Summary: <div class="smart-track-player-container stp-color-ffffff-EEEEEE"></div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Ratey is the author of 11 books, including </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Go Wild: Eat Fat, Run Free, Be Social, and Follow Evolution’s Other Rules for Total Health and Well-being,</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> two ground-breaking books that deconstruct the link between our genes, how we live, and our physical and mental performance.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Spark,</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Dr. Ratey explicitly explores the connection between exercise and cognitive ability and offers concrete examples any aspiring entrepreneur can use to gain focus and boost creativity. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Go Wild</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> offers actionable insights into how embracing our inner caveman can boost well-being and help offset the effects of aging.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today’s episode, Dr. Ratey sits down with Jay to explain:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to use exercise to get more out of your day</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why you shouldn’t ignore your hunter-gatherer genes</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The secret to keeping your brain healthy as you age</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How small lifestyle changes can make a huge impact on your lifespan</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Share your own exercise insights with Jay by tweeting </span><a href="https://twitter.com/jaykimmer" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@jaykimmer</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Links from Today’s Episode</span></h2> <ul> <li>Read the <a href="https://www.jaykimshow.com/2017/02/dr-john-ratey-transcript/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">full transcript</a> from Dr. Ratey’s interview</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Find Dr. Ratey on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/JohnRateyMD/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Facebook</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and stay up-to-date with the latest in brain research</span> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Get your own copy of </span><a href="http://a.co/8XetB7P" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Spark</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and boost your focus today</span> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <a href="http://a.co/2Rh5qZd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Go Wild</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and unlock the secrets to fighting depression, diabetes, heart disease, and more</span> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Find out more about Dr. Ratey and his ground-breaking research at </span><a href="http://www.johnratey.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">JohnRatey.com</span></a> </li> </ul>
