#194: This Is Your Brain On Cannabis
Arnold's Pump Club
Arnold's Pump Club
4.9 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2025
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
Does a little marijuana affect your mind? What about a lot used over decades?
A new study followed more than 5,000 participants over 40 years to understand how cannabis affects intelligence, and the results are not what many expected.
In this episode, Arnold explains what the researchers found. He also explains why you might want to take a break from your diet and why you might not be doing enough cardio to protect your heart from disease.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to another episode of Arnold's Pump Club. |
| 0:03.0 | Today, I want to talk about assumptions. |
| 0:06.0 | We all have them, but too often, we don't recognize how they can create blind spots in our judgment. |
| 0:14.0 | Have you ever felt you understood something so well that you never stopped to second guess what you assumed to be true. It's good to know something well, |
| 0:24.6 | but it's not good to think you can never learn something new. It's why I love our daily newsletter |
| 0:30.5 | and this podcast. Adam does a fantastic job of finding the good research that helps us understand what works and points |
| 0:40.8 | out where assumptions might be wrong. This episode is a perfect example of being a lifelong |
| 0:48.1 | learner. I'm confident that you'll learn something new. And maybe you'll be able to make |
| 0:53.6 | slight adjustments that help you become healthier. |
| 0:56.7 | And now, let's get to today's tips. |
| 1:00.4 | If you want to protect your heart against age-related disease, being a weekend warrior |
| 1:08.0 | likely isn't enough. |
| 1:10.0 | Research suggests that performing aerobic exercise at least four times per week |
| 1:14.6 | significantly reduces your risk of heart disease and stroke. |
| 1:18.6 | Scientists wanted to see how lifelong exercise habits affect arterial stiffness, |
| 1:26.6 | which is key to cardiovascular health. |
| 1:30.3 | The study divided participants into groups based on how often they exercised. |
| 1:37.6 | Those who exercised at least four times per week had arteries resembling those of much |
| 1:42.9 | younger individuals. |
| 1:45.2 | On the other hand, participants who exercised fewer than twice per week had arteries resembling those of much younger individuals. On the other hand, |
| 1:50.3 | participants who exercised fewer than twice per week had more arterial stiffness, which is a risk factor for high blood pressure, heart disease, and cognitive decline. While any exercise |
| 1:57.7 | is better than none, this study suggests that frequency matters. If you want to |
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