Brain Health Matters
Join Vegan nutritionist, Apollo ReCode Coach and Amen Certified Brain Trainer Kate Kunkel for fun, frank, and information-packed conversations with experts in the field of brain health.
Kate and her guests offer valuable, practical information and inspiration to help you make the best choices to create a better brain for a better life.
Episodes
51 episodes
From Heart Patient to Mountaineer: A Plant-Powered Transformation
We’re honored and delighted to have Dr. Akil Taher, who has done everything from triathlons to skydiving, hang gliding and scuba diving. He did all of this AFTER going through open-heart surgery at age 61.Since heart disea...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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44:09
Control Anxiety in a Holistic Way to Enhance and Protect Your Brain
This week, Kate Kunkel interviews Dr. Nafisa Sekandari, a licensed clinical psychologist, specializing in anxiety based disorders.Since mental health issues, including anxiety and depression, are well-known risk factors for dementia, th...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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33:40
Can Grounding Improve your Brain?
There are so many ways that being connected to the earth can help improve your sleep, your creativity, and especially your brain health.This week's guest on Brain Health Matters is Dr. Laura Koniver, the Intuition Physician, and she sha...
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42:09
Clinical Trial proves that dementia can be reversed
Dr. Heather Sandison is a naturopathic doctor who has dedicated her career to supporting those suffering with dementia. She has created unique, successful solutions for patients and caregivers using clinical, residential, research and education...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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33:13
Does Diabetes Affect Your Brain?
Be sure to subscribe to be among the first to get this important information, and help getting the word out is very much appreciated. Write a review or share our podcast with those who can use some help with brain health. Learn the many...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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37:11
Go Plant-Powered for a Healthier Brain and a Longer Life
This week's gust is Kim Murphy, a certified Plant-Based Health Coach and the founder of Simply Plant Based Kitchen and an Amazon best-selling author of her new book, Plant Powered. She was inspired to start a whole food plant based life...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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33:29
Lose Weight and Build a Better Brain with Julieanna Hever and whole plant foods
This week’s inspiring interview was with plant-based dietician Juliana Hever. chatted about what it means to have a healthy weight and how to achieve that. But you may be wondering why that is so important for the brain? Well...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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29:05
Move it or Lose it! A Healthier Brain Comes with Exercise
Want more strength? Want more brainpower? Want to feel more alive? Want to banish depression and/or brain fog?Then you need to watch this episode of Brain Health Matters, because Kate Kunkel's guest, Erik LeHane, is a dedicated physical...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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37:47
The Many Ways Music Benefits Your Brain AND Your Life
Welcome to Brain Health matters – I just KNOW you are going to love this interview this week.Kathy Fester, a long-time music educator and advocate joined me to talk about the importance of music education and music engagement at ALL ages...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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39:14
Banish the Brain Fog and Boost your Memory with BRIGHTMINDS
Hello and welcome to Brain Health Matters, a series of courses, programs and podcasts designed to help you become healthier so your brain can become happier and stronger. In this week's podcast with host Kate Kunkel, we explore the the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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46:23
The Link Between Alzheimer's and Auto-Immune Diseases
In this week's episode, Kate Kunkel shares the latest research that reveals why all those expensive Alzheimer's drugs are failures, and demonstrates the link between our immune system and Alzheimer's.If you or someone you love has been d...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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8:39
Memory Hacks to Improve Your Life
Memory Expert Rena Yudkowsky joined Kate Kunkel on Brain Health Matters to share her short and easy tips and tricks to improve your memory.Some highlights of the show:2:13 How memory works6:15 You can remember people's names!<...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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31:05
How your Eyes can Impact Brain Function and Health
In this touching story of overcoming pain and reading disability, Trent McEntire shares how he used his own pain to help others regain their mobility and quality of life.Trent joined Kate Kunkel on this episode of Brain Health Matters t...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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28:42
This is your Brain on Alcohol
For season two we will be releasing a new episode every two weeks so that your host, Kate Kunkel, can focus on treating the many clients who are seeking help to improve their brains, and to complete her latest book, The Mindful Brain.So...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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33:33
Aromatherapy: So Much More than a Pretty Scent
Welcome to Brain Health Matters with Kate Kunkel, a podcast dedicated to helping you connect with the people and resources that will help you improve your memory, boost your brain, and reduce the risk of developing dementia.Be sure to su...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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31:41
Cannabis and Magic Mushrooms: Forbidden Fruit or Powerful Healers?
Brain Health Matters is a podcast dedicated to helping you connect with the people and resources that will help you improve your memory, boost your brain, and reduce the risk of developing dementia. From time to time, we invite guests on the sh...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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34:58
Clear your Body of Mold, Parasites, and Toxicity for a Healthier Brain
Welcome to Brain Health Matters, a podcast dedicated to helping you connect with the people and resources that will help you improve your memory, boost your brain, and reduce the risk of developin...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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38:34
Can Meditation Improve Your Brain?
Welcome to Brain Health Matters, a podcast dedicated to helping you connect with the people and resources that will help you improve your memory, boost your brain, and reduce the risk of developing dementia. This week, Christopher M...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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30:55
A Sound Approach to a Better Brain
Welcome to Brain Health Matters, a podcast dedicated to helping you connect with the people and resources that will help you improve your memory, boost your brain, and reduce the risk of developing dementia.This week’s very special guest...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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40:29
Build a Better Brain with MicroNutrients
This week on Brain Health Matters, Kate Kunkel interviews Dr. Bonnie J. Kaplan. She is a Professor Emerita in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, in Alberta, Canada.Dr. Kaplan’s interest in the biological basis o...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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38:50
News You Can Use to Boost Your Brain and Prevent Dementia
In this episode of Brain Health Matters, Amen Certified Brain Health Professional Kate Kunkel shares some of the latest important research on risk factors for dementia and other brain disorders including dementia and anxiety.Knowledge is...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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22:56
Healing with Our Thoughts and with The Blues
Dr. Tanya English has been working for 30 years in the healing field, first as a massage therapist, then as a chiropractor and energy healer. Dr. English has been inspired by the idea that we have been born with power to heal but people have no...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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36:16
Supplements, The Good, The Bad, and the Confusing with Kate Kunkel
This week, Kate Kunkel guides you through what she calls the “minefield” of nutritional supplements by sharing gems of information released in the recently broadcast docu-series, “Supplements Revealed”.Remember, supplements are just that...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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29:16
Surviving and Thriving After a Traumatic Brain Injury
Marita Rahlenbeck is a survivor of a traumatic brain injury and helps others struggling to regain what was lost after an injury of this magnitude. She is a dedicated advocate for living a holistic lifestyle and loves to teach about clean eating...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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27:37
Your Eyes are Windows to the Health of your Brain
Dr. Thomas Lewis is a medical scientist with advanced degrees from MIT and the Harvard School of Public Health. He has developed novel algorithms to predict and measure chronic diseases with an emphasis on neurodegenerative diseases. He uses a ...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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34:10
