How To Optimize Brain Health For Longevity

The Dr. Hyman Show

Dr. Mark Hyman

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Medicine

4.6 • 8.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Paleovalley, and Vuori.

Losing our memories and the things that define us is one of the scariest things someone can face. Preserving, supporting, and even strengthening brain function is crucial to optimal aging. This is why, in today’s episode, we explore the underlying cause of brain dysfunction, the fascinating link between your gut and your brain, and steps you can take to keep your brain in tip-top shape. You’ll learn how to prevent cognitive decline and optimize your brain function.

In this episode, I’ll be featuring an in-depth discussion on brain health from my Longevity Roadmap docu-series. In this series, I am joined by my colleagues at The UltraWellness Center: Elizabeth Boham, MD, MS, RD, Medical Director and Physician; Todd LePine, MD, Physician; and George Papanicolaou, DO, Physician.

To get all of my longevity tips, sign up for my weekly Longevity newsletter at drhyman.com/longevity.

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

Why scientists are now referring to Alzheimer’s as type 3 diabetes (5:00 / 2:18)
Fixing your brain starts with fixing your body (6:41 / 4:00)
What’s happening in your brain in your 30s and 40s? (8:06 / 5:20)
The first place to start to avoid early cognitive decline (9:32 / 6:50)
Assessing and addressing genetic risk factors for neurodegenerative conditions (12:19 / 9:33)
Supporting memory with lifestyle and diet (16:07 / 11:00)
Shifting our thinking on dementia and longevity (21:41 / 17:20)
The top things that damage our brains (24:40 / 20:20)
Improving brain function with nootropics (29:50 / 25:27)
The mind-body connection (35:40 / 31:18)

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0:00.0	Coming up on this episode of the doctor's pharmacy.
0:03.4	I see so many people saying, you know, I don't want to know if I have the Alzheimer's gene
0:06.7	because there's nothing you can do about it.
0:08.5	Nonsense.
0:09.3	The aggressive lifestyle interventions, personalization and optimization of certain nutrients can actually slow and even reverse the course of dementia.
0:17.0	Hey everyone, it's Dr. Mark.
0:20.5	One of the most important tools I have for helping my patients optimize their health is testing.
0:24.9	And that is why I love what Roopba Health is doing.
0:27.6	Functional medicine testing can require placing orders with lots of different labs and it can kind of get really complicated for doctors and their patients to easily access results and keep track of everything.
0:38.4	Roopba Health has totally streamlined that process.
0:41.6	Looking at hormones, organic acids, nutrient levels, inflammatory factors, gut bacteria, and so many other internal variables can help us find the most effective path to health and healing.
0:52.2	I'm really excited about that now and I can finally take advantage of these tests.
0:56.0	Without the hassle of the confusion of so many multiple labs, Roopba Health is the place for functional medicine practitioners to access more than 2000, especially lab tests from over 20 labs like Dutch, vibrant America, Genova, great planes and more.
1:10.1	It's 90% faster than you simplify the process of getting you the functional tests that you need and giving you more time to focus on your patients.
1:19.3	This is really a much needed option in the functional medicine space and it means better service for you and your patients.
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1:32.2	Now I'm all about using health tools that have stood the test of time as part of different medical traditions so I was really excited to learn about PaleoValies, Apple, Cider, Vinegar, or Complex.
1:42.9	Apple Cider Vinegar has actually been around for millennia, used both for cooking and wellness.
1:48.3	I mean, Hippocrates was even known to prescribe it for different ailments so it's easy to see why it stuck with us for so long and we found benefits in using it for things like blood sugar regulation, supporting a healthy weight and improved digestion.
2:02.0	It might sound surprising that many of us lack sufficient stomach acid which is pretty key for extracting nutrients from food.
2:09.1	Apple Cider Vinegar counteracts that problem and supports the right environment on our stomachs for optimal nutrient absorption. Considering that more than 90% of us are nutrient-efficient, it's a good thing to think about.
2:21.1	But drinking vinegar doesn't appeal to most people when I get it and it can actually even damage the enamel of our teeth.
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