Max Lugavere interview Amy Berger
Amy Berger has a master’s degree in human nutrition, is a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) and certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner. She's the author of the upcoming book "The Alzheimer's Antidote" (http://amzn.to/2l1zENn) and is a truly intelligent voice in the low carb community. Enjoy our conversation and leave questions below!
1:42 - How Amy overcame her weight loss challenges
5:38 - The connection between Alzheimer's disease, glucose, and insulin
8:15 - What is insulin resistance and why is it dangerous to the brain?
10:00 - Why the brain loves ketones
10:30 - What happens to the brain in Alzheimer's disease
11:30 - How to get ketones into the brain
13:36 - Why MCT oil may be beneficial for people with dementia
14:30 - Benefits of low carb/MCT oil for young/healthy people
18:21 - Amy's thoughts on exogenous ketones/MCT oil for weight loss
22:00 - What is "metabolic flexibility"?
26:27 - Amy's diet protocol for optimal cognitive performance and health
28:08 - Amy's favorite supplements for brain health
33:30 - Who Amy thinks this information is most relevant to
36:50 - Amy's thoughts on the best diet for carriers of the ApoE4 (Alzheimer's risk gene) allele
39:29 - Is there such thing as having too high cholesterol?
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