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Podcast Resources
Top Brain Health Experts and the Best Podcasts for Learning From Them!
Health information is exploding all around us. One rich source is the many podcasts being offered either directly by leading researchers, or by skilled interviewers who are helping the experts tell the story of what they are discovering.
My journey has been enriched by these voices, and by the convenience of being able to absorb them while hiking, driving, etc…
As I’ve said before (link to video) we each have to choose which experiments to engage in, and one person’s "emerging science" maybe someone else’s "pseudo-science", but these leaders (in no particular order) are among those I am turning to as I look to be better informed on what is to come.
Given how much information is out there, I recommend you pick and choose what speaks to you from this world. Keeping in mind that these hosts often have as much good information to offer as their guests!
Podcast: The Drive
Host Dr. Peter Attia
Website: https://peterattiamd.com/podcast/
Selected Episodes:
Matthew Walker, Ph.D., on sleep – Part I of III: Dangers of poor sleep, Alzheimer's risk, mental health, memory consolidation, and more
https://peterattiamd.com/matthewwalker1/
Richard Isaacson, M.D.: Alzheimer’s prevention
https://peterattiamd.com/richardisaacson/
Navdeep Chandel, Ph.D.: metabolism, mitochondria, and metformin in health and disease
Podcast: Bulletproof Radio
Host: Dave Asprey
Website: https://blog.bulletproof.com/category/podcasts/
Selected Episodes:
Sleep Need & Sleep Age: Find Out Yours – Dan Gartenberg
https://blog.bulletproof.com/dan-gartenberg-583/
Eating Affects Your Sleep (and vice versa) - Satchin Panda https://blog.bulletproof.com/satchin-panda-560/
Hack To Track: The Oura Ring Episode - Harpreet Rai https://blog.bulletproof.com/harpreet-rai-536/
Your Brain, But Better: Neurostimulation - Dr. Daniel Chao https://blog.bulletproof.com/your-brain-only-better-neurostimulation-dr-daniel-chao-488/
Age Backwards by Hacking Your Telomeres with Stress - Dr. Elissa Epel https://blog.bulletproof.com/age-backwards-hacking-telomeres-with-stress-dr-elissa-epel-436/
Podcast: The Tim Ferris Show
Host: Tim Ferris
Website: https://tim.blog/podcast/
Selected Episodes:
How to Reverse Aging with Art De Vany
https://tim.blog/2017/05/12/art-de-vany/
Exploring Smart Drugs, Fasting, and Fat Loss — Dr. Rhonda Patrick https://tim.blog/2017/05/04/smart-drugs-fasting-and-fat-loss/
Podcast: Found My Fitness
Host: Rhonda Patrick
Website: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/
Selected Episodes:
Dr. Dale Bredesen on Preventing and Reversing Alzheimer's Disease
Satchin Panda, Ph.D. on Time-Restricted Feeding and Its Effects on Obesity, Muscle Mass & Heart Health
Dr. Valter Longo on Resetting Autoimmunity and Rejuvenating Systems with Prolonged Fasting & the FMD
The Sonnenburgs On How The Gut Microbiota Interacts With Our Bodies
Podcast: The Kevin Rose Show
Host: Kevin Rose
Website: https://www.kevinrose.com/
Selected Episodes:
How to live to 100, Dr. Valter Longo
https://www.kevinrose.com/single-post/valter-longo
Dr. Andrew Weil - healing herbs, healthy oils, mushrooms, omega-3's, and other health tips
https://www.kevinrose.com/single-post/2019/01/31/32---Dr-Andrew-Weil
Matthew Walker Ph.D - Author of "Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams"
Podcast: Smart Drug Smarts
Host: Jesse Lawler
(currently on sabbatical, but lots of great content in past episodes)
Website: https://smartdrugsmarts.com/
Selected Episodes:
The MIND Diet with Dr. Martha Morris
https://smartdrugsmarts.com/episodes/199-mind-diet/
Optimizing Epigenetics with Dr. Daniel Stickler
https://smartdrugsmarts.com/episodes/208-optimizing-epigenetics/
Sleep, Light, and Your Brain
https://smartdrugsmarts.com/episodes/episode-175-sleep-light-brain/
The “Gut-Brain Axis” with Scott Anderson
https://smartdrugsmarts.com/episodes/episode-162-gut-microbiome/
Podcast: Clear & Vivid Host: Alan Alda
Website: http://www.art19.com/shows/clear-vivid-with-alan-alda
Alan's focus, which grows out of the Alda Institute, is on how science gets communicated, including in medical settings. As a Parkinson’s patient himself, his episode with Michael J. Fox is especially powerful: Michael J. Fox: How to Keep Going When Life Gives You Speed Bumps
Podcast: Bio Eats World
Podcast: The Biocurious Podcast
Podcast: Huberman Lab
Hard core but accessible NeuroScience from Stanford Professor of Neurobiology Dr. Andrew Huberman.
Selected Episodes:
Podcast: Live Long and Master Aging
An extended series of one on one interviews with leaders in the Longevity and Healthspan space, conducted by Peter Bowes.
Selected Episodes:
Podcast: Quantified Health, Wellness & Aging
Podcast: The Empowering Neurologist Podcast
Disclaimer: I offer all of these suggestions not as a Doctor or Researcher, but as a Patient, and a “Citizen Scientist”. None of this should be taken as medical advice, and certainly you should consult your Doctor when it comes to making decisions about your health.