That should scare the fat off anyone.

What's bad about sugar for the brain?

It's pro-inflammatory.

It makes you diabetic.

But I mean, as it relates to the brain, why is orange juice or the ice cream bad for my brain?

Because it's ultimately going to give you high blood sugar levels, which erode your blood vessels, and you're going to have lower blood flow to your brain.

That's a bad thing.

It's addictive.

It's pro-inflammatory.

It makes it more likely you're going to have diabetes and obesity.

So 72% of Americans are overweight. 42% are obese.

I've published three studies on 35,000 people.

As your weight goes up, the actual physical size and function of your brain goes down.

That should scare the fat off anyone.

I used to be chubby.

But when I figured out that connection, I'm like, oh no.

It was that that gave me the motivation to drop about 25 pounds.

So you want to avoid things that cause low blood flow.

You want to do things that increase blood flow to your brain.

So exercise.

Ginkgo.

This is one of the supplements I'm going to give you.

Eat foods like beets, oregano, rosemary, cinnamon.

They increase blood flow.

And then this is where the U.S. government got an F for the pandemic.

Loneliness accelerates dementia and brain problems.

And so when they isolated us, the whole significant increase in brain problems.

So get connected to other people.

The I in Bright Minds is inflammation.

So what increases inflammation?

Low omega-3 fatty acid levels. 93 percent of the population is deficient in omega-3 fatty acids. 93 percent.

So all of us should be either eating more fish or taking an omega-3 supplement like fish oil.

Gum disease.

Like who knew?

I wasn't really that good at taking care of my gums until I started reading the studies.

You have gum disease.

You have inflammation.

You're more likely to get depressed and have dementia.

I'm like, oh my goodness.

So I'm a flossing fool.