Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Brain scans reveal the foods that maximize cognitive power and prevent Alzheimer's dementia. In this episode, scientists reveal the critical role phytochemicals play in brain health.
0:00 The big question
0:37 National Child Development Study
3:42 Which experts should we listen to?
4:33 Chris Palmer and Brain Energy
8:58 David Perlmutter and Grain Brain
9:42 Lisa Mosconi's books
11:46 Discovery via brain scans
13:10 The brain's unique nutritional needs
15:55 My minerals tests
16:56 Food that makes us smarter
18:52 Phytonutrients
21:24 Ketones and brain health
22:10 Red meat and the brain
BOOKS REFERENCED:
Brain Food: The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power by Lisa Mosconi
amazon.com/Brain-Food-Lisa-Mosconi-PhD-audiobook/dp/B07CHV3W27/ref=sr_1_3
The XX Brain: The Groundbreaking Science Empowering Women to Maximize Cognitive Health and Prevent Alzheimer's Disease by Lisa Mosconi
amazon.com/The-XX-Brain-audiobook/dp/B0815C24JF/ref=sr_1_1
Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More by Chris Palmer
amazon.com/Brain-Energy-Revolutionary-Understanding-Health/dp/B0BFC5JDD7/ref=sr_1_3
This Is Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods That Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and More by Uma Naidoo
amazon.com/This-Your-Brain-Food-Indispensable/dp/B08CZZRQ5Q/ref=sr_1_1
Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar - Your Brain's Silent Killers by David Perlmutter
amazon.com/Grain-Brain-audiobook/dp/B00EPMZE2S/ref=sr_1_1
Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy by Herman Pontzer
amazon.com/Burn-Research-Really-Calories-Healthy/dp/B08FL6Y69D/ref=sr_1_1
Reconstructing Human Origins: A Modern Synthesis Third Edition by Herman Pontzer
amazon.com/Reconstructing-Human-Origins-Modern-Synthesis/dp/0393912892/ref=sr_1_1
TALKS AND INTERVIEWS:
How menopause affects the brain | Lisa Mosconi | TED
youtu.be/JJZ8z_nTCZQ
Leading Neuroscientist Reveals The Truth About The Female Brain | Dr Lisa Mosconi
youtu.be/l3Ajm5WuL7I
REVERSE AGING: How To Optimize Your Nutrition & Prevent CHRONIC DISEASE! | Dr. Lisa Mosconi
youtu.be/fF-grkMFm-4
Eating For Cognitive Power & The Truth About Brain Food - With Guest Dr. Lisa Mosconi
youtu.be/gkwci6Sh22Q
Dr. Chris Palmer: Diet & Nutrition for Mental Health | Huberman Lab Podcast #999
youtu.be/xjEFo3a1AnI
Dr. Chris Palmer - 'The Ketogenic Diet in Neurology and Psychiatry'
youtu.be/BUtwr_6sFw4
PAPERS:
Mediterranean diet and 3-year Alzheimer brain biomarker changes in middle-aged adults | Lisa Mosconi
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5957301
The effect of a high-polyphenol Mediterranean diet (Green-MED) combined with physical activity on age-related brain atrophy: the Dietary Intervention Randomized Controlled Trial Polyphenols Unprocessed Study (DIRECT PLUS) | Iris Shai
academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/115/5/1270/6503596
Broccoli sprouts: an exceptionally rich source of inducers of enzymes that protect against chemical carcinogens | Jed Fahey
pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.94.19.10367
The beneficial effects of Mediterranean diet over low-fat diet may be mediated by decreasing hepatic fat content | Iris Shai
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168827819302740
Effect of egg ingestion on trimethylamine-N-oxide production in humans: a randomized, controlled, dose-response study
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24944063
Iron and Mechanisms of Neurotoxicity
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3014724
Brain scans reveal the foods that maximize cognitive power and prevent Alzheimer's dementia. In this episode, scientists reveal the critical role phytochemicals play in brain health.
0:00 The big question
0:37 National Child Development Study
3:42 Which experts should we listen to?
4:33 Chris Palmer and Brain Energy
8:58 David Perlmutter and Grain Brain
9:42 Lisa Mosconi's books
11:46 Discovery via brain scans
13:10 The brain's unique nutritional needs
15:55 My minerals tests
16:56 Food that makes us smarter
18:52 Phytonutrients
21:24 Ketones and brain health
22:10 Red meat and the brain
BOOKS REFERENCED:
Brain Food: The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power by Lisa Mosconi
amazon.com/Brain-Food-Lisa-Mosconi-PhD-audiobook/dp/B07CHV3W27/ref=sr_1_3
The XX Brain: The Groundbreaking Science Empowering Women to Maximize Cognitive Health and Prevent Alzheimer's Disease by Lisa Mosconi
amazon.com/The-XX-Brain-audiobook/dp/B0815C24JF/ref=sr_1_1
Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More by Chris Palmer
amazon.com/Brain-Energy-Revolutionary-Understanding-Health/dp/B0BFC5JDD7/ref=sr_1_3
This Is Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods That Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and More by Uma Naidoo
amazon.com/This-Your-Brain-Food-Indispensable/dp/B08CZZRQ5Q/ref=sr_1_1
Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar - Your Brain's Silent Killers by David Perlmutter
amazon.com/Grain-Brain-audiobook/dp/B00EPMZE2S/ref=sr_1_1
Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy by Herman Pontzer
amazon.com/Burn-Research-Really-Calories-Healthy/dp/B08FL6Y69D/ref=sr_1_1
Reconstructing Human Origins: A Modern Synthesis Third Edition by Herman Pontzer
amazon.com/Reconstructing-Human-Origins-Modern-Synthesis/dp/0393912892/ref=sr_1_1
TALKS AND INTERVIEWS:
How menopause affects the brain | Lisa Mosconi | TED
youtu.be/JJZ8z_nTCZQ
Leading Neuroscientist Reveals The Truth About The Female Brain | Dr Lisa Mosconi
youtu.be/l3Ajm5WuL7I
REVERSE AGING: How To Optimize Your Nutrition & Prevent CHRONIC DISEASE! | Dr. Lisa Mosconi
youtu.be/fF-grkMFm-4
Eating For Cognitive Power & The Truth About Brain Food - With Guest Dr. Lisa Mosconi
youtu.be/gkwci6Sh22Q
Dr. Chris Palmer: Diet & Nutrition for Mental Health | Huberman Lab Podcast #999
youtu.be/xjEFo3a1AnI
Dr. Chris Palmer - 'The Ketogenic Diet in Neurology and Psychiatry'
youtu.be/BUtwr_6sFw4
PAPERS:
Mediterranean diet and 3-year Alzheimer brain biomarker changes in middle-aged adults | Lisa Mosconi
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5957301
The effect of a high-polyphenol Mediterranean diet (Green-MED) combined with physical activity on age-related brain atrophy: the Dietary Intervention Randomized Controlled Trial Polyphenols Unprocessed Study (DIRECT PLUS) | Iris Shai
academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/115/5/1270/6503596
Broccoli sprouts: an exceptionally rich source of inducers of enzymes that protect against chemical carcinogens | Jed Fahey
pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.94.19.10367
The beneficial effects of Mediterranean diet over low-fat diet may be mediated by decreasing hepatic fat content | Iris Shai
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168827819302740
Effect of egg ingestion on trimethylamine-N-oxide production in humans: a randomized, controlled, dose-response study
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24944063
Iron and Mechanisms of Neurotoxicity
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3014724
