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Why is the studio so dark? Is it just my phone.. Rebels face was half dimmed. This lady, I can hardly see. I rely on faces.. love the guests, though Bravo!
This just reminded me of something, I completely changed my health habits after reading The 21 Former doctor secrets by Rachel Morgan. Everything good in life starts with health!
@@Cynthia-ir3zk There is only one god: Allah . The one who created us and gives us food water and oxygen. He sent us messengers (prophets) to guide us to the true path which is worshiping only Allah. (praying to him / fasting ...) which is Islam. And Jesus PBUH is one of his Messengers to people and the last prophet and messenger is Muhammad PBUH whom we should follow. Jesus PBUH is not a god nor the child of god, he's a human being and a worshiper and messenger of Allah. Allah(the true god) doesn't need anyone . He's strong and can do anything just by himself. He created paradise to reward the prople who follow the prophets and messengers . And hell is gonna be a punishment to those who didn't follow the messengers.
My mom made it to 93.5 years old. She lived being outside: walking, riding her bike, lots of gardening (planting trees, perennial flowers, yard work). All of this helped her go the distance. Never overweight. Exercise everyday in some form is essential. Good podcast.
My grandpa died at 97 of old age. He was an alcoholic and drank every day of his life. Guessing he started in his 30ies… he had no stress and only ate whole and unprocessed foods. Not by choice, that’s all he could afford and had access to in his small third world village.
There's a lot of data left to chance in her studies ( and most ) It may be true that a wide amount of data indicates something...but cause and effect is more complex. To your case......my mother lived to 97 but never exercised at all or played any kind of sports...ever . She did however come from a long family line where the youngest died at 94. Is it the exercise ?......or is it the happiness ? There was a famous 80 year study that concluded "happy healthy people live longer "....but it's reasoning is flawed......it could also have concluded that sick people tend to be unhappy....and sick people live shorter lives. The happiness may not have been a causal factor but a side effect of not being sick .
I absolutely needed to hear this woman speak today. My Dad also passed due directly to Alzheimers. Thank you so much for doing this podcast. She is the best!
I absolutely hate what dementia does. I have literally been in grief for years now observing my mom's dementia worsen. You guys have no clue how impactful videos like these are. God bless you. Thank you. These videos are now a staple in my life.
Dementia sucks! It's so sad how debilitating mental illness is. As a caregiver, you want them to "try harder" but they simply can't. It's like asking a computer with a glitch or bug to try harder. The brain just can't process better than it is doing, making it more and more difficult for the sufferer to try to mitigate the symptoms. For example, you try to encourage someone with dementia to change their diet, to get more intense exercise, and to pick up new interests to learn about (especially those that involve physical coordination as well as retaining new information.) But then they can't understand what you just told them or they forget it. You encourage them to develop systems and routines to help them. They can't remember to do that or what their new routine is. It's very frustrating. As a caregiver, it's tough not to just give up. Good luck to you and your mom and to everyone else going through this as a sufferer or caregiver (who suffers the disease as well, but in different ways.)
I know we cannot expriement,yes its awful for you all, really hope things get easier some how, have you tried the probiotics and things like Lions mane, Sauerkraut, Kimchi etc? ❤
This has to be one of the best talk on brain health ever! 1 hour flew by, and not a single second that was boring or irrelevant. The professor and Steve both had a remarkable conversation.
So true I am a nurse practitioner and noticed patients who didn't have a car and walked everywhere regardless of what they ate and some of them even smoked ....had amazing cognitive function as well as vital signs. It blew me away.
@@BonBonBonBonBons We do know what causes Alzheimer's and Dementia, and the cure, or at the very least the prevention, is not pharmaceutical drugs. If you want to stave off these ailments look to increase your Vitamin D levels, reduce your seed oil intake, cut down on sugar, smoking, and being sedentary.
I’m so glad she spoke about grief. I just lost my one and only child and am in the throes of grief, and hearing her speak about having the same emotions as I have and also not wanting a pill to make it go away makes me feel less alone and more normal.
If you aren't already, please let people care for you and help you through this. Also be very vocal about your needs, whether that be help with your household or telling people what NOT to say to you when you need. ❤
@@ajm935 I swear, I just hit some breakthroughs in therapy in the last couple of years and if I hadn’t, I wouldn’t survive this. I’ve made sure to really pay attention to what I need and not give in to what people think I need just to be “nice.” I’m so thankful for the internet and all the loving kindness that can be found here.
Usually I don't go through the entire interview, but this one was a real joy to watch. That you both for pushing the limits sometimes in your conversations, those were most beautiful moments for me personally. Thank you Dr. Suzuki for not keeping your answers always strictly in the realm of current science.
I survived a brain injury from 1993. I am now nearly 46 in college. I had injuries and damage to my right pre frontal cortex. I am determined to strengthen my brain. Determined to go to university to continue psychology and neuroscience.
YOU SOUND ABSOLUTELY DETERMINED AND THAT'S MORE THAN HALF OF THE JOURNEY TO THE FINISH LINE. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'LL NEVER FINISH, YOU'LL SIMPLY KEEP GETTING BETTER AND BETTER! ALL THE BEST IN WHATEVER ENDEAVOR YOU EMBARK❣
Love this. I lost my husband last week and in the midst of grief. However, I would not take a pill to remove it. The depth of grief is the depth of love, as Dr Wendy Suzuki so wisely said, and so comforting.
Beautifully said, Liv, and I’m so very sorry for your great loss. What a blessing to have had a husband you loved so much. I pray strength, peace and supernatural comfort for you. 🙏🏻❤️
May you be surrounded by love and comfort during your most vulnerable times in life. May the rain remind you of rainbows, may the sun provide you warmth when you are cold, and may peace be with you on your journey. My grandmother died last year. It's not the same, of course, but I feel that too. Grief is a reminder of the love we share, and it holds an important place in our lives. My grief comforted me. I hope you are doing as well as you currently can.
I started going to the gym last month and people has been critizing me on it. They were like “you aren’t fat, why are you here?” The naggings are too much. This is motivating. I will keep going.
That's actually sad, cause if you were on the bigger side, they would still make fun of you. This world never knows what it wants. Keep going my friend👏🏽
I'm super skinny and whenever I went to work out people said the same. I do home workout now, every day, full rep and it feels even better. The upside of home workout is you dont have any excuse to skip a day unless you're very sick: no traffic, no weather, no crowded machines etc.
Walking every day at 68. Daughter bought me a gorgeous Golden Retriever for motivation. Both parents died with Dementia in their early 80s. Hopefully my activity will help. Great interview. 👏🇦🇺
My guess is that walking is the best exercise overall and can only help you slow or prevent dementia. However, I also have a feeling that more intense exercise once or twice a week may be equally or even more beneficial to your brain than just regular walking. You may not be able to sprint anymore, but is there something else you could do that would raise your heart rate more and thus circulate blood even more? Maybe squats or shoulder press exercises or lap swimming? Or dance?
@@brushstroke3733I completely agree that higher intensity is probably warranted. I don’t mean a 75 year old should be doing the same as a 35 year old. Just whatever would be considered intense for that individual. I’ve had two family members pass from dementia/Alzheimer’s. Before we knew of their diagnoses, they were escape artists, wandering miles from home to complete what was in their minds, important errands. In reality, their missions had no real importance. They would walk at distances and paces almost unbelievable for their ages. This was a common occurrence with one of them even after she went into assisted living. Yet, they both continued to decline until neither of them could walk at all or feed themselves. I’ve just gotten my mom (70) into riding a stationary bike daily and I’m really working to encourage her to do at least light resistance training.
You are so fortunate to have a pup! My best friend passed and the next year my new best friend was stolen. It has been very hard to take off and walk without them!
I was a bit surprised when she said that they don’t know what is responsible for dementia.. Life style is not only exercising, but what we eat. I already heard from other scientists (don’t remember names now)…that our guts are the second organ after the brain.. the most important part of our nervous system. They are not connected, but they communicate throughout our microbes. Our good microbes in the guts are crucial for our health and decides our fate. Bad microbes are responsible for our health and mental illness that includes dementia.They made experiment in 2013..? when they sterilised mouse guts . Mouse with Parkinson’s disease and that mouse was cured from this disease. There was a woman who had beginning first set of Alzheimer and they changed her microbes as well. They transplanted (poop)… from a healthy person into her guts. She got much better very quickly. So it looks like what we eat…. is our life style:))
Maybe not tho. The reason why they're"wrong" in your perception is because your brain cannot comprehend them. By having them in your life you actually grow and constantly try to challenge them. This makes your brain grow instead. Doing things ure already comfortable with destroys Ur brain.
The wrong kind of people don't help you with not feeling lonely. They can make you even lonelier. I think when addressing this emotions, one has to be true to themselves about their honesty feelings.
I started university studies at the age of 34 and boy did my brain improve! Not only memory and creativity, but also my mood and spontaneous social skills
This gives me hope! I have a very persistent brain fog for years now and I keep thinking it's too late even though I've been trying to stay positive... But stories like this truly encourage me
@@BeanSprouts02 O Dear, by experience and also according to my functional medicine doctor, brain fog is directly associated with poor gut health. Fix your gut, brain fog will be fixed by itself. Every person is different, so i would advise you to search guidance on that. In my case, this was also causing me auto-immune problems. Good courage!
Dr. Wendy Suzuki, you are my hero. I stopped daily exercise during the pandemic because office works became 24 hours, had 2 panic attacks during work, my office's driver had to picked me on the street because I felt like my systems were down. I got angry and stressful in the office and home. Then in a health examination my blood pressure was diagnosed as pre-hypertension, doctor told me to meet a specialist for medications, but the nurse, which is a friend of mine, recommended exercise. So I started moderate (Zone 2) exersice everyday for a year now. And amazingly not only my blood preasure went down but also I feel happy and relax everyday, my brain solves problem more efectively. So I'm proof of your sience Dr. Wendy.
I've never listened to one of your video podcasts from start to finish because I didn't find them useful. But this, this I found that my time was well used. It actually got me out of the house to walk around outside and I'm in Phoenix, Arizona and it's hot. It's really hot and it motivated me to go outside and I'm sweating and I'm unhappy that I'm sweating but I feel less stressed. Thank you
100%. I have seen extremely similar results with clients over the years in regards to the power of the nervous system. Learning how to regulate your nervous system can have incredibly positive results. Beautiful story. Exercise absolutely can greatly improve nervous system state, as long as it can be done without pain/dysfunction. This is only possible if you have strong activation/connectivity to muscular systems on a neuro level. For example, if you try to flex your bicep... do you feel the bicep? Or do you feel the shoulder? This is the problem. The brain does not have default connectivity to our physical systems like we would assume. This is also why exercises that PT's give that should work to strengthen imbalances, don't always work. The brain does not always have the ability to reconnect to weak/disconnected systems without powerful direct input to the nervous system directly.
Found this fascinating! 4 things that make memory stick:- 1. Repetition 2. Associations- associates name and face Helps who is married to each other Memory palace - picture a special location like your childhood home - associated with memories 3. Novel - brains interacts with novel things they go into background- perks people up - surprise students so they can learn better 4. Emotional resonance solidifies memories
@@mgsa5722 These things do not work for me...repetition has it limits within me....its easier for me memorize animal behavior...anything out of that gets more time...my brain is weird....i love animals...but also want to explore more of the human side of life(i am not social with other people)...but my memory does not help because i get nervous around people
I consider myself to have a very good memory. I remember a lot of things that happened 15-20 years ago, especially conversations with people. I recently got a math tutoring job (having had jobs in other fields before), and everything I teach is from what I learned 15 years ago as a student. This is how I applied association in my life: I always liked numbers, and when my parents would ask me to buy things from the store (pre-mobile phone era), I would remember the number of items and what my mom wanted to cook. This is how I memorized the items, so practice is very important to improve your memory. Nowadays, we rely so much on our phones that we don't need to memorize phone numbers, street names, or important dates because everything is saved in our phones. My advice is to use either novelty (the excitement of learning something new) or association for anything that seems difficult to memorize. If neither works, then repeat it until you know it. My son likes to enter the computer password every time he turns on the laptop, so I decided to change the password to my husband's phone number because knowing your parents' phone numbers is a safety measure for any child 😊
I love her energy and love for neuroscience. She has a great smile and an infectious positivity that I think we all could use. Thank you Steven for having her on as a guest! This was very informative and I am always happy to be a part of these podcasts. My mother has dementia and it has been hard seeing her decline, too, so this episode hits at the heart of one of the biggest issues in our time right now. I hope this episode reaches people far and wide, and I hope this helps The Diary of a CEO gain even more attention and traction than ever before.
I thoroughly enjoy watching this woman be so passionate about her findings and smiling as she explains everything. I have learned so much from this video! Thank you for sharing!
I don’t have any close bonds with people simply because of how my life has unfolded, I know people and enjoy my time with them, say at work in the office, but my life does not revolve around people. It does however have something special. I have a strong connection to myself, my higher self and my source, call it god. I have A powerful spiritual life. I very rarely ever feel alone. I feel full and at peace most of the time.. I cultivated this deep relationship later in life at 50yo. After a very tumultuous life of struggle, heartbreak, and loneliness got the best of me. I can now experience joy and happiness without depending on another person or animal companion . And I love that! It gives me a sense of power and complete freedom 🎉😊
Good for you! Impressive to have turned your life around at 50. I’m happy you’re happy and at peace with yourself. Simply being a positive individual around others is the most important thing even if you don’t socialise with them. Everyone’s life is hard in it’s own way so just by being you, you’re making peoples lives just that little bit better.
There is a lot that can be said about love and loneliness. I do firmly believe that this is completely individual. Depending on heredity and upbringing etc. I had a great childhood, in a small village. There were few kids in my age there. The world was small in people, but big in freedom and nature. Then in school you naturally end up in larger and larger schools and classes. I never liked it. I always felt consumed by the constant social play and that led me to seek peace, freedom, solitude. Unfortunately there is a huge stigma in our society about this. We are constantly taught that "loneliness" is unhealthy, that you in fact should feel miserable and depressed if you are not a social person, if you don't have close friends, don't have a relationship. This causes people to feel a lot worse than they have to. Personally i almost never feel "lonely" although i'm almost always alone in my free time. The times that i do feel "lonely" is when it becomes impossible to disregard the stigmatisation, usually around the holidays. Not because of solitude, but because of the stigma. I'm 50 years old now. I have had periods of more friends and a long relationship. But i know my true nature. That is freedom.
Another excellent video. I am quite an extreme introvert and now in my 60s but spent decades trying to fit in with what society expected and used to worry that I would suffer emotionally because I did not have friends. I became anxious and slightly depressed so saw an excellent therapist who said that I was anxious and depressed because I was going against my innate nature and I should embrace, appreciate and start loving my ability to be blissfully happy when alone. It changed my life. I had always preferred my own company from a very young age; hated parties and family gatherings but continually tried to fit in. I now know it was damaging to do that. I have a couple of friends and quite a few acquaintances but always, without exception, feel happier, more relaxed and only truly myself when alone. I feel sorry for folk who are listening to this who are worrying that they may get dementia because they are lonely. when they could be happy embracing their solitude, not loneliness. Please remember that we are all different and not everyone will benefit from having friends and more importantly, they will not suffer because they are alone. I would love Dr Wendy Suzuki's opinion on this subject.
@@GalacticEgg Yes, I agree that could be the case. My childhood was abusive and I never trusted adults so you make an interesting observation. Than you.
I spend a lot of time with my own thoughts. I stay curious and do my own research. I find some people interested in listening, learning or caring. I am not lonely when I sit alone. I also love my dog.
Solitude isn't the same as loneliness! If we're happy in our own company or in small groups I'm confident our brains will be just fine 😊 There is so much peace and contentment to be found in time alone.
I had the same thought. I am 67, married with adult children and so I spend a lot of my time alone (husband is away all day at work). I am content to pursue my own interests. I'm glad to be surrounded by my children at family gatherings, but feel exhausted afterwards even though I have a great time with them. So I was a little worried about not having constant interactions, or seeing friends often. I like my time alone with my funny little shih tzu. I do need to exercise more though.
I will overcome as I struggle to provide for my children, I’m a single mother. Both of my sons special needs, and require much from me but I know God will give me the strength and courage that I need to continue to keep going. So while I struggle to buy groceries and while I struggle to pay rent. I will keep faith. Always. Amen Praise God! ❤️
May God bless you and give you strength. I love your username, by the way! Nice job leaning on your faith and staying positive through this challenging time in your life.
My mom lived 103+ years. She walked 5 miles to work and then from work for years. Had 7 living children, She stopped driving at 85.. at my insistence, but walked every day with her sister for miles after children were grown. .. walked, avid reader and active in community, bingo, playing different card games, cooking for groups, traveling. When she couldn't walk as well she sat, did word games. Puzzles.. She had general memory problems but never forgot a grandchild, her family, and friends' names. Refused most drugs, except BPressure and cholesterol meds, though I forced that.. vaccines were stopped, no vitamins or even aspirin. She was an insomniac.. which she blamed us 7 kids! Doctors agreed that she knew more about staying alive than most of us would ever know. Loved garlic, mushrooms, olive oil, and real food. She was a sunworshipper.. had 3 bad weeks when she decided she'd had enough and just wouldn't get out of bed. She did it her way
I would be curious about that as well. What occurred that caused her to decide to stay in bed for so long? Definitely out of character for her, it would seem.
And, why did you "force" her to take the BP and Cholesterol Medications... Not shaming, here. But for Your future and health...these are not good options. Please. Do your research for wholistic ways to handle both without the rx. The meds really are not good right now...
My uncle former Unesco President born march 1921 still enjoying is now 103. His mantra love life fall in love with the sun. Walk walk walk, talk talk talk, work love people.
This woman’s energy is so infatuating and infectious. As an undergraduate student with dreams to become a neuroscientist, it makes me so happy seeing someone so passionate and excited to share information about something they love. I see a lot of myself in her within this interaction, you can feel the joy and excitement radiating from her every time she is asked a question. It’s making me day dream (or for better terms, procrastinate) at my silly little GP office job about being in a similar position to her someday and being able to share my passion and knowledge with the world.
I love this neuroscientist. She’s so engaged with the subject matter. It’s such a pleasure to listen to her! I have fought anxiety and depression off and on my whole life and as an adult I have always exercised because I chose doing exercise to help myself rather than take medication and I am a retired nurse .Right now I do strength training, Zumba classes ,gardening and did tai chi for five years. Moving is a must! Thank you for having her on.
You have to make e excise a lifestyle. It may ebb & flow like a tide, but don't ever stop completely. The body recovers quickly from a sedentary state. Keep it moving 💯
I just want to say how much I LOVE that you allow your guests to answer your questions fully and as in depth as they wish without any interruption from you. So many other podcasters interject and cut off their guests and it drives me crazy. Thank you for allowing the experts to voice their knowledge. Absolutely love these talks!!!
i was crying soo much during the interview and I think it is because of how I put connection with others so far back from the front lines, maybe from protecting myself from toxic people but I have realized the damage it's had on my brain and life. It showed how much I do care about having connections.
Some of the best people to hang around are volunteers at Charities and organisations that help other people. 💛 Two phycologists partnered up and wrote this exceptional book called “Boundaries”. It honestly teaches how to spot (& handle) toxic people. The Drs names are Cloud & Townsend. If you read it & apply the techniques it can be life changing.
She has such a refreshing delivery . All the tips and explenations of how to keep our brains and body as healthy as possible and how she explained her reason for her faith as a Christian was also beautiful. She cares about others and their health as well as her own and her smile is infectious. Thank you for this great and refreshing interview.
I llove her and her showing vulnerability in the public was such a gesture. Especially sharing her struggle with her lost and how to find the wisdom in it. ❤
I've never watched any DOAC podcasts nor have I ever heard of Dr. Suzuki, but this was on autoplay after finishing another video but not pausing/stopping YT quickly enough. It took all of about those first 3 minutes of half-listening to draw my full and entire attention to this incredibly intelligent and insightful woman who was just radiating joy. The last part of the interview made me shed tears. I know unfathomable grief and I also know the wisdom that comes from enduring it. I too have come full circle to Christianity, and her answer about compassion being the most valuable trait of humanity was the perfect closer for this interview. I intend to replay her profound words about how and why to grow my brain every day and will use this as my fuel for digging deep and exercising, even though I equally know both how powerful it is for life & healthspan as well as loathe doing it. It's up to me. What a gift this interview was.
I was just watching an old course from the NYU that she gave 11 years ago. Im happy to see that her enthousiasm and interest in neuroscience is still the same!!
Amazing job interviewing Dr Suzuki. I'm an occupational therapist and dementia practitioner. I appreciate the passion that comes through in this interview and you two speaking about the brain in your hands brought me to tears. Thank you.
Being a dementia practitioner....what does your job entail? I have not heard of that role. My mum, early onset sees a psychiatrist but I feel I'd prefer her to see a geriatric doctor, potentially more specialised in the field of aging diseases like Alzeimers 🤔
My Aunt just turned 100 she never exercised. She only walked to work when she was a school teacher. She is still very coherent and physically fit. She just walks slower. I asked her why didn't you exercise, she said, she didn't want to get injured. I believe a healthy longevity is about 3 areas lifestyle, genetics and luck!
so walking is not an exercise? What your body needs is any kind of consistent body movement. Also if you looked back at the kind of life your aunt lived as a child, you will realize they did not need exercise. So many things were not automated 100 years ago, people actively moved their bodies, even when doing home chores so there was no need to go to make shift body moving spaces call gyms like we do today. If she is 100 years then she must have been born in a time where there was barely any cars and no delivery guys to deliver everything to them at door steps. Our daily lives today are extremely sedentary! You can choose to spend the whole day in the house watching TV and the food will come to your door step!
My husband is going through exactly what Dr. Suziki's father experienced. The rapid decline is absolutely terrifying. This gives me hope! Thank you for the amazing interviews! I love your show...
I am canceling Netflix and Max . All they have is negative, violence and sex , and rest is literally stupid. I come home from work lay on my yoga mat , after walking the dog and listen to podcasts . This one is one of my favorites!
When I hear scientists talk about how our body works and functions, especially the brain. I can only think of Psalms 139:14 "I praise you because in an awe inspiring way, I am wonderfully made." As far as learning about our body, it is definitely awe inspiring that we are still learning and have only scratched the surface!
In recent few months I have started listening podcasts, some of them I found knowledgeable, some of them were little borning, but trust me I am in middle still it's hitting different, it is like Dr. Voice and knowledge is doing some magic, i am already going on righr path from some few years, but i will screen record this video to see again and again for rest of my life. Thank you ❤
I stumbled on her Ted Talk a few years back. It’s when my parent was diagnosed with treatment resistant depression/ early dementia. This interview is extremely informative and profound as it has helped me gain empathy towards my parent. Caregiver fatigue and resentment exists. Thank you for helping me gain back control of my caregiver journey.
This woman's beauty brought me to tears of joy that there's ppl in the world like her! GOD BLESS her please! And congrats on ur podcast Steven~ one of my favs...
So glad you mentioned sleep because sometimes that has to trump an exercise session. My mum always walked for her job and always ate healthy food and still has dementia but she’s fit and healthy with almost no short term memory due to shrunken hippocampus. So many variables that can lead to the condition.
That was a totally awesome interview. I watch/listen to too many TH-cam interviews and this one was up there with top 10. I love your interview style, you ask the relevant well considered question, let the interviewee have the flloor and then follow up the answer in a way that makes it absolutely clear that you're fully attentive to what's being shared. On the other side Wendy's insights are so real, so practical and so grounded in her desire to make a difference born out of her own experiences life, good and bad. Great work.
This has got to be one of my favorite interviews you've done so far. Dr Wendy Suzuki is such a brilliant and compelling speaker, and your questions to her were so well placed and thoughtful. It really cemented my long held beliefs in the importance of living a physically active, mindful and compassionate life. Thank you for sharing this amazing gem of a person with us.
Every morning I exercise while I listen to your podcast. My English has improved a lot, I fell in love with neuroscience because of you and this channel. Thank you for another great interview ❤❤❤
Hands down, the best podcast channel for me. So informative every time, the guests are spectacular, questions from Steven is always thoughtful and helpful. Just love everything about it!
Dad always led by example -- got up at the crack of dawn to do his exercises. My siblings and I have him to thank for our love of exercise and the enjoyment of fruits and vegetables too. 🙏❤️ Dad
📣Dr. Suzuki is absolutely phenomenal. She explained the function of so many complex structures within the human brain in such a simplistic way that even a child could understand. The research is there. All we have to do is apply it. Bravo!
The part of this podcast that resonated with me most was towards the end…managing death and grief. The depth of the grief I experienced after losing my dad a few years ago is still palpable in my life. This was the first time I experienced loss of a close loved one. Thankful to time for healing. I love reading and I could not find solace in reading. If you know of an author who has written in depth about this, please suggest any of their works. Thanks in advance.
1 do 10,000 steps outdoors 4 times a week. I had to take time off (3 months) my regime to take care of a sick family member and I noticed a difference in my mood, sleep, pain management and physique. I have been back on my regime for a year and a half now and feel and look better than ever.
I think the amount of value people get from social connections varies, and that the key is not so much social connections but happiness, contentment. Some people get a lot of happiness from social connections, I find them neutral to stressful most of the time. I have two close friends who live 2000 miles away from me in opposite directions, and that's enough. We talk almost everyday. We've been friends for over 20 years. Everyone else gets on my last nerve. I get tremendous amounts of joy from tending my yard. I love my koi pond, the birds, the squirrels, the raccoons, the foxes, and my dogs. Building bird houses and doing landscaping gives me great joy.
@@user-jz6sk8wj5u I think what this person is saying is that people are mean, some can be horrible to be around. You ever heard of toxic people? I don't need people. I need less toxic people. I'm better when I'm alone. I don't piss people off & they don't piss me off. It's best that way for some.
My mum was the most active woman I’ve ever met, walked a couple miles to and from work 6 days a week. Love her garden and planted her veg through the year. Ate a balanced diet and cooked everything from scratch. She didn’t watch a lot of tv preferring to either knit or make her own clothes yet my mum was having trouble with things in her late 60s. She was diagnosed with dementia in her 70s and at 85 is now in a care home. I think it’s the luck of the draw because my father drank, smoked, never exercised, watched tv, didn’t do anything stimulating yet he was fine until he died sadly it was an accident that took him in his late 70s.
I think women are more at risk of dementia , possibly due to depleting estrogen but yes, sometimes I do think it's genetic and, unfortunately, there seems to be so little science can do. My own mother was diagnosed with early on-set dementia at age 60. Her health deteriorated very rapidly - it was awful. She died seven years ago in her mid-60s. She was a vegetarian though not especially healthy and hated exercise (so didn't bother with it) and took an awful lot of psychiatric medication due to clinical depression, which she'd had her entire adult life, along with a diagnosis of Meneires disease in her 40s - which I think was really a side effect of all the medication. I've always exercised - strength training, cycling and walking. Luckily, I've never had to take medication for anything and I have good mental health, but I'm very conscious that I'm at risk of developing this disease, so I do as much as I can to protect myself.
Was your father nice to your mother? Was she happy? Did her children demand a lot from her? I think stress is also a big factor. You might have thought she was happy but expectations of the family on her may be a factor.
@Hippydays1959 Thanks for sharing this. My mother was very similar and it puzzled me that someone who had had six children, been a terrific mum, loved and was loved by their friends, and was so vivacious could have declined in this way. My answer is that she saw herself ‘only’ as a mother (!) and didn’t have the confidence to imagine herself as being able to start something else, socially and creatively, after my father died. She had good friends her age, as well as younger ones, but she was reactive (for me, a sign of mild depression or inhibition) rather than proactive - as her friends died, she didn’t prioritise (or have the confidence that she had something to offer to new relationships) making new (and younger) friends. Also she stayed in the family home which was slightly isolated, and I think could have been more stimulated if living nearer to other people, and able to walk to see people/shop etc.
@@eboniqueesprit1992 if you are commenting on my post, yes my dad was a great dad and he and my mum were very happy. He was a bit older than my mum and she missed him very much after his accident. All her kids made sure we visited and had days out every week we are very close to her. She was very independent so it was shock when she was diagnosed with dementia,she was the first and only person that we know of in our family. All her kids are now in their 60s so it worries us all if we are going to go the same way.
Yes same here. My mum diagnosed early 60s, decline began in mid to late 50s. Definitely women and the hormonal shift in menopause is a big factor for us! Hence why hrt is now being recommended more. We couldn't pin point my mums early diagnosis, she was social, everything in moderation but didn't overly pay alot of attention to a 'healthy' diet per se. Lived on property with riding and showing horses all her life, walked daily from late 30s onwards. However, anxiety passed dwn from ww2 mother, poor stress management, not great relationship with my dad, possibly undiagnosed depression and was more a stay at home mum from her 30s onwards, could play a bigger role. Her dad also Alzeimers diagnosed in his early 70s....genetics too 😬
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This for me has been your most special guest on your podcast. Dr Suzuki has warmth compassion and intelligence, not to mention really interesting field of research. Move and be happy.
I watched this whole video and saved it on my computer to remind me of its truths when ever I need reminding because they have changed my life tonight. Thank you Dr. Suzuki, from the bottom of my heart. I'm 80 years old and too sedentary but that is changing immediately. I have much more to accomplish before I die and you are helping me to make that possible.
Never worked out my whole life. Did it at 30 when I noticed how tired I was always feeling. It changed my life completely! I have more energy, better mood, more motivated, clear mind, better decision making. It's been the best 6 years of my life.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching this podcast, so thank you to both of you. My key personal takeaways are to increase my exercise, sleep, meditation and religious practices, community engagement, and learning. I do work out and am very active with my family, but there is another level that might help reduce my stress or anxiety levels. I recently heard a podcast where a renowned naturopath advised their patients to decrease or remove depression by working out for eight hours every day. I will be investigating what it looks like to walk more and work out in a deeper, more wholesome way. There are so many contributions in life to stop learning, mostly old beliefs and loss of hope. I find this a fresh breath of air, reminding me that we are created to learn and continue to learn, and how breath can help us elevate that learning. While I'm not quite ready to give up all my novelty foods, I am interested in the Mediterranean diet. I generally eat healthy, but it is not my main focus right now. I recently learned about a study showing Singapore is the healthiest nation in the world. This is partly because they make it so expensive via taxes to have a car, leading everyone to walk and use a fantastic public transport system. One of my biggest needs is to increase my community, daily interactions, love, and participation in healthy, powerful, idea-generating relationships, both transactional and non-transactional. I’m excited about forming more meaningful friendships, growing my familial relationships deeper, and increasing laughter and connection. Finally, I am excited about giving myself the freedom to learn again on my terms-not just what career, society, peers, and parents suggest, but what comes from within. Again, thank you for this fantastic podcast..
I’ve been on a career break for a year now, and whenever I think of getting back to work, I can really sense my brain is saying a big nooo. All this while only one thing I’m doing well correctly that is my fitness and diet routine. Today something triggered and I started getting depressed was feeling too low thinking how can I change my mind, how to make it work efficiently, I was praying for some help and this video showed up, Thank you Steven you saved me.
One of the best interviews I’ve ever watched. I’m 67 I’m inspired to do more to look after my brain. Nice to see a scientist deliver so passionately and want to help people genuinely without promoting any products except what we can all do for free. ❤
This was so helpful! I had 3 brain surgeries last year. Thank you for giving me useful tools to improve my quality of life. I loved everything about this conversation. 🥰
I love how he slowly talked himself into looking at it, then looked almosed grossed out while holding the human brain then gradually started getting into it and looking more interested and excited than scared❤ like a curious child😊.
My previous lifestyle was like torture, especially as I felt trapped in it with no way out. I had to commute with public transport to uni which took so many hours each way, try to focus and learn with the stress and pressure as stakes are high, but then also work as much as I could to survive. I lived on stress and slept only 4 hours a day. I was always fighting sleep in lectures, trying so hard to stay awake. And got laughed at for falling asleep, when I was absolutely exhausted. I was also working at a fast food place so that's all I ate, and my legs were aching from standing for hours so I would lay down rather than exercise. Now a few years later I regularly go to zumba, the gym, I walk, I often cook at home, and I sleep so much more it's amazing. I feel so spoiled. But I still feel traumatised by how awful it felt to be so sleep deprived. It was the worst feeling (alongside loneliness and depression and anxiety). And I didn't have anywhere where I could safely nap in the city. It makes me so sad that it also affected the health of my brain, but I hope I can get it to a great place.
Dear girl You could bridge a gap for so many others who are experience that way of life now, for somehow you are doing better. Make from your mess your message, find help, listen to diary of a certainty and others great podcast and DO something for others, make it your mission to help others to get out of that mess. It could be your new job. How? Ask for help how to do that, give webinars, become a coach etc. Good luck.
"The scientific method is not the end all and be all that I thought it was when I was younger" best part of the video right there. So much to unpack with that statement.
Absolutely! There are phenomena that challenge the limits of mere observation. The double-slit experiment, for instance, behaves differently when observed versus when it's not observed, highlighting that there are aspects of reality that defy straightforward scientific explanation.
I was just watching Dr. Wendy Suzuki's lecture on the NYU TH-cam channel, talking about the brain and behavior. After that, I came across this podcast where she was a guest. It was cool because I had just finished watching her lecture.
My mum was highly active growing all our veg in our huge garden, and working a physical job in a school kitchen back in the day when there were massive pots to carry, and she had to pedal 4 mile round trip, to and from work in our hilly area because we didn't have a car. She spoke three languages fluently and was up on current affairs. Her diet remained Mediterranean as she was italian and thats what she enjoyef. She never smoked or drank alcohol yet she got dementia. Research is good for informing us in some ways but it falls short of certainty!
@@katerinaglushak4563 if you begin to talk about age and parentage, you're talking about genetics rather than lifestyle. So if we're talking genetics, my mum is the only one in her family to be known to have had dementia. So is there something in her move to the UK (?) because those who remained in Italy, and those who moved to Australia and Argentina have not been blighted with this disease! It's interesting!
Not sure about that, my Aunty died of dementia who lived on the beach in north QLD, she was vegetarian and seemed very health, until the dementia started.
One study suggests sleep deprivation could increase your dementia risk by 20%. In middle age, even getting less than 6 hours of sleep per night may increase your dementia risk in the future
It’s important to consider that they aren’t necessarily randomising people to 6hrs of sleep. So it would be a combination of factors with various confounds. I think getting people to sleep longer than 6 is usually a great idea if possible!
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Dr. Suzuki is an amazing woman. A rare combination of a talented and diligent scientist on the one hand, and a sensitive and believing person on the other. Thank you for an interview full of knowledge that can be applied immediately, and can lead to an improvement in the standard of living in a short time. I would be happy to know what the esteemed professor's opinion is about attention and concentration problems, whether these phenomena are seen in the brain. In addition, whether these phenomena can be cured by the means she mentioned, sports and meditation.
28:47 as a former server at a restaurant, we had something like a memory palace going on when taking orders without noting anything down. we could recall every part of the order just by replaying the conversation with each guest in each turn. the orders werent listed in our memory just the "story" of our interaction.
I experienced this! I’m not a server but when I went on vacation, my family and I went to a restaurant and I noticed the server did not write down any of our orders as we were telling them to her. It was 5 of us. And she was able to recall everything. 😮
I agree with her, during my college years I have experienced relevant to her observation. Everytime I have exams and usually spend my time washing dishes and doing housed chores for 3/4 of the day and after that I study and everything works well after. I have better comprehension and understanding to what I am reading and I always got higher scores. Now if I am doing the opposite and I am spending my time just sitting and playing Clash of Clans which was a game before on my phone, I can't concentrate and my comprehensive literally drops. Then I got failing scores during the exams. As long as you kept your body moving, pretty sure you will experience a sound mind.
I am so glad I watched this! 6 years ago I started my journey to get my bachelor's degree in data science. I was in the best shape of my brain life. I thought faster and clearer then in my high school days. I was walking every day for forty five minutes. When I started college I gradually noticed a decline in my thinking and my motivation. As it went on I stopped talking care of myself and became very sedentary. I was over focusing on grades and doing nearly nothing but schoolwork. This explains why I felt so good and enforced in me the desire to get that back. Thank you so so much!!! I'm sharing it with everyone I love, maybe some I don't too .. 😂
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Why is the studio so dark? Is it just my phone.. Rebels face was half dimmed. This lady, I can hardly see.
I rely on faces.. love the guests, though Bravo!
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It's nice to see a Scientist who smiles and enjoys sharing her knowledge
So like ... Most scientists?
Benefits of exercise you see, like she says the mood boost, hah!
Yes. I did like her mood and how she expresses herself in describing her work.
She smiles too much. Seems affected and a tad off putting. But she’s a bucket of knowledge and that’s awesome.
Because she also recognizes the Spiritual realm in her life.
This just reminded me of something, I completely changed my health habits after reading The 21 Former doctor secrets by Rachel Morgan. Everything good in life starts with health!
Thanks for sharing that👍👍
OMG I love that book
Its a must-read
Rachel is amazing doctor
I highly recommend it as well
Her students are so lucky to have her. You can see her enthusiasm in her eyes while talking. 😯
Absolutely!
Definitely. I would actually retain the information she’s teaching rather than the professors that lazily recite the text
100% agree!
For real, I want to attend her classes just for fun! I'm definitely not a med or bio student of any sort.
and smile. Not just cold shower but mix taking turnd of hot and cold water which is Taiwan.
spirituality is a thing we cannot ignore, for we are made of dust and dust we will return. love listening to this interview, wonderful.🥰
Yes I love this about our brain, but my relationship with Jesus is my meditation
@@Cynthia-ir3zk There is only one god: Allah . The one who created us and gives us food water and oxygen. He sent us messengers (prophets) to guide us to the true path which is worshiping only Allah. (praying to him / fasting ...) which is Islam.
And Jesus PBUH is one of his Messengers to people and the last prophet and messenger is Muhammad PBUH whom we should follow.
Jesus PBUH is not a god nor the child of god, he's a human being and a worshiper and messenger of Allah. Allah(the true god) doesn't need anyone . He's strong and can do anything just by himself. He created paradise to reward the prople who follow the prophets and messengers . And hell is gonna be a punishment to those who didn't follow the messengers.
My mom made it to 93.5 years old. She lived being outside: walking, riding her bike, lots of gardening (planting trees, perennial flowers, yard work). All of this helped her go the distance. Never overweight. Exercise everyday in some form is essential. Good podcast.
My grandmother is 96 and apart from walking short distances doesn't exercise at all. And she smoked into her 50s.
My grandpa died at 97 of old age. He was an alcoholic and drank every day of his life. Guessing he started in his 30ies… he had no stress and only ate whole and unprocessed foods. Not by choice, that’s all he could afford and had access to in his small third world village.
@@shoutattheskysome people have protective genes. The rest of us don’t.
There's a lot of data left to chance in her studies ( and most ) It may be true that a wide amount of data indicates something...but cause and effect is more complex. To your case......my mother lived to 97 but never exercised at all or played any kind of sports...ever . She did however come from a long family line where the youngest died at 94. Is it the exercise ?......or is it the happiness ? There was a famous 80 year study that concluded "happy healthy people live longer "....but it's reasoning is flawed......it could also have concluded that sick people tend to be unhappy....and sick people live shorter lives. The happiness may not have been a causal factor but a side effect of not being sick .
@@ZameerHJ Exactly! So live your life and don't worry too much. Eat and drink and be merry.
Wendy Suzuki has a rare combination of high intellect, humility and vulnerability. That made this podcast the best so far in my book ❤
I love her energy.
And don’t forget a stunningly beautiful woman❤
I find her arrogant the way she speaks.
I absolutely needed to hear this woman speak today. My Dad also passed due directly to Alzheimers. Thank you so much for doing this podcast. She is the best!
@@thebarbschannel3416 She is just a very confident intelligent and super gorgeous woman. A rare beauty for certain.
I absolutely hate what dementia does. I have literally been in grief for years now observing my mom's dementia worsen. You guys have no clue how impactful videos like these are. God bless you. Thank you. These videos are now a staple in my life.
It can be so cruel. I hear you. 🤗
Dementia sucks! It's so sad how debilitating mental illness is.
As a caregiver, you want them to "try harder" but they simply can't. It's like asking a computer with a glitch or bug to try harder. The brain just can't process better than it is doing, making it more and more difficult for the sufferer to try to mitigate the symptoms.
For example, you try to encourage someone with dementia to change their diet, to get more intense exercise, and to pick up new interests to learn about (especially those that involve physical coordination as well as retaining new information.) But then they can't understand what you just told them or they forget it. You encourage them to develop systems and routines to help them. They can't remember to do that or what their new routine is.
It's very frustrating. As a caregiver, it's tough not to just give up.
Good luck to you and your mom and to everyone else going through this as a sufferer or caregiver (who suffers the disease as well, but in different ways.)
Watch HomeSteadHow’s videos about miraculous recoveries on the carni diet.
Sending love and strength. ❤ I worked on a dementia ward and it broke my heart in many ways.
I know we cannot expriement,yes its awful for you all, really hope things get easier some how, have you tried the probiotics and things like Lions mane, Sauerkraut, Kimchi etc? ❤
This has to be one of the best talk on brain health ever! 1 hour flew by, and not a single second that was boring or irrelevant. The professor and Steve both had a remarkable conversation.
So true I am a nurse practitioner and noticed patients who didn't have a car and walked everywhere regardless of what they ate and some of them even smoked ....had amazing cognitive function as well as vital signs. It blew me away.
Thank you for validating my dislike of cars (except when absolutely necessary).
I remember I was calmer n less stressed when I was taking the bus everywhere.
@@JohnYoga75 and older
@@Coral_Foreveryou are not alone!
I noticed how much better I felt when my car broke down because I had to walk. What a difference! I had no choice. I would of never believed it.
She is so passionate when she speaks, thinks, reflects! It’s contagious. Loved this episode.
Passionate yet gentle!
But so wrong on so many things.
Is Marie Curie really a prime example of "genius"?
Please explain why? I assume you must have a background in Neuroscience as well@Ex_877
@@BonBonBonBonBons We do know what causes Alzheimer's and Dementia, and the cure, or at the very least the prevention, is not pharmaceutical drugs.
If you want to stave off these ailments look to increase your Vitamin D levels, reduce your seed oil intake, cut down on sugar, smoking, and being sedentary.
I’m so glad she spoke about grief. I just lost my one and only child and am in the throes of grief, and hearing her speak about having the same emotions as I have and also not wanting a pill to make it go away makes me feel less alone and more normal.
Wishing you healing x
If you aren't already, please let people care for you and help you through this. Also be very vocal about your needs, whether that be help with your household or telling people what NOT to say to you when you need. ❤
Sending you healing, love and hope
God Bless You!
@@ajm935 I swear, I just hit some breakthroughs in therapy in the last couple of years and if I hadn’t, I wouldn’t survive this. I’ve made sure to really pay attention to what I need and not give in to what people think I need just to be “nice.” I’m so thankful for the internet and all the loving kindness that can be found here.
Usually I don't go through the entire interview, but this one was a real joy to watch. That you both for pushing the limits sometimes in your conversations, those were most beautiful moments for me personally. Thank you Dr. Suzuki for not keeping your answers always strictly in the realm of current science.
She’s so elegant, well spoken, knowledgeable, gentle
I survived a brain injury from 1993. I am now nearly 46 in college. I had injuries and damage to my right pre frontal cortex. I am determined to strengthen my brain. Determined to go to university to continue psychology and neuroscience.
Wow good for you! You're an inspiration to me!❤
hell yea, love seeing that!
A touchy story. I wish you the best and good luck with your study.
YOU SOUND ABSOLUTELY DETERMINED AND THAT'S MORE THAN HALF OF THE JOURNEY TO THE FINISH LINE. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'LL NEVER FINISH, YOU'LL SIMPLY KEEP GETTING BETTER AND BETTER! ALL THE BEST IN WHATEVER ENDEAVOR YOU EMBARK❣
You're an inspiration. Thanks for sharing your experience. Lack of impulse control makes life very difficult!
Love this. I lost my husband last week and in the midst of grief. However, I would not take a pill to remove it. The depth of grief is the depth of love, as Dr Wendy Suzuki so wisely said, and so comforting.
I think pills are for situations, when people really can't function at all without them...
Beautifully said, Liv, and I’m so very sorry for your great loss. What a blessing to have had a husband you loved so much. I pray strength, peace and supernatural comfort for you. 🙏🏻❤️
Im so sorry for your loss 😢
My condolences
May you be surrounded by love and comfort during your most vulnerable times in life. May the rain remind you of rainbows, may the sun provide you warmth when you are cold, and may peace be with you on your journey.
My grandmother died last year. It's not the same, of course, but I feel that too. Grief is a reminder of the love we share, and it holds an important place in our lives. My grief comforted me. I hope you are doing as well as you currently can.
Wow!! I learned so much....I can only imagine what kind of professor Dr. Suzuki must be--creative, challenging, humble and so inspiring!! What a gem.
I started going to the gym last month and people has been critizing me on it. They were like “you aren’t fat, why are you here?” The naggings are too much. This is motivating. I will keep going.
That's actually sad, cause if you were on the bigger side, they would still make fun of you. This world never knows what it wants. Keep going my friend👏🏽
I'm super skinny and whenever I went to work out people said the same. I do home workout now, every day, full rep and it feels even better. The upside of home workout is you dont have any excuse to skip a day unless you're very sick: no traffic, no weather, no crowded machines etc.
The important thing is to build strength and stamina.
Go to the gym for you. People's opinion of you is their business not yours.
They're haters and don't want you to do better than them
Walking every day at 68. Daughter bought me a gorgeous Golden Retriever for motivation. Both parents died with Dementia in their early 80s. Hopefully my activity will help. Great interview. 👏🇦🇺
My guess is that walking is the best exercise overall and can only help you slow or prevent dementia. However, I also have a feeling that more intense exercise once or twice a week may be equally or even more beneficial to your brain than just regular walking. You may not be able to sprint anymore, but is there something else you could do that would raise your heart rate more and thus circulate blood even more? Maybe squats or shoulder press exercises or lap swimming? Or dance?
@@brushstroke3733I completely agree that higher intensity is probably warranted. I don’t mean a 75 year old should be doing the same as a 35 year old. Just whatever would be considered intense for that individual. I’ve had two family members pass from dementia/Alzheimer’s. Before we knew of their diagnoses, they were escape artists, wandering miles from home to complete what was in their minds, important errands. In reality, their missions had no real importance. They would walk at distances and paces almost unbelievable for their ages. This was a common occurrence with one of them even after she went into assisted living. Yet, they both continued to decline until neither of them could walk at all or feed themselves. I’ve just gotten my mom (70) into riding a stationary bike daily and I’m really working to encourage her to do at least light resistance training.
You are so fortunate to have a pup! My best friend passed and the next year my new best friend was stolen. It has been very hard to take off and walk without them!
Me to from the couch to the coffemachine and back again
I was a bit surprised when she said that they don’t know what is responsible for dementia.. Life style is not only exercising, but what we eat.
I already heard from other scientists (don’t remember names now)…that our guts are the second organ after the brain.. the most important part of our nervous system. They are not connected, but they communicate throughout our microbes. Our good microbes in the guts are crucial for our health and decides our fate. Bad microbes are responsible for our health and mental illness that includes dementia.They made experiment in 2013..? when they sterilised mouse guts . Mouse with Parkinson’s disease and that mouse was cured from this disease. There was a woman who had beginning first set of Alzheimer and they changed her microbes as well. They transplanted (poop)… from a healthy person into her guts. She got much better very quickly. So it looks like what we eat…. is our life style:))
You say "loneliness destroys the brain," but you need to add the wrong kind of ppl around you destroys the brain even faster!
Maybe not tho. The reason why they're"wrong" in your perception is because your brain cannot comprehend them. By having them in your life you actually grow and constantly try to challenge them. This makes your brain grow instead. Doing things ure already comfortable with destroys Ur brain.
Oh, couldn't agree more! 💯
You dont have to be by yourself to be lonely. You can be lonely around people and in a relationship.
@@LaJuneGotOilsBoom! Preach
The wrong kind of people don't help you with not feeling lonely. They can make you even lonelier. I think when addressing this emotions, one has to be true to themselves about their honesty feelings.
she’s so interesting to listen to, can’t get enough.. so engaging
I started university studies at the age of 34 and boy did my brain improve! Not only memory and creativity, but also my mood and spontaneous social skills
This gives me hope! I have a very persistent brain fog for years now and I keep thinking it's too late even though I've been trying to stay positive... But stories like this truly encourage me
Did University give you a big loan credit on shoulder too?
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@@BeanSprouts02 O Dear, by experience and also according to my functional medicine doctor, brain fog is directly associated with poor gut health. Fix your gut, brain fog will be fixed by itself. Every person is different, so i would advise you to search guidance on that. In my case, this was also causing me auto-immune problems. Good courage!
@@onesteptogreatness1336 Sorry, i don't see what you mean. If you want to explain it, please do;
Her students are SO lucky!! She's an incredible storyteller and educator. What a fascinating video from a fascinating woman!
Dr. Wendy Suzuki, you are my hero. I stopped daily exercise during the pandemic because office works became 24 hours, had 2 panic attacks during work, my office's driver had to picked me on the street because I felt like my systems were down. I got angry and stressful in the office and home. Then in a health examination my blood pressure was diagnosed as pre-hypertension, doctor told me to meet a specialist for medications, but the nurse, which is a friend of mine, recommended exercise. So I started moderate (Zone 2) exersice everyday for a year now. And amazingly not only my blood preasure went down but also I feel happy and relax everyday, my brain solves problem more efectively. So I'm proof of your sience Dr. Wendy.
I've never listened to one of your video podcasts from start to finish because I didn't find them useful. But this, this I found that my time was well used. It actually got me out of the house to walk around outside and I'm in Phoenix, Arizona and it's hot. It's really hot and it motivated me to go outside and I'm sweating and I'm unhappy that I'm sweating but I feel less stressed. Thank you
Love this ❤❤❤
100%. I have seen extremely similar results with clients over the years in regards to the power of the nervous system. Learning how to regulate your nervous system can have incredibly positive results. Beautiful story. Exercise absolutely can greatly improve nervous system state, as long as it can be done without pain/dysfunction. This is only possible if you have strong activation/connectivity to muscular systems on a neuro level. For example, if you try to flex your bicep... do you feel the bicep? Or do you feel the shoulder? This is the problem. The brain does not have default connectivity to our physical systems like we would assume. This is also why exercises that PT's give that should work to strengthen imbalances, don't always work. The brain does not always have the ability to reconnect to weak/disconnected systems without powerful direct input to the nervous system directly.
Correction: don’t write/say “in regards,” it’s “in regard,” or “with regard.” Google the distinction. 5/29/2024.
Wendy is an Angel who inspires millions.
Please listen to her if you hate exercise or neurology.
Her enthusiasm will get your ass and brain moving.
I love the way Wendy believes and smiles optimistically. I love the way she thinks about each question.
Found this fascinating!
4 things that make memory stick:-
1. Repetition
2. Associations- associates name and face
Helps who is married to each other
Memory palace - picture a special location like your childhood home - associated with memories
3. Novel - brains interacts with novel things they go into background- perks people up - surprise students so they can learn better
4. Emotional resonance solidifies memories
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Don't see anything new
@@mgsa5722 These things do not work for me...repetition has it limits within me....its easier for me memorize animal behavior...anything out of that gets more time...my brain is weird....i love animals...but also want to explore more of the human side of life(i am not social with other people)...but my memory does not help because i get nervous around people
I consider myself to have a very good memory. I remember a lot of things that happened 15-20 years ago, especially conversations with people. I recently got a math tutoring job (having had jobs in other fields before), and everything I teach is from what I learned 15 years ago as a student. This is how I applied association in my life: I always liked numbers, and when my parents would ask me to buy things from the store (pre-mobile phone era), I would remember the number of items and what my mom wanted to cook. This is how I memorized the items, so practice is very important to improve your memory. Nowadays, we rely so much on our phones that we don't need to memorize phone numbers, street names, or important dates because everything is saved in our phones. My advice is to use either novelty (the excitement of learning something new) or association for anything that seems difficult to memorize. If neither works, then repeat it until you know it. My son likes to enter the computer password every time he turns on the laptop, so I decided to change the password to my husband's phone number because knowing your parents' phone numbers is a safety measure for any child 😊
Explain emotional resonance, give example, please.
I love her energy and love for neuroscience. She has a great smile and an infectious positivity that I think we all could use. Thank you Steven for having her on as a guest! This was very informative and I am always happy to be a part of these podcasts. My mother has dementia and it has been hard seeing her decline, too, so this episode hits at the heart of one of the biggest issues in our time right now. I hope this episode reaches people far and wide, and I hope this helps The Diary of a CEO gain even more attention and traction than ever before.
I thoroughly enjoy watching this woman be so passionate about her findings and smiling as she explains everything. I have learned so much from this video! Thank you for sharing!
I don’t have any close bonds with people simply because of how my life has unfolded, I know people and enjoy my time with them, say at work in the office, but my life does not revolve around people. It does however have something special. I have a strong connection to myself, my higher self and my source, call it god. I have A powerful spiritual life. I very rarely ever feel alone. I feel full and at peace most of the time.. I cultivated this deep relationship later in life at 50yo. After a very tumultuous life of struggle, heartbreak, and loneliness got the best of me. I can now experience joy and happiness without depending on another person or animal companion . And I love that! It gives me a sense of power and complete freedom 🎉😊
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Good for you! Impressive to have turned your life around at 50. I’m happy you’re happy and at peace with yourself. Simply being a positive individual around others is the most important thing even if you don’t socialise with them. Everyone’s life is hard in it’s own way so just by being you, you’re making peoples lives just that little bit better.
So is there a difference between listening and watching you give this teaching in person or on my phone?
There is a lot that can be said about love and loneliness. I do firmly believe that this is completely individual. Depending on heredity and upbringing etc. I had a great childhood, in a small village. There were few kids in my age there. The world was small in people, but big in freedom and nature. Then in school you naturally end up in larger and larger schools and classes. I never liked it. I always felt consumed by the constant social play and that led me to seek peace, freedom, solitude.
Unfortunately there is a huge stigma in our society about this. We are constantly taught that "loneliness" is unhealthy, that you in fact should feel miserable and depressed if you are not a social person, if you don't have close friends, don't have a relationship. This causes people to feel a lot worse than they have to. Personally i almost never feel "lonely" although i'm almost always alone in my free time. The times that i do feel "lonely" is when it becomes impossible to disregard the stigmatisation, usually around the holidays. Not because of solitude, but because of the stigma.
I'm 50 years old now. I have had periods of more friends and a long relationship. But i know my true nature. That is freedom.
That is amazingly awesome
Another excellent video. I am quite an extreme introvert and now in my 60s but spent decades trying to fit in with what society expected and used to worry that I would suffer emotionally because I did not have friends. I became anxious and slightly depressed so saw an excellent therapist who said that I was anxious and depressed because I was going against my innate nature and I should embrace, appreciate and start loving my ability to be blissfully happy when alone. It changed my life. I had always preferred my own company from a very young age; hated parties and family gatherings but continually tried to fit in. I now know it was damaging to do that. I have a couple of friends and quite a few acquaintances but always, without exception, feel happier, more relaxed and only truly myself when alone. I feel sorry for folk who are listening to this who are worrying that they may get dementia because they are lonely. when they could be happy embracing their solitude, not loneliness. Please remember that we are all different and not everyone will benefit from having friends and more importantly, they will not suffer because they are alone. I would love Dr Wendy Suzuki's opinion on this subject.
I'm an introvert as well, though I wonder if it is truly my nature to love solitude or if I have just learned other people are unsafe.
@@GalacticEgg Yes, I agree that could be the case. My childhood was abusive and I never trusted adults so you make an interesting observation. Than you.
I spend a lot of time with my own thoughts. I stay curious and do my own research. I find some people interested in listening, learning or caring. I am not lonely when I sit alone. I also love my dog.
Solitude isn't the same as loneliness! If we're happy in our own company or in small groups I'm confident our brains will be just fine 😊 There is so much peace and contentment to be found in time alone.
I had the same thought. I am 67, married with adult children and so I spend a lot of my time alone (husband is away all day at work). I am content to pursue my own interests. I'm glad to be surrounded by my children at family gatherings, but feel exhausted afterwards even though I have a great time with them. So I was a little worried about not having constant interactions, or seeing friends often. I like my time alone with my funny little shih tzu. I do need to exercise more though.
I look forward to finish this in the morning after I give my big fluffy brain 8 hours of sleep.
AAWW!!, SOUNds good !! 😊❤🧠😂😅
Me too!
It. Is about 7:30. Welcome back?
@@kathygann7632 Thank you, looks like I'm right on time!
"My big fluffy brain" 🧠 ❤
I went off social media for months. When my friends asked why, i told them i felt my neurons dying prematurely. Good to know i was right 😅
I will overcome as I struggle to provide for my children, I’m a single mother. Both of my sons special needs, and require much from me but I know God will give me the strength and courage that I need to continue to keep going. So while I struggle to buy groceries and while I struggle to pay rent. I will keep faith. Always. Amen Praise God! ❤️
May God bless you and your family with comfort and strength for your future.
May God bless you and give you strength. I love your username, by the way! Nice job leaning on your faith and staying positive through this challenging time in your life.
God bless you! Keep the courage up, and try to enjoy the pleasureable moments in your days, if you can. Take care. 🙏🤍🌟
Did you get vaccines while pregnant ? Just curious
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My mom lived 103+ years. She walked 5 miles to work and then from work for years. Had 7 living children, She stopped driving at 85.. at my insistence, but walked every day with her sister for miles after children were grown. .. walked, avid reader and active in community, bingo, playing different card games, cooking for groups, traveling. When she couldn't walk as well she sat, did word games. Puzzles..
She had general memory problems but never forgot a grandchild, her family, and friends' names. Refused most drugs, except BPressure and cholesterol meds, though I forced that.. vaccines were stopped, no vitamins or even aspirin. She was an insomniac.. which she blamed us 7 kids! Doctors agreed that she knew more about staying alive than most of us would ever know. Loved garlic, mushrooms, olive oil, and real food. She was a sunworshipper..
had 3 bad weeks when she decided she'd had enough and just wouldn't get out of bed. She did it her way
I have questions. 😎 Did she pass away after staying in bed? Was that the end of the story?
I would be curious about that as well. What occurred that caused her to decide to stay in bed for so long? Definitely out of character for her, it would seem.
And, why did you "force" her to take the BP and Cholesterol Medications...
Not shaming, here. But for Your future and health...these are not good options.
Please. Do your research for wholistic ways to handle both without the rx. The meds really are not good right now...
My uncle former Unesco President born march 1921 still enjoying is now 103. His mantra love life fall in love with the sun. Walk walk walk, talk talk talk, work love people.
I would never want to live that long! Everyone I love is already dead so I am all alone now.
I loved the fact that she said that compassion is the most important trade in humankind.
This woman’s energy is so infatuating and infectious. As an undergraduate student with dreams to become a neuroscientist, it makes me so happy seeing someone so passionate and excited to share information about something they love. I see a lot of myself in her within this interaction, you can feel the joy and excitement radiating from her every time she is asked a question. It’s making me day dream (or for better terms, procrastinate) at my silly little GP office job about being in a similar position to her someday and being able to share my passion and knowledge with the world.
Just listening to her already made my brain healthier
I love this neuroscientist. She’s so engaged with the subject matter. It’s such a pleasure to listen to her! I have fought anxiety and depression off and on my whole life and as an adult I have always exercised because I chose doing exercise to help myself rather than take medication and I am a retired nurse .Right now I do strength training, Zumba classes ,gardening and did tai chi for five years. Moving is a must! Thank you for having her on.
You have to make e excise a lifestyle. It may ebb & flow like a tide, but don't ever stop completely. The body recovers quickly from a sedentary state. Keep it moving 💯
I just want to say how much I LOVE that you allow your guests to answer your questions fully and as in depth as they wish without any interruption from you. So many other podcasters interject and cut off their guests and it drives me crazy. Thank you for allowing the experts to voice their knowledge. Absolutely love these talks!!!
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💯! Interviewers are important to lead the interview and ask questions, but we mostly want to listen to the guest and you actually let that happen! ❤
i was crying soo much during the interview and I think it is because of how I put connection with others so far back from the front lines, maybe from protecting myself from toxic people but I have realized the damage it's had on my brain and life. It showed how much I do care about having connections.
Some of the best people to hang around are volunteers at Charities and organisations that help other people. 💛
Two phycologists partnered up and wrote this exceptional book called “Boundaries”. It honestly teaches how to spot (& handle) toxic people. The Drs names are Cloud & Townsend. If you read it & apply the techniques it can be life changing.
You are not alone ❤️
She has such a refreshing delivery . All the tips and explenations of how to keep our brains and body as healthy as possible and how she explained her reason for her faith as a Christian was also beautiful. She cares about others and their health as well as her own and her smile is infectious. Thank you for this great and refreshing interview.
Dr. Suzuki is an exceptional explainer. She speaks huge details without saying a lot.
That's every single comm from HO
I llove her and her showing vulnerability in the public was such a gesture. Especially sharing her struggle with her lost and how to find the wisdom in it. ❤
So informative. He is an amazing interviewer. He doesn’t interrupt and lets his guest just speak.
I've never watched any DOAC podcasts nor have I ever heard of Dr. Suzuki, but this was on autoplay after finishing another video but not pausing/stopping YT quickly enough. It took all of about those first 3 minutes of half-listening to draw my full and entire attention to this incredibly intelligent and insightful woman who was just radiating joy. The last part of the interview made me shed tears. I know unfathomable grief and I also know the wisdom that comes from enduring it. I too have come full circle to Christianity, and her answer about compassion being the most valuable trait of humanity was the perfect closer for this interview. I intend to replay her profound words about how and why to grow my brain every day and will use this as my fuel for digging deep and exercising, even though I equally know both how powerful it is for life & healthspan as well as loathe doing it. It's up to me. What a gift this interview was.
Yeah sometimes i do love TH-cam algorithm.
I was just watching an old course from the NYU that she gave 11 years ago. Im happy to see that her enthousiasm and interest in neuroscience is still the same!!
Amazing job interviewing Dr Suzuki. I'm an occupational therapist and dementia practitioner. I appreciate the passion that comes through in this interview and you two speaking about the brain in your hands brought me to tears. Thank you.
Being a dementia practitioner....what does your job entail? I have not heard of that role.
My mum, early onset sees a psychiatrist but I feel I'd prefer her to see a geriatric doctor, potentially more specialised in the field of aging diseases like Alzeimers 🤔
My Aunt just turned 100 she never exercised. She only walked to work when she was a school teacher. She is still very coherent and physically fit. She just walks slower. I asked her why didn't you exercise, she said, she didn't want to get injured.
I believe a healthy longevity is about 3 areas lifestyle, genetics and luck!
Spot on, especially the genes part
so walking is not an exercise? What your body needs is any kind of consistent body movement. Also if you looked back at the kind of life your aunt lived as a child, you will realize they did not need exercise. So many things were not automated 100 years ago, people actively moved their bodies, even when doing home chores so there was no need to go to make shift body moving spaces call gyms like we do today. If she is 100 years then she must have been born in a time where there was barely any cars and no delivery guys to deliver everything to them at door steps. Our daily lives today are extremely sedentary! You can choose to spend the whole day in the house watching TV and the food will come to your door step!
That's one person out of billions, it might work for one, but not everyone. Anecdotal evidence is dangerous in these cases.
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Too bad she didn’t exercise she could have lived to 112
My husband is going through exactly what Dr. Suziki's father experienced. The rapid decline is absolutely terrifying. This gives me hope!
Thank you for the amazing interviews!
I love your show...
Check out the studies on keto and Alzheimer's.
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I am in love with the energy and vibes this women is emitting in this podcast
I am canceling Netflix and Max . All they have is negative, violence and sex , and rest is literally stupid. I come home from work lay on my yoga mat , after walking the dog and listen to podcasts . This one is one of my favorites!
I disconnect my TV. Very very happy about that
You are doing great but please do yourself a big favor and drop yoga immediately, its extremly detrimental and you dont know what you are getting into
@@tonytran7382 Elaborate - don't just say stuff like that.
Sounds like the perfect life😀
Watch SELECTIVELY. Documentaries and history can be very educational. If we ever stop learning, we stop growing.
When I hear scientists talk about how our body works and functions, especially the brain. I can only think of Psalms 139:14 "I praise you because in an awe inspiring way, I am wonderfully made." As far as learning about our body, it is definitely awe inspiring that we are still learning and have only scratched the surface!
Our God bid an awesome God.
Totally agree with you.
Our God is in control!
Indeed! The Master of the universe designed us in such a detailed manner.
Sure. How can someone not see a Creator behind this awesome, co-ordinated functions of the body? Sure, the fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.'
In recent few months I have started listening podcasts, some of them I found knowledgeable, some of them were little borning, but trust me I am in middle still it's hitting different, it is like Dr. Voice and knowledge is doing some magic, i am already going on righr path from some few years, but i will screen record this video to see again and again for rest of my life. Thank you ❤
What a beautiful soul!!! ❤ She radiates compassion and kindness, and it was such a pleasant surprise at the end to learn she’s a Christian! 🙌🏻
What a great interview! I almost shed a tear when Wendy spoke about spirituality. What a lovely and empathic person.
I stumbled on her Ted Talk a few years back. It’s when my parent was diagnosed with treatment resistant depression/ early dementia.
This interview is extremely informative and profound as it has helped me gain empathy towards my parent. Caregiver fatigue and resentment exists. Thank you for helping me gain back control of my caregiver journey.
It's rare to see such class with no BS at all. Expertly explaning her research.
This woman's beauty brought me to tears of joy that there's ppl in the world like her! GOD BLESS her please! And congrats on ur podcast Steven~ one of my favs...
So glad you mentioned sleep because sometimes that has to trump an exercise session. My mum always walked for her job and always ate healthy food and still has dementia but she’s fit and healthy with almost no short term memory due to shrunken hippocampus. So many variables that can lead to the condition.
Dr. Suzuki is so right about hot and cold showers! Doing it for 4 years. Can’t imagine without it
That was a totally awesome interview. I watch/listen to too many TH-cam interviews and this one was up there with top 10. I love your interview style, you ask the relevant well considered question, let the interviewee have the flloor and then follow up the answer in a way that makes it absolutely clear that you're fully attentive to what's being shared. On the other side Wendy's insights are so real, so practical and so grounded in her desire to make a difference born out of her own experiences life, good and bad. Great work.
This has got to be one of my favorite interviews you've done so far. Dr Wendy Suzuki is such a brilliant and compelling speaker, and your questions to her were so well placed and thoughtful. It really cemented my long held beliefs in the importance of living a physically active, mindful and compassionate life. Thank you for sharing this amazing gem of a person with us.
Every morning I exercise while I listen to your podcast. My English has improved a lot, I fell in love with neuroscience because of you and this channel. Thank you for another great interview ❤❤❤
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Hands down, the best podcast channel for me. So informative every time, the guests are spectacular, questions from Steven is always thoughtful and helpful. Just love everything about it!
Dad always led by example -- got up at the crack of dawn to do his exercises. My siblings and I have him to thank for our love of exercise and the enjoyment of fruits and vegetables too. 🙏❤️ Dad
Thank you (and your father) for sharing this, it may be just the kick in the ass I need to get it together, for my children
Listened, got up and took a walk. Thank you.
Dr. Suzuki is such a vibrant and lively character with a positive energy, its hard to believe she had no friends as she claimed.
She is so positive! She talks about human brain, research with so much love and passion! She reminds me of my english teacher
📣Dr. Suzuki is absolutely phenomenal. She explained the function of so many complex structures within the human brain in such a simplistic way that even a child could understand. The research is there. All we have to do is apply it. Bravo!
The way she lit up when she said she’d brought a human brain with her… . Adorable! 💕
The part of this podcast that resonated with me most was towards the end…managing death and grief. The depth of the grief I experienced after losing my dad a few years ago is still palpable in my life. This was the first time I experienced loss of a close loved one. Thankful to time for healing. I love reading and I could not find solace in reading. If you know of an author who has written in depth about this, please suggest any of their works. Thanks in advance.
1 do 10,000 steps outdoors 4 times a week. I had to take time off (3 months) my regime to take care of a sick family member and I noticed a difference in my mood, sleep, pain management and physique. I have been back on my regime for a year and a half now and feel and look better than ever.
I think the amount of value people get from social connections varies, and that the key is not so much social connections but happiness, contentment. Some people get a lot of happiness from social connections, I find them neutral to stressful most of the time. I have two close friends who live 2000 miles away from me in opposite directions, and that's enough. We talk almost everyday. We've been friends for over 20 years. Everyone else gets on my last nerve. I get tremendous amounts of joy from tending my yard. I love my koi pond, the birds, the squirrels, the raccoons, the foxes, and my dogs. Building bird houses and doing landscaping gives me great joy.
Check with a Doctor to see if you have a digestive problem.
@@user-jz6sk8wj5u I think what this person is saying is that people are mean, some can be horrible to be around. You ever heard of toxic people? I don't need people. I need less toxic people. I'm better when I'm alone. I don't piss people off & they don't piss me off. It's best that way for some.
My mum was the most active woman I’ve ever met, walked a couple miles to and from work 6 days a week. Love her garden and planted her veg through the year. Ate a balanced diet and cooked everything from scratch. She didn’t watch a lot of tv preferring to either knit or make her own clothes yet my mum was having trouble with things in her late 60s. She was diagnosed with dementia in her 70s and at 85 is now in a care home. I think it’s the luck of the draw because my father drank, smoked, never exercised, watched tv, didn’t do anything stimulating yet he was fine until he died sadly it was an accident that took him in his late 70s.
I think women are more at risk of dementia , possibly due to depleting estrogen but yes, sometimes I do think it's genetic and, unfortunately, there seems to be so little science can do. My own mother was diagnosed with early on-set dementia at age 60. Her health deteriorated very rapidly - it was awful. She died seven years ago in her mid-60s. She was a vegetarian though not especially healthy and hated exercise (so didn't bother with it) and took an awful lot of psychiatric medication due to clinical depression, which she'd had her entire adult life, along with a diagnosis of Meneires disease in her 40s - which I think was really a side effect of all the medication. I've always exercised - strength training, cycling and walking. Luckily, I've never had to take medication for anything and I have good mental health, but I'm very conscious that I'm at risk of developing this disease, so I do as much as I can to protect myself.
Was your father nice to your mother? Was she happy? Did her children demand a lot from her? I think stress is also a big factor. You might have thought she was happy but expectations of the family on her may be a factor.
@Hippydays1959 Thanks for sharing this. My mother was very similar and it puzzled me that someone who had had six children, been a terrific mum, loved and was loved by their friends, and was so vivacious could have declined in this way. My answer is that she saw herself ‘only’ as a mother (!) and didn’t have the confidence to imagine herself as being able to start something else, socially and creatively, after my father died. She had good friends her age, as well as younger ones, but she was reactive (for me, a sign of mild depression or inhibition) rather than proactive - as her friends died, she didn’t prioritise (or have the confidence that she had something to offer to new relationships) making new (and younger) friends. Also she stayed in the family home which was slightly isolated, and I think could have been more stimulated if living nearer to other people, and able to walk to see people/shop etc.
@@eboniqueesprit1992 if you are commenting on my post, yes my dad was a great dad and he and my mum were very happy. He was a bit older than my mum and she missed him very much after his accident. All her kids made sure we visited and had days out every week we are very close to her. She was very independent so it was shock when she was diagnosed with dementia,she was the first and only person that we know of in our family. All her kids are now in their 60s so it worries us all if we are going to go the same way.
Yes same here. My mum diagnosed early 60s, decline began in mid to late 50s. Definitely women and the hormonal shift in menopause is a big factor for us! Hence why hrt is now being recommended more.
We couldn't pin point my mums early diagnosis, she was social, everything in moderation but didn't overly pay alot of attention to a 'healthy' diet per se. Lived on property with riding and showing horses all her life, walked daily from late 30s onwards. However, anxiety passed dwn from ww2 mother, poor stress management, not great relationship with my dad, possibly undiagnosed depression and was more a stay at home mum from her 30s onwards, could play a bigger role.
Her dad also Alzeimers diagnosed in his early 70s....genetics too 😬
This is one of the most useful information that I ever heard. The way they deliver message something exactly what we want to hear. They make the complex contents easy to understand and its life changing and applicable to everybody. I have learned so much and I earned many ideas about the functions of brain and the benefits of doing to have a big flat fluffy brain and a healthy brain. I never get tired of listening and seeing the way they deliver a healthy and helpful messages. Thank you so much podcast.
This for me has been your most special guest on your podcast. Dr Suzuki has warmth compassion and intelligence, not to mention really interesting field of research. Move and be happy.
I watched this whole video and saved it on my computer to remind me of its truths when ever I need reminding because they have changed my life tonight. Thank you Dr. Suzuki, from the bottom of my heart. I'm 80 years old and too sedentary but that is changing immediately. I have much more to accomplish before I die and you are helping me to make that possible.
Never worked out my whole life. Did it at 30 when I noticed how tired I was always feeling. It changed my life completely! I have more energy, better mood, more motivated, clear mind, better decision making. It's been the best 6 years of my life.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching this podcast, so thank you to both of you. My key personal takeaways are to increase my exercise, sleep, meditation and religious practices, community engagement, and learning. I do work out and am very active with my family, but there is another level that might help reduce my stress or anxiety levels. I recently heard a podcast where a renowned naturopath advised their patients to decrease or remove depression by working out for eight hours every day. I will be investigating what it looks like to walk more and work out in a deeper, more wholesome way.
There are so many contributions in life to stop learning, mostly old beliefs and loss of hope. I find this a fresh breath of air, reminding me that we are created to learn and continue to learn, and how breath can help us elevate that learning. While I'm not quite ready to give up all my novelty foods, I am interested in the Mediterranean diet. I generally eat healthy, but it is not my main focus right now.
I recently learned about a study showing Singapore is the healthiest nation in the world. This is partly because they make it so expensive via taxes to have a car, leading everyone to walk and use a fantastic public transport system. One of my biggest needs is to increase my community, daily interactions, love, and participation in healthy, powerful, idea-generating relationships, both transactional and non-transactional. I’m excited about forming more meaningful friendships, growing my familial relationships deeper, and increasing laughter and connection.
Finally, I am excited about giving myself the freedom to learn again on my terms-not just what career, society, peers, and parents suggest, but what comes from within. Again, thank you for this fantastic podcast..
I’ve been on a career break for a year now, and whenever I think of getting back to work, I can really sense my brain is saying a big nooo. All this while only one thing I’m doing well correctly that is my fitness and diet routine. Today something triggered and I started getting depressed was feeling too low thinking how can I change my mind, how to make it work efficiently, I was praying for some help and this video showed up, Thank you Steven you saved me.
That intro is infuriating
But awesome!
Yes; I fast forwarded.
I found it exciting, an
Interest catcher !.
The intros are the worst thing about these interviews
Toooo long no one has time to listen to… needs to be focused … what a looong story
One of the best interviews I’ve ever watched. I’m 67 I’m inspired to do more to look after my brain. Nice to see a scientist deliver so passionately and want to help people genuinely without promoting any products except what we can all do for free. ❤
This was so helpful! I had 3 brain surgeries last year. Thank you for giving me useful tools to improve my quality of life. I loved everything about this conversation. 🥰
I love how he slowly talked himself into looking at it, then looked almosed grossed out while holding the human brain then gradually started getting into it and looking more interested and excited than scared❤ like a curious child😊.
My previous lifestyle was like torture, especially as I felt trapped in it with no way out. I had to commute with public transport to uni which took so many hours each way, try to focus and learn with the stress and pressure as stakes are high, but then also work as much as I could to survive. I lived on stress and slept only 4 hours a day. I was always fighting sleep in lectures, trying so hard to stay awake. And got laughed at for falling asleep, when I was absolutely exhausted. I was also working at a fast food place so that's all I ate, and my legs were aching from standing for hours so I would lay down rather than exercise. Now a few years later I regularly go to zumba, the gym, I walk, I often cook at home, and I sleep so much more it's amazing. I feel so spoiled. But I still feel traumatised by how awful it felt to be so sleep deprived. It was the worst feeling (alongside loneliness and depression and anxiety). And I didn't have anywhere where I could safely nap in the city. It makes me so sad that it also affected the health of my brain, but I hope I can get it to a great place.
Dear girl
You could bridge a gap for so many others who are experience that way of life now, for somehow you are doing better. Make from your mess your message, find help, listen to diary of a certainty and others great podcast and DO something for others, make it your mission to help others to get out of that mess. It could be your new job. How? Ask for help how to do that, give webinars, become a coach etc.
Good luck.
"The scientific method is not the end all and be all that I thought it was when I was younger" best part of the video right there. So much to unpack with that statement.
Absolutely! There are phenomena that challenge the limits of mere observation. The double-slit experiment, for instance, behaves differently when observed versus when it's not observed, highlighting that there are aspects of reality that defy straightforward scientific explanation.
That was the bad part, she need to believe in something and that is what she is doing.
She’s so organic thank you for featuring, guessing and let her cultivate our brain thanks a bunch👍
I was just watching Dr. Wendy Suzuki's lecture on the NYU TH-cam channel, talking about the brain and behavior. After that, I came across this podcast where she was a guest. It was cool because I had just finished watching her lecture.
Yes, that's how the TH-cam algorithm works, it tries to give you more of what you keep watching
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My mum was highly active growing all our veg in our huge garden, and working a physical job in a school kitchen back in the day when there were massive pots to carry, and she had to pedal 4 mile round trip, to and from work in our hilly area because we didn't have a car. She spoke three languages fluently and was up on current affairs. Her diet remained Mediterranean as she was italian and thats what she enjoyef. She never smoked or drank alcohol yet she got dementia.
Research is good for informing us in some ways but it falls short of certainty!
At what age?
When would it be without all that?
How about your moms parents and grandparents?
@@katerinaglushak4563 if you begin to talk about age and parentage, you're talking about genetics rather than lifestyle. So if we're talking genetics, my mum is the only one in her family to be known to have had dementia. So is there something in her move to the UK (?) because those who remained in Italy, and those who moved to Australia and Argentina have not been blighted with this disease! It's interesting!
So unfair. I’m glad she lived a wonderful full life. We can only hope research will find preventative solutions
@@KnowledgeIsPower-dn4hx Sunlight exposure and Vitamin D would be different.
Not sure about that, my Aunty died of dementia who lived on the beach in north QLD, she was vegetarian and seemed very health, until the dementia started.
One study suggests sleep deprivation could increase your dementia risk by 20%. In middle age, even getting less than 6 hours of sleep per night may increase your dementia risk in the future
It’s important to consider that they aren’t necessarily randomising people to 6hrs of sleep. So it would be a combination of factors with various confounds.
I think getting people to sleep longer than 6 is usually a great idea if possible!
I love all the episodes and interviews of the CEO DIARY. Every time I watch them, I think 'It's the best one. It's so important to understand the most essential things in our lives that we usually don't pay attention to.' But then, when I watch your next episode, it amazes me even more again. So, thank you so much for your job! And thank you for all aspects (which are very different) of human life you highlight in your podcasts. I enjoy the CEO DIARY episodes - they make me aware of the most important things. I'm sure thousands of your subscribers totally agree with me )).
Prof Wendy Suzuki is amazing. She is so alive talking about brain health. God bless you professor
❤my dear brain, I hear you loud and clear❤Thank you Wendy Suzuki and of course each and everyone at The Diary of a CEO🙏💯❤️
She's such a boss!!! So intelligent, well articulated, and joyful! I love hearing her speak.
Dr. Suzuki is an amazing woman. A rare combination of a talented and diligent scientist on the one hand, and a sensitive and believing person on the other. Thank you for an interview full of knowledge that can be applied immediately, and can lead to an improvement in the standard of living in a short time. I would be happy to know what the esteemed professor's opinion is about attention and concentration problems, whether these phenomena are seen in the brain. In addition, whether these phenomena can be cured by the means she mentioned, sports and meditation.
28:47 as a former server at a restaurant, we had something like a memory palace going on when taking orders without noting anything down. we could recall every part of the order just by replaying the conversation with each guest in each turn. the orders werent listed in our memory just the "story" of our interaction.
I experienced this! I’m not a server but when I went on vacation, my family and I went to a restaurant and I noticed the server did not write down any of our orders as we were telling them to her. It was 5 of us. And she was able to recall everything. 😮
@@maniar751I hope u gave a massive tip.
I agree with her, during my college years I have experienced relevant to her observation. Everytime I have exams and usually spend my time washing dishes and doing housed chores for 3/4 of the day and after that I study and everything works well after. I have better comprehension and understanding to what I am reading and I always got higher scores. Now if I am doing the opposite and I am spending my time just sitting and playing Clash of Clans which was a game before on my phone, I can't concentrate and my comprehensive literally drops. Then I got failing scores during the exams. As long as you kept your body moving, pretty sure you will experience a sound mind.
I am so glad I watched this! 6 years ago I started my journey to get my bachelor's degree in data science. I was in the best shape of my brain life. I thought faster and clearer then in my high school days. I was walking every day for forty five minutes. When I started college I gradually noticed a decline in my thinking and my motivation. As it went on I stopped talking care of myself and became very sedentary. I was over focusing on grades and doing nearly nothing but schoolwork. This explains why I felt so good and enforced in me the desire to get that back. Thank you so so much!!! I'm sharing it with everyone I love, maybe some I don't too .. 😂