Nutrition and Peak Performance

Maintaining Peak Brain Health

Peak Physical PerformanceDepends On

Peak Brain Performance

Brain Aging

• Normal Aging• Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)• Dementia• 50% by age 85• Incidence is skyrocketing

Brains atrophy with age

Image courtesy of the National Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health

Alzheimer’s: What goes wrong?

Alzheimer’s: What goes wrong?

Image courtesy of the National Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health

Alzheimer’s: What goes wrong?

Non-modifiable risk factors

• Age• Female• Family history• Genes

Alzheimer’s Disease

RISK FACTORS

• Sedentary life• Lack of education• Smoking• Heart disease • Head traumas

PROTECTIVE FACTORS

• Exercise• Education• Not smoking• No risk factors• No head trauma

Alzheimer’s Disease

RISK FACTORS

• Poor diet• Poor sleep• Mental illness• Social isolation• Brain inactivity

PROTECTIVE FACTORS

• Healthy diet• Healthy sleep• Mental health• Social activity• Brain stimulation

Together, these factors contributed to up to half of AD cases globally (17.2 million) and in the US (2.9 million).

What about…

• Sugar• Gluten• Coconut oil• Coffee• Alcohol• Omega-3• Medications

The Program

• Optimal Diet• Optimal Sleep• Stress reduction• Exercise• Brain stimulation• Supplements

The Results

• Multiple interventions• No patients followed the entire protocol• 9/10 patients improved measurably• Six returned to work• Weight loss• Improved overall health• Improvement sustained for over 2 years

Peak Brain Performance

• Optimal Brain Health is required for Peak Physical Performance

• There is no pill or procedure• Cognitive decline is not inevitable• Diet and Lifestyle are key• The time to act is now!