What does being “healthy” actually mean — and with so much advice coming at us from social media, are we making it more complicated than it needs to be?

This week on The XYZ Experiment, we’re joined by Dr Fran Alves, an early-career dementia researcher at The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, and a passionate advocate for understanding the science behind the way we eat, sleep and move.

Fran’s research journey began with muscle wasting before taking her into the world of neurodegeneration and Alzheimer’s disease. We talk about what happens to the way our brains and bodies use energy as we age, what her laboratory research could mean for the future diagnosis and treatment of dementia, and why our everyday lifestyle choices matter.

But Fran doesn’t just study health — she  ...