The Terrifying Link Between Diet & Mental Health - Max Lugavere - #709

About this episode

Max Lugavere is a health and science journalist, filmmaker, podcaster and New York Times bestselling author. To maintain peak health, nurturing an healthy mind and body is key. Simple daily habits and foods can make a massive difference to limiting and even reversing cognitive decline as you age,. Expect to learn why California is banning Skittles, how worried you should be about artificial sweeteners, tactics for how to kill your sweet tooth, why raising your baby vegan might be child abuse, the biggest issue with the demonisation of red meat, the specific ways you can prevent dementia from happening and much more... Timestamps: (00:00) California Has Banned Skittles (04:40) Should We Worry About Artificial Sweeteners? (11:52) The Problem with Ultra-Processed Foods (19:24) Why Do Humans Binge for Comfort? (25:53) Placebo Effect of Gluten Intolerance (32:05) The Sorcery of Low Net-Carb Products (35:36) Is it Good That Young Girls Are Avoiding Meat? (44:53) How Exercise Reduces Cancer Risk (50:43) Why Raising Kids as Vegans is Child Abuse (1:03:38) The Motivation Behind Max’s New Film (1:10:20) Daily Things We Do That Ruin Our Brains (1:18:27) Does Brain Training Actually Work? (1:22:39) What Max’s Mum Would Think of His Work (1:28:33) Where to Find Max Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices