Helena Popovic - Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
Medical doctor, leading authority on improving brain function and best-selling author
About Me
Overview
Dr Helena Popovic MBBS is a medical doctor, leading authority on improving brain function, international speaker and best-selling author. She is also a sought-after media commentator and regularly appears on TV and radio.
Her mission is to educate rather than to medicate. Her passion is empowering people to live longer, stronger, healthier and happier.
Dr Helena teaches people how to:
1. Boost their brain
2. Turn stress into success
3. Come alive and thrive
She graduated from the University of Sydney and she believes in slow ageing despite fast living. Dr Helena was a Sydney TEDx Fast Ideas finalist and her book NeuroSlimming won Bronze medal in the international Living Now Awards for books that contribute to positive global change.
She shared her mother’s journey with lung cancer and her father’s adventure with dementia. She speaks from both a personal and professional perspective.
Dr Helena Popovic’s Most Popular Speaking Topics
1. Boost Your Brain
2. Turn Stress into Success
3. Come Alive and Thrive
4. Peak Health for Peak Performance
5. The X Factor for Xcellence
6. The 7 Habits of Highly Healthy People
7. The Gut Brain Revolution
8. Fifty Shades of Sugar
9. What the Fat is going on?
10. Master Your Mind and You’ll Master Your Life
Qualifications
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
What I Do
Medical doctor, leading authority on improving brain function and best-selling author
Favourite Quote
Vibrant health and peak performance are not a distant destination—they are a daily choice.
What are your clients saying about you?
When I think 'Dr Helena Popovic' I think ENERGIZING, ENTERTAINING, EMPOWERING. Dr Helena stands apart as an extraordinary speaker and educator who moves individuals and organisations to take positive action and achieve extraordinary results. Few can compare with her unique ability to combine strong intellect with humour and passion. I highly recommend her for the difference she makes. DR GLORIA S WRIGHT PHD Founder and Director of Learning Solutions
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