Natural Health Breakthroughs with Brenda Watson - Brain Heatlh
Episode Details
First aired: December 13, 2017.The key to a healthy brain is a healthy gut - David Perlmutter, MD: neurologist and prominent author of numerous books about brain health. Treating depression by changing what you eat - Kelly Brogan, MD: maverick NYC-based psychiatrist who prescribes dietary and lifestyle changes instead of pharmaceuticals to treat depression. Using probiotics to prove the gut-brain connection - Emeran Mayer, MD: Director of UCLA Center for Neurovisceral Sciences and Women's Health; conducted study that demonstrated probiotics' ability to change brain responses to certain stimuli. Mapping the brain - John Mazziotta, MD: Director, UCLA Brain Mapping Center; better knowledge of the brain's workings will mean more effective treatments for numerous diseases.
Why Omega-3s are so important for brain health- Dr. Fernando Gomez-Pinilla: Principal Investigator, the Neurolife Lab, UCLA.
Personal story Bonnie Rosen: describes how Dr. Brogan's food-based treatment helped her stop using the antidepressants she'd been taking for more than ten years.
