Dr. Mary Scourboutakos - Brain Food - How to Eat for Optimal Brain Health

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

I’m an archaeologist whose research interests focus on the study of ancient organics from ceramic residue analysis. My primary interest is in the dietary habits and trade in foodstuffs of the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern world, from the Bronze Age to the end of the Roman period. I’m also keen on the study of Ancient Greek medical literature - the Hippocratic corpus, the Alexandrian Medical Empiricists, Galen, Dioskourides, et al. - on the therapeutic effects of diet and botanopharmacology. Thanks very much for uploading this fascinating and superbly presented talk by Dr. Scourboutakos! 👍⭐️

[@rosalbadelriogarcia9598]

There are still nomatic tribes out there from inuti in the #ArtiCircle to #Mongol #Reindeerherdsman in #Siberia The American tribes all literally live in #foodDeserts like #borealForests #Jungles #Tundras #savanahs #mountainRages #forests and #brush there are many areas that if left intended like in the Spanish Mountains were ground under the trees will erode away because it has been over cleaned from natural shedding of the tree's follage. And Fyi.. I really believe that it was not the natives in America that taught people how to *burn* to clear forest and brush. it was the Europeans from the Mediterranean. Forest in America were so dense that the #goldrush was invented to bring over other Europeans to help chop down the forests #historyOfForestryInAmerica in America hence America had millions of #endangeredServants from the poorest areas of Europe specially the British Islands.

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

38:18 - Entirely agree on the barley (add also the ancient wheat varietals - einkorn, emmer, zea, farro, khorasan - in addition to whole groat or steel cut oats).

[@yungaudacity8613]

This presenter is professional warm and caring ..thank you Miss.❤👏👏🙏🙏😇

[@zuzuspetals8323]

This was excellent and so very helpful. Dr. Mary is a star. Thank you!

[@marilynlayne1614]

Thank ypu it was very informative, and helpful Thank you.

[@judyg2889]

I really appreciated the info presented here. Thank you So Much !!!!

[@butubuta]

Thank you so much, you realy knows how to teach.

[@rustybolts8953]

It may seem ridiculous, talking about bacteria phoning the immune system but with the discovery of bio-electicity and the morphosphere this is amazingly true. Great video thanks.

[@patriciaormsby2758]

Thank you so much Mary!

[@apostolosnikolaou8667]

Mary, thank you so much! Amazing presentation. 💐

[@klutzykate123]

Beautiful presentation!!!!!!!

[@gingermonroe4153]

I enjoyed this cause I suffer from s brain impairment that affects my sleep More help n research is needed

[@rosalbadelriogarcia9598]

#metabolicMind #TimFerris #MetabolicHealthScience #CHATLIEfoundation #DrDonaldLayman #DrDaleBrenesen #PaleoMedecina the brain thrives on good nutrition optimized with good fats. Many tribes naturally eat lots of fresh fatty meat. #BestEverFoodReviewShow

[@ariasawyer6033]

so enjoyed your presentation.. thanks!

[@The1belal]

I've been on a no plant, no fiber diet for 2-1/2 years, and it's perfect for me. it takes a couple of weeks to adjust your gut, but it's the best for me. I used to believe in fruits, grains and veggies, but now I know they're totally unnecessary. I doubt this comment will be allowed to remain because it's contradictory. but thanks if you leave it up there for the open minded readers. I would hope this is a forum and not just a lecture. Thank you

[@dr_mary_sco]

I do believe that everyone's ideal diet is different, and I'm open to the idea that one-size does not fit all. However, in my experience, the recommendations in my lecture are appropriate (and quite helpful) for most people.

[@The1belal]

@@dr_mary_sco , yes, thank you

[@wildflowers6296]

Excellent content with scientific research support! Well presented.

[@brianglaze9167]

Thank you very much

[@hollisphillips1801]

Outstanding information ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@NomadicShanko]

You are very smart ❤

[@CyberSERT]

Excellent video! Deserves way more views and likes.

[@kardste8114]

Do carotenoids survive cooking? Since you said they are Fat soluble? Excellent presentation!!

[@dr_mary_sco]

Indeed they do!

[@ndn8shn999]

Great info! You must be cautious with fruit. Sugar is too high. Sugar=Sugar.

[@dr_mary_sco]

Not necessarily, the absorption (and thus glycemic impact) of sugar is influenced by the context in which it is consumed. Sugar packaged with fiber (as it commonly is in fruits) has a lower glycemic impact compared to sugar in other contexts (such as baked goods). Of course, tropical fruits can be problematic for those with diabetes/pre-diabetes or other special considerations, but for the average healthy person, the sugar in fruit is not problematic. That is unless you're consuming excessive amounts of fruit (too much of anything can be problematic), but most people binge on cookies, not apples, so it's not a common concern.

[@ndn8shn999]

@@dr_mary_sco Well said doc 👍🏻

[@ladyfritz8r]

There is much great emerging information on the health of the brain and its requirements for animal protein and fat as well - particularly a low carb diet in which ketones are produced as one of the brain's favorite sources of energy, for functioning and repairing. See the new book "Brain Energy". In a very beautiful expansion of these benefits, many are finding reversals of mental health symptoms as well.

[@jimmyjames2278]

Excellent video, so much great information and easy to understand This should be taught to kids in school, you should approach the ministry of education in Ontario and create a program for kids.

[@kardste8114]

For those with cardiovascular risk- wouldn’t eating your salad with a few walnuts, or slice of avocado give a Whole Food solution vs. olive oil-(a processed oil?)

[@dr_mary_sco]

Absolutely, any source of fat will do the trick!

[@karend.9218]

Olive oil is expeller pressed not processed like soy, canola, sunflower, other seed oils.

[@felicisimomalinao1981]

Coconut oils has about half MCT which converts to ketones that fuel the brain to avoid too much glucose - aside from other nutrients. Coconut oil helps the brain. A nurse helped reduce her husband's severe dementia by giving him a spoonful of coconut oil 2-4 times a day. Others take up to 7 tsbp. daily.

[@kathyjohnston3971]

Question , do these greens need to be cooked or should they be raw? What about our cruciferous veggies. Cooked ok?

[@dr_mary_sco]

The carotenoids in leafy greens are quite bioavailable (absorbable) in a raw form, so there is no need to cook leafy greens to enhance absorption, you just need to ensure that they're consumed with fat. The same cannot be said for the carotenoids in carrots though! It all depends on which food we're talking about. Interestingly, in the quoted study, they didn't indicate whether the studied foods were consumed cooked or raw, theoretically, I would assume there was probably a mixture of both cooked and raw in the study population, so we could extrapolate that the question of cooked versus may be inconsequently when it comes to associations with brain health outcomes. Although, this is a question that could potentially be better understood with more research.

[@marydo3175]

It has become a consensus that wgen ee talk about improving health, we only talk about vegetables aabd we put them on a panacea. The truth of the matter is that our brain are made up of fat and cholesterol, they are really the corner stone structure of our brain cells. And are the best food sources for these two nutrient groups? The answer is Animal fats and animal based foods. Without these fundamental nutrients, brain cells athrophy, abd this may be the very reason why we see the prevalence of mental decline starting at younger and younger ages. The low fat diet, and now the anti-meat movement are disasters to good brain health. Eat lots of fatty meat, your brain will thank you. Btw, my grandmother at 95 and her mental sharpness would beat young people, she doesn't buy into the craze of vegetables and fruits, she ate mostly fatty pork. My mum, on the other hand, being a pharmacist so she is faithful in science, she follow a mostly plant based diet, lots of fruits and vegetables and no animal fat. Now at 77, my mum already suffer advanced Alzheimer!!! So sad, I am not making the same mistake as my mum. Being a scientist myself, I realized one thing, that what the science says aren't definetely the end all be all !

[@brianglaze9167]

I am of a similar opinionto yours however I don't think we can rule out the benefits of the carrotinoids. Like she said in the case of the avocado it makes the carottinoids more absorbable. I think fatty meats and high fibre low card (not root) vegetables are the answer but I'm just a heavy equipment operator...

[@manuelahrasky8472]

You need to consider the work of Dr Lisa Mosconi, an eminent researcher and author who has PhDs in both neuroscience and nuclear medicine, plus a degree in integrative nutrition. She points out that when it comes to cholesterol and the brain, the brain is a closed system. Dietary cholesterol does not cross the blood-brain barrier, and the brain makes all the fat and cholesterol it needs. Also, they are required only for the structure of brain cells and play no metabolic role in brain function.Brain cells do not atrophy in the presence of a fat-free diet. They wither under the influence of the ultra-processed Western diet as shown with convincing brain scans. I am very sorry to hear about your mother's diagnosis but her diet may have played a protective role; there may be no way knowing in an individual case. My meat and fat-loving husband died of early dementia at age 64. Mosconi has changed her diet over the last 5 or so years from 80 % WFPB to 99.9 % WFPB because of her research findings and that of other scientists in the field. I'm with her.

[@HidingFromFate]

@@manuelahrasky8472 I was going to post much of the same thing, so thanks for saving me the time. As you've well summarized, the brain is a relatively closed system. At least to the extent that the brain isn't being replenished of its own fat or cholesterol. So consuming saturated fats doesn't help sustain the brain whatsoever.

[@dr_mary_sco]

You're right, the brain is made of fat, specifically polyunsaturated fats (including omega-3s) which are derived from fish as well as walnuts and flaxseeds. However, it should be noted that fatty meats typically don't provide polyunsaturated fats, and instead deliver saturated fats which are not helpful for the brain. A discussion regarding fat and the brain is a topic unto itself and was left for a future presentation.

[@doris7653]

Spinach will cause so much suffering in time due to the high oxalates I really wish doctors would quit promoting high oxalates foods talk to Sally K Norton for education on oxalates

[@alivingstone4Him]

I just discovered I was eating way too many high ox foods daily and suffering bad from it. At a loss what to eat for my poor body.

[@doris7653]

@@alivingstone4Him look up Sally K Norton look at her you tube interviews and go to her website it will really help you to get healthy that’s what I did and please stop eating high oxalates foods like spinach and almonds

[@alivingstone4Him]

@@doris7653 - Hi Doris, yes I have stopped eating those high ox foods last month and I have been on Sally's website and have heard her on KZbin. I am just having problems with the conflicting info out there on high, moderate and low oxalates. I can't seem to pull up Sally's list on her website. I would really like an accurate list. Thank-you for your reply!

[@PortugueseGirl27]

Spinach is one of those foods that need to be cooked to be better absorbed

[@Lisa-my5sy]

This is absolute bunk

[@debbiedebbie9473]

Coconut oil helps the brain. A nurse helped reduce her husband's severe dementia by giving him a spoonful of coconut oil 2-4 times a day.

[@123pickles]

I read about coconut oil helping dementia also. I think it was 7 tsp. a day. May be the same study you are talking about. I do remember that it happened quickly, within days her husband was able to recognize her. So definitely worth a try.

[@felicisimomalinao1981]

Coconut oils has about half MCT which converts to ketones that fuel the brain to avoid too much glucose - aside from other nutrients.

[@naturelover1284]

Can you get a headache from not enough fat or protein?

[@dr_mary_sco]

Good question, headaches can be triggered by a number of factors. I find that a balanced diet is a pre-requisite for health in general, so I could imagine that if someone's diet is imbalanced (lacking fat or protein), if they are susceptible to headaches, this imbalance could further predispose them. It's not a well researched question, although, I have heard of animal studies that recommend protein in the morning for migraine prevention.

[@rogeliodelascasas8860]

Why she didn’t talk about the fat and nutrients from meat? Humans developed as species thanks to fat and meat not due to vegetables.

[@dr_mary_sco]

The topic of fat (namely omega-3 fats) and the brain is an entire discussion unto itself and was not the goal of this presentation, hence, the omission.

[@rodericksibelius8472]

BACTERIA 29:50

[@deliaocampo4340]

To healthy in buying any foods is to be smart and common sense read always ingredients and know what is bad and good really impt.what we put in our mouth and quality ones 🇸🇽🇺🇸

[@hbc511]

Yonge Street, really.

[@dr_mary_sco]

Yes, really.

[@mikemcc6625]

Carnivore like Dr Georgia Ede MD has something to add. Also researcher L.Amber O'Hearn. Brains are under fed.

[@JARABACOA3]

Add some Abocado to your salad

[@dr_mary_sco]

Sounds like a good idea!

[@hbc511]

I will pass on the popcorn. Not a good idea

[@Mrs.TJTaylor]

Correlation is not causation.

[@wellnesspathforme6236]

Correlation does not necessarily mean causation, but might, unless the actual mechanism is truly discerned. Look into The Root Cause Protocol. It optimizes mitochondrial function by addressing its two biggest deficiencies -- bio-copper and magnesium.

[@dr_mary_sco]

Correct, correlation is not causation. However, it's difficult to conduct randomized controlled trials that last 40 years. There are certain disease entities (cognitive decline being one example) that are not amenable to our methods of deriving objective truths. However, when correlations are consistently found across many studies with a plausible and demonstrated biological mechanism, I think they are worth talk about. Furthermore, when the recommendations derived from those correlations are in keeping in sage nutrition advice (such as, eat fruits and vegetables), I don't think there is any harm from discussing such research, because people only stand to benefit from it. We cannot allow ourselves to be held back by the limitations of our methodologies.

[@naturegarden471]

Most of the popcorn

[@naturegarden471]

Are GMOs