How To Fix Your Brain And Live A Genius Life

Did you know dementia begins in the brain decades before symptoms start showing up? We can see changes in brain scans 30 or 40 years before forgetfulness and other disconcerting symptoms creep in. But I’ve seen so many patients overcome symptoms of brain dysfunction through the right diet and lifestyle changes. If our actions can have that much power to reverse some forms of brain illness, why aren’t we talking more about using them for prevention? I’ve seen people with genetic predispositions avoid a diagnosis altogether by living a conscious life.
That’s exactly what my guest and good friend, Max Lugavere, and I get into on this week’s episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy. Max lost his mom last year to a rare disease called Lewy body dementia, which comes along with the neurodegenerative and physical symptoms of both Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Max is a filmmaker, health, and science journalist and the author of the New York Times bestselling book Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life. He is also the host of the #1 iTunes health podcast The Genius Life. Max is excited to release his sophomore book, The Genius Life: Heal Your Mind, Strengthen Your Body, and Become Extraordinary, a lifestyle guide to living happily and healthily with proven, research-based lifestyle tactics, which we dig into more throughout this episode.
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[@drmarkhyman]

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[@nerychristian]

Fasting for a few days will help clear the mind.

[@soulpowerful]

80's Nostalgia Guy I agree ☝️

[@darkchocotony3391]

Mark looks so long and tall. Suddenly, Max look short. But their conversation is so fascinating.

[@KCCarpenterE]

Wow, Max! I remember watching you on Current TV! That channel was formative to me as a teenager. Thank you for expanding my world through your journalism 🙏

[@susans7091]

Mark - saturated fat is Not a bad food. That is an old paradigm. Healthy grass fed protein - meat - is the most nutritious food there is. Thank you Mark and Max.

[@sandydrifka3755]

Two of my heroes! Thank you!

[@ligiasommers]

Dr H, love your show! Suggestion: about breathing and cold exposure, you should interview WIM HOF. Big fan of you , him and Max Lugavere 🙏🏻💖

[@adelabrent4792]

CONVENTIONAL MEDICINE DOCTORS NEED TO CHANGE THE WAY THEY PRACTICE MEDICINE. FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE MUST RISE.

[@claudiamarcao]

Great episode 👏👏👏

[@blink555]

red light therapy for D3 and tabata for exercise

[@cosaovidiu2838]

can anyone link the youtube video where bdnf is sprinkled on dendrites that Max was mentioning? thanks

[@johnmelton3676]

Got the think and grow rich book and it tells what it takes, I'm missing a very important part of it

[@nenadjovanovic3309]

Max sounds like Peter Attia.

[@polanco187]

This conversation reminds me of the Polar Bear Club, a group of middle-aged people who go swimming in winter off Coney Island. Also, I think of those northern Europeans to take a sauna and then jump into a cold lake. I never understood the health benefits these people were experiencing.

[@sabincioflec8413]

at min 45 eating late at night probably disturbs sleep because we eat carbs, but if it was a meat&fat meal i bet you won't see the same problems

[@Ismimical]

Hello, how do I become a functional medicine practitioner? Cheers

[@nubiaquintanilla5058]

Vitamin D3 algea?

[@kardrasa]

I'm sad that this doesn't get a lot of views T_T I guess the podcast world is oversaturated

[@christicaceres9447]

It just came out today....

with the ozone levels being dangerous, how long is it safe to be in the sun..and with Geoengineering and the dangerous Nano particles being sprayed, is it safe to be outside...

[@nerychristian]

If you take Pine Bark extract, it will protect your skin.

[@LuxInTenebris458]

Am i the only one who was thinking now and then: "Man, that Lugavere dude has a glorious shock of hair on his head, I want to do whatever he is doing". The hair was all he needed to bring to this plate, the other information was just bonus material...;-)

[@himelissa1630]

I have problems with insomnia and anxiety. I dont have problems falling asleep really but I will wake at 4 or 5 am shaking, with a burning sensation all over my upper body, and sometimes throwing up. Ive had blood tests and other kinds of tests over the two years ive had this problem and had no problems. I take magnesium glycinate which helps with the shaking somewhat. When its really bad I will throw up all day for weeks which has caused me to have to get an IV. Changing my thought processes has helped greatly but I still get these problems. I also take other vitamins and have been fixing my vitamin d deficiency. What do you recommend to help

[@meghans4783]

Have you gotten your b12 checked? I had similar issues and it went away, but I was taking 12,000 mcg of b12 daily for about 4 months and everything cleared up per the recommendation of my doctor. Hope you feel better!

[@pawelk3702]

D3=wild mushrooms

[@Romjen]

Distracting sucking noise, dr.!

[@troycarpenter3675]

Oh please

[@pierrelebel3167]

👋👍⚾🌼😉

[@magenta2616]

If hyman would just ask questions and let the guest answer. Instead he has to keep putting in all these contradictory goofy ststements. U can sense the guests frustration

[@JM-co6rf]

Yeah, Mark sometimes talks over his guests.