🎧 Sports, Cold Exposure and Longevity Podcast
This week’s content links:
🥃 Booze, Books and Biceps Beat Brain Drain
🧠 Ketones Crack the Code for Cognition
This podcast episode combines scientific research with practical advice, emphasizing the importance of self-care and proactive lifestyle choices in maintaining overall well-being and vitality. Board-certified orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist is Dr. Allan Mishra is the host.
Focus on Vitality: The podcast's mission is to optimize listeners' physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being. Vitality is presented as both a skill to be learned and a gift one gives oneself through personal decisions and actions.
Combating Early-Onset Dementia: The episode discusses a study on young-onset dementia, highlighting protective factors such as moderate alcohol intake, higher education, and strong grip strength. It also identifies risk factors like depression, alcohol abuse, social isolation, low vitamin D, and high C-reactive protein.
Benefits of the Ketogenic Diet: Dr. Mishra explores the protective effects of ketones and the ketogenic diet against neurodegenerative diseases. The diet's ability to reduce brain inflammation, improve cognition, enhance mitochondrial quality, and bolster antioxidant defenses is discussed.
Recommendations for Preventing Dementia: Specific suggestions include lifelong learning, resistance exercise, optimizing vitamin D levels, reducing social isolation, and moderate alcohol consumption. The importance of understanding the balance and complexity in these factors is emphasized.
Living Above the Line: The concept of "victors living above the line" is introduced, advocating for personal accountability and responsibility in life. This mindset is contrasted with a "below the line" attitude of blame and denial, highlighting the importance of a proactive and positive approach to life for maintaining vitality.
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Brain Health, Ketogenic Diet & Living Above the Line