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Brain Health FM with Dr Sui Wong

著者： Dr Sui H. Wong MD FRCP
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Brain Health FM with neurologist Dr Sui Wong

| Energy, focus and performance: a neurologist's practical guide.

| New episodes every Tuesday.

| Shape the podcast with your questions/ topic suggestions: https://brainhealth.fm/

| Free weekly brain-performance tips for consistent energy and focus: https://drwongbrainhealth.com/


MISSION: To inspire a brain health movement.


Brain Health FM is for high achievers who want their energy, focus and clarity back, without the hype. Each episode takes what a neurologist sees in clinic and what the research actually shows, and turns it into something you can do this week: sleep, stress, blood sugar, movement, and the nervous system running underneath it all. No protocols, no pretending every problem needs a pill. Sharing evidence, honestly weighed, and small changes that compound.


If you've built a demanding career on sharp thinking and lately it costs more to produce, this show is for you.


Dr Sui H. Wong is a consultant neurologist and neuro-ophthalmologist who has spent more than 25 years helping tens of thousands of patients. An active clinician-neuroscientist, she also holds qualifications in mindfulness, yoga, movement and lifestyle medicine. She brings what she sees in clinic and what the research actually shows to the question of how high achievers can get their energy, focus and clarity back.


This podcast is for educational purposes, not individual medical advice. For concerns about your own health, please speak with your doctor.

Stories shared in this podcast do not refer to a specific person (unless stated otherwise with the person's permission), but are a representative amalgamation of the patients or patterns seen in Dr Wong's clinic, shared in a storytelling format for educational purposes only.


Learn more about Dr Sui Wong at drsuiwongmd.com

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  • That's not ageing, that's a signal

    That's not ageing, that's a signal
    2026/10/13

    You forget a name in a meeting. You walk into a room and can't think why you're there. And a quiet worry starts: is my memory going? Is this just age, or something worse?

    In this episode, consultant neurologist Dr Sui Wong explains why most everyday forgetting isn't decline at all. Through the story of one patient who arrived convinced she had dementia, you'll learn what's really happening when memories don't stick, how to tell ordinary forgetting from the kind worth getting checked, and why so much of what we blame on ageing is within your reach to change.


    In this episode

    0:00 The patient who was sure she had dementia

    2:14 The two fears inside "is my memory going?"

    3:08 The doorway effect

    4:05 How a memory is made: the librarian

    5:18 Jennifer: when a busy mind stops recording your life

    6:46 The three things "ageing" really means

    8:33 Quick-fire: names, rooms and brain fog

    10:38 One small thing to try tomorrow

    11:16 What feels like ageing is often within your reach


    Key takeaways

    Most everyday forgetting is an attention problem, not a memory one. You can't recall what you were too distracted to encode in the first place.

    Some word-finding slips are a normal part of ageing. What's worth checking is different: things you genuinely attended to that vanish, getting lost somewhere familiar, or other people noticing a change before you do.

    Persistent brain fog is worth a visit to your doctor, because simple, treatable causes (such as an underactive thyroid, low vitamin B12 or iron-deficiency anaemia) can be picked up on a blood test.

    Stress, poor sleep and a divided mind can produce the whole feeling of being older than you are, and that is reversible.


    Thursday Tips

    Get my free Thursday Tips: a short weekly newsletter of brain-performance tips, plus a form to send in questions for future episodes: https://brainhealth.fm/


    References

    Craik FIM, et al. (1996). The effects of divided attention on encoding and retrieval processes in human memory. J Exp Psychol Gen. DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.125.2.159 · PMID: 8683192

    Shafto MA, et al. (2007). On the tip-of-the-tongue: neural correlates of increased word-finding failures in normal aging. J Cogn Neurosci. DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2007.19.12.2060 · PMID: 17892392

    Radvansky GA, et al. (2010). Walking through doorways causes forgetting: environmental integration. Psychon Bull Rev. DOI: 10.3758/PBR.17.6.900 · PMID: 21169587

    Radvansky GA, et al. (2011). Walking through doorways causes forgetting: further explorations. Q J Exp Psychol. DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2011.571267 · PMID: 21563019

    Kramer ES, et al. (2025). Evaluation of Suspected Dementia. Am Fam Physician. PMID: 41533411


    Brain Health FM with neurologist Dr Sui Wong
    Energy, focus and performance: a neurologist's practical guide.

    New episodes every Tuesday.
    Free weekly brain-performance tips for consistent energy and focus: join the Thursday Tips newsletter at drwongbrainhealth.com
    Send in your questions/ topic suggestions: www.BrainHealth.fm

    Dr Sui Wong is a consultant neurologist and neuro-ophthalmologist who has spent more than 25 years helping tens of thousands of patients. An active clinician-researcher, she also holds qualifications in mindfulness, yoga, movement and lifestyle medicine. She brings what she sees in clinic and what the research shows to the question of how high achievers can get their energy, focus, and clarity back.

    This podcast is for educational purposes only, not individual medical advice. For concerns about your own health, please speak with your doctor.

    Stories shared in this podcast do not refer to a specific person (unless stated otherwise with the person's permission), but are a representative amalgamation of the patients or patterns seen in Dr Wong's clinic, shared in a storytelling format for educational purposes only.


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  • Why the holiday glow fades so fast, and what lasts instead

    Why the holiday glow fades so fast, and what lasts instead
    2026/10/06

    You finally get away. And within a few days of being back, you're saying it again: "I need another holiday." Everyone laughs, and everyone means it. The rest you had fades so fast it feels like months ago, not days.

    In this episode, consultant neurologist Dr Sui Wong looks at what the research shows about why the benefit of a holiday disappears so quickly after you return, why people who drive themselves hardest feel both the high and the crash most sharply, and why a fortnight away can't make up for a year with no gaps in it. You'll hear how to move from rest as an escape to rest as a rhythm, three things she builds into her own week, and why some people always seem to get ill on holiday.


    = In this episode =

    0:00 "I need another holiday": why the break doesn't hold

    1:41 What the research shows: holidays help, then the effect fades

    2:24 Fifty-four employees: how fast the benefit disappears

    3:10 Why the hardest workers get the biggest crash

    3:44 The same bowl, the same soup

    4:18 What you come back to

    4:48 Not deciding is a decision too

    5:51 From escape to rhythm

    6:25 Three things I build into my week

    8:24 Why a fortnight away can't repair a year

    9:13 Quick-fire Q1: What's the best type of holiday, restful or active?

    10:15 Quick-fire Q2: Is it better to take one long break or several short ones?

    10:53 Quick-fire Q3: Why do I always get ill on holiday?

    12:28 One small thing: ten minutes between two meetings

    12:56 What a holiday is really for

    13:44 Before we close

    14:19 Coming up next



    = Key takeaways =

    Holidays do help: research pooling seven studies found a small but real benefit to health and wellbeing. That benefit fades soon after returning to work, by roughly the same amount.

    In a study of 54 employees, wellbeing rose during a long summer holiday and returned to baseline directly after going back. The rise and the fall were both greater in people who worked most compulsively.

    A holiday can't make up for a year with no gaps in it. Build rest into the rhythm of your week instead: your hardest thinking when your focus is best, a short gap between meetings, and movement as a planned break.

    "Leisure sickness", getting ill at weekends or on holiday, has been described but not yet explained. If symptoms keep coming back, don't just put it down to leisure sickness: speak with your own doctor.


    = Thursday Tips & Shape this Podcast =

    Get my free Thursday Tips: a short weekly newsletter of brain-performance tips, plus a form to send in questions for future episodes: https://brainhealth.fm/


    = References =

    de Bloom J, et al. (2009). Do we recover from vacation? Meta-analysis of vacation effects on health and well-being. J Occup Health. DOI: 10.1539/joh.k8004 · PMID: 19096200

    de Bloom J, Radstaak M, Geurts S (2014). Vacation effects on behaviour, cognition and emotions of compulsive and non-compulsive workers: do obsessive workers go 'cold turkey'? Stress Health. DOI: 10.1002/smi.2600 · PMID: 25100274

    Vingerhoets AJ, et al. (2002). Leisure sickness: a pilot study on its prevalence, phenomenology, and background. Psychother Psychosom. DOI: 10.1159/000065992 · PMID: 12411765



    Brain Health FM with neurologist Dr Sui Wong
    Energy, focus and performance: a neurologist's practical guide.

    New episodes every Tuesday.
    Free weekly brain-performance tips for consistent energy and focus: join the Thursday Tips newsletter at drwongbrainhealth.com
    Send in your questions/ topic suggestions: www.BrainHealth.fm

    Dr Sui Wong is a consultant neurologist and neuro-ophthalmologist who has spent more than 25 years helping tens of thousands of patients. An active clinician-researcher, she also holds qualifications in mindfulness, yoga, movement and lifestyle medicine. She brings what she sees in clinic and what the research shows to the question of how high achievers can get their energy, focus, and clarity back.

    This podcast is for educational purposes only, not individual medical advice. For concerns about your own health, please speak with your doctor.

    Stories shared in this podcast do not refer to a specific person (unless stated otherwise with the person's permission), but are a representative amalgamation of the patients or patterns seen in Dr Wong's clinic, shared in a storytelling format for educational purposes only.


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    15 分
  • The accelerator stuck in traffic

    The accelerator stuck in traffic
    2026/10/01
    Eight hours at your desk. One meeting closes, the next one opens, Teams pings, emails land, and everything is urgent. No lunch away from the screen, no walk, just a coffee. By the end of the day you've been busy the whole time, and not much has actually moved.In this episode, consultant neurologist Dr Sui Wong explains why a day like that keeps your stress response pressed like an accelerator while you sit in traffic. You'll hear what the research on breathwork does and doesn't show, how slow breathing reaches your autonomic nervous system, and a 90-second practice you can do at your desk without anyone noticing.In this episode0:00 John, and eight hours of busy1:44 He came about his eyes; it was his nervous system2:06 The accelerator stuck in traffic3:49 Deep work versus fragmented attention4:52 What your body is doing at the desk5:52 "It's just life, isn't it?"6:58 What the breathwork research shows, and what it doesn't9:43 The 90-second practice: where you feel the breath11:46 A safety note, then breathe along12:44 Why the pauses matter13:11 How breathing reaches your autonomic nervous system14:46 Six breaths a minute and heart rate variability16:24 One honest limit16:54 Use the gaps you already have17:29 Quick-fire Q1: What if my mind won't stop?18:29 Quick-fire Q2: Is this the same as meditation?19:17 Quick-fire Q3: Isn't the Wim Hof Method better?20:35 One small thing: three slow breaths while the screen loads21:05 If breathwork isn't for you21:38 Before we close22:17 Next time: why a holiday doesn't fix itKey takeawaysThe problem isn't hard work. It's constant switching: every ping and every jump between tasks presses the stress accelerator while you go nowhere.Slow breathing has evidence behind it for lowering felt stress. The effects are small to moderate, not miraculous, and slowing the breath seems to matter more than the exact ratio of in-breath to out-breath.Try three slow cycles in a gap you already have: in for 4, hold for 2 to 3, out for 6 to 8, hold for 2 to 3. If you're pregnant, or have uncontrolled high blood pressure, a heart or lung condition, or a history of panic attacks, leave out the holds and simply breathe slowly.Fast, forceful breathing (such as Wim Hof style) activates the stress response, so it's not what you need at 4pm when you're already wired. If breathwork isn't for you, stand and stretch, look at something far away, or drink a glass of water slowly.Thursday TipsGet my free Thursday Tips: a short weekly newsletter of brain-performance tips, plus a form to send in questions for future episodes: https://brainhealth.fm/DisclaimersThis podcast is for educational purposes only, not medical advice. If something about your health is worrying you, please see your own doctor.Patient stories on Brain Health FM are not real individuals. Each is an amalgamation of the typical patterns Dr Sui Wong sees in clinic, shared in a storytelling way to illustrate what matters for your brain health.ReferencesMonsell S (2003). Task switching. Trends Cogn Sci. DOI: 10.1016/s1364-6613(03)00028-7 · PMID: 12639695Tsubota K, Nakamori K (1993). Dry eyes and video display terminals. N Engl J Med. DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199302253280817 · PMID: 8426634Lin F, et al. (2006). Effect of different sitting postures on lung capacity, expiratory flow, and lumbar lordosis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.11.031 · PMID: 16571389Fincham GW, et al. (2023). Effect of breathwork on stress and mental health: A meta-analysis of randomised-controlled trials. Sci Rep. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-27247-y · PMID: 36624160Balban MY, et al. (2023). Brief structured respiration practices enhance mood and reduce physiological arousal. Cell Rep Med. DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100895 · PMID: 36630953Birdee G, et al. (2023). Slow breathing for reducing stress: The effect of extending exhale. Complement Ther Med. DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2023.102937 · PMID: 36871835Lehrer PM, Gevirtz R (2014). Heart rate variability biofeedback: how and why does it work? Front Psychol. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00756 · PMID: 25101026Hillebrand S, et al. (2013). Heart rate variability and first cardiovascular event in populations without known cardiovascular disease: meta-analysis and dose-response meta-regression. Europace. DOI: 10.1093/europace/eus341 · PMID: 23370966Lehrer P, et al. (2020). Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Improves Emotional and Physical Health and Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis. Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. DOI: 10.1007/s10484-020-09466-z · PMID: 32385728Kox M, et al. (2014). Voluntary activation of the sympathetic nervous system and attenuation of the innate immune response in humans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1322174111 · PMID: 24799686Brain Health FM with neurologist Dr Sui Wong Energy, focus and performance: a neurologist's practical guide.New episodes every Tuesday.Free weekly brain-performance tips for consistent energy...
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