The Neuro Experience

Cognitive enhancing drugs are claimed to improve cognitive functions such as learning and attention. However, little is known presently about the characteristics of off-prescription cognitive enhancing drug users or their perceived everyday experience with these drugs. Modafinil has been the drugs of desire for a long time now. If you ever saw the Bradley Cooper movie called limitless, you probabl...

Current evidence indicates cold water immersion may be the most effective method of pre-cooling to improve endurance performance in hot conditions, although practicality must be considered. Ice slurry ingestion appears to be the most promising practical alternative. Dr. Craig Heller, Professor of Biology at Stanford University and world expert on the science of temperature regulation. In this epis...

Hormones are like a symphony, with each one acting as a specialized instrument to keep our bodies in tune.  But as we age, those instruments start to get a little rusty. Small changes over time create a variety of imbalances, until one day we wake up realizing we’re flat and out of tune. This leads to things like menopausal symptoms in women, hair loss and belly fat in men, thyroid dysfunction, bo...

Shawn Stevenson, host of The Model Health Show and author of Sleep Smarter, joins Louisa  to discuss sleep, health, diet and exercise. In this episode we discuss:  What is the brain made of? Best nutrients for brain health Magnesium and how magnesium can help reverse brain ageing   Foods for brain health and ageing  What is oleocanthal-rich EVOO and its relation to the BBB How to fight inflammatio...

The brain is a fascinating and complex organ. It’s the primary control center for our whole body, and it can be affected by stress in many different ways. Stress itself is an important part of life – it helps us prepare for danger or respond to emergencies. But when we’re constantly stressed out, that’s when our brain starts to pay the price. This blog post will explore how stress affects your bra...

Stacy Sims, MSC, PHD, is a forward-thinking international exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist who aims to revolutionise exercise nutrition and performance for women. She has directed research programs at Stanford, AUT University, and the University of Waikato, focusing on female athlete health and performance and pushing the dogma to improve research on all women. In this episode we disc...

Layne Norton, Ph. D., is a scientist, pro natural bodybuilder, raw elite powerlifter, and physique coach, among other things. He received his BS in Biochemistry, and his PhD in Nutritional Sciences. He is a current IPF and USAPL world and national record-holder in squat (668 lb).“I always tell people, I don't think I would've had the success I did in business or social media or academia if I hadn'...

In most cases, your genes have less than five per cent to do with your risk of developing a particular disease, in fact the vast majority of diseases, including many cancers, diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease, have a genetic contribution of 5 to 10 per cent at best. To learn more about this I brough Dr Mike Malin and Dr Mike Stone from Wild Health on the podcast today to talk about all genomics ba...

Robbie Bent is the CEO and Co-Founder of Othership, a platform for breathwork, connection, and mental wellness. This is a part II to our series with Robbie Bent. Be sure to check out the first episode which is linked below. This particular episode is all about heat and cold. Heat from sauna and hot tub therapy improves cardiovascular and metabolic health by stimulating heat shock proteins that ini...

The deaths of six former Philadelphia Phillies players from brain cancer since 2003 have sparked concerns over the playing surface and radar guns at the team's former stadium - and now one doctor is calling for an investigation. Interestingly, there has been an outbreak of glioblastomas at a local New Jersey High School resulting in 107 cases of glioblastomas at this school.  Glioblastoma is an ag...

I have been dying to do this podcast, it’s been quite a long time coming. As many of you know I have been wearing a WHOOP strap for many years to track and measure my performance. This strap is pretty much a self-quantification device and allows me to measure my sleep, HRV, recovery, exercise and much more. The thing I love most about this company is the amount of research that is being done on th...

This episode is all about cognitive function and brain performance.  If you haven't listened to part I and part II with Tommy, you can find them below. Part IPart II More than 2 billion people worldwide suffer from brain-based health and productivity challenges resulting in a global economic burden of more than $2 trillion.  There is no miracle "smart drug" like in the movie Limitless. Instead, yo...

Today I interview Michael Brandt- CEO and founder of HVMN- Health via modern nutrition and the research lead for his company- Dr Latt Mansor. Together, these two gentlemen are on a mission to solve many dysfuntions in the body and brain with the help of ketones. Michael believes ketones are a nutritional primitive; a tool for everyone’s toolkit, akin to Omega-3, caffeine, or CBD. H.V.M.N. launched...

Imagine if you could wake up everyday feeling completely rejuvenated, like you’ve squeezed every last beneficial drop out of your sleep. How do you think that would affect your life? Would you be happier? Would you get more done? Would you have better relationships with family and friends? Could you even live longer? Sleep is part of what makes us human. We all know we need it, and appreciate it o...

Todays inspiring episode is with Drew Canole, founder of Organifi, serial entrepreneur and global leader in health and fitness. Drew has helped thousands of women and men revitalize their health, ignite their vision, and shift the course of their life forever. After reaching a dead-end in his own health, Drew discovered the chasm of difference between going through the motions and living with radi...

overworked and almost burned out after doing crazy hours at training and at work that my sleep quality was so poor it was basically non-existant. Working hours reached, at their worst, nearly 100 per week – average was easily over 60. So where did I cut the time for working out and socialization? You got it right, sleep. Since 2016 I had been trying out different supplements, technologies, mattres...

This episode is a discussion between Louisa Nicola and Robbie Bent, CEO and Co-Founder of Othership, a platform for breathwork, connection, and mental wellness. In this episode we discuss the science of breathing, the physiological benefits of engaging in deliberate breath-work protocols each day and the powerful connection between the brain and breathing. Breath-work is the one magical tool in my...

Should athletes turn to blood tests to improve their performance? Blood tests can help athletes measure specific biomarkers related to performance and give them an edge over the competition. The unfortunate truth is that not many people know the ins and outs of blood work. In this episode you will learn about the specific markers to order when getting blood work. We look at :Blood glucose regulati...

Whether you’re competing at an elite level or you’re simply staying active to promote overall health, sleep is vital to your athletic performance and muscle recovery. When you put your body through repetitive motions in sports, you increase the risk of associated injuries and fatigue.  Not only does quality sleep repair and rejuvenate the body to stimulate muscle growth, but it also sharpens the m...

Controlling impulsive behavior depends on keeping your logical, thinking brain active and in control and not letting the emotional brain hijack your behavior. So today’s episode is dedicated to the one thing you can do this week to manage your impulses and manage the urge to do something, say something or react to something that can damage your career. Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3ewI5P0Instagram:...

The small things that you think don't matter each day can build up over time, compound and have a negative effect on your performance. Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3ewI5P0Instagram: louisanicola_Twitter : louisanicola_YouTube: Louisa Nicola The Neuro Athletics Newsletter Instagram: @louisanicola_Twitter : @louisanicola_YouTube: @Louisa NicolaThe Neuro Experience Podcast is proud to have hosted: Dr A...

Sabina Hazan is a gastroenterologist with  over 22 years of experience in clinical trials and is the Founder and CEO at both Ventura Clinical Trials and Malibu Specialty Center.   In this episode you will learn:1. The link between the gut microbiome and COVID-192. Controversy around clinical trials - FDA regulations 3. Bifidobacteria4. How the immune system is linked to the gut5. What is Dysbiosis...

I had a realisation on the weekend with one of my NBA athletes and had to put this out there for you all. Eight Sleep- get $150 off using code NEURONewsletter: https://bit.ly/3ewI5P0Instagram: louisanicola_Twitter : louisanicola_YouTube: Louisa Nicola The Neuro Athletics Newsletter Instagram: @louisanicola_Twitter : @louisanicola_YouTube: @Louisa NicolaThe Neuro Experience Podcast is proud to have...

It's well known that F1 drivers are some of the fittest athletes in the world, but how do they train and what do they eat? What I didn't know was that necks, shoulders, and an athlete's overall core is under tremendous strain through every turn on every lap for the entire 90 minutes of a race. Drivers must therefore be strong athletes with high stamina reserves. Daniel Ricciardo’s workout regime i...

Sergey Young, founder of the $100 million Longevity Vision Fund and author of the new book, "The Science and Technology of Growing Young," joins The Neuro Experience with Louisa Nicola to talk about health, lifespan, longevity and the technology involved in growing younger. If you could live for 150 years, would you? Segey's goal is to live to 200 and to find an affordable way for everyone else to...