{"podcast":{"title":"The Brain Health Kitchen Podcast","slug":"the-brain-health-kitchen-podcast-7662268","podcast_index_feed_id":7662268,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/h0a2ncTZ.rss","website_url":"www.brainhealthkitchen.substack.com","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/f145fde9-2eba-4fe2-affc-6c758a3a7f6b/logos/0c453ec5-a656-431f-aef0-85ced16e4df0.png","author":"Dr. Annie Fenn","episode_count":18,"summary":"The Brain Health Kitchen Podcast brings together science, storytelling, and practical wisdom on how to protect and nourish your brain at any age. Hosted by physician and author Annie Fenn, MD, each episode dives into the habits that support lifelong cognition—food, movement, sleep, mindfulness, social connection, and more. Through conversations with researchers, clinicians, neuroscientists, and thought leaders, you’ll learn what the latest evidence actually means for your daily life. Whether you’re looking to lower your dementia risk, stay sharp as you age, or simply understand your brain better, this podcast offers the tools and inspiration to build a truly brain-healthy life.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T02:17:41.624189+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-brain-health-kitchen-podcast-7662268"},"episode":{"title":"Healing the Modern Brain with Dr. Drew Ramsey—Mental Fitness, Food, Connection & Attention","slug":"healing-the-modern-brain-with-dr-drew-ramsey-mental-fitness-food-connection-attention","published_at":"2026-06-12T14:18:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-brain-health-kitchen-podcast-7662268/healing-the-modern-brain-with-dr-drew-ramsey-mental-fitness-food-connection-attention","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-brain-health-kitchen-podcast-7662268","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/a96e0e05efe0dad737f770dfcc49c7a094b8e0130c9872e84872471477f424ab/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJlOTI4M2Q5Yi0yMjgwLTQ0YTUtYmJlYS1lZDJiZTZhYTE2NTkiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJmMTQ1ZmRlOS0yZWJhLTRmZTItYWZmYy02Yzc1OGEzYTdmNmIiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTMwN2EwMjg1Yzc5MDhmODhmNmI4ZDgiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmEyYzEyOTAwMWRjMWNlYjVlZDJkZmNmL2FubmllLWZlbm5zLXN0dWRpby1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTYtMTJfXzE2LTctMTIubXAzIn0=.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/a96e0e05efe0dad737f770dfcc49c7a094b8e0130c9872e84872471477f424ab/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJlOTI4M2Q5Yi0yMjgwLTQ0YTUtYmJlYS1lZDJiZTZhYTE2NTkiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJmMTQ1ZmRlOS0yZWJhLTRmZTItYWZmYy02Yzc1OGEzYTdmNmIiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTMwN2EwMjg1Yzc5MDhmODhmNmI4ZDgiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmEyYzEyOTAwMWRjMWNlYjVlZDJkZmNmL2FubmllLWZlbm5zLXN0dWRpby1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTYtMTJfXzE2LTctMTIubXAzIn0=.mp3","summary":"In this first part of a two-part conversation, Dr. Annie Fenn sits down with her friend and colleague Dr. Drew Ramsey, a board-certified psychiatrist, psychotherapist, author, and pioneer in nutritional psychiatry. Drew is the founder of the Brain Food Clinic, a digital mental health practice, and Spruce Mental Health in Jackson, Wyoming. His latest book, Healing the Modern Brain: Nine Tenets to Build Mental Fitness and Revitalize Your Mind , lays out a practical framework for building mental fitness and supporting a healthier, more resilient brain. Annie and Drew begin with the origin story of nutritional psychiatry: Drew’s childhood on a farm in Indiana, his training at Columbia, the early research on omega-3 fats and fish consumption, and the simple question he started asking patients that changed the way he practiced psychiatry: “What did you eat today?” They also discuss why food belongs in the mental health conversation, how the brain-food movement has grown, and why the best health advice often starts with the basics we can actually agree on. From there, the conversation moves into Drew’s framework for mental fitness: sleep, nutrition, movement, connection, engagement, grounding, unburdening, and purpose. Drew explains why mental fitness is something we can build over time, and why the modern world makes that both more difficult and more urgent. One of the most timely parts of the episode is Drew’s take on doom scrolling, AI, and the algorithm. He explains why these tools may do more than distract us — they may change how we seek novelty, pleasure, connection, and reward. 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