337: Protecting Your Brain: The Latest Science on Cognitive Longevity with Dr. Majid Fotuhi

Can you actually build a more resilient brain as you age? Dr. Jill welcomes neurologist and neuroscientist Dr. Majid Fotuhi, author of The Invincible Brain, to explore cognitive reserve, brain aging, inflammation, and the lifestyle strategies that may help protect memory and cognitive function for life.

🔑 5 Key Discussions

① 🧠 Building Cognitive Reserve

Exercise, learning, and mentally challenging activities help strengthen neural connections and build greater resilience against age-related cognitive decline.

② 🏃 The Five Pillars of Brain Health

Exercise, quality sleep, real food, stress reduction, and brain training form the foundation of Dr. Fotuhi's approach to cognitive longevity.

③ 🔥 Inflammation & Cognitive Decline

Diet, gut health, chronic stress, air pollution, mold, Lyme disease, and other environmental factors may contribute to inflammation that affects brain health.

④ 🧩 Beyond an Alzheimer's Diagnosis

Dr. Fotuhi discusses why cognitive decline should be evaluated broadly, including potentially treatable medical and lifestyle factors rather than focusing only on plaques and tangles.

⑤ ❤️ Connection, Learning & Longevity

Social connection, continued learning, positive thinking, and meaningful relationships can play an important role in maintaining a resilient brain.