Welcome to the My Buddy Green podcast. I'm Jason Wachib, founder and co-CEO of My Buddy Green and your host.

What if most of what we fear about aging and memory loss is simply wrong? And what if the brain you have today doesn't have to be the brain you have tomorrow?

Today's guest is Dr. Mahid F Fatouhi, a Harvard and Johns Hopkins trained

neurologist, brain health researcher, and author of Invincible Brain. Dr. Fatouhi has spent his career

studying one of the most pressing questions of our time. Why do some people's brains deteriorate

with age while others stay sharp well into their 80s and 90s? His answer might surprise you.

Cognitive decline, he argues,

is far more preventable and reversible than most of us have been led to believe. In fact,

45% of dementia cases may be preventable through modifiable lifestyle factors alone. In today's show,

we explore what the latest buyer markers can and can't tell us about Alzheimer's risk and why testing

tower amyloid and isolation can lead to unnecessary panic. We discussed the five pillars of brain health

that can actually grow the size of your hippocampus in as little as 12 weeks, and why chronic

stress may be the most underrated threat to your brain and how lifestyle interventions outperform

current Alzheimer's drugs by 2 to 400% in

clinical trials. If you've ever worried about memory loss, been confused by brain health, lab work,

or simply want to show up sharper and more resilient as you age, this show is for you.

You argue that 45% of dementia is preventable.

What are the most surprising, modifiable factors that people overlook here?

I think that people don't appreciate how important it is to move their body.

Sedentary lifestyle is a major risk factor for cognitive decline, as well as strokes and heart

attacks.

Also, recently, we have come to appreciate that hearing loss and vision loss can contribute to

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