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Jason Wachub

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1244 total appearances

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The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

And lastly, you talked about brain training.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

There's the classic story of someone retires or they stop working and

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

they're less engaged and the brain kind of goes to mush over time.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

So in your view, what are the things, no matter what stage of life you're at, maybe you're not working, maybe you're retired, maybe you're not challenged, like what must you do on a daily basis to engage and train your brain?

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

So in terms of learning, would it apply to, say, listening to a podcast or watching a documentary where your brain, you know, maybe you're driving and you're listening to an engaging podcast where it's passive, but the brain is engaged.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

You're actively listening and soaking information.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

Would that qualify as brain training?

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

So I'm assuming reading a book would be better than listening to a book.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

So you mentioned HRV earlier.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

It feels like possibly a metric we should be paying attention to.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

in terms of our brain health?

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

Yes.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

And so for one who wants to track how they're doing here, HRV inching higher would indicate I'm doing a better job of managing my day-to-day stress and vice versa, HRV dipping lower, maybe have some more room for improvement.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

So if someone's wearing a wearable, like a Whoop or an Aura, just does it overnight, and you wake up and you see your HRV, yeah.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

Intelligence.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

You outline over 30 forms of intelligence.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

Why do you think so many successful, bright, smart adults don't think they're smart?

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

Can you spend a moment, why is hand-eye, you know, I think of all the great hand-eye activities one can participate in as they get older.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

You know, ping pong, you know, pickle, the list goes on.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
639: How to lower your Alzheimer’s risk at any age | Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D.

Why is hand-eye just so great for the brain?