535: The Surprising Link Between Foot Health, Longevity, and Brain Health | Courtney Conley, DC

The Genius Life

Max Lugavere

Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Foot and gait specialist Dr. Courtney Conley connects plantar fasciitis, bunions, knee and back pain to weak feet—and explains why foot health may influence longevity and brain health.

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0:00.0	What's going on everybody? It's episode 535 of the genius life. Let's go.
0:08.0	The genius Affirmat
0:10.1	Max, look at me
0:11.8	Max, look at here.
0:13.1	Max.
0:15.1	What is he?
0:16.3	The genius life.
0:18.0	The genius life.
0:23.2	What's up, everybody? The Genius Life.
0:24.6	What's up everybody?
0:28.1	I'm your host, Max Lugavir, and welcome back to The Genius Life, a show where we obsess over the big levers of health and occasionally realize we've been ignoring the most
0:31.9	obvious ones right under our noses.
0:34.4	Or in today's case, right under our ankles.
0:37.3	Today's conversation might completely
0:38.8	change how you think about your feet, your toes, your shoes, and the way you walk through the
0:42.9	world every single day. My guest is Dr. Courtney Connolly, a foot and gate expert who argues
0:48.4	that foot strength isn't just about avoiding pain. It may be one of the most overlooked
0:53.2	predictors of long-term mobility,
0:55.3	cognitive health, and even longevity. In this episode, we unpack why modern footwear often
1:00.6	prioritizes fashion over function, how compressed toes and over-cushioned shoes can quietly
1:06.0	weaken your feet, and why that matters far beyond bunions or plantar fasciitis. We talk about what a functional
1:12.3	shoe actually is, why flat feet aren't automatically a problem, how weak feet can ripple upstream
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