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.

Personal Information

City Sydney
Country Australia
Gender Female

Social Links

Website http://drhelenapopovic.com/blog/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/winningatslimming
Twitter https://twitter.com/drhelenapopovic
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/drhelenapopovic/
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

Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry: 29 November 2019 at 11:36 PM

Why do Doorways make us Forgetful?

The door itself—not deficits in your memory—is to blame.
Doorways make us forget what we’ve just been thinking about because they signify entering a new environment—and our brain is wired to regard a novel environment as potenti...

from Overcoming Stress
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Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry: 26 August 2019 at 12:03 AM

What is being stolen from you?

Could the speed of our lives be sucking the life out of us?
The faster we live, the less time we have to truly live. The less we take in of everything we’re experiencing. The less we perceive the exquisite details of something. The less we realis...

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Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry: 20 August 2019 at 10:08 PM

How to raise children who love eating vegetables

If there’s one thing all nutrition experts agree on, it’s that we need to eat more plant food—especially cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, bok choy, kale and other leafy greens). Yet these seem to ...

from Nutrition
- #children
- #parenting
- #nutrition
- #diet
- #tips
- #vegetables
- #kids
- #healthy eating
- #parenting tips
- #advice
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Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry: 18 August 2019 at 10:37 AM

The Importance of Having a Good Night's Sleep

Last week was Sleep Awareness Week. This is an annual event that highlights the importance of having good quality sleep. This year’s theme is ‘Sleep on it: Memory and problem solving’ and there was a lot of discussion about ongoing poo...

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Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry: 18 August 2019 at 08:42 AM

Do You Choose to Feel Bitter or Better?

Write down the names of three people who have made a positive difference to your life. Stop reading for a minute and do this right now. This process has the potential to transform your life.
How did they make a difference to you? Was it something they di...

from Emotional Mastery
- #improve
- #mind
- #peace
- #bitter
- #personal journey
- #better life
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- Blisspot and Deborah Fairfull like this.
- Deborah Fairfull So true, life's challenges can make us bitter or more wise and compassionate—the choice is ours!
  
  August 18, 2019
Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry: 13 August 2019 at 01:53 AM

How to raise children who love eating vegetables

If there’s one thing all nutrition experts agree on, it’s that we need to eat more plant food—especially cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, bok choy, kale and other leafy greens). Yet these seem to ...

from Parenting
- #children
- #parenting
- #nutrition
- #diet
- #tips
- #vegetables
- #kids
- #healthy eating
- #parenting tips
- #advice
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Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry: 10 July 2019 at 12:10 AM

What is Hidden from You?

Ebor is a small town in northern NSW with a population of 166 people. It has one café, one hotel and one waterfall. I stopped there for lunch during my 5 hour drive home from Armidale where I had given two talks.
I ordered a vegetable lasagne and ...

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Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry: 25 June 2019 at 07:25 AM

My Father's Answer to Everything

Not long ago, I asked my father for his most important life advice. My first question was: ‘What’s the key to a lasting happy relationship?’
He answered: ‘Find someone you can laugh with and cry with, whom you love and respect, an...

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- Deborah Fairfull A truly beautiful article so in line with my philosophy that nothing is more important than kindness. Thankyou for sharing your beautiful reflections Helena in relation to your dear father.
  
  June 27, 2019
  
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Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry: 25 June 2019 at 07:24 AM

Sitting is the New Smoking

Dr James Levine, Director of the Mayo Clinic at Arizona State University, found that sitting at a desk for 5 or more hours in a day is the health equivalent of smoking a pack and a quarter of cigarettes in terms of the expected reduction in life expectanc...

from Fitness
- #health
- #work
- #unhealthy
- #smoking
- #hardworking
- #work place
- #sitting
- #standing desk
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Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry: 26 February 2019 at 11:39 PM

How to Stop Stress-Eating

Sally Obermeder and Ryan Phelan from Channel 7’s The Daily Edition asked Dr Helena to provide some answers. Here is a transcript of their conversation.

1. Why do we eat in response to stress?
When we’re stressed our adren...

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Why do Doorways make us Forgetful?

Posted September 27, 2019

The door itself—not deficits in your memory—is to blame. Doorways make us forget what we’ve just been thinking about because they signify entering a new environment—and our brain is wired to regard a novel environment as potentially dangerous. Therefore we need to put all ...
The Importance of Having a Good Night's Sleep

Posted August 15, 2019

Last week was Sleep Awareness Week. This is an annual event that highlights the importance of having good quality sleep. This year’s theme is ‘Sleep on it: Memory and problem solving’ and there was a lot of discussion about ongoing poor sleep (especially sleep apnoea) being a ris...
How to raise children who love eating vegetables

Posted August 8, 2019

If there’s one thing all nutrition experts agree on, it’s that we need to eat more plant food—especially cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, bok choy, kale and other leafy greens). Yet these seem to be the hardest vegetables to entice our child...
How to raise children who love eating vegetables

Posted August 8, 2019

If there’s one thing all nutrition experts agree on, it’s that we need to eat more plant food—especially cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, bok choy, kale and other leafy greens). Yet these seem to be the hardest vegetables to entice our child...
What is being stolen from you?

Posted August 8, 2019

Could the speed of our lives be sucking the life out of us? The faster we live, the less time we have to truly live. The less we take in of everything we’re experiencing. The less we perceive the exquisite details of something. The less we realise there is exquisiteness. The less we notice ...

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