How to Slow Cognitive Decline | Dr. Peter Attia & Dr. Andrew Huberman

Dr. Peter Attia and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss Alzheimer's disease, its prevalence, risk factors, and the role of genetics.

Dr. Peter Attia is the host of The Drive podcast and is a world expert on behavioral approaches, nutritional interventions, supplementation and pharmacological techniques to improve lifespan, healthspan and athletic performance. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.

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[backside]

Four unequivocally beneficial things for brain health: have good and adequate sleep, lower LDL cholesterol, avoiding type 2 diabetes, and exercise.

[Lbfent]

To the common lay-person: the 'How to slow...' actually starts at around 13:49. Good luck wrapping your brain around everything before.

[jamesdelcol]

I did a lot of reading and writing and it has kept my cognitive level very high through my whole life. I was a little sharper at age 30, but I never stopped reading and now I know more than I knew then. I have a wider base of knowledge. I can't wrestle anymore, but I could probably write a history book. I didn't have the patience to write a book when I was 25.

If I didn't read and write I would have had cognitive issues from psychological and physical trauma. I had 3 concussions and I felt a decline happening at an early age. I knew the reading and writing was having very definite effect on my cognition. I had a foggy feeling and then it snapped back into shape from continual reading and making an attempt at writing something. Read paper not off a computer screen. Take 3 hours out of your day and read and then go to your computer and write something about what you read for a few minutes. Your brain will sharpen up even if you got banged up. New neurological pathways are formed from crossword puzzles, reading, writing. I'm not sure you have to read Aristotle, it can be a magazine or a novel. Sit and write something like I am right now. It is amazing what the human body can do to heal itself. You need to put something into action to get the best results. The more effort you put into your diet and exercise the more blood there is running around the body nourishing everything. Coupled with reading and writing, is diet and exercise. A good lifestyle is powerful medicine for healing.

[marieordos]

Thank you for mentioning Lewy Body Dementia. My mom hallucinated for years and for some reason nobody would believe me; not her doctor, not her friends and not even Wright County social workers. I am completely traumatized by what I helplessly witnessed her go through and my loving mother deserve so much better.

[susymay]

Sleep matters
Low cholesterol and APOB
Low lipids
Exercise matters

If only three hours a week to exercise:
One hour low intensity cardio
One hour interval
One hoir strength

EDIT: These are total for the week figure and not all done at once.

[stonz]

Great conversation - I've been living with MS for 18 years and adhered to Dr. Attia's brain health truths long before my diagnosis. I credit my diet and lifestyle with living with no physical disability for 16 years between my first relapse and diagnosis/treatment.

[Chris-hrfc]

These intellectuals are a pleasure to watch.

[ronhomolka]

I’ve been exercising for years, I love it and did it way before it was faddish. I’m 61 can retire but enjoy the challenge of working, interacting with younger folks and like to learn. I don’t feel Ive slipped at all in fact I feel more alert and cognitively aware.

[off-roadingcars]

I love these short videos that have hugely valuable info. It makes me want to watch the full length version of the weekend

[lalonkarim]

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Studies show that people can reduce their risk of cognitive decline and dementia by being physically active, not smoking, avoiding harmful use of alcohol, controlling their weight, eating a healthy diet, and maintaining healthy blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels. Additional risk factors include depression, social isolation, low educational attainment, cognitive inactivity and air pollution.
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[sinocelt]

IIRC, the best forms of exercise to delay Alzheimer's are those that engage the brain. Playing tennis, for instance, rather than running on a treadmill.

Using more than one language also helps delay Alzheimer's.

[alpinelove]

One important risk factor was not mentioned and that is women who are post menopausal are at a much higher risk for developing dementia compared to men later their lives. Without estrogen LDL cholesterol increases, vessels harden, brain atrophies (more than is usual as a person ages) - which makes post menopausal women at higher risk for developing cardiovascular disease compared to men during later life.

[fernandavasconcelos]

Dr Dale Bredesen has a great protocol to prevent and reverse AD. He describes it in his book the end of Alzheimer program. I highly recommend it

[samieramohamed]

Recap, sleep, exercise, lower Apo B, Insulin sensitivity, no pre or diabetes 2. What listener understands matters, not what doctors know. Tailoring tasks to fit.

[lindalembeck]

Please have on your podcast Dr. Dale Bredesen.

[SilverFank]

Thank you both for covering Longevity and Healthspan science! ❤

[x-techgaming]

Socializing? Learning new languages and music? Getting out of your comfort zone? Competing? Mastering a skill? Travel? Teaching?

[NoNick]

Thank you Dr. Peter Attia <3

As a stroke survivor at birth and then during corona a brain MRI with contrast material... 😢

[RogueCylon]

The best exercise outside of walking is weight lifting. Period.

[marielleeggenkamp]

Could you please invite dr Stacy Sims as a guest? Great podcast every time. And since I am not a native English speaker I want to compliment you on your pronunciation. It really helps with understanding sentences and words I never learned in school. And I can’t seem to catch you om an “eh” either.