Recording of Webinar: The Overwhelmed Brain - The Importance of Adopting A Brain-Lens In Wellbeing Screening

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The Overwhelmed Brain - The Importance Of Adopting A Brain-Lens In Wellbeing Screening

There is a global epidemic unfolding when it comes to brain wellbeing. Statistics show that neurodegenerative disease, neuroinflammation and dementia are on the rise. Set to be some of the largest chronic disease burdens in the world and ranked among some of the leading contributions to causes of death, understanding how to safeguard brain wellbeing has never been more important.

 What is going to be covered:

·       Brain Health - why should you care? The stats that will make you want to pay attention

·       Why safeguarding patient brain/ cognitive health is so important

·       The intersection of brain wellbeing with: The Gut, The Immune System, Cardiometabolic Health, Cerebrovascular Health, Inflammation, Exposures (Toxins) and Stress and Mental Wellbeing.

·       The often forgotten (evidence-backed) lifestyle habits clinicians can deploy to support neurological wellbeing

·       How the actions of targeted nootropic herbs and nutrients can support brain wellbeing pathways

Presenter: Rebecca Guild

Bec is a naturopath and herbalist with over two decades of experience across sales, marketing, product creation and education with some of the industry's most well-known brands.

She has a specialty for in translating natural medicine research into clear, actionable education. As National Education Manager for myBrainCo, Bec leads the development of evidence-based educational content across Australia and the US, spanning email, blogs, podcasts, and social media.

Bec’s interest in brain wellbeing is both professional and deeply personal. Across two separate organisations, she has worked with founders whose lives were impacted by brain tumours. Throughout her career, she has seen firsthand how many women in particular, struggle with complex cognitive symptoms without clear answers, and how frontiers like functional genetics and nutrigenomics are reshaping what personalised health care can look like. Closer to home, her grandmother lived beyond 100, outliving eight siblings, including one who died after battling Alzheimer’s disease. She has witnessed first-hand the impacts to carers' wellbeing through devastating brain health diagnoses and is committed to raising awareness of the importance of adopting a brain lens with patients.