What up, friends? It's episode 564 of The Genius Life. Let's go.

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I'm your host, Max Lugavir, and welcome back to The Genius Life, a show where we decode the science of feeling, looking, and performing your best without the long-winded optimization theater.

Today's episode is one of those conversations that quietly rewires how you see the world, literally. We spend so much time talking about brain health, cognition, and performance,

but what if one of the most overlooked drivers of all three has been right in front of your face

this whole time vision? My guest today is Dr. Bryce Applebaum. He is a neuro-optometrist working at the intersection

of brain function and visual performance. And in this conversation, we go way beyond do I need

glasses into how your eyes are actually steering your brain, your attention, your mood, and even

your ability to learn, read, and perform. We talk about why vision loss is now considered a

modifiable risk factor for

Alzheimer's disease, how our screen-heavy indoor lifestyles may be degrading our visual systems,

and why so many issues from headaches to brain fog to even ADHD-like symptoms may actually

have roots in dysfunctional vision. We also get into what's happening when you start holding your

phone further away to read. Yes, there's a name for that. Why kids today are facing an explosion in your sightedness. And what you can do starting today to protect and even improve your vision at any age. And things get personal. I actually undergo a quick on-the-spot vision screening with Dr. Applebaum himself. And let's just say that what he finds is eye-opening. No pun intended. Listen all the way through to the end. You're not going to want to miss a beat. And as always, don't forget to share this episode with friends and loved ones that you think may benefit from it. And now with all that out of the way, here's episode 564. Let's rock. I'm having a Sydney around like. She's the best. I have a local and a virtual one and it's it makes everything just flow. You can't have a virtual Sydney. Only the real Sydney is the is a. I don't know. My virtual is worth having. She's in New Zealand and she runs my life. Really?

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A virtual. Two, three times here.

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