How to Keep the Brain Healthy - YLAM240010

06/07/24 • 28 min

Mortality from nervous system diseases has more than doubled in Australia in the last 50 years. Today, many things can undermine the brain’s health. This program explores what the brain needs to function well, factors that threaten brain health, and lifestyle choices that optimise brain health.

Host: Kaysie Vokurka, Nutritionist & Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner
Guest: Dr Ross Grant, Biochemical Pharmacologist

Host: Kaysie Vokurka, Nutritionist & Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner
Guest: Dr Ross Grant, Biochemical Pharmacologist

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Host: Kaysie Vokurka, Nutritionist & Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner
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