The Body, Brain and Mind Show with Jason Prior

This week Jason Prior runs down four steps to help create a positive mental attitude and look after your mind. Your mind is like a garden, left unattended it can become overrun with weeds and negative thoughts, but with the steps detailed below, you can learn simple, effective tips to take better care of your mind. The steps covered in this episode: 1. Gather Your Resources 2. Create A Plan 3. Take Action 4. Repeat

  There are about 50,000 people who experience stroke each year around half of whom will experience ongoing disability after 12 months. In some patients stroke results in loss of function in the hand, arm and legs. Patients undergoing rehabiltiation where thought to reach the maximum recovery by 12 months. However a relatively new therapy, constraint induced movement therapy (CI Therapy), is dispelling this myth. Now what was once thought of as impossible is now possible, showing that the brain can change at any stage regardless of the patients age or number of years post stroke. CI Therapy featured prominently in the popular book The Brain That Changes Itself by Dr Norman Doidge.   So what is CI Therapy? What does it involve? Who can potentially do the therapy and what are the potential benefits of it? To answer these questions and more we are joined by David Morris, Researcher at the University of Alibama and Philip Fay, Occupational Therapist.

In this episode, Jason Prior runs down some of the do's and don'ts of posture and how to maximise care for your back in everyday situations, such as sleeping, lifting and sitting. For further information, visit http://turrachiro.com.au/

Are we alone in the universe? Not at all. In fact we share our lives with trillons other organisms. Where are they and what are they doing? Well you don't need a telescope to see them but a microscope. Each of us is made of trillions of cells but we are outnumbered by 9 to 1 by microbes that live in us and on us. So what are they doing to us or for us. Alanna Collen, Author of 10% Human: How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness reviews the important roll microbes living in our Guts, mouths and on our skin are living a secret life that can help us be health and happy. Although not all microbe are the same, many are necessary for us to function well and when they are absent or not in sufficent numbers or in balance with other microbes we can experience disease and mental health issues. In this episode we will discuss: The role of microbes in health and disease The impact of overly clean enviroments on our health What we can do to cultivate a healthy environment for our microbes to grow and florish. Further Information Alanna Collen (2015). 10% Human: how your body's microbes hold the key to your health and happiness American Gut: http://americangut.org  

In recognition of Prostate Cancer Awareness week, Jason is joined by special guests Anthony Lowe (CEO of Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia), Phillip Katelaris (Urologist at the Sydney Adventist Hospital) & Patrick Lumbroso (Psychologist and Director of Man Focus Clinic) to share their knowledge for a special episode of The Body Brain and Mind Show Topics include: What is the prostate? Signs & Symptoms of prostate disease Treatment options Rehabilitation Sexual health Special Guests Associate Professor Anthony Lowe, CEO of Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia Dr Phillip Katelaris, Urologist at the Sydney Adventist Hospital Patrick Lumbroso, Psychologist and Director of Man Focus Clinic   Further Information www.prostate.org.au www.manfocusclinic.com www.katelarisurology.com.au

This week, Jason and guest Phil Greenidge will be reviewing information about stroke, and providing information about how to: prevention of stroke recognise the signs and symptoms what you should do if you suspect you have stroke What you should do to get a regular health checks For further information, visit https://www.strokefoundation.com.au

What can we learn from those who have lived healthy and happy to 100 years and beyond? Research focusing on people living in areas of high numbers of centurions, referred to as Blue Zone has shed light on what we and society can do to create our own 100 year lifestyle.

Today we are joined by local Health Coach Anna Chisholm to discuss issues relating weight loss through creating an ideal, healthy lifestyle. Areas discussed include: 1. Key health habits 2. Sustaining change 3. 5 top tips for weight loss

This week Jason Prior cuts through the complex and conflicting information available out there relating to health and wellness, and gets back to the basics of healthy living with simple tips and tricks for moving well, eating well and thinking well.  

Jason Prior will be speaking about how people who have had Botox injections in their face could be affecting their ability to think, read and understand other people's emotions. He will be looking at the potential impact this may also have on raising a child and the important lessons this has in understanding conditions like Autism. But it's not all bad for Botox as some studies have indicated that it may help with depression and anxiety.

Today's episode we learnt about the most common cause of vertigo which is Benign Paroxysmal Positional Veritigo or BPPV. This very easily and quickly treatable condition is of poorly managed so we talked about what it is, how you can recognise it and what you can do about it. For further information, visit www.vestibular.org  

  In Australia nearly 15,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer, with over 4000 dying each year. If caught early the success rate is around 90%. Unfortunately less than 40% are detected early. So what symptoms should you be aware of? How can you help reduce your chances of getting the condition? And if you do get bowel cancer what support is there available? To answer these questions and more Clair Annear, National Community Engagement Manager of Bowel Cancer Australia will be joining us. Links: www.bowelcanceraustralia.org

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is neurological condition in which the coating on the nerves breaks down. This can occur and many different sites resulting in complex and variable presentations.. For people living with this condition it can vary from one episode or recurrent episodes with progressive disability particularly with movement, vision dizziness and more. As a consequence of its diverse locations and symptoms it can be a bit of mystery when patients first see the doctor. So what is it like for someone living with MS? What treatment is available for it and what should people do to take care of the body, brain and mind when they have this condition? To answer these questions and more we will be joined by Jo Whitehouse, Senior Manager at MS Connect. Links: https://www.facebook.com/MSGetInvolved https://www.msaustralia.org.au https://www.facebook.com/MSAustralia/ Originally broadcast on Triple H 100.1 FM on May 24, 2016.

    Schizophrenia is a particularly devastating mental health disorder in which the person can experience the . This condition was most notably presented in the movie A Beautiful Mind, staring russell crow as John Nash a mathematician. In this movie John Nash experiences, delusions believing that he was on a special mission to prevent an attack by the Russian and was paranoid that they had him under surveillance. He also experience auditory and visual hallucinations, and also disorganised speech. All of this made it difficult for him to work, maintain relationships with friends and family. Yet despite all of this he went onto win a Nobel prize in mathematics.   So what is it like for someone with Schizophrenia? Is there the possibility for recovery and what else should we know about those with this condition? To answer these questions and more we are joined by Rob Ramjan, CEO of the Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW.    For more information on the Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW: www.sfnsw.org.au

  May 12th, is Internatioanl Awareness Day for Immunological and Neurological Disease and International Nurses Day. This day seeks to create awareness about myalgic encephalomylitis (ME), fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, Gulfwar Syndrome and multiple chemical sensitivity. On today's show we are focusing on ME and fibromylagia   Fibromyalgia is an increasingly common condition that affecting young to middle aged people with women being more commonly diagnosed with it. It has been estimated to affect around 2-5% of the the population in developed countries. ME affect between 0.2-0.7% of people and just like fibromyalgia it can be devestaing condition affecting sleep, concentration, energy levels and produce flu like symptoms amongst others, limiting people ability to work and perform normal daily activities.   Unfortunately diagnosis can be difficult to determine and it can be difficult to get the correct advice. Join Jason Prior and Sasha Nimmo as they discuss these conditions and what can be done to managed them better.   For more information https://meaustralia.net/  

On Today's show we are taking a look at motor neurone disease as part of motor neuron disease week which runs during the first week of May each year.   This disease is a progressive degenerative neurological condition which causes the loss of function of the nerves that that control muscles. As a result there is loss of control of the ability to walk, to communicate and eventually breath. Although Stephen Hawking has lived with the condition for over 50 years his case is an extremely rare slow progressivng form. The majority of people progress rapidly results int death in about 27 months from the time of diagnosis.   As of 2011 nearly 2000 peopel where diagnosed with the condition in Australia and there were an estimated 420,000 diagnosed worldwide. So what is like for people living with this condition? What do we currently know about what causes it? Are there any treatments available? And how can we get invovled to support the people and their families who ar affected by motor neuron disease. To answer these questions and more we will be joing by Graham Opie, CEO of the Motor Neurone Disease Association of New South Wales.   Links to Motor Neurone Disease Association of NSW and Australia: www.mndnsw.asn.au www.mndaust.asn.au

  Dementia is a condition where people experience symptoms such as decreased abilities for communication, attention, reasoning and judgement amongst others. Dementia itself isn't a disease but is rather a condition which as many causes. These causes include, for example, Alzhiemer's disease, repeated traumatic brain injuries such as due to concussions from sporting injuries, vascular injuries like stroke.   In Australia there are more than 350,000 people living wth dementia and it is the greatest causes of disabiltiy in those Australians over the age of 65. With worsening of the underlying cause people experience progressive loss of their abilties to communicate and care for themselves.   While this loss is almost universally considered inevitable scientists and therapists are increasingly questioning this perception. Work by Dementia Care Australia are finding that it is possible to restore at least some of the abilties that people with Dementia have presumed to have lost.   On this episode we talk about what might be achievable and what families and other carers can do to improve quality of life in those living with Dementia.   For more information: www.dementiacareaustralia.com

Autism is a lifelong condition characterised by social interaction and communication difficulties. People with this condition also display restricted patterns of behaviour and tend to have narrow focus on interests and activities. With 1 in 100 people being diagnosed Autism it is important that we all know more about this condition and how we can support those people living with this condition and their families.     For more information: www.autismspectrum.org.au www.walkforautism.org.au Autism Spectrum Australia: 1800 ASPECT (227 328)   Originally broadcast on Triple H 100.1 FM on Tuesday April 5, 2016

Currently in Australia it is estimated that there are over 250,000 people living with epilepsy and each year around 25,000 people are diagnosed with the condition for the first time. Approximately 3% of Australian's could experience epilepsy within their lifetime. It is a serious brain condition which can limit people's ability to get and have a driver's license, it may limit the type of work they do and can results in other significant social, physical and psychological difficulties.   So what actually is epilepsy, what is it caused by, and what impact can it have on the individual, and what what can be done to help people with this condition? To answer these questions and more we are going to be joined on the show by Carol Ireland the CEO of Epilepsy Action Australia.   For more information about Epilepsy and Purple day visit: https://www.facebook.com/epilepsyactionaustralia/ http://www.epilepsy.org.au   Originally broadcast on Triple H 100.1 FM on Tuesday March 22, 2016

Currently in Australia it is estimated that there are over 600,000 people living with an acquired brain injury with the majority made of people who have experienced a stroke or a traumatic brain injury. Strokes are causes by a bleed or a blockage to the brain blood supply while a traumatic brain injury is causes by an accident which results in force being applied to the head. At one end of the spectrum there are injuries such as concussion which as recently featured in the movie staring Will Smith. At the other are more severe injuries such as is believed to have happen to Michael Schumarker during as skiing accident. But whether an injury is mild, moderate or severe any head injury can have life long impact on the person and their family. So what impact can it have on the individual and on their family. What can they expect on their road to recovery. To answer these questions and more we are joined by Jim Towers the Community Relations Manager from the Royal Rehab Centre, in Ryde. Originally broadcast on Triple H 100.1 FM on Tuesday March 15, 2016