Dr. Rhonda Patrick

Yeah. So I mentioned like I'll have like a protein shake. Sometimes I'll also have like a half an apple. Like I'll cut half an apple for myself. Something, yeah. Something. Like I like a little bit of something. And then after that, I'll have my meal. Like I'll have a frittata, egg frittata that has broccoli in it. I'll have a big serving of it. And then I'll have some, I like my yerba mate tea.

So I don't drink too much coffee. I certainly don't, I usually only have one cup in the morning. Sometimes I'll have two. But most of the time I go to the yerba mate hot tea, loose leaf tea. And I'll make that after I have my meal. And then I like to...

So I don't drink too much coffee. I certainly don't, I usually only have one cup in the morning. Sometimes I'll have two. But most of the time I go to the yerba mate hot tea, loose leaf tea. And I'll make that after I have my meal. And then I like to...

sit down and do some science read some science like what's the latest um i get into all that you know cognitive stimulation is very important right it's very important to keep the mind sharp and um cognitive stimulation is also very important for brain drive neurotrophic factor we're talking about exercise increasing it will cognitive stimulation does as well novelty learning something new all those things are important so having a podcast like the school of greatness where you're constantly you know learning new things it's very good for the brain

sit down and do some science read some science like what's the latest um i get into all that you know cognitive stimulation is very important right it's very important to keep the mind sharp and um cognitive stimulation is also very important for brain drive neurotrophic factor we're talking about exercise increasing it will cognitive stimulation does as well novelty learning something new all those things are important so having a podcast like the school of greatness where you're constantly you know learning new things it's very good for the brain

so so i like to do that while i'm drinking my yerba monte tea and then the afternoon um i will get hungry again and i will i will have two homemade turkey burgers another i'm really getting big on the protein but then i also have some kale and blueberries in a shake together and that also really kind of gives me a

so so i like to do that while i'm drinking my yerba monte tea and then the afternoon um i will get hungry again and i will i will have two homemade turkey burgers another i'm really getting big on the protein but then i also have some kale and blueberries in a shake together and that also really kind of gives me a

brain boost i don't know what it is i think it's the polyphenols and the blueberries but i'm not alone in that like other people sure talk about it where it's like instead of having the caffeine that mid-afternoon i get the blueberries and there's studies showing that it improves cognition and memory across the lifespan young young children adolescents older age boom so i do that and what's the next best thing besides blueberries that would give you that

brain boost i don't know what it is i think it's the polyphenols and the blueberries but i'm not alone in that like other people sure talk about it where it's like instead of having the caffeine that mid-afternoon i get the blueberries and there's studies showing that it improves cognition and memory across the lifespan young young children adolescents older age boom so i do that and what's the next best thing besides blueberries that would give you that

Cocovia has been shown that. So it's a type of cacao powder that has very, very similar polyphenols.

Cocovia has been shown that. So it's a type of cacao powder that has very, very similar polyphenols.

Yeah. That's the brand name I use. And because their powder has been shown in clinical studies to improve blood flow to the brain, to improve cognition and memory in older adults. And also blood pressure. It's been shown to improve blood pressure. In fact, I've gotten my mom and people in my family to use it and have improvements in their blood pressure as well.

Yeah. That's the brand name I use. And because their powder has been shown in clinical studies to improve blood flow to the brain, to improve cognition and memory in older adults. And also blood pressure. It's been shown to improve blood pressure. In fact, I've gotten my mom and people in my family to use it and have improvements in their blood pressure as well.

It's a cocoa powder that's unflavored. You can put it, I usually, I don't usually put it in my smoothie. You could. I usually put it in, I usually drink like a, especially in the wintertime, I do like a cocoa. So I'll put cocoa via with some water and then I'll mix in a little bit of like monk fruit or stevia and I'll just drink that.

It's a cocoa powder that's unflavored. You can put it, I usually, I don't usually put it in my smoothie. You could. I usually put it in, I usually drink like a, especially in the wintertime, I do like a cocoa. So I'll put cocoa via with some water and then I'll mix in a little bit of like monk fruit or stevia and I'll just drink that.

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Yeah. You don't want to put milk or dairy in there because it blunts the polyphenol. It binds up the polyphenols and then you're not going to get the same effect. So if you're going to... Almond milk or no? Almond milk's fine. If you like creaminess, almond milk would work. But you don't want like dairy. Interesting.

Yeah. You don't want to put milk or dairy in there because it blunts the polyphenol. It binds up the polyphenols and then you're not going to get the same effect. So if you're going to... Almond milk or no? Almond milk's fine. If you like creaminess, almond milk would work. But you don't want like dairy. Interesting.

But so that... I forgive you.