Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production)

Hosted by Drs. Josh Turknett and Tommy Wood, Better Brain Fitness explores the frontiers of how to keep our brain fit and healthy, so that we can perform at our best and do the things that we love for as long as possible.

Hormone Replacement Therapy: A Secret Weapon Against Dementia?
Apr 15, 2025 – 22:41
What's really happening with scientific research funding?
Apr 1, 2025 – 54:59
#70: Why Anyone Can (and should!) Play Music
Mar 26, 2025 – 32:33
#69: How to recover from loss of smell and boost cognitive function
Mar 7, 2025 – 25:56
#68: A Scalable Solution For Alzheimer's Prevention
Feb 28, 2025 – 22:51
#67: Can You Improve Your Brain's Processing Speed?
Feb 14, 2025 – 31:14
#66: Does a tremor raise your risk of dementia?
Jan 31, 2025 – 21:33
#65: Tommy's TV Adventure, and how is social media affecting our brain?
Jan 17, 2025 – 29:33
#64: Can Hypertension Meds Really Reduce Dementia Risk?
Dec 31, 2024 – 20:24
#63: Can You Learn More By Napping???
Dec 10, 2024 – 24:25
#62: Can Brief Heart Rate Peaks Still Boost Brain Health?
Nov 26, 2024 – 20:46
#61: Why Is Tommy Doing Sauna & Cold Plunges?? ("ask us anything" excerpt)
Nov 21, 2024 – 07:45
#60: How To Stay In Shape When You're Injured
Nov 12, 2024 – 24:05
#59: Can The Brain Recover After Stroke?
Oct 29, 2024 – 24:35
#58: Can The Brain Recover From Years Of Heavy Drinking?
Oct 15, 2024 – 24:10
#57: Can Fasting Sharpen Your Mind?
Sep 27, 2024 – 27:55
#56: Does High Intensity Interval Training Have Unique Brain Benefits?
Sep 10, 2024 – 26:44
#55: Is ADHD a barrier to learning music?
Aug 27, 2024 – 21:14
#54: New Findings on APOE4: Should We Be Worried?
Aug 6, 2024 – 24:12
#53: Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind: A conversation with Dr. Georgia Ede
Jul 26, 2024 – 01:02:52
#52: Can You Increase Neuroplasticity As You Age?
Jul 9, 2024 – 21:58
#51: How To Harness Plasticity for Mental Health, with Nicole Vignola
Jun 21, 2024 – 01:00:29
50: Can a driver in their 40s win a Formula 1 championship?
May 24, 2024 – 36:11
49: Can Testosterone Replacement Boost Brain Health and Cognitive Function?
May 10, 2024 – 29:25
48: How To Improve Mental Health With Lifestyle Changes.
Apr 27, 2024 – 35:05
47: How to reduce the risk of dementia from concussion and TBI?
Apr 9, 2024 – 28:13
46: How Do I Know if a Ketogenic Diet Safe for Me?
Mar 26, 2024 – 33:55
45: Are Trump And Biden Mentally Fit For Office? The Brain Docs Weigh In.
Mar 9, 2024 – 33:18
44: Can "The Little Blue Pill" Help Prevent Alzheimer's?
Feb 23, 2024 – 19:40
43: Do cold sores cause Alzheimer's?
Feb 16, 2024 – 24:51
42: What blood tests should you monitor for brain health?
Jan 30, 2024 – 33:53
41: Is It Harder To Learn A Language As An Adult?
Jan 13, 2024 – 27:38
40: Can Specific Exercises Boost Cognitive Performance?
Jan 2, 2024 – 30:12
39: What does Dr. T's brain fitness program look like?
Dec 22, 2023 – 37:44
38: Does sauna help prevent Alzheimer's?
Dec 1, 2023 – 28:13
37: Survival of the Kindest: The real story of human evolution
Nov 24, 2023 – 55:08
36: What's the long term impact of medications on the brain?
Nov 14, 2023 – 25:07
35: How does sugar contribute to Alzheimer's disease?
Nov 3, 2023 – 29:16
34: Can you walk too much?
Oct 24, 2023 – 16:33
33: What Kind of Dancing is Good for the Brain?
Oct 13, 2023 – 18:58
32: A Surprising Link Between Muscle Mass, Strength, and Cognitive Function.
Sep 29, 2023 – 23:27
31: Can Smells Improve Memory?
Sep 22, 2023 – 21:00
30: What Should Your Homocysteine Level Be (and why it matters)?
Sep 13, 2023 – 27:43
29: How To Build Cognitive Resilience
Aug 29, 2023 – 26:18
28: The connection between cognitive activity, brain pathology, and Alzheimer's.
Aug 18, 2023 – 27:44
27: Is A Ketogenic Diet Harmful Over The Long Term?
Aug 11, 2023 – 33:11
26: What Kind Of Music Stimulates The Brain The Most?
Jul 28, 2023 – 22:43
25: What Food Treats Should You Avoid?
Jul 21, 2023 – 13:08
24: How Much Skill Is Enough To Prevent Cognitive Decline?
Jul 14, 2023 – 20:12
23: Can You Recover From A Concussion? And Should Heading In Soccer Be Banned??
Jul 7, 2023 – 36:15

Recent Reviews

Asher0603

Incredible content

Great content reference arguably the most important organ.
Jacques Roosteau

Are Trump and Biden mentally fit for office?

Thank you for the actual, non-political, beyond-sound-bite information, presented clearly and respectfully.
Artemis33803

Listen and Share!

Thank you, Dr. Wood and Dr. Turknett for sharing your knowledge and passion for cognitive health! This is one of my favorite podcasts!
GreyhoundXX

Great teamwork!

Great brain science & they go together good like Ben and Jerry's ice cream. But low carb.
FrankOzAb

Practical and informative!

I've learned about health matters every time Dr. Wood appears on a podcast and have enjoyed Dr. Turknett's brainjo bites series and his book. We are lucky that they have teamed up to address topics related to the brain. Each podcast gives concise, helpful information that we can act on to improve brain health. Highly recommended and a big thanks to Drs. Wood and Turknett!
notoneatalleither

A Great Service

I've never written reviews b4 but I'm compelled to take a moment to do so here. This podcast is super informative and equally inspirational. The dissemenation of the concepts and ideas shared here, I believe, is a great service to the world community, giving us tools and understanding to better understand our minds and ourselves. Thank you for doing this Josh!
Laurali401

Have a Listen!!

Excellent podcast by one of my favorite health educators, Josh Turknett, MD. And with the addition of Dr. Tommy Wood, this quickly becomes one of my favorite podcasts. Take some time out to listen to these two brilliant men and improve our brains!
Dan(ce)

Worth the time

There are a lot of podcasts out there. This one is worth your time and filtering out others to become a regular listener. Dr. Turknett is a natural educator. So glad I found this show.
NJL8361

Intriguing topics; shallow content

Listened to the mismatch episode and the optimization episode with Dr. wood. The mismatch episode was just extremely repetitive and he never gave specific information how to actually minimize mismatch(while stating everyone should experience the benefits), and ultimately seemed like a 30 minute ad for his book/services. However, in the optimization episode, Dr Wood was the only who actually gave insight on what specifics are key to brain optimization.
mjbeiley

WOW!!!

What a great podcast! This one is a MUST LISTEN!
GingerF76

Fascinating and Inspiring.

My new favorite podcast. Consistently fascinating, and has changed the way I think. Highly recommended!
Chuck Wells

Excellent podcast

Thanks Josh. Informative, enlightening, and encouraging. There's hope for those of us with aging brains, who are also students of yours at Brainjo.
patatl123

I Highly Recommend

Smart - well researched - entertaining. You will work away knowing something more about how your brain functions with every podcast.