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Health and science journalist Max Lugavere has always been close with his mom. When she began to show signs of dementia in her early fifties, it shook him to his core. Wasn’t dementia an old person’s disease? And with drug trials having a near 100% failure rate, what was there to do? In 2017, a leading Alzheimer’s organization recognized for the first time that one third of dementia cases may be preventable. And so Max decided to devote himself to figuring out how he and his peers could best avoid the disease. In this illuminating talk, Max discusses the fascinating diet and lifestyle changes associated with significant risk reduction for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, and what that means. For more, pick up his New York Times bestselling book, GENIUS FOODS. Max Lugavere is a filmmaker, author, and TV personality. He is the director of the upcoming film BREAD HEAD, the first-ever documentary about dementia prevention through diet and lifestyle, and is publishing his first book in early 2018 documenting his findings on how to optimize focus, productivity, mood, and long-term brain health with food. Lugavere is a regularly-appearing “core expert” on The Dr. Oz Show, has been featured on NBC Nightly News, in the Wall Street Journal, and has contributed as a health journalist to Medscape, Vice/Munchies, the Daily Beast, and others. He is a highly sought-after speaker and has been invited to keynote events such as the Biohacker Summit in Stockholm Sweden, and esteemed academic institutions like the New York Academy of Sciences. His newest book, GENIUS FOODS, is a New York Times best seller. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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Not many people tolerate milk and the poor quality drinking water we have. Inflammation
Tin foil and aluminum(?) cooking of processed foods in the oven
There are over 400 different kinds of dementia, and they are NOT all preventable!!!!!
The sound isn't good enough.
What is the word on Teflon cooking pans & dementia? I've read stainless stell leeches metal into food when cooking so what is the best type (not brand) to use?
Cure for alzheimer's disease focused ultrasound check it out on YouTube sunnybrook hospital in Canada
They have found a cure at the sunnybrook hospital in Canada its called focused ultrasound check it out on YouTube good luck
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Avoid crystal meth
Dementia yes, Alzheimer's no. You can get dementia from a variety of problems. A UTI for example can cause dementia. Alzheimer's though is a separate disease that causes dementia and currently does not have a cure.
Thank you so much, I wish you and your mum many blessings x x
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It would've been a good talk he put his mic a little closer to his month.
Max thank you, i suffered from anoxic brain injury also know
As HYPOXIA In 2006 in a coma for about 2 months i now I have MAJOR NEUROCOGNATIVE DISORDER is is a dementia also
I was seeking info about Dementia. This TEDx Talk by Max Lugavere gave me very useful info.
There's one point I feel is important to investigate in terms of pinpointing brain degeneration. So my dad lived up to 95 and passed on in 2015. My mom just celebrated her 88th birthday. They both grew up in the same culture – so same diet – same life style, not very sporty. My dad was clear of brain diseases. My mom has dementia – started mild symptoms age 75. I don't think there was any genetic bearing in both my parents since both their parents – my grams – didn't suffer from brain degenerative diseases. What i find researchers never mention is (stress + malnutrition) as well into the equation. When we think of malnutrition, we always think that's the case if we see a child in say, a developing country that is facing famine. It's not true. There is a lot of subtle, less obvious malnutrition in our modern well endowed west if you will – in fact, I feel because it is less obvious, parents don't notice this lack – ourselves don't notice it (especially if we are all stress with deadlines___ ). Comparing my dad and my mom – my mom was a high school biology teacher for 40+ years and she definitely had to think or use brain power much, much more in long years than my dad. My dad was laid back and stop working after the family business closed. I feel there must be certain nutrients that are essential to brain health that isn't there anymore, or diluted, in our modern day wheat-corn-rice diet and when you have a brain engine that is always on high gear stress + that missing nutrients : bang! doesn't have to be genetic – something fragments. Especially, if you throw in other factor that creates even more stress than work stress, such as anxiety or worries or unhappiness (lack of social network has always been said as a risk factor). And the personality: outgoing? extrovert? introvert? optimist? pessimist? — all these would be under the stress factor. So, let's say if my mom was wealthy as some of her sisters are (she had 6 sisters) – well, a lot of them married rich so they didn't have to work or work hard. Including her mom, my grandma, who lived to 104. None of them had brain degeneration. Of all her sisters, my mom worked the longest and the hardest.
Ah long story. Sorry, hope it helped fill some gaps.
Ced (during work hours)
Much fewer people…
Millennials inhaling avocados? That's news to me. Alright I had to.
Everybody please google:" Olive's Story living with vascular dementia-YouTube", and read the Comment of Prof. R. Minai – Far!
Try dark chocolate eggs coconut oil blue berries etc daily
Good viedo. I seen you on Dr. Oz, always good tips
The health advice is great but opinions keep changing every five years about the causes of dementia. It is good advise though, so I guess it can't hurt.
Thank you for flagging this TED
This is a touching talk and a great example of how something tragic is turned into a contribution. I've been aware of the importance of diet since high school. The biggest challenge is being able to find and afford vegetables that are fresh. I don't like to buy foods that have been shipped from afar, but if not for that, I would never eat avocados. From what I know, the freshness and growing conditions of vegetables is highly significant .
Your volume is too low.
Thankyou for sharing,and your right about everything,but humans haven’t lived for millions of years you are way off on that one. There is no evolution what else we would still with species would still be in evolution process . To the contrary’s we are loosing or common sence and logic human without god is a dead end,thats why the world is always going for the worst and that the end is near ,sciences wil bring us destruction because there is no spirituality in science,,,,,,,,,i like that your sharing the truth about dementia and nutrition ,but because of your ignorance your also spreading lies ……don’t be to confident and leave a place to humility so that you can absorb more knowledge 😊
I understand why researchers eventually found that for good nutrition we need to consume fats regularly. That is how humanity survived. But why are researchers now saying to eat much less carbs? Didn't humanity eat loads of fruits and other carbs in antiquity? Was that not part of the plan? Certainly fruits are not new. So why not fruits and carbs?
Hes very big on good quality sleep in his other talks …hes an amazing person…I've learnt a lot
He says he eats a whole lot of meat and eggs for the micronutrients they contain. All these micronutrients are also available from plants from which the animals get their micronutrients. We should all just get these from plants and in the process help to reduce the green house gases from animals and leave the world a better place for our future generations. Also whether the beef is from grass-fed cows or not, the cows still have to be killed to give us this comfort food. Let's stop the violence.
Max made many claims about food and dementia without evidence of RCTs. Meat eaters (5 times per week) have much higher rates of dementia than people eating whole food plant based diets without meat. Read Alzheimers solution book. Any RCTs looking at the different effects of wild vs cultivated bananas.
Excessive TV watching has to be linked to early stages of dementia!
United States is the top country in the world with regards to watching TV. United States is also within the top three or five countries in the world with regards to mortality cases due to Alzheimer's.
Excellent talk. I have examined everything you have said over SEVERAL years. Too bad that grains not only convert to sugar, and block absorption of magnesium, zinc, calcium and iron, grains are ADDICTING. Tell someone he/she needs to stop eating wheat to feel better, they will most likely walk away rather than break the addiction.
There's no sound!!!
Bravo.
My Mom started in her 40s. Just little off things to start.
I watched the entire talk and don't see a problem with the advice. He isn't saying or advising people to do anything risky. Eat leafy greens and humanely-sourced proteins? Get exercise? Don't eat so many processed grains? I think the advice is quite good.
Grains get way too much of the criticim. It's a hypocricy trying to avoid them. Literally speaking, entire civilizations were built by the hands of grains. On the other hand, malabsorbtion of the essential amino acids and Omega-3 fats get far too less of attention. So few mention the importance of glutathione, cysteine, choline, collagen, B-vitamins. Wherever you turn nowadays, you see "usefull fools" pedling vegeterianism and cholesterol-scare mongering. In the world where the micronutrient amount in the produce is steeply falling, due to an extensive use of herbicides, the worst thing to do is eliminating from the diet the macronutriens.
Apart from that, the increase of microwave and wireless technology use is another elephant in the room.
The irony is that the gadgets causing insomnia and sleep disorders, are supposed to be directly attached to the body and teach the user how to improve the sleep.
Folks should take care of themselves and do not wait untill some authority bans what's dangerous and tells earnestly what's healthy. After all, cancer, cardiovasular and neurodegenerative diseases can help to get rid of the "unproductive folk", make money on the way and ease the burden of the planet. If you see what I mean.
Thank you Max for this talk!! It all makes sense!
Why are there studies on Berries that say they are good for brain health??? I have Blackberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, Strawberries, etc! this video is implying that fruit should be avoided because of insulin load?
What about medications people are on. Could they cause dementia?
Much of dementia is coming on beause of heavy aluminum being dropped on us thru Chem Trails
This guy demonstrated a very useful display of not only prevention of dementia, but the sheer ignorance of today’s society, if not, the lies we’re told. I applaud!
being fed horrifying things..
He looks like Kirsti Alley. He should join her church because he has a need to go around thinking he knows stuff that we all don't.