No one wants to slip into their later years with a failing memory or inability to think clearly and make decisions. Here with tips and advice on how to use nutritious food to help support your brain health and cognitive function is Peter Castleman, author of “Eat To Think: Big Pharma Wants You Taking Pills Forever. We Don’t.” For more information visit EatToThink.com
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00:00 >> The following portion of the
00:02 "Arizona Daily Mix" is
00:03 sponsored on behalf of
00:04 Nutrient Survival by
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00:09 >> No one wants to slip into
00:11 their later years with a failing
00:13 memory or inability to think
00:14 clearly.
00:15 Peter Kasselman shares some tips
00:17 and advice on how to use
00:18 nutritious food to help support
00:20 your brain health and
00:21 cognitive function.
00:24 >> Good morning, Peter.
00:25 How are you doing today?
00:27 >> Just great, Brad.
00:28 Thanks for having me on.
00:30 >> Well, I'll tell you, this is
00:31 an important topic, and I have
00:33 to say maybe I'm in that age
00:34 range where, of course, I get
00:37 the brain fog, you know, my
00:39 brain isn't always kind of like
00:41 working the right way I want to.
00:42 So that's what we're talking
00:43 about, 'cause it's important to
00:44 maintain enhanced brain health,
00:46 and nutrients are crucial to
00:47 this, and that's what we're
00:48 gonna talk about.
00:49 So why are nutrients so
00:51 important with us and our brain
00:52 health?
00:54 >> Well, our brains are
00:56 spectacular.
00:57 I mean, they control all the
00:59 bodies, and the most amazing
01:02 thing about our brains is
01:03 they're designed to regenerate,
01:05 neuroregeneration.
01:07 They're not designed to decline.
01:09 They're not designed to have
01:11 brain fog.
01:12 If we take care of them, and
01:14 taking care of them starts with
01:16 nutrient-dense foods, and
01:17 unfortunately, in the last 50
01:19 years or so, we've moved away
01:21 from nutrient-dense foods to
01:24 high-grain, high-process,
01:26 a lot of artificial stuff
01:28 that's not feeding the brains
01:30 what it needs.
01:31 And we control that.
01:33 97% of our brain health, we
01:36 control.
01:37 >> And I love that you are
01:39 embarking on a journey to better
01:41 brain health, which is so
01:42 important.
01:43 So let's talk about the
01:44 resources that you recommend
01:45 support, of course, this journey
01:47 you're doing, but for other
01:48 people, too.
01:50 >> Well, this is near and dear
01:52 to my heart.
01:53 You can see I'm in that brain
01:55 range that I really care about.
01:57 I'm a senior.
01:59 But I've had a couple of
02:01 parents that have had bad
02:03 dementia, and it's
02:04 heartbreaking.
02:05 And you see that, and you've got
02:07 to do something about it.
02:09 What we did with my co-author
02:11 Eric Christensen, with this
02:13 "Eat to Think" book, is try to
02:15 collect all this good
02:16 information out there and make
02:18 it very easy, simple, and human
02:21 to absorb this.
02:23 I think we referenced 92 studies
02:25 and all that, but this is
02:27 something, you know, a child can
02:30 understand, and what we're
02:32 trying to do is make it very
02:34 easy to get to that point.
02:36 Probably the most important
02:37 thing that we have in here is
02:39 what we call the six pillars of
02:41 brilliance, and there's really
02:42 six things, if you can bring
02:44 into your life, will really make
02:46 a difference, and that's
02:47 nutrition, physical exercise,
02:49 mental exercise, sleep,
02:52 lowering your stress, and love
02:54 in your life.
02:55 Those six things are really
02:57 powerful pillars for having your
03:00 brain maintain its performance
03:03 for the rest of your life.
03:04 >> Wow.
03:05 I like where you said one, and
03:06 that's love in your life.
03:07 That's something we don't think
03:08 about when it comes to, of
03:09 course, our brain health and
03:11 eating right.
03:12 Am I right?
03:14 >> Yeah, you know, eating is the
03:16 foundation, because if you eat
03:18 well, it feeds those other six
03:20 things, but these other six
03:22 things are very important, and
03:25 when people say lifestyles, they
03:27 think diet and exercise.
03:29 Sure, diet is really important.
03:31 Exercise is one of the six
03:32 pillars, but there's all these
03:34 other things that you bring peace
03:36 and happiness into your life.
03:38 It can make a big difference,
03:40 and all our research says don't
03:42 just stop at eating nutrient
03:44 dense food.
03:45 Bring all these other good
03:47 things into your life, and we
03:49 try to explain that.
03:50 I tell you, I mean, just sleep.
03:52 There's a cell called the
03:54 mycoglia cell in your brain that
03:56 works when you sleep.
03:57 If you don't sleep enough, it
03:59 can't work, and it's things like
04:01 that that are pretty cool when
04:03 you get down to it, but we try
04:05 to simplify all this for
04:06 everyone.
04:07 >> Yeah.
04:08 I want to touch upon, quickly,
04:09 supplements.
04:10 That's something that you talk
04:11 about, people using supplements
04:13 and using them the right way and
04:14 healthy way, right?
04:16 >> Yes, I'm a big fan of
04:18 supplements, but remember,
04:20 supplements emerged in 1994 under
04:23 the SHEA Act, and they emerged
04:25 mainly because we were taking
04:27 nutrients out of our foods.
04:29 So if you can get your needed
04:34 nutrients via foods, it's much
04:37 more powerful because it starts
04:40 your body moving, the
04:42 bioavailability and the
04:43 absorption is much greater.
04:45 Example is we created these
04:47 bars, which are called Omega 3
04:49 bars, which are delicious, are
04:50 really good, but this has more
04:53 -- this has equal amount of
04:55 Omega 3 as a fillet of salmon.
04:57 Now, you could take a fish oil
05:00 and so on, but we believe it's
05:02 much more powerful if you can get
05:05 your needed nutrients via foods.
05:08 But, again, I'm a fan of
05:11 supplements, and to the degree
05:13 that you can't find foods that
05:15 you need, go do it.
05:16 >> Wow.
05:17 Peter, this is so important
05:18 information, and, again, I love
05:20 it.
05:21 I want to talk to you more, but
05:22 where can I find more
05:23 information?
05:24 >> So our book is named "Eat to
05:27 Think," so, you know, being
05:29 brilliant, we said eat to think.com.
05:32 So go to eat to think.com, and
05:34 you can get a free download.
05:36 We'll actually send you some of
05:38 our nutrient-dense foods, and
05:40 it's a nice path to really
05:42 changing your life.
05:44 If you buy the book, we'll give
05:47 100% of the proceeds to a 501(c).
05:50 We're not going to make any
05:52 money off of this.
05:53 This is a mission of love that
05:55 we are trying to, you know, make
05:57 a difference in people's lives,
05:58 so something that is critical,
06:00 and that's our cognition for
06:02 forever.
06:03 >> Yeah, I'll tell you, Peter,
06:04 I'm heading over there right now
06:05 because I need to eat to think
06:07 for myself, too.
06:08 So thank you very much for joining
06:10 us this morning.
06:11 >> Well, thanks for having me,
06:13 and thanks for addressing such an
06:15 important topic.
06:16 >> It is.
06:17 >> The preceding portion of the
06:19 "Arizona Daily Mix" was sponsored
06:21 on behalf of Nutrient Survival by
06:23 D.S. Simon Media.
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