How to Change Your Brain's Destiny Before It's Too Late | Dr. David Perlmutter – EP 809

20 Aug 2026 · 1 h 1 min · 27 chapters

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In short

How lifestyle and metabolism shape the brain’s immune system (microglia), potentially changing the risk trajectory for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative disorders. Core claim: microglia can switch from “defenders” to a destructive “evil twin” state when challenged by inflammation and metabolic dysfunction (blood sugar/insulin, weight, blood pressure, mitochondrial function).

Guests

Dr. David Perlmutter, board-certified neurologist; New York Times best-selling author; longtime advocate linking lifestyle, metabolism, and brain health. Host: John (PassionStruck).

Key claims and notable examples

  • Microglia (about 10% of brain cells) normally support synapses and the blood-brain barrier, but can become destructive under metabolic/inflammatory stress.
  • Oral bacteria example: Porphyromonas gingivalis from poor periodontal health may trigger microglial inflammation; improved dental care is urged.
  • Sleep example: non-restorative sleep for one night raises inflammatory markers and impairs next-day decision-making.
  • Diabetes example: type 2 diabetes worsens recovery after head injury because microglia shift back less readily.
  • Overlap example: TSPO PET scans show microglial activation in Alzheimer’s, PTSD, head trauma, long COVID, Parkinson’s, and MS; this shared mechanism may explain symptom overlap.
  • Alcohol example: alcohol is described as a direct neurotoxin, worsens sleep, and harms the gut microbiome; “no alcohol” is presented as safest.
  • Treatment critique: FDA anti–beta-amyloid drugs reduce amyloid but show little meaningful impact on disease course; lifestyle interventions are highlighted (e.g., a 20-week diet/exercise/stress program with 70% stabilization/improvement).

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Chapters

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Understanding Microglia and Brain Health

0:56 to 2:41

Learn how lifestyle choices affect brain health through microglia.

“The most successful business owners don't do it all themselves.”

Understanding Microglia and Brain Health

4:06 to 6:00

Learn how lifestyle choices affect brain health through microglia.

“Y ellos son muy sensibles a la metabolismo.”

Introduction of Dr. David Perlmutter

6:00 to 8:02

Meet Dr. Perlmutter and discuss the connection between lifestyle and brain health.

“So far, we've been exploring all the different forces that shape who we become.”

The Impact of Writing Brain Defenders

8:02 to 9:21

Explore how Dr. Perlmutter's new book shaped his views on brain health.

“Gracias por elegir PassionStruck y elegir me a ser tu host y guía en tu viaje a la creación de un intencional que matters.”

Dementia and Preventative Approaches

9:21 to 12:23

Discuss the importance of preventive measures against dementia.

“It feels like it's a culmination of decades of research in clinical practice.”

Alzheimer's Treatment Insights

12:23 to 14:00

Examine the current state of Alzheimer’s treatments and their effectiveness.

“John, usted ha dicho algo muy importante.”

Understanding Alzheimer's Disease and Metabolism

14:00 to 16:44

Learn about recent studies on Alzheimer's drugs and the role of metabolism in disease prevention.

“That is really reiterated by a recent study called a Cochrane analysis, looking at the FDA-approved Alzheimer's drugs, which target a protein in the brain called beta-amyloid.”

The Role of Microglial Cells

16:44 to 19:40

Explore how microglial cells function as immune cells in the brain and their importance in maintaining brain health.

“These are all united by this one shared mechanism.”

Impact of Oral Health on Brain Function

19:40 to 22:12

Discover the connection between oral health and brain health, including the effects of periodontal disease.

“I know the cells are constantly deciding whether to repair tissue or to mount an immune response, but what are they actually sensing inside the brain every day, which causes those two responses to happen?”

Exercise and Brain Health

22:12 to 23:24

Understand how exercise influences brain health through the production of myokines and metabolism improvement.

“These are important things to do to keep periodontal disease at bay because we know there's a very powerful association between periodontal disease and risk for Alzheimer's.”
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Creating Your Brain's Environment

23:24 to 23:45

Learn how lifestyle choices shape your brain's destiny by creating a supportive environment.

“Lo que estoy diciendo es que muy mucho somos los archivos de nuestra mente de nuestro destino based upon nuestro estilo de vida que nos hacemos cada día.”

Brain Trauma and Recovery

24:55 to 28:06

Discuss the effects of brain injury on microglial cells and the importance of healing in recovery.

“Gracias por apoyar a los que apoyan el show.”

Understanding Microglial Cells and Brain Recovery

28:06 to 29:46

Learn how microglial cells affect brain recovery and inflammation.

“Type 2 diabetes is a profound metabolic challenge to the brain's microglial cells.”

Link Between PTSD and Brain Trauma

29:46 to 32:50

Discover the connection between PTSD, brain trauma, and microglial activation.

“Why do those two conditions overlap so much, and does what we're talking about here play into it at all?”

The Role of Alcohol in Brain Health

32:50 to 36:26

Explore the negative impact of alcohol on brain health and sleep.

“It opens up a lot of potential, I think, to throw a very wide net in terms of paving the way for better brain health moving forward.”

Lifestyle Interventions for Alzheimer's Prevention

36:26 to 39:00

Learn about lifestyle changes that can prevent or improve Alzheimer's symptoms.

“that we can do anything we want with our lives.”

Taking Control of Brain Health

39:00 to 41:19

Understand how to take proactive steps towards better brain health.

“sobre en TV como un advertenimiento para un producto que alguien puede own.”

The Impact of Ultra-Processed Foods on Brain Health

42:04 to 43:59

Learn about the alarming connection between ultra-processed foods and Alzheimer's risk.

“Sabemos que en los adultos de los adultos, 60 % de los calores son derivados de ultra-processed alimentos, dramáticamente associated con el alto Alzheimer.”

Building Health Pillars for a Better Life

44:00 to 46:05

Understand the importance of focusing on different health areas to improve overall well-being.

“But interestingly, you didn't mention cognitive health.”

Challenges in Changing Medical Practices

46:06 to 47:49

Explore the difficulties in adopting lifestyle changes in clinical settings and the role of medical training.

“y tienen niños en casa, y tienen un trabajo de trabajo, y tengo que ir a 6 de la hora, y voy a comer algo, y voy a comer algo, y voy a comer algo, y voy a comer.”

The Role of Supplements in Health

47:50 to 49:46

Discover the significance of dietary supplements in maintaining health and preventing disease.

“Si eres un chiropractor, te get un montón de nutricional training y creo que es tan valioso.”

Future of Alzheimer's Research and Treatment

49:47 to 56:00

Learn about the latest research shifts regarding Alzheimer's disease and potential treatments.

“es más poderoso y más meaningful cuando entiendo la científica para qué es que voy a aumentar mi ejercicio, o que voy a no beber cola y fruta.”

Exploring Future Technologies for Brain Health

56:00 to 57:20

Learn about advancements targeting microglial cells for Alzheimer's treatment.

“away from being supportive to being destructive.”

Personal Health Insights and Diagnostics

57:20 to 58:20

Discover the importance of thorough medical testing for optimal health.

“So that's what I use now to help do these things.”

The Role of GLP-1 Agonists in Metabolic Health

58:20 to 1:02:20

Understand how GLP-1 drugs may influence neurodegenerative conditions.

“them and everything we've been discussing.”

David Perlmutter's Insights on Brain Health

1:02:20 to 1:03:48

Gain insights into Dr. Perlmutter's work and recommendations for brain health.

“Face it, Alzheimer's is a uniformly fatal disease.”

David Perlmutter's Insights on Brain Health

1:05:40 to 1:08:29

Gain insights into Dr. Perlmutter's work and recommendations for brain health.

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4:01Protect yourself now at aura.com slash hidden. What if the cells designed to protect your brain can actually become the ones that damage it? Cuando Dr. David Perlmutter joined me on PassionStruck, he explicó cómo el cerebro de la mente su propio immune system puede cambiar de protección de los neurones a damaging de los neurones y cómo el decisiones que se hace cada día puede influenciar la dirección de la mente. Listen a esto. Vamos a llamar los microgliales. Y ellos son muy sensibles a la metabolismo. Cuando nuestro metabolismo es haciendo lo que debería hacer, keeping nuestro cuerpo en check, nuestro peso en check, our blood pressure where it needs to be, reducing inflammation, then these brain immune cells are supportive.

4:49They're nurturing our synapses. They're nurturing the blood-brain barrier. They're doing their best to keep our neurons functional and firing appropriately. But they can shift on us. They can turn their backs and become what I call in the book the evil twin, same cell. It can shift when they are challenged by inflammation or metabolism issues in the body. And now they are destructive. Sea de qué profe John ¿Qué pi re agresa?

5:27Si, Ms de verdad.

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5:52Welcome back to episode 809 of PassionStruck. We're continuing our series, The Adaptive Brain. How your mind learns, changes, and heals. So far, we've been exploring all the different forces that shape who we become. But today's conversation takes us somewhere we haven't gone yet, inside the biology of the brain itself. Because here's something I didn't fully appreciate before this conversation. Our brains aren't just responding to our thoughts and experiences, they're responding to the physical environment we create for them every single day. What we eat, how much we sleep, how much we move, our metabolism, our inflammation, even the health of our mouth and our gut can send signals that influence what's happening inside the brain.

6:40And the center of this story are cells most of us have probably never heard of, microglia, the brain's immune cells. Joining me today is Dr. David Perlmutter, a board-certified neurologist, New York Times' number one best-selling author, and longtime advocate for understanding el connection entre el estilo de la vida, la metabolismo y la salud. Su nuevo libro, Brain Defenders, brings decades de investigación together around a fascinating idea que el cerebro de la immune system es una de las key mechanisms determinar si nuestro cerebro permanece healthy o move toward decline. Y lo que he encontrado especialmente interesante es que David no se frame esto como algo que solo importa cuando estamos older o ya estamos experiencing cognitive problemas.

7:27He argues that the trajectory of brain health begins much earlier with the metabolic and lifestyle choices we're making decades before symptoms ever appear. And he believes we have more influence over that trajectory than we often realize. That makes this conversation so much more than dementia or Parkinson's. Es sobre la agencia. Es sobre la entender que la brain que vamos a tener años de ahora es siendo shaped por la environment que estamos creando para hoy. Así que vamos a dar in. Aquí es mi conversación con Dr. David Perlmutter. Gracias por elegir PassionStruck y elegir me a ser tu host y guía en tu viaje a la creación de un intencional que matters.

8:08Ahora, vamos a empezar. La que empezamos a empezar. La empresa no debería de vivir una software group.

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8:53I am so honored today to welcome Dr. David Perlmutter to PassionStruck. David, it's so great to meet you. John, good to see you face to face. My pleasure. I have been studying your work for years. And David, you've spent your career challenging wisdom in a lot of ways, from Grain Brain to Brain Maker to Drop Acid. But reading your brand new book, which I have right here, Brain Defenders, I had the sense that this isn't simply your next book. It feels like it's a culmination of decades of research in clinical practice. And did writing this book change the way you personally thought about brain disease or did it finally give you a scientific framework to explain what you've believed for years?

9:41I think it did both. Y es el proceso de escribir este libro que realmente me hizo realize lo que usted dijo, y que es que, por lo que hemos visto en cosas como el dañador de la enfermedad de la brain de un alto carbohidrato, por ejemplo, hablamos de la ingrained brain. En la época no había el termo ultra-proceso foods, le llamaba los hídeos de carbohidratos. La role de la bacteria, la microbiome en términos de la salud, más recientemente, lo que a la uric acid, lo que a la relationships, cómo afecta el cerebro. Todo esto se convierte en la creación de este libro porque, como se hace, todo se convierte en el cerebro el sistema de la mente de la finalidad de si el cerebro se va a ser saludable o no.

10:27No sabía que hubiera sido antes de eso. Y es muy validado que ahora tenemos este fundamental en el mecanismo que explienes todos los inputs. Y creo que lo que vamos a hablar de hoy también pregunta más bien

11:09I have really been interested in the topic of dementia for well over a decade now because for me, I saw my grandfather suffer from dementia and it was really painful to see. His occurred because he had heart blockage and he experienced a series of mini strokes that ended up causing him to have oxygen loss to the brain, which resulted in him experiencing dementia. pero aquí tienes este hombre que fue simplemente brillante fue un aeropuente pilot ended up running all R &D para Kraft Foods y just had this brilliant mind y I remember towards the end of his life he could remember things from his early childhood pero realmente couldn't remember anything within five minutes of you talking to him and as I first studied it it seemed what a lot of the research was looking at fue el damage después de que ha ocurrido.

12:10Y parece que lo que tu libro es realmente hablando de la preventiva de los aspectos que podemos con mucho antes de que se experience donde se ha terminado. ¿Es que una buena manera de pensar? John, usted ha dicho algo muy importante. Yo quiero reiterar que uno de los sentimientos fue que se desarrolló la dementia porque cuando se ha hablado de tu grandfather Y eso es un pregunta que no se preguntan. ¿Qué significa? ¿Por qué se desarrolló la dementia? En su caso, se había un montón de enfermedades. Ok, hay siempre enfermedades en el Alzheimer's brain, pero creo que tenemos que tomar ese importante paso y preguntar qué es el porque.

12:53Y sabemos los causos de Alzheimer's y no es primaria genética. Y la importante cosa de entender el causo de Alzheimer's es dos. Uno, es permite que nos descanse a la entender así que podemos ser preventivo, como te described. Y segundo, es realmente nos permite entender lo que podemos hacer para ser terapéutico aún hoy, cuando la paciente tiene esta situación ya establecida. Estamos hablando de 7.6 millones de personas ahora que han sido recibidos de la diagnosis. Y yo entiendo lo que lo que hicieron con tu grandfather. Yo fui a través de mi padre, un buen médico, y vi esto sucedió a él. y es devastador.

13:32Así que es realmente lo que esto es sobre. Estamos en un mundo donde estamos convencidos a vivir nuestra vida however que quiera, y que hay una wonderful drug o suite de drugs available para evitar que nos malades, lo que sea que sea. La realidad es que no tenemos ninguna de la tratamiento para Alzheimer's. John, como tú y yo tuvimos esta conversación. En la face de la facta que There are FDA-approved Alzheimer's treatment, but I just said that we don't have any meaningful disease treatment, as it were. That is really reiterated by a recent study called a Cochrane analysis, looking at the FDA-approved Alzheimer's drugs, which target a protein in the brain called beta-amyloid.

14:18We've been given this story that the cause of Alzheimer's is the accumulation of beta-amyloid in the brain. Si eso fue el caso, entonces se ha hecho el amyloid. Se ha hecho el problema. Pero se ha hecho el caso. Este cochrane análisis looked at 17 estudiantes de 20 ,342 estudiantes involucrados en el estudio y found que, por lo que el drugs fueron casi inefectivamente en todo en términos de slowing la progressión de la enfermedad de la enfermedad. Y número dos, sobre uno en cuatro personas sufres either a bleed into their brain y o a brain swelling o incluso death. So en términos de la risca y beneficio, estos drugs categoría fall.

15:05Y yet, ¿qué te lo habló de la idea de preventing el disease en el primer lugar? We absolutely understand the inroads to Alzheimer's disease, and it's all about our body's metabolism. Es sobre nuestro blood pressure, nuestro blood sugar, nuestro insulino, y inflamación. Todos esos temas convergen en lo que este libro es sobre. Estaba de la primera parte. Estaba de la regla de la mente del sistema. Vamos a llamar los los microgliales. Y ellos son muy sensibles a la metabolismo. Cuando nuestro metabolismo está haciendo lo que debería hacer, keeping nuestro blood sugar en check, our weight in check, our blood pressure where it needs to be, reducing inflammation, then these brain immune cells are supportive.

15:53They're nurturing our synapses. They're nurturing the blood-brain barrier. They're doing their best to keep our neurons functional and firing appropriately. But they can shift on us. They can turn their backs and become what I call in the book, the evil twin. Same cell. It can shift when they are challenged by inflammation or metabolism issues in the body. y ahora están destructivas. Este es el fundamento no solo de Alzheimer, pero todos los neurodegenerative condiciones están united por este un sistema de un sistema que es un cambio de la mente de la mente lo que yo callo los defensores a la que sea de la destrucción de la ley de la ley y que es el fundamental principle que underlige virtually todos los neurodegenerative condiciones incluyendo other things como Long COVID, PTSD, major depressive disorder, and of course, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, MS, PSP, multisystem atrophy.

16:51These are all united by this one shared mechanism. So understanding the brain's immune system, the pivotal role that it plays in determining your brain's destiny, and perhaps most important for our time together today, lo que podemos hacer para mantener esos células en nuestra parte de la gente, en la parte de la gente, en la gente, es realmente lo que esto es todo. David, ¿qué es lo que se puede hacer? Porque estoy seguro que 90 % de mi público nunca ha visto de microglia antes. ¿Qué son estos células que se mencionan? ¿Y por qué han sido así centrales a todo lo que te mencionan? It is absolutely emergent science.

17:37It is absolutely cutting edge. But I will tell you, the focus on the microglial cells, the brain's innate immune cells, is vast at this time. It is at the forefront of all of the highly regarded neurology literature. Every month when a new journal comes out, it's really what is being featured. And so these are the brain's immune cells. They make up about 10 % of the cells in your brain. People are surprised that they think your brain is packed full of neurons. End of story. Well, the reality is there are a bunch of different types of cells in your brain. There are supportive cells that help brain be connected via its structure and its function as well.

18:17The microglia, the brain's immune cells, when we say immune cells, people are thinking, well, these are the cells that might go into action when there's an infection or trauma or a stroke or something. That's when the immune system gets activated. But they do a heck of a lot more than that. They are involved in nurturing the brain and keeping our neurons functioning, in nurturing the synapses where one brain cell connects to the next. And so it's a broader interpretation and understanding of immunity as it relates to the brain. And what is so fundamentally important is that what shifts these brain cells to become destroyers de la mente, también un fundamental mecanismos, que es un cambio de neurodegeneración de la mente, es un cambio de su metabolismo.

19:05Y el mensaje de la mente es que la metabolismo de estos son los cambios de tu metabolismo, tu blood sugar, tu insulina, tu nivel de inflamación, tu cuerpo, tu blood pressure. Todos estos problemas influencen los microgliales, los brain immunees, ser a going to allow you to have a highly functional brain for the rest of your life, or they will pave the way for brain decline, which is so incredibly common in the Western world. What is actually happening? I know the cells are constantly deciding whether to repair tissue or to mount an immune response, but what are they actually sensing inside the brain every day, which causes those two responses to happen?

19:55They sense a lot of different things, which is really so interesting. They're just in surveillance mode constantly. If they see, for example, a breakdown of a bacterial product, a protein from a bacterium or the DNA from a bacterium, that'll set them off. That'll send them to being what we call the M1 threatening configuration. If they see inflammation that comes from anywhere in the body, like even from the gut, that'll trip them into being brain destroyers. Si se ve exceso free radicales, si se oxytocin, por ejemplo, la love chemical, la love hormone, que tendrá que tendrá a ser nutricionista, brain supportive.

20:35So, they're constantly being targeted by various types de stimuli. Exceso blood sugar will set them off. Changes to proteins brought on by excess blood sugar will set them off. So, they're constantly in receptor mode where they're looking at the environment Y que environment determines whether they're going to be supportive or destructive. Y realmente, lo que es, creo, fascinante y empoderar es que podemos control que environment. I mencioné, por ejemplo, bacterias y el break down products de bacterias. We're at a new stage de la understanding de la mente de la mente de la mente de la mente de la mente.

21:14¿De qué escucha lo que yo decía? Todo lo que ha dicho de la mente de la mente de la mente. La mente de la mente de la mente de la mente de la mente de la mente. It has bacteria or components of bacteria. It has viruses that live within it. So it's not sterile. And certain bacteria can actually target these microglial cells and cause them to stop being supportive and become destructive. Let me give you an example. There's a mouth bacterium that lives in the gums called, crazy name, Porphyromonus gingivalis. It turns out that with poor dentition and poor periodontal health, that bacterium can make its way to the brain and can immediately set off inflammation and trigger these microglial cells into their destructive mode.

21:58So that is a simple argument in favor of having better oral care. Flossing. We don't like to floss, but we should floss. Brush our teeth a couple times a day. Use a water flosser. Get our teeth cleaned professionally every six months. These are important things to do to keep periodontal disease at bay because we know there's a very powerful association between periodontal disease and risk for Alzheimer's. The mouth-brain connection. Who knew, right? We've heard of the gut-brain connection. That's almost cliche at this point. But the mouth-brain connection. Y como aprendimos de un publicación yesterday, un par de la presa, un cuerpo-brain connection, que el cuerpo secretó varios tipos de chemicals que pueden ser supportive o destructivas para el cerebro.

22:45¿Por qué es ejercicio associated con una gran riesgo de riesgo para el desarrollo de Alzheimer? Porque hay un cuerpo-brain connection. Cuando ejercicio, los muscles crean chemicals llamados myokines. Mio, meaning muscle, kinds, means they move around. They go to the brain, they do good things. They target metabolism. And as we now know, when the brain metabolism is improved, our brain immune cells, these microglial cells, are on our side. They are loving, they are nurturing, and they're keeping our brains away from becoming degenerative organs, keeping us at a lower risk for brain degenerative disorders.

23:24Lo que estoy diciendo es que muy mucho somos los archivos de nuestra mente de nuestro destino based upon nuestro estilo de vida que nos hacemos cada día. Vamos a ver con más de mi conversación con Dr. David Perlmutter. Como escuchar hoy, me gustaría que te preguntar una pregunta. ¿Qué tipo de ambiente te crees para tu brain? Una de las ideas que me encontré más compelling en esta conversación es que nos ofrecen a pensar que la brain hambre es algo que acontece a nosotros. Pero David ofrece un muy diferente. He argumento que la mente es constantemente responde a los señales que nos danza a través de la mente, la comida, la comida, la comida y la vida.

24:04La idea connects con algo que he estado explorando en mi libro de la Mataing Effect, que es el octubre. Porque justo como la física de la mente, la mente de la mente, la mente de la mente. La gente que nos spende tiempo con, la cultura que nos parten de, y el mensaje que nos reciba sobre nuestro worth puede influenciar cómo creer, creer y behave. La mayor parte de la lesson es una que hemos estado returning a durante este series. No estamos observando el mundo de la vida que estamos viviendo. Estamos creando el condiciones que forman lo que viene. Si quieres ir más profundo en esta conversación y pick up the companion workbook, puedes encontrarlos en ignitedlife.net en Substack.

24:44Es designed para ayudar a que te lo que está aprendiendo aquí y turno en práctica de cambios en tu vida. Te encuentras en mi libro, David's libro, y el Ignite Life en el show notes. Ahora, un breve para el sponsor. Gracias por apoyar a los que apoyan el show.

25:04You're listening to PassionStruck en el PassionStruck Network. Ahora, let's get back to my conversation con Dr. David Perlmutter. David, I'm going to shift the whole interview porque yo estaba en la parte de la historia, y creo que es lo que se ha hecho. Creo que tenemos que hablar más de las descubierras aquí. ¿Qué significa esto para nosotros en nuestra vida? Yo, por su propio nombre, soy alguien que ha, infortunadamente, tenido un número de problemas de brain injuries, some sports-related, some combat-related, some childhood injury-related. Pero, como resultado de eso, 躍 a mí lows de respira pat�면 los sínd явes que Negro Ap как sí que másDidniste donde se dolls todas sus cosas que muestras antes de Esos ingenieros P Webinar ¿Cuáles son los que se han discutido mientras se han deslizando?

26:11¿Y cómo se hace poco tiempo de deslizando la inflamación? Le voy a responder a la segunda pregunta primero. ¿Cómo se hace poco tiempo de deslizando la inflamación? Una noche. Wow. Es que dramático. Se ve una gran gran cantidad de markers de inflamación en el cuerpo, un aumento de la sangre, un aumento de la sangre, un aumento de la sangre, y funcionalidad. After one night of non-restorative sleep, that has behavioral implications in terms of our ability to make good decisions the following day. We wrote a book about that called Brainwash, but it happens that quickly. So brain is fundamentally important for the microglia to be functional and stay on track in terms of doing good things for the brain.

26:55Now, let me go back to the brain trauma issue because it's a very big inroad to activating the brain's immune system. When we experience a brain injury, this activates these microglial cells. That's actually a good thing because these things go about helping to clean up the debris and reestablishing health. The problem becomes when these cells remain in their activated form for longer than they should. They should revert back to being healing cells. They should revert back to building better synapses, nurturing the neurons, y reparar el bloqueo-brain barrier, pero se hacen que no cuando se han desafiado por otras cosas, como metabolic challenges.

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27:40Por ejemplo, en large studies de la enfermedad de la enfermedad, el riesgo de un pobre es dramático aumentado si se han sido un tipo 2 diabético a la hora de la enfermedad. Tu hospitalización será más largo y el work w impairment will be greater if you're a diabetic across all levels of injury in comparison to not being diabetic. Why? Type 2 diabetes is a profound metabolic challenge to the brain's microglial cells. They don't shift back as readily to being in their healing environment. So the main task in terms of recovering from a head injury is shifting those microglial cells back to being supportive as opposed to being destructive.

28:30Their function, whether they're supportive or destructive, depends on their metabolism, how their mitochondria are working, for example. It's why things that target the mitochondria, like hyperbaric oxygen, for example, are so effective in treating brain injuries, treating head injuries. It's why when an individual has a brain injury, we want to use the la dieta, por ejemplo, porque eso brindó la mente y la metabolismo de estos brain immune cells de la vida online. Es por eso, con la cabeza de la cabeza, queremos controlar la sangre de la sangre como lo que podemos. Es por eso, queremos reducir otras sources de inflamación como lo que podemos.

29:10¿Quién sabía que en la cabeza de la cabeza, es importante que el objetivo de la cabeza brain connection to evaluate the function of the microbiome in the gut to help reduce inflammation to set the stage for better outcome better recovery we certainly know that we've been doing that in individuals with long covid it's an exactly similar scenario we want to do everything we can to improve metabolism of the microglial cells so they will revert back to being brain supporters, o lo que se llama en el libro, brain defenders. Just a follow-up question on traumatic brain injuries. I know as I was going through my treatment for this, given that a number of these happened in combat situations, the doctors had a very difficult time trying to determine, was it PTSD that was causing the long onset of symptoms that I had, or was it strictly related to brain trauma itself.

30:13Why do those two conditions overlap so much, and does what we're talking about here play into it at all? The answer is 100%. When we examine patients with a variety of disorders using a very sophisticated type of research tool called a TPSO PET scan, this is a scan that is able to determine the level of activation of these microglial cells, these brain immune cells. When they're active and being destructive, the TSPO scan lights up. So the TSPO scan is positive, as you would expect, in Alzheimer's, in Parkinson's, in MS, but it's also very positive in PTSD and also in head trauma and even in long COVID.

31:03So the point is that these are issues in which there is this fundamental shared mechanism that once these microglial cells become activated, we have a variety of manifestations, things like PTSD, major depressive disorder, and frankly, even increased risk for Alzheimer's and even Parkinson's. One would wonder, for example, why head trauma would put you at risk for Parkinson's. What could the relationship possibly be? Bueno, lo que es Muhammad Ali. Es que es called pugilistic, que significa un boxeo, un Parkinson. Cuando te activas los microgliales, puede tener un montón de manifestaciones. En Parkinson, un motor manifestación.

31:44En PTSD, un emocional manifestación, un psiquiatra manifestación. Un mood disorder, un major depresor de disordar. Y incluso Alzheimer. As you mencioné briefly, ahora que has tenido multiple experiencias de trauma, You were concerned about beta amyloid. Obviously, you were thinking about the fact that you were at risk for increased risk for developing Alzheimer's disease by virtue of your head trauma. That's well documented, not anything you're the only one who thought about. Why does it happen? It happens because of activation of the microglial cells. So your original question to me is, why this book?

32:25Why now? porque unites todos estos problemas de desesperación de problemas que hemos pondido por muchos años a la fundamental entender que lo que está pasando en Alzheimer, en PTSD, lo que está llevado a la cabeza, lo que causa Parkinson, es un activo de la mente de la mente de la mente de la mente de la mente de la mente de la mente de la mente de la mente de la mente. It opens up a lot of potential, I think, to throw a very wide net in terms of paving the way for better brain health moving forward. David, I remember having a conversation with my grandparents. They had been smokers, like many people of their generation had been for many years, probably a decade plus.

33:09And then the Surgeon General's warning came down on the impacts that cigarette smoke could have on each of them. y ambos pretty much quit cold turkey overnight, never smoked again. Where I'm going with this is a number of years ago I started to do more and more research on alcohol and I started to realize that alcohol was having a profound impact as well and it's getting more and more documented but one of the biggest areas I was concerned about was the impact that it was having on my sleep because it was causing me, I'd go to sleep and I was using it to help me with my PTSD. But what would end up happening is two, three o 'clock in the morning, I'd wake up completely awake.

33:58And so it was having a negative impact, not only on that, but on other areas of my life. So I have been alcohol free now for over three years. And I was talking to Daniel Amen about this because it's like, I feel fully charged now, fully awake every day that I get up. It's so drastic a change in how I feel. But alcohol is something you explore in the book as well. And maybe you can touch on it. Yeah, it's funny because I did an interview for Newsweek just yesterday. It actually came out yesterday morning. They said, what are the things that this neurologist, the six things that you would never do?

34:40And alcohol is one of those. Not that I wouldn't have a glass of wine from time to time, but alcohol is an issue at multiple levels. A, it is a direct neurotoxin. It is toxic to neurons, no matter how you slice it, i.e., whether it's scotch or red wine. We used to say, well, the epidemiology studies demonstrated that one glass of red wine for women, two glasses per day, actually was associated with a reduced risk for Alzheimer's disease. I think that's been reassessed and has been demonstrated to be really, no pun intended, self-serving. The reality is that no alcohol is the best choice that you can make.

35:17The direct effects of alcohol being a toxin, number two, as you characterize, the effects of alcohol on sleep are significant. We talked about why that is so important from an inflammation perspective, from a metabolism perspective. And number three, alcohol has bad effects on the gut microbiome. que aumenta la inflamación en la cuerpo que los células de la cerebrina, los microgliales, responden a Así que Dan Amon, he ha tenido muchas a dinner con Dan Amon y he es correcto que la mejor choice es nada en relación con alcohol Y si alguien tiene una bebida once en un momento creo que no es un gran problema pero el idea de consumir alcohol en un día creo que es un gran peligro y un peligro en relación con la salud y es uno de los fundamentales aquí I think that ultra-processed foods represent a dramatic risk to brain health, as does what we call sedentarity, being sedentary and not moving around.

36:14These are huge issues. We talked about sleep, but we need to talk about diet. But these are the pillars of brain health. And we live in a world, I think, John, that really wants us to believe the messaging that we can do anything we want with our lives. Drink whatever you want. Don't exercise. Eat the stuff that is advertised. Y cuando se ha un problema con el problema, que es tarde en el juego, pues, se va a ser un problema para ti. Que no existe. No hay ninguna ninguna farmacéutica para Alzheimer's disease, como tú y yo tuvimos esta conversación a este momento. Y, de nuevo, este cochrane análisis que se dio este año, looking a la efectividad de los drugs que target exactamente lo que mencionó antes, beta amyloid, found that the drugs that are FDA approved to reduce beta amyloid in the brain absolutely reduce beta amyloid in the brain.

37:09No doubt about it. They're monoclonal antibodies, but do they have any significant effect on the downward course of Alzheimer's? They do not. This is the gold standard approach to studying a question. In this case, the question ¿Qué es lo que se puede hacer para Alzheimer? Se evaluó 17 estudios de 20 ,342 estudiantes. Se han hecho que los drugs no funcionan y que son significantly peligroso como se relaciona a la sangre y la sangre. ¿Qué es lo que se puede hacer? Bueno, creo que, como hemos hablado ya, estamos en un situación donde sabemos que podemos evitar este problema significantly. And even more importantly, we now see interventional trials, meaning treating Alzheimer's patients with lifestyle intervention that targets the brain's immune system and having results that are unparalleled.

38:05There's certainly no drug that even comes close. May I quote one study for you done by researchers Rudolf Tanzi and Dean Ornish at Harvard, a study, only 51 patients, small study, I agree, Pero estos son los pacientes con Alzheimer's disease que se han desarrollado en un 20-week program. ¿Qué ha sido el programa? Vamos a cambiar tu diet, vamos a hacer ejercicio, y vamos a reducir el stress en tu vida. ¿Y qué han encontrado? Estos son los pacientes en 20 weeks de tiempo que hubiera otherwise continuado a decline. Eso es lo que es expected de una diagnosis de Alzheimer's. es más. Seventy percent de estos pacientes either se estabilizó o had improvement en su cognitive function.

38:51Y esto no es un drug. Y no es patente. Y no es requer FDA approval. Think about that. Esto no es algo que se escucha sobre en TV como un advertenimiento para un producto que alguien puede own. Así que cómo estos

39:31Let's imagine... We have someone listening to us today. They're 40 years old. They're busy. They have kids of different ages. They're sleeping poorly. They're eating too much ultra-processed food. They're stressed out. Their work and family obligations are prohibiting them from exercising as much as they need to. And they're hearing you and I talk. Where would you suggest they start? Not with trying to overhaul everything, but with one thing. I think the one thing, the place to start would be to embrace the understanding that you are controlling your brain's destiny. That's step one, because if you don't get that step, nothing else will follow, right?

40:24And you bring up an incredibly valuable point, and that is that Alzheimer's, the cognitive disfunción que los niños se experimentan en sus 60 y 70 se empieza en los 30 y 40 porque es cuando los metabólicos que te han mencionado se han mencionado y se afecta a los que se afecta en los cerebros de la mente que van a apoyar a la funcional brain o paga la forma para la mente de decline en los 30 y 40 que los metabólicos se enfrentan a lo que se llama los microgliales So, that's who needs to be listening. Because frankly, when individuals have already been experiencing cognitive issues and become forgetful of Wi-Fi codes, grandchildren's names, phone numbers, etc., we're well down the continuum.

41:18And I prefer not to use that term continuum. Continue means it's going to continue. Let's just abandon that term, mea culpa. I'd say that the fundamental take-home message is to really clean up your metabolic house and in your 30s and 40s, in your 20s, in your teens, when you're a newborn, perhaps even in utero. When does it begin? We know that inflammation is increased in children born by C-section, as is autoimmunity in comparison to children born, newborns by a vasilar delivery. So when does it begin? Pero, también, yo diría que sí, tú eres en target, la 30, 40 y 50 años. Cuando miras a la salud de la población de la población aquí en América, es muy preocupante.

42:06Sabemos que en los adultos de los adultos, 60 % de los calores son derivados de ultra-processed alimentos, dramáticamente associated con el alto Alzheimer. por la virtud de los efectos de estos alimentos en la salud, la salud, la salud y la inflamación. Así que hay que suceder. Así que, a ser faires para usted, ¿qué fue ese punto de hook? Y para que este persona se acercie a la mejor vida de la vida de la vida de la experiencia. Y voy a responder en un poco de un cagy de manera, porque yo fui a la pregunta a un poco de los libros. y a mí me es que lo que hay enramp works porque lo que lo que hay enramp es lo que hay para el camino solo just el hecho que he empezado ejercicio no just el hecho que he changed mi diet no just el hecho que he pagó strict atención a la buena sleep whatever it may be will then set the stage for wanting to do the rest of the program I think it's Es la misma manera que se approache a cualquier life change.

43:17Yo often tell people que yo often think about life as on five. You're sitting on a bunch of stools. What's on those stools could be whatever priorities you want to put on them. For me, I put my emotional health, my physical health, my mental health, etc., my relationship health, etc. But typically, for most people, some of those pillars are strong and some of those pillars are weak. So you basically have to look at your pillars and pick one to start working on. And then what I have found in my own life and what ends up happening to everyone is once you pick one and start working on it, you naturally gravitate to the other pillars.

43:58Exactly. I just need one on-road. Exactly. But interestingly, you didn't mention cognitive health. You said emotional health, spiritual health, physical health. Pero como muchos, no piensan que pueden influenciar su salud. Habla de Dan Amon y saben que es no es cierto. Que nuestros choices son fundamentales en relación a la salud. El riesgo de ser demente en América de los 65 es 1 en 9. Es 11 % de los 65 o menos de los 65 es demente. Eso es sobering. Y, por lo que se ha hecho, cuando se ha hecho el programa. John Kennedy dijo que el tiempo de fixar la ropa es cuando el sol es brillar. Y, por lo que es por lo que yo estoy agradecido con este tiempo con hoy.

44:47Porque quiero este message para que se ha hecho. Tú went through it con tu grandfather. Yo went through it con mi padre. Y, por lo que es horrible. Y, por lo que no quiero dar mis hijos a través de eso. Y, por lo que los Alzheimeres pacientes, se han transicionado a punto donde no entiendo lo que está pasando. on. It's the loved ones that are so impacted by it. And we can do better. This is an emotional issue. It's a financial issue. We're spending$360 billion in America today to care for Alzheimer's patients. And when you look at that number and you look at, there was a recent Lancet report in 2024 that said, if we could look at 14 different lifestyle variables and address them, that the El número de alzheimer's patients Would be reduced by 50 % My mission would be I'd be happy at 10 % I'd be happy at 1 % If 1 % of people Won't have to go through What I went through In terms of being a family member A loved one To me that's a good day's work I certainly want to go for higher than that But it's just It's so black and white clear que el cerebro es completamente responsable a los resultados que hacemos cada día.

46:04Y, John, lo que lo que estás diciendo, que estos son busy personas, y tienen niños en casa, y tienen un trabajo de trabajo, y tengo que ir a 6 de la hora, y voy a comer algo, y voy a comer algo, y voy a comer algo, y voy a comer. Start somewhere. Train for an event. Pay atención a su sleep. Cut back on the packaged foods. Do your best to exercise. Even weekend warriors derive significant benefit from exercising even two days a week. So there are opportunities. I want exercise to go not from finding the time, but to making the time. David, if the evidence is so compelling and so many new articles are coming out every single week, why hasn't it changed clinical practice yet?

46:47It has, but not to any significant degree. Y creo que es muy difícil de mover el standard de la práctica en América y en los países de los países de la práctica de la práctica de la práctica de la práctica de la práctica de la práctica.

47:20That's the way it's done. To spend the hours that it takes in giving people this information, which is far more important and far more valuable, in my opinion, is not remunerative. It is not remunerative as it relates to pharmaceutical remuneration and is difficult. And to be fair, most medical doctors do not have much training as it relates to lifestyle interventions. I, for one, had zero training during my medical education que se ha dado a nutrición, no una hora. Si eres un chiropractor, te get un montón de nutricional training y creo que es tan valioso. Si vas a veterinario, a veterinario, te get un montón de información sobre lo que se puede enseñar a sus hijos, lo que sea que sea que sea que sea.

48:08I tell the story de, many años ago, our dog was losing its fur. We took Tico, our dog, to the vet, my wife and I. And the first question she asked us was, And I was stunned. I thought, why do I never ask that question to my patients in my office? Because people would look at me funny, right? Why would you be asking what I ate? I'm here to take care of my headaches. Well, your headaches may be from the foods that you're eating. Who knew? So medical practice is a situation of old habits dying hard. As I'm hearing you talk more and more, lo que escucha es el Esos su artículo son y se mostramos dos عليه y los diferentes tipos de alimentos que creen para ellos.

48:59Es que es el correcto modo de pensar en eso. Sí, y se ve en el artículo sobre el sleep y en el artículo sobre el ejercicio, sobre varios alimentos. Vitamin D ha sido en el news en los últimos dos meses por buenos días. Y creo que los artículos están escrito sobre estos únicos hacks, no me gusta usar ese termo, pero en particular, que pueden hacer. Y el objetivo de este libro es presentar las muchas de ellas como puedo en la most understandable presentación que pudiera, así que la gente puede hacer como muchas de ellas como se sienten comfortable. Y yo reconozco que no puedes hacer todas ellas.

49:35Podemos cambiar la mente de la trayectoria. Cada uno de nosotros puede hacer eso. Tenemos los tools. Es una cuestión, como yo creo, caracterizó antes, de implementación. Pero creo que la idea de implementación es más poderoso y más meaningful cuando entiendo la científica para qué es que voy a aumentar mi ejercicio, o que voy a no beber cola y fruta. ¿Por qué? Porque de la sangre contento y cómo es que está afectando la brain's immune cells y cómo el estudio ha demostrado que, sí, la consumo de fruta, nos hemos habido a todos, drink una glass de OJ o apple juice cada día, pero los que drinken con más alta nivel de fruta, la consumo de fruta, tienen un mayor riesgo de desarrollar Alzheimer's disease, significantly higher, and stroke for that matter.

50:24David, I always like to turn this around. You've been talking a lot to the audience about the changes that they could do in their life. How has that research that you've been talking about throughout the interview changed what you're doing in your own life? I think for me, what's been so powerful is the new knowledge that I have en términos de cómo cada uno de estos cosas que he estado haciendo por un tiempo, cómo se convierte en el sistema de la salud. Es encargarse a mí. También me encargarse a mí a mantener una mente abierta sobre las cosas. Porque las cosas que se presentan cada día, hay que Google searchar sobre las cosas que permiten a ser asociados a la persona que se puede con nuevos anuncios sobre nuevos findings cada día.

51:14Mi programa cambia. ha cambiado. Es absolutamente flexibullo y open a new suggestion. I, many years ago, subscribed to a fully vegetarian diet. That has changed. I don't do that now, though my diet is plant forward. I eat mostly plants, but I do eat animal products. So I think that's important and I've been called out for that and people say, well, Dr. Perlmutter, you told us several years ago one thing and now you're saying something a little bit different. Y mi esperanza es que la gente se pueda finalmente a un lugar de entender que cuando la messaging cambia, la cambia porque la scientific underpinación ha cambiado.

51:52Como te preguntó antes, alcohol. Yo estaba de la camp que decía una glassa de vino para las mujeres, dos glasses de vino per día para las mujeres. Eso es lo que la science shows. Bueno, la science no se muestra anymore, así que ha cambiado esa mensaje. Para mí, la idea es que mi programa, mi programa de que me quiera físicamente y cognizantemente intacta, I think will keep changing as the science dictates. One thing I did want to spend a little bit of time with you on is, I remember about 15 years ago, I went to my primary care provider and I told him that I was really big on taking supplements.

52:29And he looked at me and he said, John, you are completely wasting your money. The reason I was taking them is because of the inflammation that I had on my brain, I had researched things like magnesium and its importance to my sleep. I had researched omega-3s and its importance in treating some of the inflammation that I had along with other things. And you spend an entire chapter on these supplements. Para alguien que está escuchando lo que mi doctor ha dicho a mí, ¿por qué decidió que decidió a la parte de la parte de este? Bueno, lo que significa el nombre, ¿suplement? ¿Suplement significa en adicion de?

53:15¿Es there un requerimiento para tener algo en adicion de los alimentos que te eat? Y mi respuesta es, sí, ¿por qué? Porque la calidad de la calidad no es como la que se usedía. y el nivel de confrontación de nuestros cuerpos por nuestros

53:55nivel a la increased risk de Alzheimer's es sound. Most recently, a en 2 weeks ago, a fascinating report was published demonstrating that low levels of vitamin D are associated with a significantly increased level of an Alzheimer's marker called Ptau-217 we talk about in the book. We don't talk about this relation because it wasn't even announced at that point. I didn't have that information. So, ¿sí que me dice que hay un lugar para tomar vitamina D? Sí, si hay un nivel de vitamina D. So, lo que usted ha escuchado me decir es, no estoy haciendo un recomendación de la palabra. Todo el planeta debe tomar vitamina D.

54:37Lo que estoy diciendo, si tu vitamina D nivel es menos que lo que debe, entonces necesito que tu vitamina D nivel de un nivel de un nivel de la temperatura. Y si alguien dice que no necesito de suplentes, That statement shouldn't be made until you check. What is your vitamin D level? What is your intracellular magnesium level? What is your homocysteine level? That's a marker of the functionality of B vitamins in your body. Higher levels of homocysteine are associated with Alzheimer's risk. My homocysteine levels were elevated because of a little bit of a genetic quirk that I happen to possess, as does about 25 % of Americans.

55:18Therefore, I need more vitamin B complex of a special type called methylated B. I would never have known that if I didn't check my homocysteine level. My vitamin B12 level is where it needs to be for good brain function based upon blood testing. So I think that supplementation is very important. There are some supplements that are now a little bit edgy, but have been determined to be helpful with respect to the brain's immune cells. They are something called dihydromiracetin and rosemiric acid. Those are a little bit out there, but they hold great promise, in my opinion, to help A, reduce inflammation, and B, help the shift of the brain's immune cells away from being supportive to being destructive.

56:03We don't want that to happen. These supplements hold promise in that regard. And I will say, after that section in the book, we talk about future-looking technology, even some really exciting things that are on the near-term horizon that target the microglial cells that have already been demonstrated to be effective in Alzheimer's treatment with Alzheimer's human patients that are not drug-related. So what I'm seeing is a massive shift in the research, looking away from the beta-amyloid hypothesis. It's only a hypothesis towards the idea that these microglial cells hold great promise with fascinating research being published now on a virtual daily basis that is really going to set the stage for us to ultimately keep brains healthy and even treat this devastating condition.

56:58And the book goes into a ton of different things from wearables to different supplements that you should consider taking. What I ended up doing is I ended up firing that primary care physician and I started to go see a DO who ran a whole battery of tests. I functioned it. Run, yes, is a sponsor of mine. So that's what I use now to help do these things. But it was the first time in my life that anyone had ever tested all these different levels on me. Otherwise you're shooting in the dark. Y luego tienes que ver si me hace. Y de todo el modo, os Viktes se pueden kalian pero. toary mantra, ahora te testes y miшь lo que tiene que hacer dentro de dil meets.

57:47Bringiendo tu niveles para ponimiento optimal para BBC. Vale yической por poder muscles. Oằngles la medicina de la otra, discomfort las cosas tenemos ya. Eine低 n�로 enelle için, defensa en la omega 3, Low vitamin D, not enough B vitamins as it relates to homocysteine, low levels of B12. We've known about that for decades. So good on you. That is just what I'm looking for. David, we've talked a lot about many different things today. The last thing I did want to ask you about is the GLP-1s and what your thought is about them and everything we've been discussing. Well, GLP-1s are the peptide du jour.

58:28Everyone wants to talk about peptides and feels that there's a place for peptides. And as it relates to GLP-1s, this is without question the most powerful metabolic regulator ever conceived. And I'm saying that in a positive way, but I'm going to need a moment to unpack all of this. So the most powerful inroad to metabolic health, bar none, are these GLP-1 agonist drugs. So, in the consideration that these diseases we are talking about are metabolic at their root, therefore affecting the brain's immune system, which is very sensitive to metabolic issues, might there be a place for regulating these GLP-1s or using the GLP-1 drugs as it relates to neurodegenerative conditions because of their effects on metabolism?

59:20The answer is, in my opinion, yes, there is. Let me give you an example. En 2024, en el New England Journal de Medicine, fue un estudio publicado usando un agonist drug para tratarse de pacientes con Parkinson's disease. Hay 151 individuos randomizados que either received placebo o a agonist drug for a year. Y they followed these individuos a standard scale. What they found was really quite remarkable that in the untreated group o el grupo recibiendo el placebo, se desplieguen, como uno de los esperamos, en un año a la resultado de su Parkinson. En el grupo recibiendo el GLP-1 el grupo de Parkinson's de la disabilidad no se desplieguen.

1:00:07Se desplieguen y se desplieguen y se desplieguen, cuando miras la gráfica y la números, se desplieguen. Es el primer momento en la historia que Parkinson's se desplieguen y se desplieguen. Sí, tenemos que tratar la enfermedad de los problemas. La tremor, la rigidez. Los hechos de los 40 años. Y no hay duda. Pero no hemos estado tratando el fuego. Solo tratando el fuego. Así que la droga de GLP-1. Las que holden gran promise. Así que, como se trata de la Parkinson's study, 48 % de los personas tenían significant gastrointestinal side effects. Así que más trabajo tiene que ser hecho. Creo que hay gran promise.

1:00:51As relates to Alzheimer's, a recent trial called the EVOKE and the EVOKE Plus trial used an oral form of semaglutide. And it was a one-year study done at multiple institutions, involved 3 ,800 individuals, and they did not reach their endpoint. These are patients with Alzheimer's disease. There was no meaningful endpoint improvement in or stabilization of their cognitive function. However, a measurement of inflammation that you had when you had the function health test Called C-reactive protein, measures inflammation Was reduced by around 30 % That is important It means that there is a signal here And that maybe we need to do this over a longer period of time Maybe we need to do a study that is using intravenous Or injectable form of GLP-1-negative drug que se puede cruzar el bloqueo-brain barrier.

1:01:48Porque, remember, este fue un oral form. Pero, quiero verlo en la intervención en términos de la diferencia. La diferencia de la diferencia es far menos que el alzheimer's drugs. Pero no se ve el beneficio en términos de un oral form, pero un gran beneficio en términos de la injectable form, en la parque de Parkinson. Así que creo que hay un gran promise ahí. It hasn't entered the mainstream toolbox as yet. But my mission is to embrace whatever is going to help people and not have a meaningful side effect profile. Face it, Alzheimer's is a uniformly fatal disease. So using a GLP-1 agonist drug, if it helps slow it down or even stabilizes it and proven to be effective, I would be in.

1:02:39David, I highly recommend Brain Defenders. Harness the power of your immune cells to protect your brain for life. This episode will be coming out during its launch week, and I'm so glad this book is coming out in the world. You've got a great podcast, other awareness things that you're doing. Where's the best place for people to capture all that if they want to go there? I'll get there in a second, but let me just say thank you. I appreciate this opportunity. I am happy the book is getting out to the world 16 countries already are going to publish it So it's a global problem And as the western lifestyle spreads around the world We're seeing in tandem rates of Alzheimer's increasing as well So I guess the best place to find me is drperlmutter.com drperlmutter.com The website for the book is There's all kinds of things that people get when they buy the book The book is called Brain Defenders And the website is called braindefenders.com so that's where people can get more information but again, I appreciate your time today John and having me on the program It was my honor I've wanted to have you on for so long so I'm glad we could finally do this Thank you so much for joining us Thank you for having me I hope today's conversation with Dr.

1:03:53David Perlmutter gave you a new perspective on something we have more influence over than we realize the future of our brains Our brains are constantly respondiendo a la environment que crea para ellos. Y como David le ha dicho, la choices que hacemos hoy shape lo que viene. Si hoy conversamos con la conversación resonated con ustedes, me gustaría ver tu biggest takeaway. Share it con me en Substack, LinkedIn, o Instagram. Y si conoces a alguien que puede beneficiar de esta conversación, send them this episode. Si no hay todavía, por favor de la show en Apple Podcasts, Spotify, o our YouTube channels so que no se pierda un episodio.

1:04:32Porque este Friday, I'm doing something a little diferente. Instead de nuestro solo episodio, I'm bringing you a conversation con actor, entrepreneur and father Josh Dumal. We talked about something that fits perfectly with our current series. How the environments we create can shape who we become. Josh shared why getting away from the noise of Hollywood helps him feel more like himself and how becoming a father again completely changed his definition of success. Creo que es realmente Lo que es lo que es lo que es Tengo que sea como si es aquí Estoy totalmente present Estoy totalmente en el momento No estoy pensando en el momento Pero aseguro que todo es funcionar Porque life se está mejor Y creo que es lo que puede Lowerar la blood pressure No estoy pensando en el resto Other que lo que estamos haciendo Aquí en el momento Hasta luego, remember La environment you're creating today Es helping shape the person Y el brain you'll have tomorrow.

1:05:30I'm John Miles, and as always, stay curious, stay intentional, and stay passion-struck.

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From the publisher

What if protecting your brain from cognitive decline starts decades before you ever notice a problem?

In this powerful conversation, John R. Miles sits down with neurologist and bestselling author Dr. David Perlmutter to explore the emerging science behind his new book, Brain Defenders, and why the brain’s immune system may hold one of the most important keys to long-term brain health.

David explains how specialized immune cells called microglia can either support the brain or become destructive when challenged by inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, poor sleep, and other environmental factors.

The hopeful part is that many of the factors influencing this process are within our control.

You’ll learn:

  • Why the brain’s immune system may be central to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, PTSD, and other brain disorders
  • What microglial cells do and why their metabolism matters
  • How poor sleep can affect inflammation after just one night
  • Why exercise, metabolism, diet, and relationships all influence brain health
  • The surprising connection between oral health and the brain
  • Why traumatic brain injury and PTSD can share common biological pathways
  • How alcohol, ultra-processed foods, and a sedentary lifestyle can affect the brain
  • Why brain health should be addressed decades before cognitive decline appears
  • What David thinks about supplements, vitamin D, B vitamins, and personalized testing
  • What the emerging research on GLP-1 medications could mean for neurodegenerative disease
  • Why David believes we are the architects of our brain’s destiny

David also explains why he believes the conversation around Alzheimer’s needs to shift from simply treating disease after it appears to understanding and addressing the factors that may influence brain health much earlier in life.

His message is ultimately one of agency: the choices you make today are helping shape the brain you will have tomorrow.

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