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Max Lugavere

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Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Prevent Alzheimer’s & Dementia Before It Starts | Max Lugavere

Like there's even a medical, there's an FDA approved medical food called Axona, which is like an MCT supplement.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Prevent Alzheimer’s & Dementia Before It Starts | Max Lugavere

based product that supplies the brain with ketones.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Prevent Alzheimer’s & Dementia Before It Starts | Max Lugavere

And there are there's like MCT oil on the market now might potentially, you know, have an impact.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Prevent Alzheimer’s & Dementia Before It Starts | Max Lugavere

So like that might be something worth looking into.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Prevent Alzheimer’s & Dementia Before It Starts | Max Lugavere

There was also a study a couple of years ago that found that high dose supplemental vitamin E helped to maintain quality of life in sufferers with Alzheimer's disease.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Prevent Alzheimer’s & Dementia Before It Starts | Max Lugavere

I think the dose was about 2000 international units of vitamin E a day, which for a humble vitamin, you know, I mean, that's like a pretty, pretty big win.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Prevent Alzheimer’s & Dementia Before It Starts | Max Lugavere

And these are all very small studies.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Prevent Alzheimer’s & Dementia Before It Starts | Max Lugavere

I just want to be really clear to caveat that these are not cures or anything.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Prevent Alzheimer’s & Dementia Before It Starts | Max Lugavere

But but these all, you know, might be worth looking into.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Prevent Alzheimer’s & Dementia Before It Starts | Max Lugavere

But exercise, I would consult with my neurologist and talk to them about creatine.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Prevent Alzheimer’s & Dementia Before It Starts | Max Lugavere

I would potentially look to a ketogenic diet or ketogenic therapies.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Prevent Alzheimer’s & Dementia Before It Starts | Max Lugavere

And that's like, you know, truly taking a kitchen sink approach.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Prevent Alzheimer’s & Dementia Before It Starts | Max Lugavere

It's a condition that begins in the brain decades prior to the onset of symptoms.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Prevent Alzheimer’s & Dementia Before It Starts | Max Lugavere

So like for somebody in their 30s and 40s, now is the time to start thinking about your long-term brain health.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Prevent Alzheimer’s & Dementia Before It Starts | Max Lugavere

But the other cool thing about these interventions is that they also improve the way that your brain functions like in the present.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Prevent Alzheimer’s & Dementia Before It Starts | Max Lugavere

I mean, as I mentioned, avocado is like an incredible brain food.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Prevent Alzheimer’s & Dementia Before It Starts | Max Lugavere

It's got, you know, it's rich in fat soluble antioxidants that protect your brain long term like vitamin E, carotenoids like lutein and zeaxanthin.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Prevent Alzheimer’s & Dementia Before It Starts | Max Lugavere

But they also boost cognitive function, it seems, at least according to the observational data.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Prevent Alzheimer’s & Dementia Before It Starts | Max Lugavere

There's randomized control clinical data showing that

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Prevent Alzheimer’s & Dementia Before It Starts | Max Lugavere

You know, these carotenoids like lutein and zeaxanthin, which are abundant in avocados and dark leafy greens, can also improve cognitive function in the here and now, like in people who are young and healthy.