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Your Brain On... Testosterone

Testosterone for women: what the evidence actually shows vs. what social media is selling you. Testosterone has become the hormone every midlife woman is told she is mi

Your Brain On... Memory Testing

The neurologist who built the test that was used on the President of the United States explains what memory tests actually tell you, and why even a perfect score isn't th

Your Brain On... Friendship

We're more connected than ever, yet, we've never been lonelier. We sit down with neuroscientist Dr. Ben Rein, author of Why Brains Need Friends, to look at what isolati

Your Brain On... the MIND Diet

Researchers found people who ate these 9 foods consistently had brains that aged 7.5 years slower. Not a supplement stack, not a protocol, not a hack. A pattern of real

Your Brain On... Insomnia

It's 3 AM and your brain won't shut off. About 1 in 10 adults meets the clinical definition of chronic insomnia, and most never get treated. Instead, they scroll through

Your Brain On... Microplastics

Headlines warned us about microplastics in our brains. A chemist says the study may have been measuring brain fat instead. In 2025, a study claiming microplastics accum

Your Brain On... Menopause Hormone Therapy

Menopause hormone therapy and your brain: what the evidence says vs. what the algorithm is selling you. Two-thirds of Alzheimer's patients are women. That statistic has

Your Brain On... Vascular Dementia

Most people think dementia starts with memory loss. But for millions, it actually begins decades earlier: in the blood vessels. Long before someone forgets a name or mi

Your Brain On... Cold Plunges

Cold plunges are everywhere, and the way people talk about them, you'd think they're a miracle cure for your brain, body, and soul. But in an age of algorithm-fueled ev

Your Brain On... Cheese

Around the start of 2026, a study sparked viral headlines claiming that cheese could reduce dementia risk. But... nutrition science almost never works like this. One st

Your Brain On... Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy saves lives. But for millions, it also comes with side effects of cognitive fog, memory lapses, slowed thinking, and emotional flattening. In the past, 'ch

Your Brain On... Parkinson's (2025)

From 18th century London to the promise of a global cure: the 200-year history of Parkinson's disease. To mark the release of our 'Ask the MD' conversation with The Mic

Your Brain On... Eating Meat

Carnivorous diets have been woven into our history for millennia, but, with nutrition science advancing at an unprecedented pace over the past century... do we really sti

Your Brain On... Nutrition (with Dr. Walter Willett)

Everyone eats. It's the one thing we all have in common. And yet, nutrition has become one of the most confusing, divisive, and misunderstood sciences in modern life. L

Your Brain On... Autism

Autism isn't new, but our understanding of it has changed dramatically. It's now recognized as a broad neurodevelopmental spectrum that shapes how millions of people pe

Your Brain On... Diabetes

Behind the staggering statistics on global diabetes prevalence are millions of individuals with different stories, struggles, and solutions. In this episode, we explore

Your Brain On... Alzheimer's (Mythbusting Special)

Alzheimer's disease is constantly surrounded by myths and misinformation. Let's set the record straight. In this episode, we bust through the most persistent Alzheimer'

Your Brain On... Purpose (Sherzai Family Special)

With big changes happening in the Sherzai family household, we sat down for a roundtable discussion about the concept that will shape what we're all doing next: our purpo

Your Brain On... Creatine

Creatine for Alzheimer's — let's separate the hype from the hope. A new study has caused a stir in June 2025, but lead researcher Matthew K. Taylor told us: " I don't t

Your Brain On... Stress

Stress isn't just a threat to your brain. It's also one of its best tools for growth. We often hear that stress is bad for your brain. And it can be. Chronic, unpredict