Stroke is the 5th leading cause of mortality in the US. Every 40 seconds, someone in the US has a stroke. Every 3.5 minutes, someone dies of stroke. Every year, more than 795,000 people in the US have a stroke. In the part 1 of this episode, Dean and Ayesha explore the epidemic of stroke and their risk factors.  This episode was broadcasted Live to our NEURO Academy audience, and we had a Live Q&A session at the end. NEURO Academy is a membership based online environment outside of social media where you will have access to multiple evidence-based on-demand courses and engage with a thriving and supportive community of people on a journey towards better brain health. You will have access to Live cooking sessions, Live podcasts, Q&As with remarkable health leaders, ongoing on demand courses on lifestyle, nutrition and cooking, coaching, anxiety, and many courses on various topics related to brain health. We offer CE/CME credits and certification after taking the course.   NEUROacademy.com Follow us on social media: Instagram: The Brain Docs @thebraindocs Facebook: The Brain Docs Website: TheBrainDocs.com

In this episode, our esteemed guest is Dr. David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM. We are thrilled to present a second podcast interview with Dr. Katz, and we had the pleasure of speaking with him about his tremendous work in the field of nutrition, preventive medicine and epidemiology. This episode was broadcasted Live to our NEURO Academy community members, and had a Live Q&A session at the end. Dr. David L. Katz is physician scientist, award winning author of numerous books including multiple editions of leading textbooks and over 200 peer-reviewed publications in nutrition, preventive medicine, and epidemiology. Dr. Katz is the founder and former director of Yale University’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center; Past President of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine; President and Founder of the non-profit True Health Initiative; and Founder and CEO of Diet ID.  He is a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine; the American College of Physicians; the American College of Lifestyle Medicine; and Morse College, Yale University. His career-long focus has been the translation of science into action for the addition of years to life, and life to years, and on the confluence of human and planetary health.  NEURO Academy is a membership based online environment hosting multiple evidence-based on-demand courses and a place to engage with a thriving and supportive community of people on a journey towards better brain health. With your monthly or annual subscription, you will have access to monthly live Q&A session, Live cooking sessions, Live podcasts such as this one and Q&A with remarkable health leaders, ongoing on demand courses on lifestyle, nutrition and cooking, Neuro coaching, anxiety, and many courses on various topics related to brain health. You will be able to get CE or CME credits if you’re interested, and also receive certification after taking the course. Learn more by visiting NEUROacademy.com.  Follow us on social media: Instagram: The Brain Docs @thebraindocs Facebook: The Brain Docs Website: TheBrainDocs.com

In this episode, we sat down with Dr. Hussein Yassine, Associate Professor of Medicine at Keck School of Medicine of USC. He is the director of the Yassine lab (www.yassinelab.com) and specializes in how changes in lipid metabolism and nutrition affect cognition and the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD). The lab has an interest in studying how carrying the APOE4 allele, strongest genetic risk factors for developing AD, affects lipid metabolism, the response to the diet; combining basic science, clinical trials and brain imaging studies.  We discussed brain physiology and development, lipid metabolism in the brain, genetics, especially ApoE4 genotype and risk of AD, and his research on omega-3 fatty acids and prevention of cognitive decline. We hope you find the information helpful. We invite you to check out the NEURO Academy online community, a membership based environment outside of social media where you will have access to multiple on demand courses and engage with a thriving and supportive community of people on a journey towards better brain health. You will be connected with us as well as a team of moderators who will guide you. You will have access to live Q&A sessions, Live cooking sessions, ongoing on demand courses on lifestyle, nutrition and cooking, NEURO coaching, anxiety, and many courses on various topics related to brain health. NEUROacademy.com Follow us on social media: Instagram: The Brain Docs @thebraindocs Facebook: The Brain Docs Website: TheBrainDocs.com  

In this episode, we discuss the recent allegation of fabrication in a highly influential research article on Alzheimer's that was published in Nature in 2006, which paved the way for more than a decade of research and more than 2000 papers citing that research. Does this mean years of wasted NIH funding and wasted thinking in the field?  Link to the original Science article: https://bit.ly/3cHfnfH The original 2006 research article: https://go.nature.com/3BoJXoF   We invite you to check out The NEURO Academy, an incredible community of individuals on a journey together towards better brain health and ultimately, prevention of brain diseases. We offer a thriving platform for evidence-based articles, blogs, weakly live sessions of Q&A and brain-healthy cooking sessions, and on-demand courses that are included within the community. These courses are on brain-health related topics such as: - Comprehensive NEURO Plan with CME and CE certificates - Better Brain Nutrition Course, which includes a comprehensive cooking course - NEURO Coaching with certification - Anxiety - ADHD/ADD  - and so many more coming in the future.  To sign up and learn more, please visit NEUROAcademy.com   Follow us on social media: Instragram: @thebraindocs Facebook: Sherzai MD, The Brain Docs Website: TheBrainDocs.com

Ketogenic diet has become a center of attention for strategies to improve symptoms of Alzheimer's dementia, with some individuals claiming reversal of the disease. But what does the science really show? Is it time for us to implement a ketogenic diet as a potential "treatment"?  Join our NEURO Academy online community, a membership based environment outside of social media where you will have access to multiple on demand courses and engage with a thriving and supportive community of people on a journey towards better brain health. You will be connected with us as well as a team of  moderators who will guide you. You will have access to monthly live Q&A session, Live cooking sessions, ongoing on demand courses on lifestyle, nutrition and cooking, NEURO coaching, anxiety, and many courses on various topics related to brain health. NEUROacademy.com Follow us on social media: Instagram: The Brain Docs @thebraindocs Facebook: The Brain Docs Website: TheBrainDocs.com

In this episode, we had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Joel Fuhrman, a board-certified family physician, seven-time New York Times bestselling author who specializes in preventing and reversing illness and disease through nutrition. His latest book, Eat For Life contains the latest research on disease-prevention and enhancement of health through a plant-rich, nutrient-dense diet. Also recognized for his incredibly motivating PBS programs, Dr. Fuhrman continues to spread his empowering message of health and wellness on several platforms. Learn more about Dr. Fuhrman’s work and books on his website: https://www.drfuhrman.com  Dr. Fuhrman on social media: Facebook: Joel Fuhrman, M.D. Instagram: @joelfuhrmanmd   Follow us on social media: Instragram: The Brain Docs @thebraindocs Facebook: Sherzai MD, The Brain Docs Website: thebraindocs.com

This conversation between Dean and Ayesha is about the essence of changing habits. How do we empower communities to succeed in preventing diseases and living a healthy and empowered life?  Often, blunt ideas and useless terms, such "motivation" and "moderation" are thrown at individuals. But real, lifelong change is a lifestyle, which requires planning, and an understanding of one's strengths and limitation.  We invite you to check out The NEURO Academy, an incredible community of individuals on a journey together towards better brain health and ultimately, prevention of brain diseases. We offer a thriving platform for evidence-based articles, blogs, weakly live sessions of Q&A and cooking sessions with Ayesha, and on-demand courses that are included within the community. These courses are on brain-health related topics such as: - Comprehensive NEURO Plan with CME and CE certificates - Better Brain Nutrition Course, which includes a comprehensive cooking course - NEURO Coaching with certification - Anxiety - ADHD/ADD  - and so many more coming in the future.  To sign up and learn more, please visit NEUROAcademy.com   Follow us on social media: Instragram: @thebraindocs Facebook: Sherzai MD, The Brain Docs Website: TheBrainDocs.com

This episode is a wonderful conversation with our friend, Dr Nitu Bajekal MD, a Senior NHS Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and Women’s Health expert based in London, with over 35 years’ clinical experience. She is also one of the first board-certified Lifestyle Medicine Physicians in the UK. We discuss hormonal health and its relationship to brain health, specifically how menopause and the changes in a women’s hormonal system during this stage affects brain health, and what are some of the preventive measures that need to be taken to prevent cognitive decline. Her newly released book coauthored with nutritionist, Rohini Bajekal, is titled Living PCOS Free: How to Regain Your Hormonal Health with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. The book features a 21-day plan for hormonal health along with delicious plant-based recipes and illuminating case histories. Link to purchasing the book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/living-pcos-free-doctor-nitu-bajekal/1140498787?ean=9781781612149 Follow Dr. Bajekal: Website: https://nitubajekal.com Instagram: @drnitubajekal   Follow us on social media: Instragram: The Brain Docs @thebraindocs Facebook: Sherzai MD Website: Sherzaimd.com

In this episode, we had an amazing conversation with Dr. Gemma Newman, also known as The Plant Power Doctor, and dicussed her incredibly courageous journey to break through a stagnant health care system, and how she empowers her patients and community towards prevention and true healing.  She is the author of her newly released book, The Plant Power Doctor, now avialbel in the US. In the book, Dr Gemma Newman offers an accessible, actionable plan, to help you feel empowered to make positive changes to your diet and lifestyle so you can heal from the inside out and be at your optimum health. Gemma shares the tools and knowledge she has learned from over 18 years’ experience, combining trusted medical evidence with simple eating advice to prevent and aid recovery from a host of common chronic illnesses.  Get a copy of The Plant Power Doctor here:   Barnes and Noble Amazon   Follow Dr. Gemma Newman: Instagram: @plantpowerdoctor   Follow us on social media: Instragram: We recently changed our handle to The Brain Docs (@thebraindocs) Facebook: Sherzai MD Website: Sherzaimd.com

This episode was broadcasted as a Live video to our Brain Health Revolution online community, where we engage on a daily basis to discuss the latest on brain health, have Live Q&As, Live cooking sessions, polls and more.  We discussed the latest data on statins, a common class of cholesterol lowering medication and focused on a recent systematic review and meta-analysis on the subject. Here is the link to the article: Statin use and risk of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies (2022) For more reading, here are other published scientific articles on the subject: Statins in Alzheimer’s disease (2022). Unraveling the Paradox of Statins with Human Neurons: New Leads in Alzheimer’s Disease (2019). Do statins prevent Alzheimer's disease? A narrative review (2015). Association of Statins With Cerebral Atherosclerosis and Incident Parkinsonism in Older Adults (2022). Use of statins and the risk of dementia and mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2018). Statins and Brain Health: Alzheimer’s Disease and Cerebrovascular Disease Biomarkers in Older Adults (2018). The relationship between ApoE gene polymorphism and the efficacy of statins controlling hyperlipidemia (2021). Does taking statins affect the pathological burden in autopsy-confirmed Alzheimer’s dementia? (2018). Effects of Statins on Memory, Cognition, and Brain Volume in the Elderly (2019). Statins and Alzheimer's disease. The answers have not come of age yet. (2022). Statin therapy and risk of Alzheimer's and age-related neurodegenerative diseases (2020). Check out our online community: Brain Health Revolution Follow us on social media: Instragram: We recently changed our handle to The Brain Docs (@thebraindocs) Facebook: Sherzai MD Website: Sherzaimd.com