Optimizing Brain Health in a Modern World with Dr. Austin Perlmutter
From Next Level Health with Dr. Melinda Ring by The Osher Center for Integrative Health at Northwestern University
October 20, 2025 · 42 min
About this episode
Dr. Austin Perlmutter discusses the challenges to brain health in the modern world and offers practical tools for protection and nourishment.
Protecting our brain and body in a world that's not always built for it can be a challenge. In this episode, Dr. Austin Perlmutter, a board-certified internal medicine physician unpacks the forces that inflame and impair our brains and offers tools to protect, nourish, and even rewire them. 00:00 Introduction to Brain Health 00:59 Meet Dr. Austin Perlmutter 01:36 Modern Challenges to Brain Health 04:06 Environmental Impacts on Brain Health 05:18 Diet and Brain Health 17:22 Inflammation and Brain Health 19:42 Practical Steps for Brain Health 19:50 Polyphenols and Brain Health 30:04 Muscle Health and Brain Health 32:53 Supplements and Brain Health 40:17 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@OCIHNorthwestern Follow the Osher Center for Integrative Health at Northwestern University here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nmoshercenter/ Website: https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ocih/index.html Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ocih/about-us/newsletter.html
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Melinda Ring
Guest: Dr. Austin Perlmutter
Topics covered
- brain health
- nutrition
- inflammation
- mental wellness
- environmental impacts
- dietary supplements
Keywords
- brain health
- inflammation
- diet
- polyphenols
- supplements
- muscle health
- environmental impacts
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Osher Center for Integrative Health at Northwestern University
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