Dr. Majid Fotuhi

This is what I call the invincible brain.

Our brain has a huge capacity for growth and recovery.

Good Lord.

That's incredible.

Incredible.

Incredible.

I mean, I look at the MRIs, half the brain's not there and the kid is playing.

It's like, how could this possible?

Like if you don't have the right part of the brain, the left side shouldn't work technically.

But, you know, the kid is running around and playing and, you know, seem to be fine.

Your brain is an organ made up of cells.

They need oxygen, they need nutrients, they need vitamins, and they have operations.

Just like your heart has cells, and the individual cells need oxygen, they need energy, they need glucose, they need vitamins.

And so if you have a high stress life and the cortisol levels are high, adrenaline is high, your blood pressure is high, those cells cannot function.

Those cells in your heart, in your skin, in your brain cannot function optimally.

What I find interesting is that the same things that are good for your brain are also good for your heart.

And those same things with some minor variations are also good for your liver,

and for your kidney.

One of the things most people don't appreciate is that all your body organs are in a dynamic network of interconnections.

Like if you have liver disease, ammonia level goes up, affects your brain.