Hello everybody, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Max Lugavir. He's a health and science journalist, filmmaker, podcaster, and an author.

To maintain peak health, nurturing a healthy mind and body is key.

Simple daily habits and foods can make a massive difference to limiting and even reversing

cognitive decline as you age.

And today we get to go through some of Max's favorites.

Expect to learn why California is banning skittles, how worried you should be

about artificial sweetness, tactics for how to kill your sweet tooth, why raising your baby vegan might be child abuse, the biggest issue

with the demonization of red meat, the specific ways you can prevent dementia from happening,

and much more.

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