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Dec 2020
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Fasting and Its Impact on Brain Health w...

Dr. Jockers
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We have discussed the many benefits you can get by being in the zone of ketosis and how fasting plays a HUGE role in mobilizing your ketones. This episode primarily focuses on the impact of fasting on brain health with Dr. David Perlmutter joining us to talk more about it. Dr. Perlmutter is a brain health expert, a world-renowned neurologist, a New York best-selling author of health books, and a medical advisor for The Dr. Oz Show and Men’s Health. He shares statistical data reflecting the expensive cost of neurodegenerative conditions people are suffering all over the world. More alarmingly, these conditions have a lot to do with our lifestyles and our environment. The good news is, it’s not too late to fix what’s not working. Learn more about the new lifestyle called “fasting” and all the wonders it can do to your brain’s overall health and functionality.

 

“When you are fasting, you are offloading a lot of the toxic stuff you have accumulated.”

-Dr. David Perlmutter 

 

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In This Episode:

 

- Mobilize the molecules in the body to IGNITE positive reactions to stress in your brain and beyond

 

- The Trillion Dollar Brain Drain: what causes our epidemic of neurodegenerative conditions, hurting the economy, our emotions, and mental health

 

- Two major lifestyle changes you need to adopt TODAY to conquer the primary culprits that instigate chronic inflammation

 

- The product you MUST have in your back pocket to empower ketones if you start to lose your focus

 

- Simple math: fasting = “fueling the brain” 

 

- Which chemicals kill off your brain cells (even at moderate levels)?

 

Resources:

 

- Flying Embers – Use Code JOCKERS for 15% off

 

- Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar—Your Brain’s Silent Killers by David Perlmutter, MD - https://www.amazon.com/Grain-Brain-Surprising-Sugar-Your-Killers/dp/031623480X

 

- The Microbiome and The Brain by Dr. David Perlmutter - https://www.amazon.com/Microbiome-Brain-David-Perlmutter/dp/0815376723

 

- Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships, and Lasting Happiness by David Perlmutter - https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Wash-Thinking-Relationships-Happiness-ebook/dp/B07RKW2PPH

 

Connect with Dr. Perlmutter:

 

- Website - https://www.drperlmutter.com/

 

- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DavidPerlmutterMd

 

- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidperlmutter/

 

- Twitter - https://twitter.com/davidperlmutter

 

- Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/DavidPerlmutterMD

 

Connect with Dr. Jockers:

 

- Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/drjockers/

 

- Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/DrDavidJockers

 

- YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/user/djockers

 

- Website – https://drjockers.com/

 

- If you are interested in being a guest on the show, we would love to hear from you! Please contact us here! - https://drjockers.com/join-us-dr-jockers-functional-nutrition-podcast/

 

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