75 | Optimizing Brain Health through Exercise with Ryan Glatt

Want to boost your brain health?! Looking for ways or reasons to spice up your physical activity? Listen in as Ryan Glatt explains why aerobic activity may not be the BEST exercise for brain health. He will guide you through what a “3 Macronutrients” approach is, a metaphor describing a holistic approach to exercise, which uses all the benefits of physical movement to maximize brain health. With exercise being an under-utilized prescription to prolonging or offsetting symptoms to brain-related and cognitive disorders, Ryan explains how modulating exercise can complement and ameliorate the quality of your life. Throughout this episode, Ryan breaks down the micro and macro-level effects and purposes of different types of exercise on the brain, in relation to neuroplasticity, brain metabolism, and cognitive enhancement. Kill two birds with one stone as you immerse yourself into game-changing exercise science that will add purpose and intention to your movement, and ultimately optimize productivity and your ability to maintain functional independence and identity in all aspects of your life through optimal brain health! What You Will Learn Interview with Ryan Glatt: 2:50 – What drove Ryan to his work today. 9:40 – Exercise as an under-utilized intervention to optimizing brain health. 18:55 – Prescribing exercise to improve quality of life. 19:52 –  Exercise macronutrients for brain health. 29:30 – How our current exercise regime carries over to old age. 32:13 – Copenhagen city heart study. 38:12  – “You use your brain to change your behavior”. 43:48 – Neuroplasticity. 47:58 – The “Jennifer Aniston” Neuron. 53:02 – Using exercise for brain health to manage pain. 58:46 – Where can we find out more about Ryan? About Ryan Glatt: Ryan Glatt is a psychometrist and Brain Health Coach at the Brain Health Center in the Pacific Neuroscience Institute. Ryan has an experienced background in exercise science and human health and uses his knowledge to create programs for individuals with dementia and Parkinson’s disease to name a few. Along with creating for the health and fitness industry, Ryan consults for brain-based tech companies such as SMARTFit. Ryan pursues continued education in exercise programs and works with subject matter experts in fields such as neurorehabilitation, neurorestoration, and cognitive enhancement. He continues to dedicate his time and energy towards coming up with solutions associated with neurodegeneration and its effects on health and wellness. Items mentioned in this episode include: Brain Health Trainer Course: https://www.brainhealthtrainer.com/pages/about Ryan Glatt’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glatt.brainhealth/ To learn more about Ryan and view full show notes, please visit the full website here: https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode75/ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tobpodcast/message