THE BIGGEST CREATINE MYTH EXPOSED...

Most people don’t think about brain health until something starts to go wrong.

After helping Olympic athletes and NBA stars reach peak performance, we invited Dr Louisa Nicola onto the show to educate us on what’s really at stake…

Dr Louisa is the founder of Neuro Athletics, a company that helps athletes and high performers train their brains like a muscle.

Her work bridges the gap between neuroscience and performance - and she believes what she’s seeing is worrying.

More people are walking around with underperforming brains, and most don’t even realise it.

We think we’re tired or anxious but what we’re often experiencing is cognitive decline in slow motion.

She explains why your 30s matter more than you think, and how both anxiety and diseases like Alzheimer’s often begin long before the symptoms appear.

I wanted to know:

- How do you measure if your brain is inflamed? - What are the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s most people miss? - What does blood glucose have to do with focus? - Why are elite athletes obsessed with glucose tracking? - How does alcohol affect cognitive performance? - What does your resting heart rate say about your brain?

There’s a part in this episode where she walks me through a simple tennis ball test to measure my reaction time. I thought I’d do well, but it showed me how much sharper I could be 😂

It’s the kind of test anyone can try, and it says more about your brain than you’d expect.

I walked away from this conversation really reflecting on how I treat my brain. So much of the energy we bring into life is linked with blood glucose and inflammation.

The more we ignore it, the further we drift from the focus and clarity we need - and the longevity we think we’ll just have by default.