{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64913e28-7031-4ea6-9bef-fddf46dfed87/053c914d-e707-4261-a34c-975b3b022153?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#27 Life Lessons From A Brain Surgeon - Dr Rahul Jandial","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/613910d92449a85aeebc9e4c/1668081865452-9f4394cba9706a070231ad5a427a7bb7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Today I’m speaking to&nbsp;<strong>Dr Rahul Jandial</strong>&nbsp;- an American dual-trained neurosurgeon and scientist&nbsp;at City of Hope, a research centre, hospital and postgraduate training faculty in Los&nbsp;Angeles.</p><p><br></p><p>He’s well known for his&nbsp;<strong>cutting-edge approach to brain surgery and neuroscience</strong>&nbsp;and has transformed the lives of his neurosurgical patients by putting them through his&nbsp;specially developed boot camp for restoring brain function.&nbsp;He’s written an eye-opening, informative and accessible guide&nbsp;<strong>“Life lessons from a Brain&nbsp;Surgeon”</strong>&nbsp;where he uses his years of expertise to show how healthy people can rewire their&nbsp;brains to work in a higher gear, and this is what we’ll be chatting about on todays show.</p><p><br></p><p>Mixing smart brain hacks with case studies and storytelling from his own experiences on the&nbsp;operating table, his book is a powerful and trustworthy insight into the brain.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>If I could give you three challenges on the back of this podcast they would be:</strong></p><ul><li>For 1 week, try using your non-dominant hand when using your iPhone or brushing your teeth - it really is tricky at the start but the more you do it, the more dexterity you get in your other hand.</li><li>Try meditation this week.&nbsp;Try and do at least 10 minutes twice a day - book it in for 7 days, whatever you are doing.&nbsp;It may have some benefits to the cortices of your brain - it may have some benefits to your working memory as well and emotional intelligence.</li><li>Look at your diet and look out for the 'mind' diet - essentially a modified Mediterranean diet, where the focus is on vegetables, colours, but particularly greens.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You’ll find the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRMKtQeGFLI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>recipe video that I made with Dr Rahul, and our super interesting conversation - on my youtube channel</strong></a>&nbsp;go check it out online and there's a link below too!</p><p><br></p><p>Have a listen to the podcast and enjoy - and&nbsp;<strong>don't forget to give us a 5* rating on the podcast</strong>, it really does help to spread the message and for others to find us too!</p><p><br></p><p>Dr Rahul’s book is <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Lessons-Brain-Surgeon-healthier-ebook/dp/B07GRDH1KJ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">out now</a></p><p><br></p><p>His social media links are:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/DrJandial/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/DrJandial/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/drjandial/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/drjandial/?hl=en</a></p><p><a href=\"http://www.drjandial.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.drjandial.com/</a></p>","author_name":"Dr Rupy Aujla"}