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 disease is one of the major risk factors that can contribute to the likelihood of developing dementia, I just had to invite him to s…

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, this week’s discussion with Dr. Nafisa Sekandari, licensed clinical psychologist, is very important when considerin…

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 shares many important ways that we can improve our overall health and of course our brains, simply by making that al…

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 educational platforms. Because we are both determined to make dementia rare and optional, I am excited to have her …

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 ways YOU can take control of your health by visiting BrainHealthMatters.Today or visiting our BLOG This week's ep…

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 lifestyle to improve her own health after she lost her Dad to Alzheimer’s. Kim started her business, Simply Plant Base…

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, studies have shown that, a high BMI, or Body mass index, which is our weight-to-height ratio, is linked to slightly lower b…

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 therapist who has devoted his life to helping active seniors STAY active and healthy. As the visionary founder o…

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. Her enthusiasm and sheer joy made this one of my favorite interviews of all time. Whether you’re a parent tryi…

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 importance of a positive attitude and the many ways a healthier brain can give us a better career and, of course, …

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 diagnosed with an auto-immune disease or dementia, this is an especially important episode. The research that Kat…

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 works 6:15 You can remember people's names! 16:44 Using all of your senses to remember keys, glasses, if you locked the door, etc. 18:00 The importance of being mind…

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 to share the connections between our brains and what and how we see. Some highlights of the show: 4:04 At 19, Tren…

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 be sure to subscribe to Brain Health Matters right here on YouTube or on your favorite podcast service at https:…

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 subscribe on YouTube or your favorite Podcast service to have access as soon as each episode is released. In this …

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 show who have an uncommon or controversial topic. Please note that the opinions of guests on the show do not…

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, we tackle mold, parasites, and toxins and learn many ways to turn off their threats to the health of our brains. If you’ve ever str…

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 Manning, the Mindfulness Man, joins Kate Kunkel to share the many ways that meditation can help us concentrate, learn, …

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 is Craig Goldberg. Craig is the president and co-founder of Inharmony Interactive, a company dedicated to creat…

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 of behavior led to postdoctoral training and then faculty research in neurophysiology. She has published widely o…

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 power, and Kate has given you several powerful steps based on this research to help you protect your health and…

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 not been shown how this works in real life. In this episode of Brain Health Matters with Kate Kunkel, Dr. En…

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 – supplemental to your diet. And the steps you need to take before you begin supplementing are important. Kate …

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/living and how to use essential oils holistically for optimal mind, body, soul health. Like so many other…

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 combination of risk assessments, biomarkers and pathology testing, using mainly the eye as a canary in the…

Our guest this week, Dr. Felice Gersh, explains how our hormones, what we eat, and how we sleep make a difference. PLUS – what is the real danger in taking birth control pills and what about soy? Dr. Gersh received her medical degree from USC School of Medicine and then studied obstetrics and gynecology at the Kaiser Hospital in Los Angeles. After …

Despite popular wisdom saying it is impossible to turn it around and the failure of allopathic medicine to do anything but throw drugs at the problem, dementia, including the Alzheimer’s form, is reversible. This week’s guest, Dr. Heather Sandison, is a Naturopathic doctor who specializes in neurocognitive medicine and neurohacking. She has been tr…

Some of the points Dr. Saunders shared with Kate: 1:40 - How the seeds of Alzheimer's are planted in childhood 3:03 - How underdeveloped or misshapen jaws can be formed 4:53 - A special resource Dr. Saunders has made available for parents to understand and get ahead of the risk for their kids: A special resource Dr. Saunders has made available for …

Dr. Alissa Wolfe is a doctor of physical therapy and chronic pain specialist who got out of the clinical setting to better help people with chronic pain. She helps people beat it by retraining the nervous system with strategies based on neuroscience . In this week’s episode of Brain Health Matters, Alissa shared some important insights into the way…

Once you realize the devastating effects toxins of any kind can have on your brain, it’s easy to see why it’s so important to be aware of everything you put in and on your body and in your home. Amen University Curriculum Director and Functional Medicine Coach Fallon Jordan shared with Kate Kunkel how a toxic brain looks, how mold, artificial scent…

Taylor Chastain Griffin joined Kate Kunkel on Brain Health Matters to explore the many ways that animals can help us improve body, mind, and spirit. Taylor is Executive Director of the Association for Animal-Assisted Intervention Professionals. With her doctorate in research psychology focusing on the human-animal bond, Taylor is passionate about b…

Let us count the ways that sugar can disrupt your health and your brain. In a study in the Journal of Alzheimer’s, 1000 seniors who were studied. Those with the highest intake of carbos and processed foods and sugars were 89% more likely to have cognitive decline. The more sugar they ate, the higher their likelihood of developing dementia. Those wh…

Dr. Larry Rosen is Past Chair and Professor of Psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He is a research psychologist with specialties in generational differences, parenting, child and adolescent development, and educational psychology, and is recognized as an international expert in the Psychology of Technology. He is co-author …

In this episode, Kate interviews Ariel Jarvis, a Natural Health Practitioner located in British Columbia, Canada. Ariel's passion to help people has led her to persist through the education required to discover the most effective ways to see life-changing results with natural health options. Her specialty is in cellular rehabilitation & gut health.…

Allison Davies is a music for the brain specialist who creates online resources for parents and educators. She works with schools to deliver professional development around the topics of childhood brain development and the use of music to support brain function and reduce anxiety for children and their parents. As a person with autism herself, Alli…

Lois Hollis suffered years of physical abuse and emotional trauma, which consequently left her with debilitating pain, crippling migraines and severe anxiety and depression. But a chance encounter led her to unlocking the prison of her past. Understanding that one emotion was holding her captive allowed Lois to be free of her past. As Lois said: "S…

Good, Good, Good, Good Vibrations. (Gotcha singing?) We are all vibrating all of the time. Everything is in a state of vibration all of the time. When something with a negative vibration intersects with our vibration, we feel bad. That can be anger, fear, hate.... those emotions emit a vibration just as much as a jet engine over our head or a boom …

Have you ever heard of The Resurrection Code? Once you learn what it is, you'll be incorporating it into your life as Del Hungerford has! And... what if your music was based on a frequency that is more in tune with your body and the earth than the 440 hz. that we're most familiar with? Del Hungerford is a professional clarinetist and music educator…

Join host Kate Kunkel on Brain Health Matters for a heartfelt discussion with healing harpist Tami Briggs. Be sure to catch each new episode of Brain Health Matters by subscribing to this channel or to Brain Health Matters on your favorite podcast service. In this powerful and heart-warming episode, you'll learn how playing a musical instrument imp…

Music teacher and coach Emma Nottage joined Kate Kunkel on Brain Health Matters in a wide-ranging discussion about the power of music to enhance mental abilities and health while also improving brain function. Whether it is through listening, dancing to, or playing music, the importance of this, like all arts, cannot be overstated. For more ways to…

In this heartfelt and honest interview, Author and coach Carol Holland March shares with Host Kate Kunkel how she overcame the trauma of childhood sexual abuse. You will learn how you, too, can survive and thrive by understanding what trauma means to the physical functioning of your brain and how to tap into spirit and your own inner knowing to hea…

You’re going to be so glad you’ve joined us on Brain Health Matters for this episode, because we did some laughing! You'll love learning a simple, joyful way to get that belly laugh started, and how laughter can help you deal with the many stressors in our lives. Dave Berman is a laughter coach and the creator of Laughnosis, a blend between laughte…

You may think you have it all "under control", but what does your body think? And how about your brain? Marina Yanay-Triner is the compassionate somatic coach and she joined Brain Health Matters coach Kate Kunkel to share why it is so important to acknowledge and work with your emotions. When you do this, you can experience more joy and aliveness -…

In this special pre-season episode, Yoga Instructor and coach Megan Nolan joined host Kate Kunkel to share the many ways good breathwork, cardiovascular exercise and, of course, yoga, can help improve your brain, your work, and your life. Megan has a special gift for viewers. Claim the Mini Morning Routine to Align and Energize your Body and Mind a…

Keylee Miracle takes a neurointuitive approach to addressing trauma, which makes it possible to heal and improve the brain. She says that, though it might not be your "fault", healing IS your responsibility that requires addressing and resolving inner conflict. Keylee's approach uses hypnotherapy and mind mapping in concert with intuitive practice,…

Your brain is only 2% of your body weight, but consumes 20% of its energy. Where does that energy come from? HINT: Not just food. Join Kate Kunkel as she learns from Sue Lyndes of Wellness Clusters the many ways we can improve energy for a healthier heart and a better brain. Start your Brain Health Journey with Five Easy Things you can do Right Now…

Movement specialist and Holistic Health Coach Holly Wade joins Kate Kunkel on Brain Health Matters to share the power of dance to overcome chronic disease AND to improve heart and brain health. Start your Brain Health Journey with Five Easy Things you can do Right Now to Improve Your Brain https://harplady.lpages.co/five-steps-to-a-better-brain/ To…

In this episode from 2021, art therapist Youhjung Son shares the power of art therapy to enhance brain function and health. Youhjung also had some great and easy suggestions of ways to improve your mental health through art. Some highlights of the show: 4:41 Coloring as one tool in art therapy 6:14 Can coloring books create more stress? 8:08 How ma…

If you find yourself suffering from swollen joints, digestive issues, brain fog, or memory lapses, you may be suffering from gluten intolerance. Jennifer Marcks, knows all about it. She suffered from gluten intolerance, but has overcome the pain to create a gluten-free lifestyle for herself and her family, which includes three children who have Cel…

In this week’s show, vegan bodybuilder Geoff Palmer shares his years of experience so we can understand how to be stronger and healthier with a whole foods, vegan diet. In a special bonus segment, Geoff and Kate chatted about Alzheimer’s disease specifically. What he shares is somewhat shocking information about the formation of the plaques and tan…