
Optimizing Brain Health in a Modern World with Dr. Austin Perlmutter
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Protecting our brain and body in a world that's not always built for it can be a challenge. In this episode, Dr. Austin Perlmutter, a board-certified internal medicine physician unpacks the forces that inflame and impair our brains and offers tools to protect, nourish, and even rewire them.
00:00 Introduction to Brain Health
00:59 Meet Dr. Austin Perlmutter
01:36 Modern Challenges to Brain Health
04:06 Environmental Impacts on Brain Health
05:18 Diet and Brain Health
17:22 Inflammation and Brain Health
19:42 Practical Steps for Brain Health
19:50 Polyphenols and Brain Health
30:04 Muscle Health and Brain Health
32:53 Supplements and Brain Health
40:17 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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