How Diet And Lifestyle Can Improve Mental Health And Cognition

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Levels.   We’ve been told that cognitive decline is
inevitable, but researchers are discovering that we have more power
over our aging brains than we once thought. What we eat, what we
think, and how we live have incredible influence over the health of
our brains—and our entire bodies.    In today’s episode,
I talk with Max Lugavere, Dr. Christopher Palmer, and Dr. Daniel
Amen about foods that improve brain health, the link between our
metabolic health and brain health, choosing happiness, and so much
more.   Max Lugavere is a 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, now published in 10 languages around the globe. His
sophomore book, also a bestseller, is called The Genius Life: Heal
Your Mind, Strengthen Your Body, and Become Extraordinary. Max is
the host of a number-one iTunes health and wellness podcast called
The Genius Life.   Dr. Christopher Palmer is a psychiatrist
and researcher working at the intersection of metabolism and mental
health. He is the Director of the Department of Postgraduate and
Continuing Education at McLean Hospital and an assistant professor
of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. For over 25 years, he has
held leadership roles in psychiatric education, conducted research,
and worked with people who have treatment-resistant mental
illnesses. He has been pioneering the use of the medical ketogenic
diet in the treatment of psychiatric disorders—conducting research,
treating patients, writing, and speaking around the world on this
topic.   Dr. Daniel Amen is a physician, double
board-certified psychiatrist, twelve-time New York Times
bestselling author, and founder and CEO of Amen Clinics, with 10 US
locations. Dr. Amen is the author of many books including the
mega-bestseller Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, as well as The
End of Mental Illness, Memory Rescue, Healing ADD, and Your Brain
Is Always Listening. His new book, You, Happier: The 7 Neuroscience
Secrets of Feeling Good Based on Your Brain Type, is now available.
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interviews can be found here: Max Lugavere Dr. Christopher Palmer
Dr. Daniel Amen