The Proof with Simon Hill

The Proof with Simon Hill


How food affects brain health with Neurologists Drs Dean & Ayesha Sherzai

May 06, 2019

In Episode 65 I sit down with Drs Dean & Ayesha Sherzai, or Team Sherzai, who are Neurologists from California. Dean & Ayesha are experts in the prevention of neurological degenerative disorders and authors of the well know book 'The Alzheimers Solution'.

In this episode we discuss:

• Why talking about lifestyle and degenerative neurological conditions is important
• The burden of such illnesses
• How patients with Dementia and Alzheimers present
• Why Drs Dean & Ayesha Sherzai are so passionate about this area
• Their personal journeys
• The work they are doing at a community level
• The science they are publishing
• What the science on nutrition & neurological degenerative conditions tells us
• Who's most at risk of developing these degenerative neurological conditions
• Underlying mechanisms and physiological risk factors contributing the development of these degenerative neurological conditions
• What foods we should eat to prevent the change of developing conditions such as Alzheimers and other forms of Dementia
• Why some people suggest to eat high fat diets and cholesterol for brain health
• Overlap between these degenerative neurological conditions and cardiovascular disease
• and much much more

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Simon Hill
Creator of Plantproof.com - your FREE resource for plant based nutrition information