Dr. Tommy Wood: Can Cognitive Decline Be Reversed?

About this episode

Dr. Gabrielle Lyon discusses with Dr. Tommy Wood the preventable factors of cognitive decline and lifestyle changes to protect brain health.

Up to 70% of dementia may be preventable, so why aren’t more people talking about what actually drives cognitive decline? In this episode, I’m with Dr. Tommy Wood, neuroscientist and author of “The Stimulated Mind,” to explore the lifestyle levers that protect your brain across a lifetime. Learn how white matter hyperintensities develop and whether they can reverse, what MCTs and ketones actually do for a glucose-starved brain, and why social connection may be the most underrated variable in cognitive aging. What is the one change you could make today that would most protect your brain tomorrow? Want ad-free episodes? Subscribe to Forever Strong Insider: https://bit.ly/4u5VSRe Get Dr. Tommy Wood’s book, “The Stimulated Mind”: https://bit.ly/4bYIUxE Listen to "Better Brain Fitness" on all your favorite platforms! YouTube: https://bit.ly/4bGqxMN Spotify: https://bit.ly/4c0OGPj Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3NL7toq 📱Connect with Dr. Tommy Wood: Website: https://bit.ly/3NIV4RX YouTube: https://bit.ly/3NVWWHa Instagram: https://bit.ly/40L6w2z X: https://bit.ly/3NTpFMQ LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4c0iETw 🙌Thank you to our sponsors: 💪Timeline - Get 20% off a Mitopure subscription at…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

Guest: Dr. Tommy Wood

Topics covered

• cognitive decline
• dementia prevention
• brain health
• lifestyle changes
• social connection

Keywords

• cognitive decline
• dementia
• brain health
• MCTs
• ketones
• social connection
• lifestyle levers

Sponsors

Timeline, Four Sigmatic, Branch Basics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Forever Strong Insider

Books & works: The Stimulated Mind

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