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Jason Wachub

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The mindbodygreen Podcast
645: The truth about cognitive decline and what you can do about it | Tommy Wood, M.D., Ph.D.

What he found changed how he operates, and I think it'll change how you think about performance too.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
645: The truth about cognitive decline and what you can do about it | Tommy Wood, M.D., Ph.D.

Let's dive in.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
645: The truth about cognitive decline and what you can do about it | Tommy Wood, M.D., Ph.D.

So testing has come such a long way in the past few years with regards to our cognitive health.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
645: The truth about cognitive decline and what you can do about it | Tommy Wood, M.D., Ph.D.

And, you know, we can do genetic testing and look, do we have the APOE4 gene?

The mindbodygreen Podcast
645: The truth about cognitive decline and what you can do about it | Tommy Wood, M.D., Ph.D.

Do we have a double copy of the gene?

The mindbodygreen Podcast
645: The truth about cognitive decline and what you can do about it | Tommy Wood, M.D., Ph.D.

We can do the blood markers, you know, P-tau.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
645: The truth about cognitive decline and what you can do about it | Tommy Wood, M.D., Ph.D.

amyloid.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
645: The truth about cognitive decline and what you can do about it | Tommy Wood, M.D., Ph.D.

And it's fascinating and interesting.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
645: The truth about cognitive decline and what you can do about it | Tommy Wood, M.D., Ph.D.

And I'm a believer that information is power and early intervention can be extraordinarily helpful and lifesaving.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
645: The truth about cognitive decline and what you can do about it | Tommy Wood, M.D., Ph.D.

But the more I learn as it relates to cognitive decline and what we know about dementia and Alzheimer's,

The mindbodygreen Podcast
645: The truth about cognitive decline and what you can do about it | Tommy Wood, M.D., Ph.D.

I kind of feel like we look at these things because they're measurable, but they may not be the most important drivers.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
645: The truth about cognitive decline and what you can do about it | Tommy Wood, M.D., Ph.D.

MARK BLYTH, JR.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
645: The truth about cognitive decline and what you can do about it | Tommy Wood, M.D., Ph.D.

: So in other words, testing p tau in a vacuum is not necessarily helpful.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
645: The truth about cognitive decline and what you can do about it | Tommy Wood, M.D., Ph.D.

MARK BLYTH, JR.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
645: The truth about cognitive decline and what you can do about it | Tommy Wood, M.D., Ph.D.

: Exactly.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
645: The truth about cognitive decline and what you can do about it | Tommy Wood, M.D., Ph.D.

Yeah.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
645: The truth about cognitive decline and what you can do about it | Tommy Wood, M.D., Ph.D.

MARK BLYTH, JR.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
645: The truth about cognitive decline and what you can do about it | Tommy Wood, M.D., Ph.D.

: And so what do we know for sure in 2026?

The mindbodygreen Podcast
645: The truth about cognitive decline and what you can do about it | Tommy Wood, M.D., Ph.D.

So I love the book.

The mindbodygreen Podcast
645: The truth about cognitive decline and what you can do about it | Tommy Wood, M.D., Ph.D.

I encourage everyone to get it.