Why Everything We Know About Alzheimer’s Is Wrong With Dr. David Perlmutter

Episode Highlights With David

• Why living an adventurous lifestyle is so good for your brain and body
• Being sedentary is one of the biggest things that threatens brain health- here’s why
• Why he considers brain defenders the most urgent and important thing he’s ever written
• What the brains immune system is and why this is vital to understanding long term brain health
• Microglial cells and why these matter
• Why it isn’t just about beta amyloid plaques for alzheimer's and why this thinking was harmful
• The reason many drugs designed to address alzheimer's are not just ineffective but dangerous
• How one study showed completely stopping the decline of alzheimer's with lifestyle intervention and actually showed improvement
• Nurturing mitochondrial function helps the brain support M2 cells that are protective
• Brain metabolism mirrors the body’s metabolism and how being metabolically healthy protects the brain
• Even one night of non-restorative sleep can impact the brain
• Exercise is a tonic for the brain and bathes the brain in protective compounds
• How to protect the brain from the problems of less sleep even postpartum (there is an amazing built in protective mechanism from oxytocin)
• Why this means human connection is brain protective as well and community matters for brain health
• What the latest research says about statins and what we need to understand 
• His take one gamma light, olfactory signaling and hyperbaric for brain health

Resources Mentioned

• Brain Defenders: Harness the Power of Your Immune Cells to Protect Your Brain for Life by David Perlmutter, MD
• Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain for Life by David Perlmutter, MD
• Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers by David Perlmutter, MD
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