Whew, it can be so hard to focus these days, with all the craziness happening in the news and world around us! But our jobs need to get done and our families need to be fed, so how can we hunker down and stay focused and positive?

Dr. Sonja K Billes is our HER resident neuroscientist, taking us down the deep dark journey into our minds.

Dr. Billes is the founder of August Scientific and has a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Oregon Health & Science University. She has over 20 years of experience in biomedical research and 13 years of experience as a medical writer in the pharmaceutical and drug development industries.

She joins Dr. Pam to talk about nootropics, the pros and cons of caffeine, and the research behind popular stress-relieving herbs like ashwagandha.