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Change Wired

Angela Shurinayourbestculture.com

Change Wired: Change in days - not in years!  

Ready to ditch slow change and start thriving sooner?

Change Wired is your new favorite podcast for practical, punchy insights into personal growth, productivity, mindset mastery, and creating high-performing, purpose-driven, thriving cultures.  

Hosted by an Executive & High-Performance Coach with 15 years of global experience (who now runs a culture transformation consulting & coaching firm), each episode breaks down science-backed tools from biology, neuroscience, psychology of change and systems thinking into actionable tips you can start using today.  

Expect lively solo episodes, inspiring guests, and real-world strategies designed specifically for leaders, entrepreneurs, and growth-focused professionals eager to accelerate their impact—both personally and within their teams & communities.  

Tune in, wire your brain for change, and get ready to transform in days - not years!

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Episodes

Great sex, good mood, deep sleep - the answer might be serotonin and eating carbs separately!

TUNE IN TO LEARN: How I fixed my sex drive, sleep and cravings by boosting my happy hormone - serotonin. Timing of carbs matters - don't eat them with protein. MY NEW COURSE: "Cancel Brain Fog to Prime Deep Focus, Productivity and Flow" Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, BRAIN PERFORMANCE COACH Nutrition + Neuroscience + Behavior Change I help you use nutrition as a tool to unlock your brain genius. IG: @1000yearyoung GET MY FREE 10-DAY EMAIL HEALTH COURSE. THE FOUNDATION SERIES...

Feb 08, 202222 min

How I became unstoppable: brain foods that boost dopamine and your drive to achieve!

TUNE IN TO LEARN: I'm naturally a very chill person 🧘🏼‍♀️ - that's not great to achieve aspirational goals! So I designed my whole diet around dopamine (motivation) boosting foods. Here's the list of all the foods that increase dopamine and the worst dopamine destroyers (they lower dopamine levels). MY NEW COURSE: "Cancel Brain Fog to Prime Deep Focus, Productivity and Flow" Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, BRAIN PERFORMANCE COACH Nutrition + Neuroscience + Behavior Change I...

Feb 07, 202222 min

Brain Diet Simplified: not vegan, not keto - 5 food groups and not eating THIS

TUNE IN TO LEARN: I attended the New Scientist event on Healthy Happy Brain Nutrition and Lifestyle - here's the summary and action steps - don't let fad diets mess up your brain! BONUS: A SUPER-BRAIN 🧠 grocery list! Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, BRAIN PERFORMANCE COACH Nutrition + Neuroscience + Behavior Change I help you use nutrition as a tool to unlock your brain genius. IG: @1000yearyoung GET MY FREE 10-DAY EMAIL HEALTH COURSE. THE FOUNDATION SERIES. JOIN TEAM LEAN! T...

Feb 04, 202226 min

👀 Using gaze to hack productivity and focus. How your office makes you think smaller and less creatively.

TUNE IN TO LEARN: Neuroscience-backed protocols for using our eyes, the way we look at things to improve our focus, attention, motivation and productivity; How I use an old blender box as an advanced productivity hack; How to choose an office or a coffee shop to think more analytically or more creatively; How my balcony turned me into a BIG thinker and helped me quit my "stale" weight loss coaching career and transition into corporate brain performance coaching. Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTI...

Feb 02, 202220 min

💡🧠 How to lit your home and office at different times of the day to maximize focus, motivation and productivity. And why moving to the tropics 🏝for winter is the ultimate productivity hack.

TUNE IN TO LEARN: How to design your home and office light environment to maximize daily productivity, focus, optimism , and motivation; What to do when you wake up before sunrise; How to lit your work environment at different times of the day to maximize productivity during the days, creativity in the afternoon, relaxation at night: first 8 hours of waking, 9-16 hours of waking; Why I'm considering spending all future winters in the tropics to maximize my productivity. Optimizing Workspace for ...

Feb 01, 202217 min

🧠UPGRADED BRAIN and Present Mind🧘🏼‍♀️: 6 simple neuroscience-backed morning and night routine upgrades.

TUNE IN TO LEARN: Very simple and advanced neuroscience-backed tools I use to upgrade my morning and night routines - the reason why I often get the question, "What are you taking Angela? I need THAT urgently to get my brain on track with goal achieving‼️ " Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, BRAIN PERFORMANCE COACH Nutrition + Neuroscience + Behavior Change I help you use nutrition as a tool to unlock your brain genius. IG: @1000yearyoung GET MY FREE 10-DAY EMAIL HEALTH COURSE. ...

Jan 31, 202221 min

🤯Cancel Brain Fog Meal Plan: neuroscience, nutrition and gut health.

TUNE IN TO LEARN: I'm taking a few entrepreneurs through a 5-day Cancel Brain Fog challenge - here's a meal routine I'm recommending. Interested in the challenge? Get in Touch! Let's free your genius brain!😃🧠 https://www.instagram.com/p/CZPkziEhsvW/ Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, BRAIN PERFORMANCE COACH Nutrition + Neuroscience + Behavior Change I help you use nutrition as a tool to unlock your brain genius. IG: @1000yearyoung GET MY FREE 10-DAY EMAIL HEALTH COURSE. THE FO...

Jan 28, 202226 min

The most important sleep 😴 habit is regular schedule. Saturated fat question.

TUNE IN TO LEARN: Today we talk about sleep schedule and why regularity VS specific hours is more important. We also talk about saturated fat and cholesterol and why it's such a controversial topic in nutrition, and what YOU should do with this knowledge, what best practice is. Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, COACH Nutrition + Neuroscience + Behavior Change I help you use nutrition as a tool in a simple way to reach your health, fitness, productivity goals! Skills and Habits ...

Jan 26, 202217 min

Productive early mornings without coffee - breathing, music, movement.

TUNE IN TO LEARN: A question from the audience - what do you do if you are an early morning person who likes to accomplish the most important tasks first thing and you know that drinking coffee ☕ as soon as you wake up isn't optimal for hormones and sleep-wake cycle? A neuroscience-based routine that takes very little time and changes your mental state instantly awake, alert, focused and ready to get after it! Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, COACH Nutrition + Neuroscience + B...

Jan 25, 202212 min

How eating out makes us depressed - one ingredient to never order.

TUNE IN TO LEARN: I went out with friends to eat this Saturday and ordered Edamame and Salmon with veggies at a Sushi place in Mexico - and that made me anxious, cranky and lazy the next day - one ingredient to never order again. What was I thinking⁉️ That happens every time! Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, COACH Nutrition + Neuroscience + Behavior Change I help you use nutrition as a tool in a simple way to reach your health, fitness, productivity goals! Skills and Habits VS...

Jan 24, 202218 min

Clarity and focus in a pill, fava for motivated minds, and fruit is good for you again.

TUNE IN TO LEARN: What I'm taking for increased clarity and focus of the mind to funnel my enthusiasm and energy into the most important projects instead of spilling it all over the place, not making progress towards my 2022 goals; Why most smart drugs suck; How fava beans work for a motivated brain 🧠 and why your dating life depends on it; All the holes in "fruit is poison" theory - next time you hear this, see on social media - ask these questions, let me know if you get some good answers! TH...

Jan 21, 202223 min

💡Melatonin-killing habit. The reason why you can't fall asleep at night is in your room.

TUNE IN TO LEARN: One habit that so many people have that suppresses melatonin production by 50% in adults and 98% in kids! Melatonin is what is needed to put you to sleep so if it's suppressed you'll have a heck of a challenge falling asleep fast and easy and that really kills your sleep efficiency! Trying to sleep less? How about optimizing the time it takes you to fall asleep instead? Lux Light Meter Pro App - get the data F.lux App - adjust your screen light mode Produced by Angela Shurina, ...

Jan 19, 202211 min

ZINC: Sleep connection. One common deficiency that makes sleep VERY HARD to happen.

TUNE IN TO LEARN: This "small" zinc detail - zinc indirectly tunes our circadian clock - might be screwing up sleep for a lot of you guys! Circadian rhythm is a foundation of good sleep and good sleep is a foundation of brain health, mental health, mood, brain performance, focus, learning, creativity, memory - everything brain-related! Zinc deficiency worldwide varies from 15% to 80%, with plant-based and go-all-natural (no supplements trend) it might be getting worse! As an omnivore I still sup...

Jan 18, 202215 min

🧠🎙️STEAL THE SHOW: what brain nutritionist eats before getting on stage to speak.

TUNE IN TO LEARN: I'm speaking today for the Nomadbase community in Mexico, Playa Del Carmen: Focused Brain Nutrition and Lifestyle - tune in to learn my exact eating and supplement routine before my speaking events. 💧💧💧One more thing - drink a lot of water! Like A LOT! Your voice will need it! Mine has been acting out a bit with all the speaking and underestimating my new hydration needs! Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, COACH Nutrition + Neuroscience + Behavior Change I h...

Jan 17, 202213 min

This vitamin deficiency screws up your motivation and physical energy, ramps up lethargy, fatigue, cravings and impulsive eating.

TUNE IN TO LEARN: All about B6 vitamin - why it's so crucial for motivation, workouts, energized days, zest for life, peace of mind, great sleep, easy hunger management - the list goes on! Best food sources and why plant-based eaters need to be extra careful! Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, COACH Nutrition + Neuroscience + Behavior Change I help you use nutrition as a tool in a simple way to reach your health, fitness, productivity goals! Skills and Habits VS Diets. IG: @1000...

Jan 12, 202219 min

I almost died and that's why I'm so motivated every day! Focused Scramble: fishy, with lemon water and chocolate.

TUNE IN TO LEARN: I had a potentially lethal accident and now I'm motivated for life to get through BS stories and excuses, ineffective brain states as soon as possible to get as close to what I want to accomplish and experience - I want to live my life on purpose and to the fullest EVERY. SINGLE. DAY - the truth is, none of us is guaranteed even today! Leave alone the next month, quarter or year. Think about it more often. You are still alive - get after it! WHAT DO YOU WANT? Take action! You'l...

Jan 10, 202217 min

DOPAMINE: feeding a motivated mind. Drive and the energy to pursue goals and why you don't have to feel down.

TUNE IN TO LEARN: In-depth dive on dopamine - the molecule of drive, motivation, of more, of purposeful pursuit of hard goals - without dopamine you would starve to death! Dopamine made humans the most driven animals who re-shaped the world! Essential nutrients, foods, supplements, herbs for healthy dopamine levels; How you know when your dopamine levels are off; How eating sugary foods and THIS artificial sweetener makes your dopamine levels plummet; Why vegans are at a serious disadvantage and...

Jan 06, 202218 min

🔥Keto and essential vitamin to optimize fat-burning for brain performance and weight loss.

TUNE IN TO LEARN: 2 key nutrients to optimize fat-burning for energy , keto or not, weight loss, flexible metabolism, cardio; The richest food sources of key fat-burning nutrients; The best supplement form - not all are the same; Flexible metabolism - switching from carbs to fat and back on demand is the gold standard for optimized brain-body performance. Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, COACH Nutrition + Neuroscience + Behavior Change I help you use nutrition as a tool in a s...

Jan 05, 202216 min

🔋🧠Comfort zone trap: how our brain predicts energy status and lowers your goals. Eating B vitamins.

TUNE IN TO LEARN: How the brain knows what your energy status is; How not having confidence is related to eating enough B vitamins; One possible reason behind procrastination on BIG goals and why you haven't started that new business idea; Unlocking energy in your body fat and optimizing fat loss when doing cardio. Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, COACH Nutrition + Neuroscience + Behavior Change I help you use nutrition as a tool in a simple way to reach your health, fitness, ...

Jan 04, 202215 min

🧠Eating for Focus, Memory, Attention, Learning. Balancing your blood sugar with carbohydrates.

TUNE IN TO LEARN: Why I consider complex carbohydrates the best strategy for long-lasting focus and attention; What complex carbohydrates are; How spikes and dips in our blood sugar promote short-term thinking and donut eating; How many carbs the brain needs; Carbohydrates: blood sugar and fiber - the best carbohydrates for balanced blood sugar; Rice, beans and bananas, what's the difference? Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, COACH Nutrition + Neuroscience + Behavior Change I h...

Jan 03, 202224 min

Food and New You: how my eating patterns showed me who I truly was, who I truly am. What you must hear to eat better in 2022🎉

TUNE IN TO LEARN: In this episode, I'm looking back at my own 20-year eating transformation and I draw an unexpected conclusion - together we discover why my eating habits now are "perfect", one might say, why it's so easy to not eat a single candy on Christmas or any other holiday and how YOU CAN USE THIS SUPERPOWER to eat the healthiest you ever did. Are you serious about eating better in 🎊2022? - TUNE IN! It'll change your mind. Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, COACH Nutri...

Dec 27, 202113 min

Interrupted sleep? Food for Sleep: worst offenders, best carb for keto, targeted supplementation. ADHD, tired and wired can't sleep?

TUNE IN TO LEARN: The worst meals and foods for sleep; Why you might lose your sleep on keto; Best low-carb carb for long deep sleep; ADHD and supplements to adjust brain 🧠 chemistry for deep sleep; Best magnesium forms for sleep; How to supercharge your chamomile tea for a better deeper sleep. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: TOOLKIT FOR SLEEP FROM HUBERMANLAB Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, COACH Nutrition + Neuroscience + Behavior Change I help you use nutrition as a tool in a simpl...

Dec 24, 202125 min

Don't give yourself a mini jetlag every week! How to time coffee ☕, wine 🍷, breakfast and dinner for great sleep EVERY night!

TUNE IN TO LEARN: Best times for breakfast and dinner; Worst times to have food; Worst and best times to have coffee ☕ - is it the same for everyone? The worst time to have alcohol and why mimosa at breakfast might just be the thing! Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, COACH Nutrition + Neuroscience + Behavior Change I help you use nutrition as a tool in a simple way to reach your health, fitness, productivity goals! Skills and Habits VS Diets. IG: @1000yearyoung GET MY FREE 10-D...

Dec 23, 202122 min

To pee or not to pee? Hydration around sleep to keep yourself from waking up.

TUNE IN TO LEARN: How to time your hydration to stop waking up for the bathroom trips and start sleeping in one big chunk of blissful sleep! Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, COACH Nutrition + Neuroscience + Behavior Change I help you use nutrition as a tool in a simple way to reach your health, fitness, productivity goals! Skills and Habits VS Diets. IG: @1000yearyoung GET MY FREE 10-DAY EMAIL HEALTH COURSE. THE FOUNDATION SERIES. JOIN TEAM LEAN! Text Me Your Thoughts and Idea...

Dec 22, 202115 min

💡Brightly lit rooms shut down your melatonin at night! No wonder you struggle to fall asleep early!

TUNE IN TO LEARN: How viewing bright light at night, doing groceries, being in a gym, having bright light in your shower etc - shuts down your melatonin and keeps you wired and awake; How to view natural light in the morning and during sunset hour to feel awake and alert, focused, happy and well during the day and fall asleep on time at night; How to use daylight during the day to be less hungry and avoid afternoon productivity slumps. Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, COACH Nu...

Dec 21, 202114 min

🌡️WAKING UP OFTEN DURING SLEEP? Adjusting your body and room temperature, oura ring and smart sleep mattress covers.

TUNE IN TO LEARN: How your body core and room temperature affect your sleep quality and why it happens; Why you can't sleep on vacation in Mexico; How to use your aircon and smart mattress covers to sleep deeper and wake up without alarms. 📚BOOK: "Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams" , by Matthew Walker, PhD Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, COACH Nutrition + Neuroscience + Behavior Change I help you use nutrition as a tool in a simple way to reach your healt...

Dec 20, 202117 min

“Your Mind Builds Your Body” with Roger Snipes. Building world-class physique isn’t about eating protein.

TUNE IN TO LEARN: We have a phenomenal guest on the show today – world-class physique athlete, fitness entrepreneur, podcaster, and author – Roger Snipes! Roger scans the globe for leaders in the field of functional health, emotional intelligence, science, spirituality, and business/financial literacy as he feels these hold the core values to our personal wellbeing. His approach to life is very deliberate and intentional and sometimes unorthodox. His mission is to lead by example and teach those...

Dec 18, 20211 hr 16 min

And the BEST DIET IS [🥁Drum Roll...] And why Soylent won't cut it.

TUNE IN TO LEARN: Is there such thing as a Universally best diet for all of us Homo Sapiens? Is there the best diet for you? The problem with meal replacement shakes like Soylent that claims to have "everything" - baby formulas claimed that too and many babies died; How to figure out a better way of eating for yourself? For optimal health, fitness, and wellness? Any tests for that? Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, COACH Nutrition + Neuroscience + Behavior Change I help you use...

Dec 16, 202125 min

Animals can do it, why can't we? Let's teach our "BROKEN" BRAIN how to crave healthy foods! Neuroscience-based intuitive eating.

TUNE IN TO LEARN: Let's teach our brain to crave nutritious foods we need for health and stop craving food stuff that makes us sicker and fatter! Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, COACH Nutrition + Neuroscience + Behavior Change I help you use nutrition as a tool in a simple way to reach your health, fitness, productivity goals! Skills and Habits VS Diets. IG: @1000yearyoung GET MY FREE 10-DAY EMAIL HEALTH COURSE. THE FOUNDATION SERIES. JOIN TEAM LEAN! Text Me Your Thoughts and...

Dec 15, 202117 min

What I do to jump out of bed every day with ton of motivation😃: time of sleep, food, coffee, light viewing, eating carbs.

TUNE IN TO LEARN: In this episode , you'll not only learn what after 20+ years of research, reading , and experimentation I made a part of my daily routine, you'll also learn the key areas of your healthy lifestyle you need to look at, according to most recent research, to - STOP FEELING 😕EH and START FEELING 😃😃😃 Produced by Angela Shurina, CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST, COACH Nutrition + Neuroscience + Behavior Change I help you use nutrition as a tool in a simple way to reach your health, fitness...

Dec 14, 202129 min
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