Breakthrough Brain Health for a Better Life | Life-changing Insights from Neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta

<p>American neurosurgeon, medical reporter and writer Sanjay Gupta joins Tony for an engaging conversation about brain health and its effects on your life. From movement to nourishment to rest, Tony and Sanjay share life hacks that have been proven to improve both the quality and longevity of your life from Sanjay Gupta’s newest book, Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age. Learn and laugh with these experts as they take you on a journey through cutting-edge information and inspiration about brain health and exciting developments for the future of this field. </p> <p><br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxZkwX4i-14">WATCH HERE</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxZkwX4i-14">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxZkwX4i-14</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Show Notes:</p> <p>1:00 TR introduces today’s guest, a renaissance man</p> <p>1:30 Sanjay’s new book, Keep Sharp</p> <p>2:00 TR: How did that journey begin and what influenced you<strong>?</strong></p> <p>2:58 The first female engineer hired by Ford</p> <p>3:20 Sanjay’s mom: “if you don’t hire me, you never will.”</p> <p>4:30 Sacrifice</p> <p>5:25 Medical marijuana and being able to <em>shift</em></p> <p>7:00 Sanjay during Covid-19</p> <p>7:30 Sanjay did not see the merits of medical marijuana originally</p> <p>8:00 94% of the studies were designed to look for harm, only 6% looking for a benefit</p> <p>8:35 I different picture started to emerge      </p> <p>9:05 TR: You did such a good job bringing the human emotion to it</p> <p>10:08 Total transparency</p> <p>10:20 TR: What made you decide to write Keep Sharp?</p> <p>11:20 Sanjay wrote his book before Covid-19</p> <p>12:05 The mental impact of Covid-19</p> <p>13:09 You can build new brain cells <em>at any age</em></p> <p>15:20 Defining a healthy brain</p> <p>16:40 We use 10% of our brain 90% of the time</p> <p>17:20 Neurogenesis</p> <p>18:40 Practice makes perfect, but it is <em>change</em> that builds resilience</p> <p>18:50 TR: Are there skills that you’ve never tried, learning a language, sing