The enemy inside, I'll call it that, is the ultra processed foods that are so abundant. They tend to push our brain to a bliss point. And if I were a food manufacturer, I would want my foods to be hyper-palatable. The other aspect of them is that they're highly calorie dense and minimally satiating.
How does food impact your brain health? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly break down the gut-brain connection with Genius Foods author and science journalist, Max Lugavere.
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