"Yeah, I write about nutrition, but there are still so many more unanswered questions than there are answered questions… The idea of personalized nutrition doesn’t even exist yet, for the most part."

Max Lugavere

Mar 30, 2022

EFR 588: Build a Better Brain and Healthier Body For Life with Max Lugavere

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Contrary to popular belief, the key to longevity and vitality isn’t packaged up in a magical superfood elixir or workout routine… There are many intricate factors to living a long, thriving life and they’re nuanced for each and every one of us.

Max Lugavere is a filmmaker, health and science journalist, podcast host, and best-selling author of Genius Foods and Genius Kitchen who believes that living a life Ever Forward means doing a little bit better today than yesterday. 

How can we eat better, move better, and live better starting today?

In this discussion, Max and Chase talk about how to make your brain healthier and your body stronger through incorporating “Genius Foods” and healthy rituals into your daily life. Max shares his candid thoughts on what foods to eat for longevity, misconceptions and myths around the “Blue Zones”, and the power of both medicinal and culinary mushrooms. Plus, he shares what his Genius Kitchen restaurant would be like if he had one and what he would serve, along with some tips for eating more mindfully.

 

Follow Max @maxlugavere

Follow Chase on Instagram @chase_chewning

Follow him on Twitter @chasechewning

Key Highlights

  • After witnessing his mother develop Dementia and cancer, Max began to explore the power of food in fighting disease and boosting health and vitality. He wrote Genius Foods and created his cookbook and wellness guide, Genius Kitchen, using highly accessible, low-cost, nutrient-dense foods that can support and protect optimal brain health and function.

  • Chase gives a quick break down of his daily diet and Max gives his candid opinions on how “genius” Chase’s health rituals are.

  • American kitchens have the most room for growth in areas such as cooking and eating meals at home instead of eating out, reducing highly processed foods, and incorporating more whole foods, spices, and herbs into your diet.

  • Your robustness as an organism determines so many things. Protein and resistance training are crucially important for longevity and robustness, as well as community involvement and elimination of toxins (like smoking and drinking). 

  • Every human is different, so you need to learn how to listen to your own body and ultimately figure out your own identity before latching onto a diet.

  • Integrating a variety of mushrooms into your diet will create a solid nutritional foundation.

Powerful Quotes by Max Lugavere

Being strong and resilient and robust is part in parcel for aging well.

Yeah, I write about nutrition, but there are still so many more unanswered questions than there are answered questions… The idea of personalized nutrition doesn’t even exist yet, for the most part.

Knowledge isn’t power in and of itself, it only becomes power once you act on that knowledge. Knowledge is useless without it actually changing your behaviors. 

Episode resources:


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  • ORGANIC SPICES

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EFR 588: Build a Better Brain and Healthier Body For Life with Max Lugavere

Contrary to popular belief, the key to longevity and vitality isn’t packaged up in a magical superfood elixir or workout routine… There are many intricate factors to living a long, thriving life and they’re nuanced for each and every one of us.

Max Lugavere is a filmmaker, health and science journalist, podcast host, and best-selling author of Genius Foods and Genius Kitchen who believes that living a life Ever Forward means doing a little bit better today than yesterday. 

How can we eat better, move better, and live better starting today?

In this discussion, Max and Chase talk about how to make your brain healthier and your body stronger through incorporating “Genius Foods” and healthy rituals into your daily life. Max shares his candid thoughts on what foods to eat for longevity, misconceptions and myths around the “Blue Zones”, and the power of both medicinal and culinary mushrooms. Plus, he shares what his Genius Kitchen restaurant would be like if he had one and what he would serve, along with some tips for eating more mindfully.

 

Follow Max @maxlugavere

Follow Chase on Instagram @chase_chewning

Follow him on Twitter @chasechewning

Key Highlights

  • After witnessing his mother develop Dementia and cancer, Max began to explore the power of food in fighting disease and boosting health and vitality. He wrote Genius Foods and created his cookbook and wellness guide, Genius Kitchen, using highly accessible, low-cost, nutrient-dense foods that can support and protect optimal brain health and function.

  • Chase gives a quick break down of his daily diet and Max gives his candid opinions on how “genius” Chase’s health rituals are.

  • American kitchens have the most room for growth in areas such as cooking and eating meals at home instead of eating out, reducing highly processed foods, and incorporating more whole foods, spices, and herbs into your diet.

  • Your robustness as an organism determines so many things. Protein and resistance training are crucially important for longevity and robustness, as well as community involvement and elimination of toxins (like smoking and drinking). 

  • Every human is different, so you need to learn how to listen to your own body and ultimately figure out your own identity before latching onto a diet.

  • Integrating a variety of mushrooms into your diet will create a solid nutritional foundation.

Powerful Quotes by Max Lugavere

Being strong and resilient and robust is part in parcel for aging well.

Yeah, I write about nutrition, but there are still so many more unanswered questions than there are answered questions… The idea of personalized nutrition doesn’t even exist yet, for the most part.

Knowledge isn’t power in and of itself, it only becomes power once you act on that knowledge. Knowledge is useless without it actually changing your behaviors. 

Episode resources:


Ever Forward Radio is brought to you by Paleovalley

Paleovalley 100% Grass Fed Beef Sticks are the only beef sticks in the USA made from 100% grass fed/grass finished beef and organic spices that are naturally fermented.

Our beef comes from 100% grass fed cows raised entirely on natural grass pastures by family farmers right here in the USA. As a result they are healthy and happy.

  • 100% GRASS FED & GRASS FINISHED BEEF

  • ORGANIC SPICES

  • NATURALLY FERMENTED

CLICK HERE and save 15% with code EVERFORWARD at checkout!