Alzheimer's disease might actually begin as a metabolic problem in the brain and metabolism is essentially the cell's ability to create energy out of raw materials.

And so that's why some researchers have actually begun calling Alzheimer's Disease type 3 diabetes.

What this suggests is that we might have agency when it comes to preventing Alzheimer's disease through that

the psychology podcast, where we give you insights into the mind, brain, behavior, and creativity.

I'm Dr. Scott Barric Hoffman and in each episode I have a conversation with a guest

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Thanks for listening and enjoy the podcast. Today I'm really excited to have Max Lugavir on the podcast.

Max the filmmaker, health and science Journalist, and Brain Food expert.

He is also the director of the upcoming film Breadhead, the first ever documentary about dementia prevention through diet and lifestyle,

and he is co-author with Dr. Paul Gruell of the just

released book Genius Foods. Hey man, thanks so much for being on the psychology

podcast. Dude, thank you for having me. This is a long time in the making because I've been obviously a friend and fan of yours for such a long time

Actually before we were friends I was a fan of yours. I'm not like saying that, yeah, because I read an article that you wrote on the many

facets of the performing mind and I was just obsessed with your work and then...

You and Jason Silvera. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Well it's been quite a road and I couldn't be more proud of you. You know your book is coming out. Probably your book will be out by the time that this podcast is released and man, you really deserve this.

You know, you've put so much like blood sweat and tears

under this thing, right?

Like, man, if anyone deserves this moment, it's going to be you.

Like, wow, like you really care about the science, you care about getting the details right.

But I'd like to just start off with we won't by the way don't

I said we could we could you know I'm gonna try to focus I'm gonna try to focus I'm gonna try to

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