In today’s What Science Says Podcast episode, Mahshad, our host and neuroscientist, talks about 8 key ways that exercise improves memory. We talk about brain oxygen levels, increases in brain volume, insulin sensitivity, neurogenesis and much more.

12. How Our Brain Changes During the Menstrual Cycle

On What Science Says podcast, our goal is to bring your attention to actionable items that are scientifically proven to improve your health and wellbeing. Together, we will discuss existing and emerging science about how our body works and how we can cooperate with it, with evidence-based methods from world experts and peer-reviewed publications. Mahshad Kolahdouzan, our host, is a neuroscience PhD candidate at the University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children. She has extensive knowledge on the effects of nutrition on the brain and how chronic pain develops.