Josh Turknett, MD
Better Brain Fitness with Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood
Hosted by Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood, Better Brain Fitness explores the frontiers of how to keep our brain fit and healthy, so that we can perform at our best and do the things that we love for as long as possible.
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Josh Turknett, MD
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Jun 3, 2026
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Episodes
#71: What's really happening with scientific research funding? 01.04.2025 54:59
Link to the 5 Calls Website for contacting your representative (including a script specifically for this issue): https://5calls.org/issue/nih-nsf-funding-cuts/ Dr. Elizabeth Nance's Instagram: @profnance To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests...
#70: Why Anyone Can (and should!) Play Music 26.03.2025 32:33
06To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . The book: Anyone Can Play Music , by Josh Turknett, MD To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to: betterbrain.fitness . To learn more about how you can boost brain fitness with neuroscience-based musical instruction, head...
#69: How to recover from loss of smell and boost cognitive function 07.03.2025 25:56
To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to: betterbrain.fitness . To learn more about how you can boost brain fitness with neuroscience-based musical instruction, head to brainjo.academy . Intro and Outro music composed and...
#68: A Scalable Solution For Alzheimer's Prevention 28.02.2025 22:51
To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to: betterbrain.fitness . Link to the study discussed in today's episode: " An online multidomain lifestyle intervention to prevent cognitive decline in at-risk older adults: a randomiz...
#67: Can You Improve Your Brain's Processing Speed? 14.02.2025 31:14
To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to: betterbrain.fitness . Intro and Outro music composed and produced by Julienne Ellen .
#66: Does a tremor raise your risk of dementia? 31.01.2025 21:33
To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to: betterbrain.fitness . To learn more about how you can boost brain fitness with neuroscience-based musical instruction, head to brainjo.academy . Intro and Outro music composed and...
#65: Tommy's TV Adventure, and how is social media affecting our brain? 17.01.2025 29:33
Click here to check out the clip from Tommy's appearance on Live with Kelly and Mark ! To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to: betterbrain.fitness . To learn more about how you can boost brain fitness with neuroscience-bas...
#64: Can Hypertension Meds Really Reduce Dementia Risk? 31.12.2024 20:24
To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to: betterbrain.fitness . To learn more about how you can boost brain fitness with neuroscience-based musical instruction, head to brainjo.academy . Intro and Outro music composed and...
#63: Can You Learn More By Napping??? 10.12.2024 24:25
To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to: betterbrain.fitness . To learn more about how you can boost brain fitness with neuroscience-based musical instruction, head to brainjo.academy . Intro and Outro music composed and...
#62: Can Brief Heart Rate Peaks Still Boost Brain Health? 26.11.2024 20:46
To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to: betterbrain.fitness . To learn more about how you can boost brain fitness with neuroscience-based musical instruction, head to brainjo.academy . Intro and Outro music composed and...
#61: Why Is Tommy Doing Sauna & Cold Plunges?? ("ask us anything" excerpt) 21.11.2024 7:45
To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, and to listen to the full sesssion and take part in future ones, go to: betterbrain.fitness . To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question .
#60: How To Stay In Shape When You're Injured 12.11.2024 24:05
0To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to: betterbrain.fitness . To learn more about how you can boost brain fitness with neuroscience-based musical instruction, head to brainjo.academy . Intro and Outro music composed and...
#59: Can The Brain Recover After Stroke? 29.10.2024 24:35
To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to: betterbrain.fitness . To learn more about how you can boost brain fitness with neuroscience-based musical instruction, head to brainjo.academy . Intro and Outro music composed and...
#58: Can The Brain Recover From Years Of Heavy Drinking? 15.10.2024 24:10
To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to: betterbrain.fitness . To learn more about how you can boost brain fitness with neuroscience-based musical instruction, head to brainjo.academy . Intro and Outro music composed and...
#57: Can Fasting Sharpen Your Mind? 27.09.2024 27:55
In this episode of the Better Brain Fitness podcast, Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood discuss ketosis, fasting, and their effects on brain health. Topics explored include: Hhow muscle mass and physical activity influence carbohydrate thresholds in ketosis The impact of fasting and caloric intake on cognitive function, and A comparison of the enefits of fasting vs. exercise for overall brain healt...
#56: Does High Intensity Interval Training Have Unique Brain Benefits? 10.09.2024 26:44
To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to: betterbrain.fitness . To learn more about how you can boost brain fitness with neuroscience-based musical instruction, head to brainjo.academy . Intro and Outro music composed and...
#55: Is ADHD a barrier to learning music? 27.08.2024 21:14
To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to: betterbrain.fitness . To learn more about how you can boost brain fitness with neuroscience-based musical instruction, head to brainjo.academy . Intro and Outro music composed and...
#54: New Findings on APOE4: Should We Be Worried? 06.08.2024 24:12
The paper reviewed on today's podcast can be found here . To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to: betterbrain.fitness . To learn more about how you can boost brain fitness with neuroscience-based musical instruction, head...
#53: Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind: A conversation with Dr. Georgia Ede 26.07.2024 1:02:52
In this episode, we have the pleasure of interviewing our good friend and colleague, Dr. Georgia Ede, about her exceptional book "Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind." Here how and why Dr. Ede transitioned from a traditional and largely unsatisfying psychiatric practice focusing on pharmaceutical treatments to now using diet to succeed where the drugs had failed. To submit a question for us to ans...
#52: Can You Increase Neuroplasticity As You Age? 09.07.2024 21:58
In this episode we address a question from listener Maria in Spain, who asks how we might increase neuroplasticity as we get older. In the episode, we first debunk commonly held myths about the brain's ability to change as we get older. Then, we dig into multiple ways in which we can enhance our brain's plastic potential as we get older, which we believe to be the cornerstone of preventing cog...
#51: How To Harness Plasticity for Mental Health, with Nicole Vignola 21.06.2024 1:00:29
We're delighted to have Nicole Vignola on the Better Brain Fitness podcast to discuss her newly published book, " Rewire ," which is all about how to harness the magic of neuroplasticity to improve our mental health and well being. To learn all about Nicole, visit her at nicolesneuroscience.com . To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe t...
50: Can a driver in their 40s win a Formula 1 championship? 24.05.2024 36:11
To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to: betterbrain.fitness . To learn more about how you can boost brain fitness with neuroscience-based musical instruction, head to brainjo.academy . Intro and Outro music composed and...
49: Can Testosterone Replacement Boost Brain Health and Cognitive Function? 10.05.2024 29:25
To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to: betterbrain.fitness . To learn more about how you can boost brain fitness with neuroscience-based musical instruction, head to brainjo.academy . Intro and Outro music composed and...
48: How To Improve Mental Health With Lifestyle Changes. 27.04.2024 35:05
To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to: betterbrain.fitness . To learn more about how you can boost brain fitness with neuroscience-based musical instruction, head to brainjo.academy . Intro and Outro music composed and...
47: How to reduce the risk of dementia from concussion and TBI? 09.04.2024 28:13
To submit a question for us to answer on the podcast, go to brainjo.academy/question . To subscribe to The Better Brain Fitness newsletter and get our Guide and Checklist to essential blood tests and nutrients, go to: betterbrain.fitness . Links to Dr. Turknett's books on migraine: The Migraine Miracle and Keto for Migraine . To learn more about how you can boost brain fitness with neuroscience-ba...
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