47. Optimizing Your Brain with Dr. Austin Perlmutter

If our brains are in charge of printing every cell in our bodies and controlling every decision we make, why are we all not consciously optimizing our brains? Today's guest is Dr. Austin Perlmutter and we’ll be talking about Why Isn’t Everyone Optimizing Their Brain? Dr. Perlmutter is a board-certified internal medicine physician, New York Times bestselling author, published researcher, health investor and international educator. His mission is to help people improve their health by targeting the biological basis of “stuckness” in our brains and bodies. In this episode, we get to dive deep into how to optimize your brain and for those of you who love science, you’re going to be in heaven. Dr. Austin shares how our modern society and its consumerism do everything to keep our brains happy. But, as he shares on the show: our brains are not designed to keep us happy, they are designed to keep us alive.  Emily and Austin dive into the external forces that affect our brains for the worse, and he gives us tips and exercises on how to optimize our brain health starting today. Yes, food and sleep are important but he also shares how psychedelics are some of the safest pharmaceuticals that we have for mental health conditions.  I promise you will love every second of this episode. Enjoy this episode of Why Isn’t Everyone Doing This? with Dr. Austin Perlmutter, and make sure to subscribe to our podcast, so you never miss an episode.  === 🔗 More from Emily & Ziva: ► LIVE: The Ziva Magic Retreat [Colorado Springs, May 29 - June 1  2025]: https://zivameditation.com/magicretreat ► Join Emily Fletcher's transformative new Embodied Manifesting course - get 15% off with promo code WHYTHIS: https://zivameditation.com/magic ► Commit to a daily meditation practice you love with Ziva Meditation - get 15% off with promo code WHYTHIS: https://zivameditation.com/jointoday ► Take Ziva's FREE Meditation Masterclass: https://zivameditation.com/learn ► And follow us on Instagram ► If you prefer to watch this episode on YouTube, click here: YouTube Channel === Dr. Austin Perlmutter is a board-certified internal medicine physician, New York Times bestselling author, published researcher, health investor and international educator. His mission is help people improve their health by targeting the biological basis of “stuckness” in our brains and bodies. His writing, presentations, podcasts, and online educational programs explore how environmental factors influence our cognitive and mental state and have reached millions. Dr. Perlmutter currently serves as the executive director and research lead at Big Bold Health, a food-as-medicine company focused on helping people rejuvenate health through better immune function, where he is running a first-of-its kind study exploring the effects of plant nutrients on human aging through epigenetics. https://www.austinperlmutter.com/ https://www.instagram.com/draustinperlmutter/