Neurophysiologist Shares Top 3 Drivers of Alzheimer’s Disease, How to Reduce Your Risk of Cognitive Decline at Any Age, and How to Build a Super-Brain with Louisa Nicola

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Dhru Purohit

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

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🗓️ 26 June 2024

⏱️ 104 minutes

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This episode is brought to you by Momentous, Our Place, and Air Doctor. We know that the seeds of Alzheimer’s disease are planted at least twenty years before a diagnosis. It’s never too early to think about the lifestyle changes that can influence brain health and reduce the risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases. With all the health and wellness advice out there, it can be challenging to know what to prioritize and what truly matters when it comes to protecting our brain health. Today’s guest breaks it down for us and gives us actionable steps we can implement immediately, regardless of age. Today on The Dhru Purohit Show, Dhru sits down with neurophysiologist Louisa Nicola. Louisa shares the top three lifestyle factors that can influence our risk for Alzheimer’s disease. She helps us sort through the most current research and uncovers the biggest myths. She also shares the top two supplements that are critical for protecting brain health and the optimal prescription for exercise and resistance training. Looking to protect your brain health? Louisa shows us how. Louisa Nicola, an Australian-born neurophysiologist and sports scientist, has made significant strides in the field of brain performance and human potential. In 2016, she founded Neuro Athletics, a consulting firm dedicated to optimizing brain health and performance for athletes, executives, and high performers. Louisa's innovative methods improve reaction times, decision-making, and mental acuity. Her vision is to expand Neuro Athletics' reach, empowering more individuals to achieve their full potential through enhanced brain function and mental resilience. In this episode, Dhru and Louisa dive into (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): The alarming increase in Alzheimer's disease despite genetics (00:00:36 / 00:00:36) Why sleep is a critical factor in preventing disease (2:55 / 2:55) The impact of a sedentary lifestyle on increasing your risk for Alzheimer’s disease and tips for beginners (14:00 / 10:30) Physiology as we age (28:00 / 24:30) Fundamental pillars of nutrition and the power of Omega3 fatty acids (36:00 / 31:43) Creatine for neuroprotection, energy, and reversing osteoporosis (49:00 / 44:14) The biggest myth about Alzheimer’s disease (56:00 / 51:10) What motivated Louisa to study Alzheimer’s disease (1:03:00 / 58:02) Actionable steps you can implement to reduce your risk (1:07:00 / 1:02:10) Implementing sauna into your routine to induce good stress (1:10:00 / 1:05:30) Brain optimization beyond the fundamentals (1:13:00 / 1:08:40) Social connections that power health (1:21:00 / 1:16:30) Bigger Muscles-better brain health (1:29:00 / 1:24:30) Also mentioned in this episode: Omega Quant Test Neuroathletics Instagram Sleep Regularity as a Predictor of All Cause Mortality Study For more on Louisa, follow her on Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube, or visit her website. Optimize your energy and mental clarity with the purest form of creatine made by and used by the best. Go to livemomentous.com and enter promo code DHRU to get 20% off any order. Reduce your toxic load by starting with your cookware! Go to fromourplace.com and enter the promo code DHRU at checkout to get 10% off any order. AirDoctor is offering my community $300 off. Just go to dhrupurohit.com/filter/ to clean up your home’s air and feel better today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Lisa, welcome to the podcast. You know, I want to start off with something pretty mind-blowing that I learned from you. So globally, we have about 50, 55 million people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. But the crazy part is, is that that's set to triple by
0:15.6	think 2050 is what I learned from you. But even crazier than that is that only
0:20.9	three to five percent of all diagnoses are driven by our genetics.
0:28.0	So that begs the question for myself and our audience,
0:32.0	what the heck is happening for the other 95 to 97% of people who unfortunately
0:39.5	are ending up with this super scary disease.
0:42.9	It is super scary.
0:43.9	So you're right, 55 million people worldwide
0:46.1	have Alzheimer's disease.
0:47.3	That number will triple by the year 2050.
0:49.9	And it seems to be a cascade of different factors that affect it.
0:55.8	It's my sole understanding that it comes down to three factors.
1:00.2	The first one being inactivity, so lack of exercise, lack of adequate sleep, and then lack of proper nutrition.
1:10.0	Let's unpack those. Let's start off with the first one, which I actually want to kind of go out of order.
1:15.7	Yeah. So let's start off with the first one and talk about sleep.
1:19.7	Mm. Everybody sleeps or you would hope so, but what is going on in our modern day society that
1:25.8	we're not sleeping good enough that's impacting our brain?
1:30.9	Well we have to understand first of all the the pathophysiology of
1:34.8	Alzheimer's disease so we know in these neurodegenerative diseases okay
1:40.2	neurodegenerative so they build up over time.
1:44.2	More often than not, you're getting diagnosed
1:46.3	with your first symptom of Alzheimer's disease
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