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Max Lugavere (IG: @maxlugavere) is a top health podcaster, wellness journalist, filmmaker, and author.

He wrote The New York Times bestseller Genius Foods and The Wall Street Journal bestseller Genius Kitchen.

Max is an internationally sought-after speaker and has given talks at South by Southwest, TEDx, the Biohacker Summit in Stockholm, Sweden, and many others.

He’s a wealth of knowledge in the realms of brain health, nutrition, fitness, weight loss and beyond - you’ll get a lot of practical knowledge from this talk.

In this episode, we discuss:

Ultra-processed foods increase your risk of dementia
The benefits of extra virgin olive oil
Animal vs plant fats
Are "healthy" chips actually good for you?
Is whey protein considered an ultra-processed food?
Protein is the most satiating macronutrient
The beneficial role of whey protein
7 supplements Max recommends
Do you need to take a fish oil supplement if you consume fish?
Max’s thoughts on consuming raw eggs
Fat calories add up quickly
Walking is fat loss magic
The flexible dieting approach
Resistance training = fat burning
Intermittent fasting is a weight loss tool
Pay attention to where your calories come from
Utilize carbohydrates as a performance-enhancing tool
Max prefers dietary diversity
When to take a low-carb approach for weight loss

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Max Lugavere's website

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Listen or watch Max Lugavere previously on TUHP (episodes #223, #345, and #502)

Max Lugavere - Genius Kitchen (book)

Max Lugavere - The Genius Life (book)

Max Lugavere - Genius Foods (book)

The Genius Life with Max Lugavere (podcast)

Kevin D. Hall

Ameer Y. Taha - Linoleic acid–good or bad for the brain? (article)

Dr. Stuart Phillips

Lovaza

The MIND Diet - Rush University

Listen or watch Dr. Steven Gundry previously on TUHP (episodes #202, #287, #404, #461, and #538)

Dr. Steven Gundry (books)

Nordic Naturals

Whole Foods Omega-3s with IFOS Certification

NutriGold Omega-3s

Fairlife

Alan Aragon - Flexible Dieting (book)

Listen or watch Dr. Jason Fung previously on TUHP (episodes #369, #380, #467, #496, #510, and #523)

Dr. Jason Fung (books)

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Dr. Satchin Panda - The Circadian Code (book)

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