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0:00 – Intro
0:52 – The Truth About the Mediterranean Diet
2:25 – How Inflammation Threatens Your Brain
3:46 – Your Brain’s Immune Cells Explained
7:01 – CTE & Why Head Injuries Are Worse When You’re Metabolically Compromised
9:00 – Free Variety Pack of LMNT Electrolytes
10:27 – The Gut-Brain Connection & “Leaky Brain”
11:30 – Why Inflammation Wrecks Your Decision-Making
13:36 – Grain Brain
16:46 – Wife’s Hashimoto’s & the Gluten-in-Europe Paradox
20:51 – Are We Over-consuming Gluten, or Has Gluten Changed?
22:40 – Why Food “Matrix” Matters
24:41 – Evolutionary Mismatch – Why Our Genome Can’t Keep Up
26:37 – Why Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s Rates Keep Rising
30:54 – Mitochondria – The Root of Neurodegeneration
32:50 – Glyphosate, Paraquat & Pesticide Risk
34:42 – Sauna, Heat Shock Proteins & the Glymphatic System
38:43 – Omega-3s – DHA vs EPA for Brain Protection
40:19 – Debunking the Fish Oil-Dementia Headlines
41:42 – Membrane Fluidity, C15 & Saturated Fat
44:22 – Where to Find Dr. Perlmutter’s Book & Website

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