ABOUT BOOK
Genius Foods (2018) makes a simple but compelling point: what we eat today is starving our brains. Drawing on the most up-to-date scientific research, it connects the dots and shows just how our diets can affect our cognitive health. But this isn’t just an academic treatise – it’s an actionable plan that’ll put you on the path to greater mental agility, balance and a happier life while safeguarding yourself against dementia.
ABOUT AUTHOR
Max Lugavere is a journalist, TV personality and filmmaker covering issues related to health and science. He directed Bread Head – a documentary focused on how lifestyle choices can prevent dementia. Lugavere is a frequent guest on The Dr. Oz Show and has given lectures around the world at prestigious institutions including the New York Academy of Sciences and Weill Cornell Medicine, as well as the Biohacker Summit in Sweden.
Food for thought that’ll help keep your brain healthy
Dietary fads are fickle. Breathless headlines boost the latest hype-driven trend as the royal road to health and happiness, before effortlessly moving onto the next gimmick. When it comes to nutrition, quick fixes tend to be short on staying power.
The dietary advice outlined here, however, is different. It’s the result of over half a decade of in-depth research into the most up-to-date scientific data linking nutrition and cognitive health, and is focused squarely on the long-term.
As will show you, eating the right foods in the correct quantities, won’t just make you happier and more balanced in the here and now – it’ll also fine-tune your brain cells in preparation for a long life of mental agility, free from chronic neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.
1) Why you should be dressing your salads with plenty of olive oil
2) Why cholesterol isn’t necessarily bad for you, but carbs and sugar definitely are
3) How to implement a nutritional plan that’ll boost your cognitive health
KEY POINTS
1) Food for thought that’ll help keep your brain healthy
2) Optimizing your diet can boost your brain’s performance at any point in your life
3) Different kinds of fats and oils can either nourish or degrade your brain health
4) Sugar compromises your brain’s functioning and often hides in unlikely places
5) Avoid future brain health issues by cutting down on carbohydrates
6) Cholesterol in our vascular system is an essential brain nutrient, but it can also lead to disease
7) Fasting and special diets help your brain access a type of clean fuel called ketones
8) Your gut’s microbiome is another biological system in communication with your brain
9) Balance your mood by adopting a diet that meets the needs of your brain’s neurotransmitters.
10) Follow the Genius Plan and eliminate brain-toxic foods to eat your way to better health.
Book Summary
What you eat has a massive impact on your brain’s health. Choose the right diet now, and you can protect yourself against severe neurological diseases like dementia and Alzheimer’s. But eating well doesn’t just secure your long-term health – it’ll also make you sharper, more balanced and happier today!
KEY TAKE AWAY
If you can’t resist the urge to eat something sweet, go for dark chocolate.
Sugar impairs your cognitive functioning and the health of your brain. Unfortunately, it’s something we’re seemingly hardwired to crave. But there is an alternative – dark chocolate. More specifically, fairtrade, organic dark chocolate with a cocoa content of at least 70 percent. Not only is it delicious in its own right, but it’s something of a miracle product. It increases circulation to the brain, helps reverse cognitive aging and beats those sugar cravings!