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The Secret for Resilient Brain, Stellar Health & Longevity with Dr. David Perlmutter

Kwik Brain with Jim Kwik

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What Makes a Good Brain Go Bad?

The biggest issues that lead to a disfunctional brain mechanistically are things like in flammation, elevated blood sugar and certainly the action of chemicals called free radicals. All three of those are powerfully amplified when uric acid is elevated. Uric cid is only made from three things, the metabolism or the breakdown of something called purines. Higher dietary fructos, higher uric acid, higher inflammation, bad for the brain.

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