Using Keto to Improve Brain Health with Dr. David Perlmutter, MD
Dr. Jockers Functional Nutrition
Dr. Jockers
4.8 • 688 Ratings
🗓️ 27 August 2020
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Today’s episode is proudly sponsored by Cacao Bliss, a superfood unprocessed chocolate powder. Boost your feel-good neurotransmitters while protecting your body from oxidative stress! Use it in almond milk, or for baking. Experience pure bliss at Cacao Bliss and use code DAVID to get 15% off!
Even if you are genetically predisposed to neurodegenerative diseases, there are ways to prevent and overcome it. Dr. Perlmutter is known as the “Empowering Neurologist,” and he’s here to discuss the lifestyle changes you can make right now that will improve your brain health for years to come. He sees Alzheimer’s as a preventable disease and has the science to back it up. Get ready to feel better in body and mind today, tomorrow, and for years to come!
“The reality is that we are just really starting to see this widespread appreciation that our lifestyle choices—including sleep, diet, nutritional supplements, exercise—are the most powerful approaches to maintaining brain health that we’ve ever known about.”
-Dr. David Perlmutter, MD
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In This Episode:
- How Dr. Perlmutter learned to push the envelope in areas of alternative lifestyle approaches to brain health, including diet and supplements
- What happens when the body uses stored fat as a fuel source?
- The amazing benefits of a ketogenic diet according to actual scientific studies
- Do you have “Grain Brain?”
- Proof that your blood sugar today affects your risk for dementia tomorrow
- The degenerative brain disease that’s being called “type 3 diabetes”
- The American Academy of Neurology’s new guidelines for patients with MCI (Mild Cognitive Impairment)
- The effectiveness of a multi-disciplinary approach can work even for stroke victims
- What happens to your brain when you fast?
Resources:
- Cacao Bliss – Use Code DAVID for 15% off
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Dr. Jockers' functional nutrition podcast, the show designed to give you |
| 0:08.3 | science-based solutions to improve your health and life. I'm Dr. David Jockers, doctor of natural |
| 0:15.1 | medicine, chiropractor, and functional nutrition practitioner, and I'm the host of this podcast. |
| 0:21.8 | I'm here to tell you that your body was created to heal itself, |
| 0:25.4 | and on this show, we focus on strategies you can apply today |
| 0:28.9 | to heal and function at your best. |
| 0:32.1 | I'm excited about today's podcast, |
| 0:34.5 | but before we jump in, |
| 0:35.9 | I wanted to remind you to download this month's special |
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| 0:46.5 | guides, we have a new complimentary gift every single month. To get your gift, simply visit |
| 0:53.1 | Dr.jokersgift.com. That's d R-J-O-C-K-E-R-S-G-I-F-T.com. Thanks for spending time with me, |
| 1:05.1 | and let's go into the show. My friends, nothing feels better than being able to enjoy rich, smooth, creamy chocolate and knowing you're doing something good for your body. |
| 1:22.7 | Unprocessed chocolate called cacao is rich in theobromides and P-EAs, which are neuroactive alkaloids that boost |
| 1:32.6 | the neurotransmitters, dopamine, serotonin, and endorphins in your brain, which make you feel alive |
| 1:38.5 | and well. In addition, cacao is rich in polyphenols, including EGCG. In fact, it's more potent than green tea |
| 1:47.6 | in that powerful polyphenolic antioxidant. And that improves the inflammatory process. It helps |
| 1:54.0 | induce autophagy where your body literally starts to heal and repair itself. And also, that |
| 1:59.9 | protects you from oxidative stress. |
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| 2:09.3 | cacao beans that are naturally kissed by the sun, which allows them to maintain the integrity |
| 2:15.3 | of their powerful health benefits. Then they take the |
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