#133 - Max Lugavere: Genius Foods, Brain Health, Alzheimer's & Parkinson's Disease, Metabolic Health, Cholesterol & APOE4, Ketones & Glucose, Amyloid Plaques, Choline, Creatine, & Taurine, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2022

⏱️ 68 minutes

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/geniusfoods 2:05 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD Group For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 11:05 - Max's Personal Story 15:05 - Having The Risk Factor 20:40 - Dietary And Lifestyle Factors 21:30 - Environmental Pollutants; Fine Particle Matter 26:20 - Protein Build Up In The Brain 28:05 - Amyloid Hypothesis & Other Possible Causes Of Dementia 28:30 - Cholesterol 30:15 - APOE4 Gene 35:10 - Variances In APOE 37:15 - Dietary Fats, Specifically Saturated Fat 41:10 - Vegan Approach To Brain Health 43:10 - Choline 44:15 - Creatine 47:40 - Furan Fatty Acids 49:40 - The Problem With Isolating Nutrients 50:30 - Taurine 52:00 - Types Of Fuel For The Brain 56:10 - Ketones Affect On Alzheimer's 57:20 - Medium Chain Triglycerides 58:00 - Insulin Degrading Enzyme 1:00:50 - Mindset & Wobbly Furniture

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0:00.0	certainly don't know everything.
0:01.0	90% of what we know about Alzheimer's disease alone has been discovered only in the past 15 or so years.
0:07.0	Cholestrol is a vital, waxy substance that we produce in our own bodies and brains.
0:12.0	So what's making this otherwise good compound go bad?
0:16.0	Like most non-communicable chronic diseases, they begin years, if not decades, before the presentation of
0:22.6	symptoms. So that very clearly offers us a window of opportunity to intervene and to change
0:29.2	course when it comes to our cognitive destiny.
0:31.2	Welcome to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast, where we meet the world's top experts to explore the secrets of health,
0:40.2	mindset, longevity, and so much more. Are you ready to take charge of your existence and biohack
0:47.1	your life? This show is for you. Please keep in mind. We're not dispensing medical advice
0:52.9	and are not responsible for any outcomes you may
0:55.7	experience from implementing the tactics lying herein. Are you ready? Let's do this.
1:04.0	Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast. Super excited about today's episode, friends.
1:10.7	This is one of those episodes where I have been
1:13.6	reading the author's books for way before having this podcast. So it was really, really a
1:19.3	surreal moment. Genius foods, the genius life. Max Lugavir's work is just so enlightening, so helpful,
1:27.0	and really, really resonates with me
1:29.0	with his approach to diet and fitness and brain health. And I just really think you guys will
1:34.5	enjoy this. And it was definitely interesting to hear his opinion on some other guests that I've
1:39.5	had on the show concerning brain health. The Shurzai's at Lomelinda, who prescribe a vegan diet for brain health.
1:45.6	So it was nice to hear a different perspective when it comes to that. The show notes for today's
1:51.0	episode will be at Melanieavalon.com slash genius foods. Those show notes will have a full
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