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I am honored to connect with Max Lugavere today! Max is a top health podcaster, wellness journalist, filmmaker, and author. He wrote one of my favorite books, The New York Times\xa0bestseller\xa0Genius Foods, and earlier this year, he wrote\xa0The\xa0Wall Street Journal\xa0bestseller\xa0Genius Kitchen.\nMax has been passionate about nutrition, supplementation, and fitness for as long as he can remember. In this episode, we dive into his background and how he developed an interest in brain optimization and cognition. We speak about non-modifiable and modifiable risk factors, the Food Compass nutrient profiling system, and outdated non-scientific nutritional guidelines. We discuss dogmatism in nutrition, the influence of the processed food industry, how our food has changed, and seed oils. Max shares some of his favorite Genius foods, and we also get into the value of sleep and much more.\nI hope you enjoy listening to today\u2019s interesting and informative discussion with Max Lugavere as much as I did recording it! Stay tuned for more!\xa0\xa0\n\nIN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:\n\nMax tells the story of his mother's neuro-degenerative condition and how that sparked his interest in sharing research and scientific information with the lay public.\n\nMax discusses the modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors that could influence your brain health.\n\nThe Food Compass data and American dietary guidelines are inherently flawed and skewed towards the processed food industry. Max dives into why that is so and discusses various related concerns.\n\nAs consumers, we need to do the necessary work to make healthy food choices for ourselves.\n\nMax talks about dogmatism in the nutrition space and explains why we need to be willing to challenge our beliefs and assumptions about food.\n\nWhat made our society fall so far off the rails around nutrition?\n\nEliminating seed oils from your diet is one of the best things you can do to improve your health.\n\nMax discusses the Nova food profiling system and shares some frightening statistics related to the consumption of ultra-processed foods.\n\nOur bodies respond differently to nutrients if they are removed from the food matrix.\n\nFraud derailed the research on Alzheimer\u2019s disease for almost two decades.\n\nMax shares his favorite Genius foods and discusses the best things we can do for brain health.\n\nMax strives to keep his protein levels up when traveling.\n\nHow does sleep relate to brain health and impact cognitive function?\xa0\n\nMax talks about his new book,\xa0Genius Kitchen. It is available from any bookstore.\xa0\n\n\xa0\xa0\n\nConnect with Cynthia Thurlow\n\nFollow on\xa0Twitter,\xa0Instagram\xa0&\xa0LinkedIn\n\n\nCheck out Cynthia\u2019s\xa0website\xa0\n\n\nConnect with Max Lugavere\n\nOn\xa0Instagram\xa0(@maxlugavere)\n\n\nThe Genius Life\xa0\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\nBooks mentioned:\nThe Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat, and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet\xa0by Nina Teicholz