This episode of Uninterrupted is sponsored by Samsung Galaxy Watch4
Are you looking for ways to get more focus or more energy? Or do you want to stop stressing so much? And maybe even stop yourself from doing things that don’t serve you? Basically, do you want to train your brain to perform at its peak? If that’s a yes, you need to listen to today’s show as Women’s Health editor-in-chief Lizza Gebilagin chats with Alexis Fernandez.
Alexis is brain obsessed. She has a masters in neuroscience and loves talking about mindset hacks and brain health so much that she has a podcast on the topic called Do you F*****g Mind? and hosts a podcast series from Samsung Galaxy called Rule Benders, where she chats to guests who are breaking the mould.
In this episode, Alexis goes into the science behind why saunas are great for your brain, the benefits of nootropics and how you can build up your cognitive reserve. The cool thing is, her tips are simple and actionable, so you are guaranteed to finish listening to this episode with things you can start doing straight away.
In this chat, Alexis covers:
– What the cognitive reserve actually is – and how to increase it.
– The benefits of saunas and exercise on brain health, and how being under intemittent heat stress actually creates a release of neurotransmitters.
– The things you can do to improve your brain health, and why you should be constantly trying to learn new things.
– The difference between good (acute) stress and negative stress, and how these affect your brain.
Great tips from the chat:
– Try a new sport like rockclimbing (or something you have no idea how to do) to help your brain always working and developing
– Head to the sauna once a week or try do a few workouts a week.
– Medidation is a great way to combat chronic stress: it increses activity in the prefrontal cortex (the part of the brain that helps calm down and soothe), and it also improves your sleep. Try starting with a one minute guided meditiation.
– Sleep is so important. Some great resources to download are Headspace, Sleep Stories, or just guided meditation on Youtube.
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