The memories of my podium at the Los Angeles Olympic Games are still very vivid in my mind!
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La grande leçon de la médaillée olympique Sylvie Bernier, 40 ans plus tard
What if our lifestyle could help us maintain our energy, our vibrant minds and our happiness over time? In this new podcast I host, find out how small daily actions are closely linked to physical, mental and cognitive health.
Can we trust our memory? How do memory consolidation, storage and recovery work? How are these processes affected by Alzheimer’s disease? What can we do to protect, or even improve, our memory, no matter how old we are?
Dr. Sylvie Belleville is a neuropsychologist, Alzheimer’s expert and chair of Lucilab’s scientific committee. She answers these questions in this first episode of the podcast!
Too often, we take our hearing for granted. And yet, hearing well is not only essential for communication, it also affects our emotional well-being, our mental health, our safety... in short, our overall quality of life.
How can we maintain our hearing in a world of new technologies and constant noise? What are the causes of hearing problems and how can we prevent them? Is there a link between hearing health and Alzheimer’s disease? These are the questions that audiologist Josiane Comtois answers in this second episode of the podcast.
In this third episode, Sylvie speaks with Dr. Julie Carrier, a researcher at the Centre for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, professor at the Université de Montréal and co-founder of the website Dormez là-dessus [Sleep on it].
The episode explores the key role of sleep in our physical and cognitive performance, but also the risk of chronic sleep deprivation on health in the long term. You will get some tips to improve your sleep and will have a better understanding of concepts such as circadian rhythm, sleep apnea and blue light!
Human interactions play an unexpected role in our health and well-being. In this episode, Jean-Michel Pelletier, a psychologist and trainer at Lucilab, explains how social connections help us to regulate our emotions and even stimulate our neurons. He offers advice to those who want to create and cultivate their interpersonal relationships, whether through shared interests, volunteering or using digital platforms proactively.
Sylvie Bernier tackles the essential topic of mental health with Dr. Catherine Raymond, who has a PhD in neuroscience and is a post-doctoral researcher in the department of psychology at UQAM.
During the conversation, we learn that stress can be both positive and negative, the ways the body reacts to stress, the differences between stress and anxiety, the symptoms of an anxiety disorder, and how to manage them. The podcast also delves into the mechanisms behind depression, how it affects the brain and ways to deal with it.
In this sixth episode, cardiologist Martin Juneau explains that the heart plays a key role by providing blood that is rich in oxygen and nutrients to the brain, which helps to protect our cognitive health.
Sylvie and Dr. Juneau also talk about the importance of healthy lifestyle habits, the Mediterranean diet, intermittent fasting, mindfulness meditation, sleep and stress. Finally, our expert reminds us that it’s never too late to adopt healthy lifestyle habits to improve our health!