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Healing with Dr Helena

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by Dr Helena Popovic

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Welcome to my podcast, Healing with Dr Helena, where I challenge the limiting way we currently view disease, and offer a new paradigm for vibrant health and true healing. If modern medicine isn’t providing you with enough answers, and you want to come alive and thrive, rather than merely survive, this podcast is for you. It’s also for people who want to: - boost their brain to perform at their peak - avoid Alzheimer’s and other dementias - grow bolder rather than older - and live longer, stronger, healthier and happier.

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July 12, 2026

Turn up the heat! (EP12 - Part 2)

Last week’s Brain Booster was Turn up the heat! — a deep dive into how using a sauna more than 4 times a week can reduce the risk of dementia by over 60%! Given that this is a very bold claim, I spoke for longer than I’d anticipated, in order to explain the mechanisms by which heat exposure brings about health benefits. So I decided to end the episode after the Health Headline because the feedback I’ve received from you is that you prefer my episodes to be under one hour long. That means if you haven’t watched or listened to last week’s episode, I strongly recommend you do so before listening to this one because last week I explained the rationale for what I’m talking about today.Hence we’re launching straight into What’s Missing from Modern Medicine? What’s Missing from Modern Medicine is doctors prescribing heat therapy as part of standard medical care for:<ul><li>High blood pressure</li><li>Heart failure</li><li>Depression</li><li>Insomnia</li><li>Chronic pain</li><li>Dementia-prevention</li><li>Respiratory conditions</li><li>Overall better health </li></ul> But how should heat therapy be prescribed? What’s the difference between:<ol><li>Dry saunas</li><li>Wet saunas or steam rooms</li><li>Infrared saunas</li><li>Japanese Waon therapy</li><li>And hot baths?</li></ol>Do they confer similar benefits or is one modality better than another? What dose do we need in terms of temperature, duration and frequency?If saunas are a medication, are there any contraindications?And most importantly, how can the average person — like you and me — incorporate heat therapy as part of a healthy lifestyle, without having to spend a lot of time and money? There are only so many hours in a day, and I don’t want to spend all day trying to get healthy and not leave time to actually live! Having said that, I enjoy saunas and hot baths, so it’s great to have a really good reason to indulge in them. * * * * * Today’s Whether Report is from Colin: I would like to hear whether at my age — 85 years — it’s too late to avoid Alzheimer’s? No, it’s never too late! Listen to the end of the episode to find out why! * * * * * Please subscribe to my podcast so that you don’t miss an episode, and send your whether questions to: <a href="mailto:podcast@drhelenapopovic.com?subject=Question%20for%20Podcast%3A%20Healing%20with%20Dr%20Helena" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">podcast@drhelenapopovic.com</a> For resources and references visit: https://drhelenapopovic.com/podcast/

July 5, 2026

Turn up the heat! (EP12)

Today’s Brain Booster is: Turn up the heat! For thousands of years, humans have deliberately exposed themselves to heat: Roman baths, Turkish hammans, Finnish saunas, indigenous sweat lodges, and Japanese onsen (natural hot springs). And it turns out that sweating it out in a sauna on a regular basis:<ul><li>Lowers blood pressure</li><li>Improves overall heart health and blood vessel function</li><li>Reduces the risk of a heart attack, stroke and dementia</li><li>Helps with blood sugar regulation </li><li>Brings down inflammation </li><li>Decreases depression and anxiety</li><li>Improves mood</li><li>Induces better sleep</li><li>And prolongs your life!</li></ul>How could doing something so effortless and relaxing enhance your health to such an incredible extent? It sounded too good to be true, so I did a deep dive into the science of saunas. Tune in to find out what I uncovered. * * * * * Today’s Health Headline is: Our decisions — determine our destiny.A remarkable study published in Nature Medicine in 2025 — challenges one of the most fatalistic assumptions in medicine: that our genes are our destiny.Researchers have been studying a man named Doug Whitney because he has a rare mutation in a gene called Presenilin 2. This gene is supposed to guarantee that a person gets early-onset Alzheimer’s (also known as younger-onset Alzheimer’s). That means they can get the disease as early as 40 years of age, but the average age of onset is about 54 years — still extraordinarily young. However Doug is 76 years old and remains completely symptom-free and cognitively intact. So researchers started searching for what could be protecting Doug from getting Alzheimer’s. They found two potential explanations. The first explanation — a speculative one — is that Doug possessed genetic variants not previously recognised as protective against Alzheimer’s, but which could potentially modify the disease. Scientists are looking into this.The second — more compelling — explanation is that Doug’s life may have inadvertently provided him with a form of long-term heat therapy similar to regular sauna use. From the age of 18, he spent two decades working as a mechanic, deep within the engine rooms of steam-powered naval ships, where temperatures could soar to around 50°C (122°F). Researchers speculate that repeated exposure to these intense conditions may have stimulated the production of unusually high levels of what are known as heat shock proteins in Doug Whitney’s cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). These specialised proteins:<ul><li>Help cells cope with stress</li><li>Repair damaged proteins</li><li>And maintain cellular function under adverse conditions. </li></ul>And they’re one of the mechanisms by which sauna use dramatically reduces dementia risk. * * * * * When I recorded this podcast episode, I spoke for over 40 minutes on just the Brain Booster and Health Headline so I’ve decided to split this episode into 2 parts because the feedback I’ve received from you is that you’d like me to keep my episodes to under one hour. I’ll continue with What’s Missing from Modern Medicine? and the Whether Report in Part 2.Thank you for your comments and questions — I'll respond to them all in due course. I really appreciate your engagement. * * * * * Please subscribe to my podcast so that you don’t miss an episode, and email your whether questions to: <a href="mailto:podcast@drhelenapopovic.com?subject=Question%20for%20Podcast%3A%20Healing%20with%20Dr%20Helena" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">podcast@drhelenapopovic.com</a> For resources and references visit: https://drhelenapopovic.com/podcast/

June 28, 2026

Deep dive into dementia (EP11)

For today’s episode, I’m sharing an interview I had with the dynamic and inspiring Sarah Rusbatch on her podcast Stronger Bolder Wiser. Sarah is an accredited Grey Area Drinking Coach and the author of the best-selling book Beyond Booze — How to create a life you love, alcohol-free. Sarah and I immediately clicked because her approach to alcohol is the same as my approach to healthy eating in my book NeuroSlimming. Sarah’s philosophy is that ‘the goal isn’t to be sober; the goal is to love yourself so much, you don’t need a drink.’ I feel exactly the same way about food: the goal isn’t to quit ultraprocessed food; the goal is to love yourself so much, you don’t need to numb your emotions with food. Sarah is also a multi award-winning Health and Wellbeing Coach, a Menopause Accredited Coach, and a passionate ambassador for helping women live their best lives. Most importantly, Sarah lives everything she speaks, and she glows from the inside out. So although the interview doesn’t technically follow my usual format of Brain Booster — Health Headline — What’s Missing from Modern Medicine? — and Whether Report, we definitely cover a lot of brain-boosters, health headlines, and things that are missing from modern medicine, especially in relation to women having twice the likelihood of Alzheimer’s dementia as men — and how to change this. Here are some of the topics we cover:<ul><li>What’s the difference between dementia and Alzheimer’s disease?</li><li>How common is Alzheimer’s disease?</li><li>Why is Alzheimer’s twice as common in women as in men?</li><li>Does hormone replacement at menopause support brain health and reduce dementia risk?</li><li>How much do our genes influence our risk of developing Alzheimer’s? </li><li>If you have a family member with Alzheimer’s does it mean you’re more likely to get the disease?</li><li>Are sugar and alcohol risk factors for dementia? Which is worse?</li><li>How can we start to improve our brain health and reverse dementia?</li><li>Why is physical exercise — and especially strength training — so important for brain health?</li><li>Are there any foods that are especially important when it comes to brain health?</li><li>When should we start being seriously proactive about looking after our brain?</li></ul> * * * * * Please subscribe to my podcast so that you don’t miss an episode, and email your whether questions to: <a href="mailto:podcast@drhelenapopovic.com?subject=Question%20for%20Podcast%3A%20Healing%20with%20Dr%20Helena" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">podcast@drhelenapopovic.com</a> For resources and references visit: https://drhelenapopovic.com/podcast/

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What is Healing with Dr Helena?: Welcome to my podcast, Healing with Dr Helena, where I challenge the limiting way we currently view disease, and offer a new paradigm for vibrant health and true healing. If modern medicine isn’t providing you with enough answers, and you want to come alive and thrive, rather than merely survive, this podcast is for you.

It’s also for people who want to:

boost their brain to perform at their peak

avoid Alzheimer’s and other dementias

grow bolder rather than older

and live longer, stronger, healthier and happier.
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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