Louisa Nicola

If you care about your brain, you have to love exercise.

And treat it like hygiene. Just the same as you brush your teeth.

And treat it like hygiene. Just the same as you brush your teeth.

And treat it like hygiene. Just the same as you brush your teeth.

Nutrition.

Nutrition.

Nutrition.

I really love this topic, A, because I'm nowhere in the nutrition space. That's why I love it so much. And B, because I really want to demystify some of the myths that I see on Instagram and other social platforms. The first one being, you ever think about how your brain is what it's made up of? Do you ever think about that?

I really love this topic, A, because I'm nowhere in the nutrition space. That's why I love it so much. And B, because I really want to demystify some of the myths that I see on Instagram and other social platforms. The first one being, you ever think about how your brain is what it's made up of? Do you ever think about that?

I really love this topic, A, because I'm nowhere in the nutrition space. That's why I love it so much. And B, because I really want to demystify some of the myths that I see on Instagram and other social platforms. The first one being, you ever think about how your brain is what it's made up of? Do you ever think about that?

I do too. It's interesting because I've seen the brain as I'm an operative neurophysiologist. So I go into brain surgery. So I get to see brains and spinal cords. And it's pretty fascinating when you look at it. And it's like tofu, the consistency of tofu. And you look at it and you know that most of it is made around 60% to 70% of it is made of fat. And the rest is water.

I do too. It's interesting because I've seen the brain as I'm an operative neurophysiologist. So I go into brain surgery. So I get to see brains and spinal cords. And it's pretty fascinating when you look at it. And it's like tofu, the consistency of tofu. And you look at it and you know that most of it is made around 60% to 70% of it is made of fat. And the rest is water.

I do too. It's interesting because I've seen the brain as I'm an operative neurophysiologist. So I go into brain surgery. So I get to see brains and spinal cords. And it's pretty fascinating when you look at it. And it's like tofu, the consistency of tofu. And you look at it and you know that most of it is made around 60% to 70% of it is made of fat. And the rest is water.

And then we've got this growing body of work that shows that cholesterol, it is made of cholesterol, but that doesn't mean that dietary cholesterol is made for the brain. And I constantly see that on social media, constantly see that people think that dietary cholesterol is what is feeding your brain. But I have to say to you that the cholesterol molecule cannot actually penetrate the brain.

And then we've got this growing body of work that shows that cholesterol, it is made of cholesterol, but that doesn't mean that dietary cholesterol is made for the brain. And I constantly see that on social media, constantly see that people think that dietary cholesterol is what is feeding your brain. But I have to say to you that the cholesterol molecule cannot actually penetrate the brain.

And then we've got this growing body of work that shows that cholesterol, it is made of cholesterol, but that doesn't mean that dietary cholesterol is made for the brain. And I constantly see that on social media, constantly see that people think that dietary cholesterol is what is feeding your brain. But I have to say to you that the cholesterol molecule cannot actually penetrate the brain.

It can't cross the blood brain barrier unless your blood brain barrier is compromised. And that's when you've got more issues. Leaky brain. Correct. And you would know what that is. But that's the first thing that we need to demystify. Cholesterol does not go into your brain and feed your brain, even though your brain predominantly is made of fat.

It can't cross the blood brain barrier unless your blood brain barrier is compromised. And that's when you've got more issues. Leaky brain. Correct. And you would know what that is. But that's the first thing that we need to demystify. Cholesterol does not go into your brain and feed your brain, even though your brain predominantly is made of fat.

It can't cross the blood brain barrier unless your blood brain barrier is compromised. And that's when you've got more issues. Leaky brain. Correct. And you would know what that is. But that's the first thing that we need to demystify. Cholesterol does not go into your brain and feed your brain, even though your brain predominantly is made of fat.

20% of the total lipid content in your brain, the total fat content is actually made from DHA. DHA is omega-3 fatty acids. So this is why I advocate for high omega-3 fatty acid content. Omega-3 fatty acids are made of EPA, DHA and ALA, but I'm going to stick to the most important ones being EPA and DHA.