Jun 24, 2026 · 54 min · 12 segments
Naturopath Dr Michael Murray, one of the world's most influential voices in natural health, joins us to share his insights on brain health and cognitive function. As rates of brain fog, memory…
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So when we talk about brain health, what does a, a healthy brain actually look like in everyday life?
And, you know, brain health, to me, it involves not only how well we think, but also how we feel.
We, uh, just live inside a, a wondrous vessel, and it's truly miraculous the way even a simple cell works.
But when we look at the interconnectedness of our brain to all aspects of our, our body, it, it's really amazing.
It's extremely plastic, and what I mean by that is not that it has [chuckles] your plastic chemicals in it, means that it's extremely responsive and it's extremely, uh, interconnected.
So we can utilize techniques and dietary approaches and brain power to keep that brain plastic and, and reforming itself.
They think that just because we're, we're aging that, uh, this process of, uh, brain renewal can't take place, but that's not true.
There's things we can do to help support our brain to produce new brain cells even with a significantly advanced age.
And, and we, we've seen that, right? We- we've all known people in our lives now that maybe you're 100 or over who still function brain-wise at a very high level, and we can all achieve that, uh, in, in most cases.
So when we talk about brain health, what does a, a healthy brain actually look like in everyday life?
And, you know, brain health, to me, it involves not only how well we think, but also how we feel.
We, uh, just live inside a, a wondrous vessel, and it's truly miraculous the way even a simple cell works.
But when we look at the interconnectedness of our brain to all aspects of our, our body, it, it's really amazing.
It's extremely plastic, and what I mean by that is not that it has [chuckles] your plastic chemicals in it, means that it's extremely responsive and it's extremely, uh, interconnected.
So we can utilize techniques and dietary approaches and brain power to keep that brain plastic and, and reforming itself.
They think that just because we're, we're aging that, uh, this process of, uh, brain renewal can't take place, but that's not true.
There's things we can do to help support our brain to produce new brain cells even with a significantly advanced age.
And, and we, we've seen that, right? We- we've all known people in our lives now that maybe you're 100 or over who still function brain-wise at a very high level, and we can all achieve that, uh, in, in most cases.
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