Douglas Watt's guest appearances

Douglas Watt

English in Japan

Causes or Cures

Julie Ryan

Dave Smith

Greg Miller

John Kelly

Nicole LePera

Bill Gurley

Steven Hyman

Marcelo Gleiser

John McDonough

Michael O'Neill

Amanda Anderson

Stephen Rossetti

Anthony Miller

Andrew Karam

Carla Collins

OwlTail

Alzheimer's disease is frightening, heartbreaking and tragic. To some it seems like an unavoidable disease of aging, but others are more hopeful and believe there are things we can do to prevent it and/or slow its progression. One of those people is Dr. Douglas Watt, who happens to be today's guest on Causes or Cures. Dr. Watt took time out of his busy day to talk to Dr. Eeks about all the latest research on Alzheimer's Disease, what really causes it, who is at risk and what you should do if you think you are at risk. Most importantly, he talks about evidence-based things we all can do to significantly lower our risk of getting Alzheimer's disease. As heartbreaking as Alzheimer's Disease is, this podcast should leave you hopeful. Dr. Douglas Watt is a repeat guest on Causes or Cures. In a past episode he discussed the social brain hypothesis of depression, also worth listening to since depression is an independent risk factor for Alzheimer's Disease. Dr. Watt is a clinical neuropsychologist who is on the faculty of Boston University School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and the Boston Institute for the Study of Violence. He has served as director and chief of two clinical neuropsychology departments in Boston-area hospitals. In addition to seeing patients with a range of neuropsychological issues, Dr. Watt has published 60 peer-reviewed papers on emotion, cognition, behavior and the brain. He currently lectures all over the world on depression, head trauma, delirium and various forms of dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease. Please listen, share and subscribe. To contact Dr. Eeks, do so through bloomingwellness.comTo read or listen to her new comedic parody on the sleazy side of the wellness industry, check out Yours in Wellness, Krystal Heeling on Amazon.Or you can listen to it from Google Play or Walmart! Or follow her on Instagram here. Or Facebook here.Subcribe to her newsletter here!Support the show

Alzheimer's disease is frightening, heartbreaking and tragic. To some it seems like an unavoidable disease of aging, but others are more hopeful and believe there are things we can do to prevent it and/or slow its progression. One of those people is Dr. Douglas Watt, who happens to be today's guest on Causes or Cures. Dr. Watt took time out of his busy day to talk to Dr. Eeks about all the latest research on Alzheimer's Disease, what really causes it, who is at risk and what you should do if you think you are at risk. Most importantly, he talks about evidence-based things we all can do to significantly lower our risk of getting Alzheimer's disease. As heartbreaking as Alzheimer's Disease is, this podcast should leave you hopeful. Dr. Douglas Watt is a repeat guest on Causes or Cures. In a past episode he discussed the social brain hypothesis of depression, also worth listening to since depression is an independent risk factor for Alzheimer's Disease. Dr. Watt is a clinical neuropsychologist who is on the faculty of Boston University School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and the Boston Institute for the Study of Violence. He has served as director and chief of two clinical neuropsychology departments in Boston-area hospitals. In addition to seeing patients with a range of neuropsychological issues, Dr. Watt has published 60 peer-reviewed papers on emotion, cognition, behavior and the brain. He currently lectures all over the world on depression, head trauma, delirium and various forms of dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease. Please listen, share and subscribe. To contact Dr. Eeks, do so through<a href="https://www.bloomingwellness.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> bloomingwellness.com</a> To read or listen to her new comedic parody on the sleazy side of the wellness industry, check out <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Yours-Wellness-Krystal-Heeling-Industry-ebook/dp/B084YYH8VR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yours in Wellness, Krystal Heeling</a> on Amazon. Or you can listen to it from <a href="https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details?id=AQAAAEDsJldmqM&amp;gl=US&amp;hl=en-US&amp;source=productsearch&amp;utm_source=HA&amp;utm_medium=SEM&amp;utm_campaign=PLA&amp;pcampaignid=MKT-DR-na-us-1000189-Med-hasem-bk-Evergreen-Nov1417-PLA-audiobookspla*AQAAAEDsJldmqM&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwo6D4BRDgARIsAA6uN193r_fZFyUCe1PNVHW04Y2Y8n5GFJkZjP_OSBCvuCZz8TPaHpMVyLQaAiS4EALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a> or <a href="https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/yours-in-wellness-krystal-heeling-by-erin-stair" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Walmart! </a> Or follow her on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/doctoreeks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> here. Or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DoctorEeKs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> here. Subcribe to her <a href="https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001g00wgP1zErs8eONOWuWhBM1AyRPzLjHX_oT2Pqxub8anrwsCVf5945QIdQgWqDnL_xCoekQ4SYoNyh0d7qbtKFLXWzTjmn1TaF3K7gfrTSLryYwrmJGh75X7MjPVhHhIx0YNx5QWx39YDro3KE_SiNC2ErM5GL-Z" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">newsletter here!</a><a href="https://paypal.me/BloomingWellness?country.x=US&amp;locale.x=en_US" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Alzheimer's Disease: The Latest on Prevention with Dr. Douglas Watt

Anyone who struggles with depression or knows someone who struggles with depression should listen to this podcast.  Dr. Douglas Watt is a forensic neuropsychologist with over 30 years of clinical practice. He has degrees from Harvard and Boston College, has served as the director of clinical psychology in two Boston teaching hospitals and has been on the faculty of the Boston University School of Medicine for 15 years. He teaches classes on affective neuroscience and its implications. In this podcast, Dr. Watt joins Dr. Eeks  to discuss his theory for depression, The Social Brain Hypothesis, and why he believes depression is an evolutionary shut-down mechanism, the chemical imbalance theory is reductive and why conventional antidepressants fall short. He discusses what social rejection and loss of relationships does to us neurologically and why folks with an impaired capacity to make meaningful social attachments can become addicted to social media as a failed replacement for real-life intimate connections. Finally, he discusses why playfulness is a great promoter of intimacy, play as a mammilian prototype, play deficit and what we can do to fix it.  This is a longer podcast, but it's full of wise gems. I highly recommend listening to at least some of it. Depression and chronic loneliness are both increasing around the globe, and Dr. Watt offers a solid reason why.  ( Apologies for the clicking noise- I think that was from his phone/laptop, and couldn't remove it entirely!)  :) To contact Dr. Eeks, do so through bloomingwellness.com Or follow her on Instagram here. Or Facebook here.Subcribe to her newsletter here!Support the show

Anyone who struggles with depression or knows someone who struggles with depression should listen to this podcast.  Dr. Douglas Watt is a forensic neuropsychologist with over 30 years of clinical practice. He has degrees from Harvard and Boston College, has served as the director of clinical psychology in two Boston teaching hospitals and has been on the faculty of the Boston University School of Medicine for 15 years. He teaches classes on affective neuroscience and its implications. In this podcast, Dr. Watt joins Dr. Eeks  to discuss his theory for depression, The Social Brain Hypothesis, and why he believes depression is an evolutionary shut-down mechanism, the chemical imbalance theory is reductive and why conventional antidepressants fall short. He discusses what social rejection and loss of relationships does to us neurologically and why folks with an impaired capacity to make meaningful social attachments can become addicted to social media as a failed replacement for real-life intimate connections. Finally, he discusses why playfulness is a great promoter of intimacy, play as a mammilian prototype, play deficit and what we can do to fix it.  This is a longer podcast, but it's full of wise gems. I highly recommend listening to at least some of it. Depression and chronic loneliness are both increasing around the globe, and Dr. Watt offers a solid reason why.  ( Apologies for the clicking noise- I think that was from his phone/laptop, and couldn't remove it entirely!)  :) To contact Dr. Eeks, do so through<a href="https://www.bloomingwellness.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> bloomingwellness.com</a><a href="https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/yours-in-wellness-krystal-heeling-by-erin-stair" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> Or follow her on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/doctoreeks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> here. Or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DoctorEeKs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> here. Subcribe to her <a href="https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001g00wgP1zErs8eONOWuWhBM1AyRPzLjHX_oT2Pqxub8anrwsCVf5945QIdQgWqDnL_xCoekQ4SYoNyh0d7qbtKFLXWzTjmn1TaF3K7gfrTSLryYwrmJGh75X7MjPVhHhIx0YNx5QWx39YDro3KE_SiNC2ErM5GL-Z" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">newsletter here!</a><a href="https://paypal.me/BloomingWellness?country.x=US&amp;locale.x=en_US" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

The Social Brain Hypothesis for Depression: A Chat with Dr. Douglas Watt