Published Jan 5, 2023

The SHOCKING ROOT CAUSE Of Alzheimer's & The DAILY HACKS To Prevent It! | Max Lugavere

Max Lugavere, wellness journalist and NY Times best-selling author, delves into Alzheimer's prevention with Tom Bilyeu, offering dietary, lifestyle, and emotional strategies while highlighting essential sleep and nutrition hacks for brain health and overall well-being.
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  • Sleep Impact

    Max Lugavere emphasizes the importance of sleep, noting that even one night of poor sleep can lead to consuming an excess of calories the next day. He explains how lack of sleep affects emotional regulation and insulin resistance, making it a crucial factor for overall health. Max states, "Sleep is one of those things that today we romanticize being busy, but it's sort of like the one thing that lifts all the boats in your harbor, and yet we tend to undervalue it." 1

       

    Cool Sleep

    Tom Bilyeu and Max discuss the benefits of sleeping in a cooler environment. Tom shares his personal experience with keeping his room at 65 degrees to enhance sleep quality. They also touch on the benefits of brown fat, which is promoted by cooler sleeping conditions. Max mentions, "People that sleep in these sort of cooler environmental concerns, they tend to see a greater proliferation of brown fat, brown adipose tissue, which is very healthy, metabolically active." 2

       

    Sleep and Fasting

    Max and Tom explore the relationship between sleep and fasting. Max shares his experience with fasting and how it improved his sleep quality and extended his fasting periods. Tom adds that maintaining a consistent sleep schedule is crucial, even if it means going to bed later. Max notes, "I probably averaged 19.5 hours a day fasting for 90 days or something like that. I found that relatively easy." 3

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