Change Your Mind with New Scientist

New Scientist 20 - The Vagus Nerve - Could this be the key to reducing your inflammation?

Change Your Mind from New Scientist brings you the brain health advice you really need to know. Every week, award‑winning science journalists Cat de Lange and Helen Thomson cut through wellness hype to find out what actually keeps your mind sharp, your mood steady and your memory strong. As friends, they’ve spent decades swapping stories, testing trends and exploring the latest neuroscience, and thought it was about time to share the tips and tricks that have genuinely changed their own lives. From cold plunges to coffee, supplements to sleep, Ozempic and AI they speak to leading experts and ask: does this really work? Expect smart conversations, clear answers, and practical takeaways - with plenty of laughs along the way. Because when you understand your brain, you really can change your mind - for the better. New Episodes every Thursday.

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Change Your Mind with New Scientist

Episodes

The Vagus Nerve - Could this be the key to reducing your inflammation?

Blue Spaces - How Spending Time Near Water can Boost your Mental Health

Eco-anxiety - How to Cope with your Stress about Climate Change

Cognitive Reserve - How to Future-Proof your Brain

Ozempic: Could Weight-Loss Drugs have Surprising Brain Benefits?

Rest - How Taking a Break Can Boost Your Brain

Caffeine - Could Your Morning Coffee be Protecting Your Brain?

Bonus Brain Tips - How to Maintain your Friendships and how to use Sunlight to get Better Sleep.

Bonus Brain Tips - How To Hack Your Nap and How to Beat Chronic Stress

Q&A special: When do you really become an adult? Plus booze, bad sleep and more

Smell - The Surprising Link Between Olfaction and Dementia

Solitude - How Time Alone Can Strengthen Your Mental Resilience

Microplastics - Are Tiny Plastics Harming Our Brains?

Brain Training - Can a Game really Protect You from Dementia?

Microbiome - Explaining how your Gut affects your Mood

Manifesting - Is there any Neuroscience behind the Mood-Board?

Cold-Water Swimming and Sauna - Can hot and cold therapies boost mental health?

Supplements - The Surprising Pill that Actually Helps your Brain

Rethinking Anxiety - The Simple Shift that Changed my Life

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