Brain scans reveal the foods that maximize cognitive power and prevent Alzheimer's dementia. In this episode, scientists reveal the critical role phytochemicals play in brain health.

0:00 The big question
0:37 National Child Development Study
3:42 Which experts should we listen to?
4:33 Chris Palmer and Brain Energy
8:58 David Perlmutter and Grain Brain
9:42 Lisa Mosconi's books
11:46 Discovery via brain scans
13:10 The brain's unique nutritional needs
15:55 My minerals tests
16:56 Food that makes us smarter
18:52 Phytonutrients
21:24 Ketones and brain health
22:10 Red meat and the brain

BOOKS REFERENCED:

Brain Food: The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power by Lisa Mosconi
https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Food-Lis...

The XX Brain: The Groundbreaking Science Empowering Women to Maximize Cognitive Health and Prevent Alzheimer's Disease by Lisa Mosconi
https://www.amazon.com/The-XX-Brain-a...

Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More by Chris Palmer
https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Energy-R...

This Is Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods That Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and More by Uma Naidoo
https://www.amazon.com/This-Your-Brai...

Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar - Your Brain's Silent Killers by David Perlmutter
https://www.amazon.com/Grain-Brain-au...

Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy by Herman Pontzer
https://www.amazon.com/Burn-Research-...

Reconstructing Human Origins: A Modern Synthesis Third Edition by Herman Pontzer
https://www.amazon.com/Reconstructing...

TALKS AND INTERVIEWS:

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PAPERS:

Mediterranean diet and 3-year Alzheimer brain biomarker changes in middle-aged adults | Lisa Mosconi
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

The effect of a high-polyphenol Mediterranean diet (Green-MED) combined with physical activity on age-related brain atrophy: the Dietary Intervention Randomized Controlled Trial Polyphenols Unprocessed Study (DIRECT PLUS) | Iris Shai
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article...

Broccoli sprouts: an exceptionally rich source of inducers of enzymes that protect against chemical carcinogens | Jed Fahey
https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/...

The beneficial effects of Mediterranean diet over low-fat diet may be mediated by decreasing hepatic fat content | Iris Shai
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

Effect of egg ingestion on trimethylamine-N-oxide production in humans: a randomized, controlled, dose-response study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24944...

Iron and Mechanisms of Neurotoxicity
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...