Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production)

By Josh Turknett, MD

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Hosted by Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood, Better Brain Fitness explores the frontiers of how to keep our brain fit and healthy, so that we can perform at our best and do the things that we love for as long as possible.

Episode Date
How To Improve Mental Health With Lifestyle Changes.
Apr 27, 2024
How to reduce the risk of dementia from concussion and TBI?
Apr 09, 2024
How Do I Know if a Ketogenic Diet Safe for Me?
Mar 26, 2024
Are Trump And Biden Mentally Fit For Office? The Brain Docs Weigh In.
Mar 09, 2024
Can "The Little Blue Pill" Help Prevent Alzheimer's?
Feb 23, 2024
Do cold sores cause Alzheimer's?
Feb 16, 2024
What blood tests should you monitor for brain health?
Jan 30, 2024
Is It Harder To Learn A Language As An Adult?
Jan 13, 2024
Can Specific Exercises Boost Cognitive Performance?
Jan 02, 2024
What does Dr. T's brain fitness program look like?
Dec 22, 2023
Does sauna help prevent Alzheimer's?
Dec 01, 2023
Survival of the Kindest: The real story of human evolution
Nov 24, 2023
What's the long term impact of medications on the brain?
Nov 14, 2023
How does sugar contribute to Alzheimer's disease?
Nov 03, 2023
Can you walk too much?
Oct 24, 2023
What Kind of Dancing is Good for the Brain?
Oct 13, 2023
A Surprising Link Between Muscle Mass, Strength, and Cognitive Function.
Sep 29, 2023
Can Smells Improve Memory?
Sep 22, 2023
What Should Your Homocysteine Level Be (and why it matters)?
Sep 13, 2023
How To Build Cognitive Resilience
Aug 29, 2023
The connection between cognitive activity, brain pathology, and Alzheimer's.
Aug 18, 2023
Is A Ketogenic Diet Harmful Over The Long Term?
Aug 11, 2023
What Kind Of Music Stimulates The Brain The Most?
Jul 28, 2023
What Food Treats Should You Avoid?
Jul 21, 2023
How Much Skill Is Enough To Prevent Cognitive Decline?
Jul 14, 2023
Can You Recover From A Concussion? And Should Heading In Soccer Be Banned??
Jul 07, 2023
The Challenge of Systems-Thinking and the Failures of Reductionism
Jun 30, 2023
Q and A Round-Up, plus This or That!!
Jun 24, 2023
Is Alzheimer's a form of diabetes?
Jun 16, 2023
How Do You Know If Your Brain Is Getting Enough Omega 3?
Jun 02, 2023
Does Cannabis Damage The Brain?
May 26, 2023
How Does Exercise Benefit The Brain (and what kinds are best)?
May 19, 2023
A Tale of Two Studies (on brain atrophy)
May 11, 2023
How To Deal With Frustration When Learning Hard Things
May 04, 2023
How Much Alcohol Is Too Much For The Brain?
Apr 25, 2023
Are screens harming the brains of our kids?
Apr 14, 2023
Is eating meat bad for your brain?
Apr 07, 2023
How do you promote healthy sleep?
Mar 31, 2023
What is Cognitive Frailty?
Mar 24, 2023
Dr. Tommy Wood's Daily Routine
Mar 16, 2023
Are hearing aids a good idea?
Mar 09, 2023
Dr. Wood's Favorite Brain Supplement
Feb 28, 2023
When is forgetfulness a cause for concern?
Feb 21, 2023
What supplements are best for brain health?
Feb 14, 2023
How do we know if it's good for us?
Feb 07, 2023
Is Alzheimer's Dementia Hereditary?
Jan 31, 2023
What is brain health?
Jan 24, 2023
What's the main driver of Alzheimer's and Age-Related Cognitive Decline?
Jan 17, 2023
Introducing Better Brain Fitness!
Jan 15, 2023
Intelligence Unshackled - Model #13: Tautology
Feb 22, 2021
Intelligence Unshackled - Model #12: Cognitive Recruitment
May 06, 2020
Intelligence Unshackled - Model #11: The Fastest Snails
Apr 23, 2020
How To Unshackle Your Memory (interview with Nelson Dellis, 4 time US memory champion)
Apr 16, 2020
How To Win At Angry Birds: The ancestral paradigm for a therapeutic revolution
Dec 15, 2019
Intelligence Unshackled - Model #10: Paradoxical Gains
Aug 02, 2019
Applying Systems Analysis To Human Health (conversation with Dr. Tommy Wood)
Jul 17, 2019
From Green Beret To Bestselling Author: Exploring the limits of physical and mental performance with Tim Tigner
Jun 30, 2019
Why You Should Embrace Your Ineptitude
Jun 12, 2019
The Power of Mathematical Thinking, Interview with Ben Orlin
May 16, 2019
Pioneer of Plasticity, Dr. Michael Merzenich
May 01, 2019
Intelligence Unshackled - Model #9: Plasticity
Apr 16, 2019
Protecting and Optimizing the Brain's Hardware, an Overview
Mar 18, 2019
Intelligence Unshackled - Model #8: Game Level VS. Source Code
Mar 05, 2019
How Cognitive Design Can Shape The Human Experience (Interview with Frank Capek)
Feb 13, 2019
Intelligence Unshackled - Model #7: Mismatch
Feb 04, 2019
Intelligence Unshackled - Model #6: Hierarchy
Jan 11, 2019
Intelligence Unshackled - Model #5: Modular AND Distributed (MAD)
Dec 26, 2018
Optimizing the Performance of the Knowledge Worker
Dec 14, 2018
Intelligence Unshackled - Model #4: Automaticity
Dec 06, 2018
Model #3: Confabulation
Nov 19, 2018
Intelligence Unshackled - Model #2: Subterranean
Nov 12, 2018
Intelligence Unshackled - Model #1: Hardware & Software
Nov 02, 2018
The Unshackling of Human Intelligence
Nov 02, 2018