: Episode 1051 – Filmmaker, writer and health journalist, Max Lugavere, joins Vinnie today to discuss his work in filmmaking
(Bread Head), book writing, podcasting, health journalism, and more on his work in brain health research and publication on this Friday show.
MAX LUGAVERE
- Check out his website, where you can find his book, podcast, writings, and more, here!
- Released a doc called Bread Head which is all about dementia and prevention – the real first of its kind
- Still figuring out how to get it to people
- Labor of love, like Vinnie’s will be
- His mother is still with us, though she struggles with bad dementia
- Really helped him dial in his interests within the health and fitness field
- She is 64, showed first symptoms at 58
- Rare disease that is essentially Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s at the same time
- His book, Genius Foods, is essentially a manual on what foods and lifestyle is best for your health
- Mitigating oxidative stress in the brain, too
- Vegetables!
- Avocados are the best fruit you can eat
- Exercise powerfully important for the brain
- Can help slow degeneration of brain diseases
- AMPK!
- Makes your brain cells stronger, sexier, and more efficient
BREAD HEAD
- This film was crowd funded
- Lots of blood and sweat went into this film
- Max is still figuring out distribution
- Many symptoms may be mitigated, and progress slowed through a particular diet
- Cutting out basic things like bread, giving the film its name, can make a huge difference
- Ketones are good for the brain
- Lifestyle change has to start years and years before potential onset of any neurodegenerative disease
- No one-size-fits-all approach, but generally advocates limiting carbs and only taking in certain types of carbs
- Ex: sweet potatoes every once in awhile
