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S6E18: A New Model for Age-Related Cognitive Decline & Dementia w Dr. Tommy Wood MD, PhD

Season 6, Episode #18

Marc interviews Dr. Tommy Wood, MD, PhD, an assistant professor and neuroscientist at the University of Washington specializing in studying brain trauma in newborns and with a passion for how nutrition, movement and lifestyle factors impact longevity.

SUMMARY OF EPISODE

3:05 – Tommy’s background in sport and academia

5:10 – Tommy’s recent paper on a new model of cognitive decline

8:15 – The focus on ApoE genotype and Alzheimer’s – does it matter?

12:13 – in general what happens when you tell people about their genotype

15:15 – Age-related cognitive decline (ARCD) vs. age-related dementia (ARD)

17:05 – Parallels between muscle tension vs. brain tension

21:00 – Can music slow an ageing brain?

25:45 – Do brain training games work? (What ones work best?)

28:25 – How much exercise do you need to benefit the brain?

31:40 – How important is blood glucose control on cognitive decline and dementia

34:30 – The use of CGM devices in athletes and lab tests

41:40 – What blood tests should you focus on for health?

44:05 – Longevity: what really matters?

48:10 – How important is social connection in longevity?

53:30 – The evolution of Tommy’s research on longevity

57:00 – Where to start to improve your cognitive demand?

RESEARCH PAPERS:

“Demand Coupling Drives Neurodegeneration: A Model of Age-Related Cognitive Decline and Dementia”

CONNECT W TOMMY:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtommywood/

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