Max Lugavere

Everybody loves to talk about nutrition and everybody has an opinion on how best to eat these days.

But based on your read of the literature, the intersection of nutrition science and brain health, neurology, neuroscience, what might a roadmap look like in terms of eating for better brain health?

I mean, yeah, I think we're perfectly aligned there.

I mean, so one thing I heard you kind of allude to is energy balance.

It's ultimately as simple as that.

There is a long-term consequence to being chronically in a calorie surplus, right?

Because you're predisposing yourself to obesity, which is a modifiable risk factor, right, per the 2024 Lancet.

You're predisposing yourself to type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, hypertension, right?

And then in an energy – in a chronic calorie deficit, I mean –

I'm not as well-versed on the literature there, but I can speak from personal experience.

Like when I'm in a cut, you know, and metabolic adaptation kicks in, it's like, yeah, you feel like you're, you know, it's like a browser with too many open tabs.

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