: Episode 588 - Documentary Director and health science video-blogger Max Lugavere joins Vinnie to talk about grains and memory loss. Max earned his degree in film & psychology, and also has great knowledge in the field of the effects different foods can have on one's mind due to a turn of events he experienced in his own family. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli MAX LUGAVERE Check out his website here Musician, scientist, and more! His mom had cognitive deterioration and so he started looking into effects of diet on that She was prescribed drugs that even doctors admit do very little Has always had a large focus on health GRAINS AND MEMORY LOSS In Lugavere's research, he found that grains actually increased memory loss Eating lots of grains is especially bad for those with pre-existing memory loss conditions & brain injury Overall, to avoid cognitive decline, eating green leafy vegetables is GREAT for your brain Grains and processed sugars are bad Check out his Bread Head He found that memory loss happens decades before it shows up -- and not eating grains when one is young can really help in the long run The inflammation that eating grains causes is very bad for the brain The brain is not an organ where you feel pain due to inflammation You don't realize how much it is being damaged Immune cells can cross into the brain Your body will burn what you give it Good to give your body ketones to burn Very efficient source to the brain