EP 902B The Best Food to Improve Your Brain Health

Summary: Dark leafy greens are nutrient-dense, low-calorie and, according to one study, may make your brain younger by 11 years.
Air Date: 8/7/18
Duration: 17:17
Host: Michael Roizen, MD
Guest Bio: Max Lugavere, Health & Science Journalist
Max Lugavere is a filmmaker, health and science journalist and brain food expert. He is also the director of the upcoming film Bread Head, the first-ever documentary about dementia prevention through diet and lifestyle and author of the soon-to-be released, Genius Foods.

Lugavere has contributed to Medscape, Vice, Fast Company, and the Daily Beast and has been featured on NBC Nightly News, the Dr. Oz Show, and in The Wall Street Journal, among others.

He is a sought-after speaker, invited to lecture at esteemed academic institutions such as the New York Academy of Sciences and Weill Cornell Medicine, has given keynotes at such events as the Biohacker Summit in Stockholm, Sweden, he also recently spoke at TEDx.

From 2005-2011, Lugavere was a journalist for Al Gore’s Current TV.

He lives in New York City and Los Angeles.
  • Book Title: Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life
  • Guest Twitter Account: @maxlugavere
EP 902B The Best Food to Improve Your Brain Health
Want to reduce brain inflammation, squash anxiety, feel happier, think quicker and focus more easily?

According to Max Lugavere, author of Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life, eating just one food can majorly improve your brain health—dark leafy greens!

Dark leafy greens are nutrient-dense, low-calorie and, according to one study, may make your brain younger by 11 years.

Plus, find out what you should top your salad with, from the best dressings to the best proteins, to help prevent Alzheimer's and keep your thinking sharp.

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