PUTTING THE HEALTH BACK IN HEALTHCARE
Feb. 21, 2023

93. Measuring Brain Health, the Link Between Inflammation and Mental Health | Austin Perlmutter, MD

93. Measuring Brain Health, the Link Between Inflammation and Mental Health | Austin Perlmutter, MD

Austin Perlmutter, M.D., is a board-certified internal medicine physician, NewYork Times bestselling author, educator, and consultant. He received his medical degree from the University of Miami and completed his internal medicine residency at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland Oregon. His focus is on helping identify and resolve the biological basis for “stuckness” in the body and brain, especially around decision-making. He hosts the Get The STUCK OUT podcast and is a co-producer of the Alzheimer’s, the Science of Prevention Docu-series. His work is often featured online on various sites including MedPage Today, Doximity, KevinMD, and Psychology Today, to name a few.

In this episode we discuss:

  • Austin's background and interest in studying the brain
  • Subjective and objective markers to evaluate brain health
  • The link between cognitive health and mental health. 
  • Tactics on how to improve or give someone the best chance to optimize brain health 
  • The science and art of behavior change.
  • More


Find Austin:

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Get the Stuck Out Podcast

Brain Wash (Book)