How You (Yes, You) Can Live a Long, Healthy Life with Dr. Majid Fotuhi
So Your Parents Are Old
Vanessa Grigoriadis
4.5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 3 March 2026
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
What if cognitive decline isn’t inevitable? Dr. Majid Fotuhi, author of The Invincible Brain, explains why the brain is more changeable than we think, and how daily habits can affect blood flow, inflammation, and the memory center of the brain. Vanessa and Dr. Fotuhi cover the difference between normal aging, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia, plus the “five pillars” of brain health.
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Our production team is Shoshi Shmuluvitz, managing producer and editor; Lily Houston Smith, senior producer; Ashley Warren, production manager; Yi-Wen Lai-Tremewan, studio recordist; and music by Mark McAdam and Amber Devereux.
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| 0:29.0 | Hi, I'm Debbie Millman, and I host a podcast called Design Matters from the TED Audio Collective. |
| 0:35.9 | Every episode, I have conversations with designers, writers, artists, and other luminaries of contemporary thought. |
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| 1:16.5 | Thank you. wherever you're listening to this. Welcome back, everybody, to So Your Parents Are Old. |
| 1:19.6 | I'm Vanessa Grigoriades. |
| 1:22.0 | So this week, instead of talking about how to take care of our parents, we are going to talk |
| 1:26.9 | about how to take care of ourselves and our brain health, which may sound nerdy or something, but is actually one of the most important things you can do for your life and your longevity. |
| 1:41.2 | So my guest, Majid Fatoui, has a plan to make sure we're in tip-top shape for years to come. |
| 1:47.5 | He says that we should upgrade our brains from a regular class brain to a business class brain, |
| 1:52.6 | and we can do that by following his plan. |
| 1:55.3 | He's a neurologist and a neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins, specializes in memory, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease. |
| 2:03.0 | He's going to tell us how to actually grow our brains through his brain fitness program. |
| 2:08.5 | He has a new book out about that called The Invincible Brain, Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline, and Get Smarter at Any Age. So, doctor, welcome to the show. |
| 2:20.9 | Thanks, Vanessa. It's my pleasure to be on your show. So why did you decide to study this stuff? |
| 2:27.0 | What from your personal life makes you so passionate about neuroplasticity? |
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