The Mediterranean Diet

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In spite of grains, i've found in my research tat these people have the health that they have because grains are nutrient poor. In fact, that's why we use grains to fatten up cattle in this country. The form that most grains take in the standard american diet w out question ar, processed, refined grains. Even whole wheat bread is a refined grain product. It masquerades as a health food. Once you remove grains and the added sugar and the unhealthy oils, which we could talk about, what do you replace those foods with? Well, you end up replacing them with foods that are actually nutriant, dense, ther the kinds of foods that our ancestors

Max Lugavere is a filmmaker, health and science journalist and the author of the New York Times best-seller Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life, published in 8 languages around the globe. He is also the host of the #1 iTunes health podcast The Genius Life. Max appears regularly on the Dr. Oz Show, the Rachael Ray Show, and The Doctors. He has contributed to Medscape, Vice, Fast Company, CNN, and the Daily Beast, has been featured on NBC Nightly News, The Today Show,and in The New York Times and People Magazine. He is an internationally sought-after speaker and has given talks at South by Southwest, TEDx, the New York Academy of Sciences, the Biohacker Summit in Stockholm, Sweden, and many others.

In this episode, Eric, Ginny, and Max discuss his book, Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life

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Max Lugavere, Ginny, and I Discuss Genius Food to Protect the Brain and…

His book, Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life
His mom’s diagnosis of dementia in her late fifties
His focus on learning and discovery of “genius foods” that help to protect the brain
The health benefits he experienced after eliminating grains from his diet
How evidence shows that “genius foods” are crucial for brain health
Genius foods include extra virgin olive oil, fatty fish, berries, grass-fed beef, and dark leafy greens
This healthy diet leads to improvement in cognitive processing speed and executive function
The common overconsumption of sugar and its negative health effects
How fiber isn’t an essential nutrient but still offers health benefits like satiation and reduction of inflammation
Understanding the gut microbiome
How eating the right foods helps to protect our delicate brains against oxidative stress
The dangers of consuming highly processed oils and transfats
How the human body can’t properly digest gluten
The increased health risks associated with chronically elevated blood sugar

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