ by Dr. Lisa Mosconi

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Ep. 39 Practical Biohacks for Peak Performance

Ep. 39 Practical Biohacks for Peak Performance

In this episode, we are joined by Ben Angel.  Ben is a bestselling author of Unstoppable, CLICK, Sleeping Your Way to The Top in Business, and Flee 9-5. Ben helps us to discover the key to better health, more energy, and a better mood. He teaches us all about biohacks and how you can use them to improve your health and your life! Learn more about Ben at benagnel.co Thanks for listening! Please subscribe and leave us a rating/review. We appreciate it.

10 Mars 201944min

Ep. 38 True Connection: Taking Time to Truly Listen

Ep. 38 True Connection: Taking Time to Truly Listen

In this Episode Daniel Levin talks to us about the power and experience of connection and deep, present listening in our lives. His book, The Mosaic, is a beautiful story about his experience in true connection. Check out his website here: http://danielbrucelevin.com/ and his book here: https://amzn.to/2T439Dl

2 Mars 201942min

Ep. 37 Finding Balance in Acupuncture and Infertility

Ep. 37 Finding Balance in Acupuncture and Infertility

In this episode, we are joined by Ali Damron who talks about using acupuncture to optimize fertility and reproductive health. Ali's goal as a health consultation specialist and acupuncturist is to help women navigate their health in a natural way. You can find more information about Ali at her website: http://www.alidamron.com/

24 Feb 201937min

Ep. 36 Weight Loss and Aging in Reverse with the Ketogenic Diet

Ep. 36 Weight Loss and Aging in Reverse with the Ketogenic Diet

In this episode, Mitzi Champion talks about her own personal health journey. She shares how she found the ketogenic lifestyle which allows her to age in reverse. You can find out more about Mitzi at https://ketovangelistcoaching.com/mitzi-champion/ Thanks for listening! Please subscribe and leave us a rating/review. We appreciate it.

17 Feb 201940min

Ep. 35 The Need for Sleep Part 2

Ep. 35 The Need for Sleep Part 2

In this episode, Cynthia and Kelly talk about supplements that are helpful for sleep and overall relaxation. We can't emphasize the power of sleep to get your healthy, keep you healthy, help you lose weight, normalize hormone function, regulate mood, and the list goes on. Books to check out: Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar, and Survival by TS Wiley Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to a Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success by Shawn Stevenson

14 Feb 201919min

Ep. 34 Radical Self-Care and Self-Love with Lydia Joy

Ep. 34 Radical Self-Care and Self-Love with Lydia Joy

In this Episode, Lydia talks about how she finds balance in her life with her important roles as healer and supermom. Lydia empowers women to radically transform their lives by offering seasonal detox, hair tissue mineral analysis, and 1:1 mind body coaching and nutritional therapy. You can find out more about Lydia and the services she offers here: lydiajoy.mykajabi.com or contact her via email at lydiajoyme@gmail.com Thanks for listening! Please subscribe and leave us a rating/review.

10 Feb 201944min

Ep. 33 The Need for Sleep Part 1

Ep. 33 The Need for Sleep Part 1

In this bite-sized episode, Cynthia and I discuss one our favorite topics…sleep! We focus on the behavioral strategies to improve your sleep (called sleep hygiene). Join us to learn why sleep is so foundational to health and to weight loss. We'll teach you how to make simple changes to improve your sleep. Thanks for listening! Please subscribe and leave us a rating/review. We appreciate it. Find out more about Cynthia at www.chtwellness.com and more about Kelly at www.everydaytherapist.com.

7 Feb 201916min

Ep. 32 Integrative Approaches for Mental Tranquility

Ep. 32 Integrative Approaches for Mental Tranquility

In this episode, integrative practitioner Leyla Dim shares her talents and wisdom integrating cutting-edge mind-body techniques to heal and calm their nervous system. She talks about empowering clients who are frustrated with not getting results from more traditional treatments. You can learn more about Leyla here: https://www.leyladim.com/ Thanks for listening! Please subscribe and leave us a rating/review. We appreciate it.

3 Feb 201940min

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