How to Protect Your Brain as You Age: The Daily Habit That Actually Matters

Cognitive decline doesn't wait until your 60s. The changes that affect your processing speed, memory, and mental clarity can begin as early as your 30s and 40s — quietly, subtly, and mostly without warning. The good news? There's a lot you can do right now, and most of it is simpler than you think. In this episode, Kelly sits down with Dr. Michael Elstein — Sydney-based anti-ageing physician and author — for a genuinely practical conversation about brain health. Dr. Elstein has spent decades working with patients who want to stay sharp as they age, and he brings both the clinical depth and the plain-speaking clarity that makes this stuff actually usable. They cover the key nutrients your brain needs and how to know if you're getting enough, the blood tests most GPs aren't running but should be, why sleep is doing far more for your brain than you realise, and the single morning habit that takes six to ten minutes and costs nothing. If you've noticed your memory isn't quite what it was, you're losing words more than you used to, or you just want to get ahead of the decline before it starts — this one's for you.