Welcome back everybody to the Lindsay Elmore show. If you have ever felt drained or anxious or unable to focus or like you're struggling to think clearly, today is the show for you.

We're going to be talking about how our brains are constantly under attack from stress and poor nutrition and lack of sleep and exposure to environmental toxins both outside and inside of our homes.

We have billions of people around the world who have some sort of brain health problem, whether it's just having a low mood to outright depression and anxiety and dementia is on the

rise globally. What we're going to talk about today is simple tools and tactics that you can use

to help protect, heal, and keep your brain sharp across your lifespan.

We're going to be talking about how we can build a better brain blueprint.

This is The Lindsay Elmore Show.

Welcome to The Lindsay Elmore Show, a podcast for people who deserve to be healthy with honest, open,

and enlightening conversations with doctors, thought leaders, creatives, and spiritual gurus,

you'll walk away with simple and tangible tips and tricks that allow you to live your healthiest

life so you can pursue your dreams, overcome obstacles,

and leave your mark.

Dr. Austin Perlmutter is a board certified internal medicine MD, a New York Times best-selling

co-author of Brainwash, a researcher, educator, and podcast host, Wellness Investor,

and is the host of the Better Brain Blueprint series and the managing director at Big Bold Health.

Dr. Austin Perlmutter, welcome to the Lindsay Elmore show.

Lindsay, thank you for having me.

I am so excited to talk to you today about brain health and your better brain blueprint

series that you are going to be launching soon.

And so I am very excited to talk about the brain

inflammation, what we get wrong about it, all the foods that are affecting our brain health.

So let's dive right in and just talk to us first about your background and tell us why you got

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