What Causes Brain Inflammation And How Can We Fix It?

What Causes Brain Inflammation And How Can We Fix It? | This
episode is brought to you by ButcherBox While inflammation is a
natural part of life that serves a beneficial role to protect us
and help us heal, systemic inflammation leads to disease. This type
of persistent inflammation not only affects the body, it also
affects the brain. In fact, neuroinflammation may be linked to
everything from Alzheimer’s and dementia to ADD, ALS, depression,
and even schizophrenia. In this mini-episode, Dr. Hyman speaks to
Drs. Daniel Amen and Todd LePine about how the foods we eat, the
toxins we’re exposed to, our stress levels, and our genetics are
just some of the many aspects that can promote brain inflammation.
They also discuss how they work with patients to reduce
inflammation in the brain and in the body. Dr. Daniel Amen, has
been paving the way for a new type of psychiatry, looking at the
actual brain and using an integrative approach to prevent disease
and successfully treat it. The Washington Post called Dr. Daniel
Amen the most popular psychiatrist in America and Discover Magazine
listed his brain imaging research as the top neuroscience story for
2015. He is a double board-certified psychiatrist and ten-time New
York Times bestselling author, with such blockbuster books as The
End of Mental Illness, Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, Healing
ADD, Memory Rescue, Change Your Brain, Change Your Grades, and The
Daniel Plan, co-authored by Pastor Rick Warren and myself. 
Dr. Todd LePine graduated from Dartmouth Medical School and is
Board Certified in Internal Medicine, specializing in Integrative
Functional Medicine. He is an Institute for Functional Medicine
Certified Practitioner. Prior to joining The UltraWellness Center,
he worked as a physician at Canyon Ranch in Lenox, MA, for 10
years. Dr. LePine’s focus at The UltraWellness Center is to help
his patients achieve optimal health and vitality by restoring the
natural balance to both the mind and the body. His areas of
interest include optimal aging, bio-detoxification, functional
gastrointestinal health, systemic inflammation, autoimmune
disorders and the neurobiology of mood and cognitive disorders. Dr.
LePine teaches around the world, and has given lectures to doctors
and patients at American College for Advancement in Medicine
(ACAM), Age Management Medicine Group (AMMG), the University of
Miami Integrative Medicine Conference, The Kripalu Center in Lenox,
MA, and is on the faculty for American Academy of Anti-Aging
Medicine (A4M). Dr. LePine is the head of the Scientific Advisory
Board for Designs for Health and a consultant for Diagnostic
Solutions Laboratory. He enjoys skiing, kayaking, hiking, camping
and golfing in the beautiful Berkshires, and is a fitness
enthusiast. This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox. Right now
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off by going to butcherbox.com/farmacy. Find Dr. Hyman’s
full-length conversation with Dr. Daniel Amen, “How To End Mental
Illness” here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/DrDanielAmen Find Dr.
Hyman’s full-length conversation with Dr. Todd LePine, “Is Brain
Inflammation The Cause of Depression, Dementia, ADD, And Autism? A
Functional Medicine Approach To Neuroinflammation” here:
https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/mRUGgEnr