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BrainShape Podcast

Host Dr. Andrea Wilkinson has a PhD in Psychology, with a specialization in Cognitive Aging. She has been studying brain fitness and cognitive maintenance for over 15 years. The BrainShape Podcast discusses the hottest issues, topics, interests and concerns related to healthy aging and brain health for aging adults, older adults, seniors and baby boomers who want to learn about how to stay mentally and physically engaged for as long as possible. What are the tips and techniques that promote successful aging? How do I age well? How can I improve my brain health and memory? How can I protect my brain against disease and illness? What is brain plasticity? How does food, nutrition and fitness affect the aging brain? What lifestyle promotes healthy and successful aging? Welcome to the BrainShape Podcast where Dr. Andrea answers all of your questions and so much more! Week after week, Dr. Andrea cuts through the noise of an ever growing, ever changing world of brain health. She shares her expertise on healthy aging and has in-depth conversations with experts and knowledge leaders. On this podcast, we talk about everything that impacts healthy aging from fitness, brain food, nutrition, socializing, sleeping habits, mental stimulation, meditation, the downside of brain games, memory, cognition, family, travel, lifestyle, habits, retirement, volunteering and so much more! Dr. Andrea gives you actionable and tangible tips, tools and techniques backed-up by real scientific studies that will get you inspired and help you to keep your brain in shape. To stay in touch with all things BrainShape, you can check out www.BrainShape.ca and follow Dr. Andrea Wilkinson on social media @BrainShapeTO.

Education Learning Health & Fitness
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
37 minutes
Episodes
100
Years Active
2020 - 2022
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Episode 126: Happy & Healthy in Midlife Summit Interview with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson

Episode 126: Happy & Healthy in Midlife Summit Interview with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson

Listen to Dr. Andrea's interview with Sherry Jibb for her "Happy & Healthy in Midlife Summit." A favourite part was talking about how feelings of overwhelm cue your brain to go into protector mode. U…

00:43:13  |   Tue 03 Aug 2021
Episode 125: Optimize Your Energy Course with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson

Episode 125: Optimize Your Energy Course with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson

Optimize Your Energy is Dr. Andrea's new 8-week online course where she'll be taking a small group of new students through her signature methodology – the Brain Vitality Method. She'll teach you how …

00:15:58  |   Tue 27 Jul 2021
Episode 124: Sleep, Pain, and Health with guest Dr. Dave Shirazi

Episode 124: Sleep, Pain, and Health with guest Dr. Dave Shirazi

Sleep plays a foundational role in your overall health. Yet, there remains a low diagnosis and treatment rate of sleep apnea (a common sleep disorder). Tune in to learn about the links between sleep …

00:49:51  |   Tue 20 Jul 2021
Episode 123: Vital Nutrients for Healthy Brain Aging with guest Dr. Edward Park

Episode 123: Vital Nutrients for Healthy Brain Aging with guest Dr. Edward Park

What you eat (and don’t eat) plays a crucial role in the health of your brain. A large (and growing) body of research has linked specific dietary patterns - found in the Mediterranean and MIND diets …

00:52:55  |   Tue 13 Jul 2021
Episode 122: Harnessing the Nine Hallmarks of Aging with guest Greg Macpherson

Episode 122: Harnessing the Nine Hallmarks of Aging with guest Greg Macpherson

Human DNA is a vibrant molecule that moves all the time, opening and closing, turning on and off genes, and generally sensing and responding to the environment. How well your DNA is functioning relat…

00:30:28  |   Tue 06 Jul 2021
Episode 121: Flourish or Fade with guest Angela Gentile

Episode 121: Flourish or Fade with guest Angela Gentile

“Aging well” is an all-encompassing term that is defined as a holistic approach to growing older. It includes not only taking care of your physical body and your mind – but also your soul. According …

00:27:56  |   Tue 29 Jun 2021
Episode 120: Eat, Think, & Live Better with guest Jonathan Bailor

Episode 120: Eat, Think, & Live Better with guest Jonathan Bailor

Have you ever struggled to lose weight? Most people have been dissatisfied with their bodies at some point in their lives and have tried to lose weight using a "calories in vs. calories out" approach…

00:43:16  |   Tue 22 Jun 2021
Episode 119: Staying Active with guest Dr. Angela Catic

Episode 119: Staying Active with guest Dr. Angela Catic

Staying socially and physically active is a cornerstone of health and well-being. When COVID-19 became a global pandemic, most people experienced a change in their daily routines and habits. But, the…

00:28:05  |   Tue 15 Jun 2021
Episode 118: How to Protect your Mental Energy with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson

Episode 118: How to Protect your Mental Energy with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson

Your mental resources are limited. What are you doing that either preserves or drains the quality of your mental energy and vibrancy? In this episode, Dr. Andrea covers three tips you can use to help…

00:36:26  |   Tue 08 Jun 2021
Episode 117: Tapping (Emotional Freedom Techniques) with guest Brad Yates

Episode 117: Tapping (Emotional Freedom Techniques) with guest Brad Yates

Tapping (or Emotional Freedom Techniques) is a tool used to help reduce emotional distress, worry, stress, etc. This technique involves using your fingertips to tap along specific points on the body …

00:36:05  |   Tue 01 Jun 2021
Episode 116: Aaron’s Energy with guest Camille Dan

Episode 116: Aaron’s Energy with guest Camille Dan

Everything is energy. The sun, the stars and the earth are all energy. You are energy, and the flow of energy between you and your surroundings is constant. Your energy is being exchanged with every …

00:55:23  |   Tue 25 May 2021
Episode 115: Thrive State with guest Dr. Kien Vuu

Episode 115: Thrive State with guest Dr. Kien Vuu

How can you leverage the power of bioenergetics to improve your health and help you get into a “Thrive State”? There are seven critical elements of bioenergetics that work together to optimize how yo…

00:30:08  |   Tue 18 May 2021
Episode 114: Create Up Podcast Interview with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson

Episode 114: Create Up Podcast Interview with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson

In this episode, we share the audio from an interview Dr. Andrea did on the Create Up Podcast with Will Ennis. Create Up is a podcast where Will shares unfiltered conversations and stories with a ros…

00:55:56  |   Tue 11 May 2021
Episode 113: Brain Resilience + Creativity with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson

Episode 113: Brain Resilience + Creativity with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson

In this episode, we share audio from one of Dr. Andrea’s past workshops where she talked all about brain resilience + creativity. Specifically, Dr. Andrea covers what you can do to cultivate a dynami…

00:36:29  |   Tue 04 May 2021
Episode 112: Building a Legacy of Love with guest Christy Yates

Episode 112: Building a Legacy of Love with guest Christy Yates

Many people are navigating (or have navigated) the journey of caring for aging parents and their own children at the same time. Understanding the struggles and the growth opportunities that are found…

00:37:16  |   Tue 27 Apr 2021
Episode 111: Brain Vitality Blueprint (BvB) Client Review & Testimonial with guest Soma

Episode 111: Brain Vitality Blueprint (BvB) Client Review & Testimonial with guest Soma

The Brain Vitality Blueprint (BvB) is Dr. Andrea Wilkinson’s 90-day signature methodology that teaches you how to craft your lifestyle + mindset to increase your physical energy and mental vibrancy (…

00:27:53  |   Tue 20 Apr 2021
Episode 110: Transition and Transformation with guest Kimberly Samson

Episode 110: Transition and Transformation with guest Kimberly Samson

In this episode, we cover how to take the control back in your life and create your next best chapter. Where do you start? How can you begin to identify the blocks and barriers that are keeping you f…

00:46:53  |   Tue 13 Apr 2021
Episode 109: Cultivating Hope with guest Kathryn Goetzke

Episode 109: Cultivating Hope with guest Kathryn Goetzke

Hope is a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain outcome to happen; but, hope is more than a wish. It takes both positive feelings and inspired actions. Hope plays a crucial role in our heal…

00:33:20  |   Tue 06 Apr 2021
Episode 108: My Program Tour - Brain Vitality Blueprint with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson

Episode 108: My Program Tour - Brain Vitality Blueprint with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson

The Brain Vitality Blueprint (BvB) is my 90-day signature methodology to help you improve your mental vibrancy + physical energy through the integration of a healthy lifestyle. Together we optimize y…

00:19:44  |   Tue 30 Mar 2021
Episode 107: All about Memory with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson

Episode 107: All about Memory with Dr. Andrea Wilkinson

In this episode, we share some of the audio from a past workshop where Dr. Andrea outlines the fundamentals of memory and how it works. She also covers how the memory centre of your brain (called the…

00:23:27  |   Tue 23 Mar 2021
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