Mind What Matters

“You Can Do ThiFighting Cancer and Standing for a Cause with Lara MacGregor At 30 years old and 7 months pregnant, @lara_macgregor was diagnosed with breast cancer. After being gifted headscarves accompanied by a note that said “You can do this” during her treatment, she founded @hopescarves, bringing hope and community to thousands of people. Then, after  7 years in remission, she was diagnosed again - this time with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer. With her new reality, Lara had to redefine hope for herself and for her organization: to live life over cancer. 

We sit down with Austin Perlmutter to discuss how toxic social media and mindless internet scrolling has become something that our brains have been hardwired to do. While it isn't currently coined "addiction" in our country, the ways that our brains are stimulated based on social media is directly correlated with dopamine rush. It very closely mimics addictive behavior. We have become trained to depend on it for stimulation. How can we break these trends and what can we do to offset the symptoms setting in across the U.S. such as anxiety and depression as a result of overuse?#alzheimers #caregivers #endalzheimers #dementia #alzheimersawareness #endalz #brainhealth #mindwhatmatters #caregiver #alzcaregivers #reneeharmon #itsgonnabealzright

Host Liz Humphreys sits down with author Lauren Dykovitz to talk about dealing with the frustration of caring for a family member with a memory disease like Alzheimer's. Lauren's book “When Only Love Remains” is out now. Get more info here: @lifeloveandalizheimers

Dr. Renee Harmon is a doctor and speaker. She joins us to talk about her experience in caring for her husband Harvey who developed early onset Alzheimer's.  

Today we talk with Dr. Ed Parks the founder of NeuroReserve, the company who makes the product Relevate which is a state of the art nutrition supplement for the brain designed to closed the gap between what you're eating and what your brain needs to be healthy. Edward S. Park, Ph.D., is the Founder and President of NeuroReserve. Ed has over15 years of experience in the research and development (R&D) ofbiopharmaceuticals, medical devices, and nutritional therapeutics. Mostimportantly, his father struggled with Parkinson’s disease and dementia for almosttwo decades before passing away. The impact this experience on his family, whichis similar to the experiences faced by so many others today, is the motivation forNeuroReserve.

Our children are being overprescribed medicine and the effects of all of these medications are not only dangerous but they are changing their brains.Learn more about ADHD and the harmful effects of the medication prescribed to treat it. 

Did you know there are healthy and delicious substitutes for your kitchen that will help your brain health? Dr. Annie Fenn is the founder of the Brain Health Kitchen and talks about which ingredients likely in your kitchen right now are unhealthy for your brain and with what to switch them.

Dr. Austin Perlmutter discusses his new book written with his father Dr. David Perlmutter called Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships, and Lasting Happiness.We talk about the “disconnection syndrome”, internet addiction, loss of empathy in the human race and how there is a drastic change in our brains ability to make good choices when we don’t live a healthy lifestyle.  We also discuss the impact stress plays in our brain, and how to make small changes in your daily life that help relieve it.Austin Perlmutter, M.D., is a board-certified internal medicine physician and New York Times bestselling author. He received his medical degree from the University of Miami and completed his internal medicine residency at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland Oregon. His focus is in helping others to improve decision-making and quality of life. He is also interested in methods of understanding and reducing burnout in the medical field. He is the co-author of Brain Wash. He writes for Psychology Today on his blog, The Modern Brain.

Doctor, Author, and Professor is just the beginning of how to describe Dr. Michael Goran and his incredible research, teaching and writing. Dr. Goran talks about the the link between sugar and Alzheimer's in the latest episode of Mind What Matters. Hosted by Elizabeth Humphreys.

Join us as we talk about menopause and perimenopause and the potential role they play in the development of cognitive decline. We talk about how to ease the symptoms through healthy eating and exercise and if and when to see your doctor about hormone replacement.

What are the best oils to cook with? #BrainBites

Did you know the risk of Alzheimer’s increases by 75-98% by holding onto negative thoughts?Dr. Caroline Leaf is a communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist with a new book out today called Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess to teach people that managing toxic thoughts can save their life.Dr. Leaf explains that the proteins the make up our brain and memories are damaged by inflammation due to our bodies fighting the harm being caused by negative thoughts which leads to an increased vulnerability to dementia and Alzheimer’s of up to 98%. If you’re not mind managing, everything you do is reactive. Messy mind, messy body, messy life. The good news is this damage is reversible if caught soon enough by cultivating positive thinking.

We discuss the connection between food and mental health and how we can learn to use food as a medicine for a our mind.

Annie Fenn, M.D., is the founder of Brain Health Kitchen and is on the Hilarity for Charity Science Advisory Board. Dr. Fenn talks about the positive impact a healthy diet has on a healthy mind.

Did you know that one in three cases of Alzheimer’s is preventable? The wonderful Dr. David Hutchings comes back on the program to talk to us about why and how we can avoid memory disease.This episode arms us with information on what we must do as country to prevent, find better treatments, and ultimately cure Alzheimer’s.

Nikki DeLoach is a mother, wife, actress, producer, and a huge advocate for Alzheimer's organizations. Nikki shares her story about her journey with her father's diagnosis and how it led her to finding healing in service.

Nikki Nurse is a caregiver to her mother Kathy and a jewelry making enthusiast who started a company with her mom after she got diagnosed. Her mantra is “women do everything for everybody but nothing for ourselves”. We talk about how important it is for caregivers to take care of themselves.

We welcome the incredibly inspirational father/son duo ultra endurance athletes Travis and Mark Macy who just competed together on the world's toughest race and are involved in helping families work through the Alzheimer's process.

Lizz Lewis was the caregiver for her mother who had Alzheimer's disease and we're going to talk about everything they went through together.

Dan Jaworksi talks about his Alzheimer's diagnosis and how he expects to be an Outlier as he trains for the Kona Iron Man. He is a truly extraordinary person with a unique perspective on the disease.

Sheila Uselton is a Senior Living Consultant and was also the caregiver for her mother who passed away from Alzheimer's Disease. She's also led numerous support groups and we'll get real about the disease.

Rachel Blackhurst is the Director of Advocacy and Public Policy for the Alzheimer's Association and talks about what's going on in regards to public policy on Alzheimer's in Tennessee and Nationally.

Cami Stoddard is the 13th consultant to achieve the highest ranking, Managing Director, with Beautycounter. She is the mother to two spunky redheads, the wife to the kindest human on the planet, and lives in the best city in the USA, Nashville, TN. She is a self professed health lunatic, which stems from searching for answers regarding her mother's diagnosis with breast cancer in her late 30s (non BRCA gene) and subsequently early onset Alzheimer's at age 55. Both of these diseases have been determined to be environmentally provoked, hence Cami's passion to achieve health/wellness/healing for her family and those around her by educating on the need to lower your body's toxic load and how to do it.

Judy Given with the memory care community Abe's Garden in Nashville talks about how to know when it's time to move your loved one somewhere other than your home.

Cami Stoddard is a Managing Director at Beautycounter, a mother of two, and is a caretaker for her mother who is currently suffering from Alzheimer’s. We talk about all things wellness including how to keep your home free of toxic products and safe.

Edward O'Day shares his unique insight and story of getting through difficult times having lived day-to-day with family members suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

Licensed therapist trained in EMDR Margie Moore talks about how to mentally take care of yourself, process your emotions, and give yourself grace.

Dr. David Hutchings is a neuro pathologist specializing in Alzheimer’s and Dementia and just an all-around great person. Dr. Hutchings will take us through the warning signs, causes, and prevention of memory disease.

Welcome to Mind What Matters hosted by Elizabeth Humphreys. We'll talk about memory diseases like Alzheimer's and Dementia and how we can best take care of the longterm health of our minds in order to prevent them.