Dr. Georgia Ede

I have a variety of different dietary strategies people can explore in the book, not just one. So there's different places for people to grab on, depending on what they feel comfortable doing. But that way of eating resolved all of my physical issues and mental health issues I wasn't even aware needed attention. That really was what inspired me to begin studying nutrition.

I have a variety of different dietary strategies people can explore in the book, not just one. So there's different places for people to grab on, depending on what they feel comfortable doing. But that way of eating resolved all of my physical issues and mental health issues I wasn't even aware needed attention. That really was what inspired me to begin studying nutrition.

I certainly did not go out and start recommending this dietary pattern to my patients. That would have been reckless. I didn't know the first thing about nutrition. And based on the little that I did know, the diet that I had ended up on should theoretically kill me. So... It could be dangerous for people.

I certainly did not go out and start recommending this dietary pattern to my patients. That would have been reckless. I didn't know the first thing about nutrition. And based on the little that I did know, the diet that I had ended up on should theoretically kill me. So... It could be dangerous for people.

And so I studied for years independently, took a graduate course at the Harvard School of Public Health, and studied independently, read everything I could get my hands on, studied the primary literature, the actual scientific studies, to try to understand, OK, why? Why is red meat bad for us? What's the difference between red meat and white meat? Why are whole grains good for us?

And so I studied for years independently, took a graduate course at the Harvard School of Public Health, and studied independently, read everything I could get my hands on, studied the primary literature, the actual scientific studies, to try to understand, OK, why? Why is red meat bad for us? What's the difference between red meat and white meat? Why are whole grains good for us?

Why are whole grains good for us but refined grains are bad for us? Why do we need a rainbow of fruits and vegetables? Are some of them more important than others? Are they all equally beneficial? I mean, I just became so curious about food. I really wanted to get to the bottom of it. So for years, I studied nutrition and fell in love with nutrition science.

Why are whole grains good for us but refined grains are bad for us? Why do we need a rainbow of fruits and vegetables? Are some of them more important than others? Are they all equally beneficial? I mean, I just became so curious about food. I really wanted to get to the bottom of it. So for years, I studied nutrition and fell in love with nutrition science.

And it's a lot of what I share in the book is all these fascinating things about food that most people don't know. And that can really, such as that it's interesting, it's useful.

And it's a lot of what I share in the book is all these fascinating things about food that most people don't know. And that can really, such as that it's interesting, it's useful.

It's empowering because if you understand which foods contain the nutrients the brain needs, which foods contain the ingredients that damage the brain, which foods are going to damage brain metabolism and cause inflammation and cause oxidative stress, cause all these things that we're told we need to fight with supplements and superfoods. That's the real power.

It's empowering because if you understand which foods contain the nutrients the brain needs, which foods contain the ingredients that damage the brain, which foods are going to damage brain metabolism and cause inflammation and cause oxidative stress, cause all these things that we're told we need to fight with supplements and superfoods. That's the real power.

The real power in dietary change is not adding special things to the diet. It's actually subtracting the things that are harming the brain and working against your best efforts. It's just like anything, you know. You don't make money by spending money. You make money by not spending money, right? So it's the power of subtraction. What are you not doing?

The real power in dietary change is not adding special things to the diet. It's actually subtracting the things that are harming the brain and working against your best efforts. It's just like anything, you know. You don't make money by spending money. You make money by not spending money, right? So it's the power of subtraction. What are you not doing?

And that's really step one is first do no harm. Understand where the harm is coming from in the diet because it's not where you think it's coming from. It's not coming from the red meat. It's not coming from the cholesterol. It's not coming from the saturated fat. So if you understand where the damage is coming from, then you can turn things around very quickly.

And that's really step one is first do no harm. Understand where the harm is coming from in the diet because it's not where you think it's coming from. It's not coming from the red meat. It's not coming from the cholesterol. It's not coming from the saturated fat. So if you understand where the damage is coming from, then you can turn things around very quickly.

That's exactly right. And you're bringing up a really important point, Stephen, which is that there are two levels of dietary changes. knowledge. So one is that there are fundamental nutrition principles that apply to all human beings. These are the rules.

That's exactly right. And you're bringing up a really important point, Stephen, which is that there are two levels of dietary changes. knowledge. So one is that there are fundamental nutrition principles that apply to all human beings. These are the rules.

The cells require these nutrients, and you must consume foods that provide those nutrients to those cells, and you must exclude these certain ingredients that can damage those cells, and you must keep your glucose and insulin levels in the right range for your personal metabolism. You have to nourish, protect, and energize your cells. You must do that.

The cells require these nutrients, and you must consume foods that provide those nutrients to those cells, and you must exclude these certain ingredients that can damage those cells, and you must keep your glucose and insulin levels in the right range for your personal metabolism. You have to nourish, protect, and energize your cells. You must do that.