Ray Griffiths is an author and lecturer.

Ray lectures on aging and Parkinson’s disease and MS at the College of Naturopathic Medicine and cancer at the Centre for Nutrition Education and Lifestyle Medicine.

You will find links to Ray’s books below.

Ray was extreamly generous with his time and I must say a very approachable and kind person.

In this episode we dig into:

- Ray’s latest book - Depression: The Mind-Body and Lifestyle Connection.
- Ray’s 20 years of exerperiance as a nutritional therapist.
- Trauma, abuse and bullying - influence on the brain.
- Sympathetic and parasympathic nervous system activation and the vagus nerve.
- Mitochondria, BDNF, Nf-kB.
- Neurotrophins and nourishment of the brain.
- Benefits of coffee for Parkinson’s, alzheimers and dementia.
- Mediterranean diet and its influence on the brain.
- Breath work and lifestyle tools to support the brain.

Links and Resources:

Depression: The mind-Body Diet and Lifestyle Connection - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Depression-Mind-Body-Diet-Lifestyle-Connection/dp/1912850982/ref=nodl_

Parkinson’s Disease: An in depth metabolic guide - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Parkinsons-Disease-depth-Metabolic-Guide/dp/1073824853/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=Parkinson’s+Disease%3A+An+in+depth+metabolic+guide&qid=1586765310&s=books&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzN0NZWTI0TzFMM1JPJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMjM2MTIyMVBDUkJXSEhFWDZLUiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMDM4NDQzMTkwRkRMT0k1OFJJSiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

Mitochondria in Health and Disease - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mitochondria-Health-Disease-Personalized-Practitioners-ebook/dp/B076ZWPP67/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Mitochondria+in+Health+and+Disease&qid=1586765351&s=books&sr=1-1

Calcium, Mitochondrial Dynamics and Parkinson’s Disease: A Mechanism Review - http://www.cnelm.com/NutritionPractitioner/

Linked in - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ray-griffiths-81654a51

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