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I am excited to connect with one of my favorite neuroscience experts today! Louisa Nicola is at the intersection of neuroscience and athleticism. She helps to bring a fresh understanding of what it takes to achieve peak performance through science-based tools and methods. She is also the host of The Neuro Experience podcast, which focuses on brain health, neuroscience, longevity, and athletics.\xa0\nLouisa knows how to take complicated subjects related to brain physiology and hormones and explain them so that people can fully understand and appreciate them. In this episode, she and I dive into her background. We speak about her three pillars for peak performance, alcohol, and how sleep impacts the glymphatic system. We get into strategies for better sleep, the perimenopausal brain, how chronobiology impacts sleep, how to address jet lag, and how exercise improves brain performance and health. We also talk about the best foods and supplements for brain health and how creatine improves performance.\xa0\nI hope you enjoy listening to today\u2019s conversation as much as I did recording it!\xa0\n\nIN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:\n\nHow an accident shifted the trajectory of Louisa\u2019s life.\xa0\n\nLouisa unpacks the various stages of sleep and explains why sleep is so important.\n\nHow sleep impacts the glymphatic system.\n\nSome common characteristics of perimenopause.\n\nSome simple ways to aid the penetration of naturally secreted hormones into the brain.\xa0\n\nHow blood pressure fluctuations impact the brain.\n\nWhat is jet lag, and how can we combat it?\n\nHow does alcohol affect the brain?\n\nLouisa explains cardiac remodeling.\n\nThe value of different types of exercise for brain health.\n\nThe difference between physical activity and exercise.\n\nHow our food choices impact our brain health.\n\nHow to mitigate the effects of traumatic brain injuries.\n\nHow does creatine monohydrate improve brain performance?\n\n\nConnect with Cynthia Thurlow\n\u2022 Follow on Twitter, Instagram & LinkedIn\n\u2022 Check out Cynthia\u2019s website\xa0\n\nConnect with Louisa Nicola\nOn Twitter and Instagram\xa0\nThe Neuro Experience Podcast\n\nBook mentioned\nThe XX Brain by Dr. Lisa Mosconi