Episode #129

Summary

 

What if it were possible to train your brain like you train your muscles at the gym? There are numerous biohacking tips and tricks to improve brain health that are simply overlooked.  On this episode of What The Fat, I sit down and discuss neurological health with Dr. Andrew Hill. Dr. Hill is a neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and biohacking advocate. He holds a PhD. in Cognitive Neuroscience from UCLA, and is best known for his mission to bring the brain-hacking technology of neurofeedback into mainstream practice. To achieve this, Dr. Hill founded Peak Brain Institute in 2015, a community-oriented company that teaches brain-training from a fitness perspective, and uses EEG Neurofeedback and QEEG Brain Mapping designed to help all people achieve their brain performance goals.

 

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Time Stamps

1:18 Andrew Hill’s Background

9:25 Neurofeedback & exercising the brain

11:37 What is brain mapping

14:24 How does brain mapping work (needles?)

17:47 Misdiagnosis and finding psychological conditions that were never diagnosed

19:59 Psychological approach to drug and alcohol addiction

22:19 The neurological side of food addiction

23:37 A simple, technology-free biohacking protocol you can implement to improve your brain 

26:09 Sleep recommendations to optimize health

28:52 The effects of blue light & the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)

32:20 Andrew’s recommended biohacking protocol with technology

35:57 Intermission

36:38 Additional biohacking recommendations

38:40 The benefits of meditation

41:01 Neurological issues you shouldn’t tolerate

43:38 Impact of medications on the brain

45:45 The use of plant medicine and hallucinogens

47:38 Difference between SPECT imaging and brain mapping

49:20 The benefits of fasting

52:15 The effects of nutrition on neurological health

54:02 Ways to improve neurological health as we age

55:09 Being present in the moment

56:06 Practical takeaways and tips to improve brain health

58:28 Where to learn about neurofeedback

1:00:05 Where to find Andrew & his company on social media

1:01:00 What legacy would Andrew Hill like to leave behind?

 

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