The Empowering Neurologist Podcast

Health and happiness go hand in hand, and who couldn’t use a little more of both these days? This is from the back cover of an exciting new book, *The Joy of Well-being,* by Colleen and Jason Wachob. ...

15 Touko 202352min

I'll never forget back in medical school that we were told that the brain was "terminally differentiated.” This means that brain cells were what they were, and could never be regenerated. As such, whe...

1 Touko 202346min

That various microbes in the digestive system affect our health is certainly not news. However, this discussion is typically in the context of the various microbes that live in the gut. Actually, we t...

17 Huhti 20231h 10min

What underlies the war on fat? It’s big business, wanting us all to eat more refined carbs and sugar to replace the fat calories that we’ve been instructed to reduce. And I can think of no one who has...

3 Huhti 202350min

As many of you may know, we live in Southwest Florida. And yes, we did experience the devastating effects of the recent hurricane. One of the things that has become an important focus of attention for...

20 Maalis 202343min

We've had so many discussions that's far about the importance of dietary fat for health and longevity. But to be clear, the type of fat we consume is of incredible importance. These days our diets see...

6 Maalis 202340min

There’s so much information being promulgated these days seemingly focused on the notion of “anti-aging.”   Unfortunately, so much of this information focuses on techniques to allow us to basically ap...

21 Helmi 202341min

Maybe we have it all wrong. Maybe we are overdoing it, especially as it relates to things like exercise. Should we tap into the “power of laziness?”   In Dave Asprey's new book, SMARTER NOT HARDER: Th...

6 Helmi 202358min