In this episode of The Ultimate Health Podcast, we talk with Datis Kharrazian, Ph.D., D.H.Sc., D.C., M.S., M.M.Sc., F.A.C.N., a clinical research scientist, academic professor, and functional medicine health care provider. He is the author of Why Isn’t My Brain Working?, the focus of this interview.

The discussion covered a wide range of topics including:

• The impact of stress on your brain
• Chronic elevated cortisol is associated with dementia
• Exercise improves circulation and brain function
• Supplements that help boost circulation
• Elevated insulin levels cause brain inflammation
• What is an insulin surge?
• Gluten and brain inflammation
• What leads to gluten ataxia?
• The connection between gluten and leaky gut
• Zonulin and the blood-brain barrier
• Do you have a leaky brain?
• The GABA challenge
• The microbiome diversity diet
• The importance of EPA & DHA in fish oils
• Intermittent fasting the ketogenic diet
• Is your vagus nerve function impaired?
• Exercises to restore vagus nerve function
• Coffee enemas
• Brain fog = brain inflammation
• Using flavonoids to dampen brain inflammation
• Boosting serotonin
• GABA is the neurotransmitter that’s most commonly imbalanced
• Patterns of low dopamine
• What’s happening in the brain when someone is depressed?
• Hormones impact brain health
• Cholesterol is important
• The impact of your diet on microbiome diversity
• The dark side of chelation therapy
• The winning model to support your brain

For more information including related links and podcasts, visit Datis Kharrazian, Episode 267 of The Ultimate Health Podcast.