The Empowering Neurologist – David Perlmutter, MD, and Max Lugavere

As we have talked about so many times in these pages, our lifestyle choices play a fundamental role in determining not just how our brain functions today, but its long-term destiny as well.

My good friend Max Lugavere became a globally-recognized citizen scientist, as it relates to brain degeneration, as a consequence of his mother’s battle with a neurodegenerative condition. In his new book, Genius Foods, Max details how he was basically left empty-handed at being able to do anything meaningful to help his mother in her battle. He visited many of our country’s most well-respected academic institutions and hospitals, and ultimately received nothing more than a list of meaningless medications.

Thus began his journey to understand the fundamentals of what causes a good brain to go bad. The information in his new book is incredibly well-researched and represents rock solid science.

Let me tell you a little bit more about Max. He is a filmmaker, TV personality, and health and science journalist. He is the director of the upcoming film Bread Head, a powerful documentary about dementia prevention through diet and lifestyle.

He has contributed to Medscape, Vice, Fast Company, and The Daily Beast and has been featured on NBC Nightly News, the Dr. Oz Show, The Doctors, and in The Wall Street Journal.

He is a sought-after speaker, having been  invited to lecture at esteemed academic institutions such as the New York Academy of Sciences and Weill Cornell Medicine, and has created materials being used around the world to teach physicians and other healthcare providers about the clinical practice of dementia prevention. 

If you want to follow Max’s journey, visit his website, or follow him on Facebook or Instagram.