Chapter 11

The Genius Plan

In this chapter, we’re going to put all the pieces from
previous chapters together to present the Genius Plan, which
will break down the essentials of eating for ultimate
cognition nutrition. We’ll also discuss various tweaks that
you can make to tailor the Genius Plan to your own unique
biology and specific cognitive and body goals.
The crux of eating for an optimally performing brain is
consuming a diet that is high in nutrient-dense foods (such
as eggs, avocados, dark leafy greens, and nuts) and devoid
of the foods that cause hormonal dysregulation, oxidative
stress, and inflammation (such as processed oils and grain
products). Here are some of the things that will immediately
begin to happen as you bid adieu to dense, processed
carbohydrates and processed oils:

You’ll  lose    weight.  Because     you     will    be  stimulating

insulin  to  a   far     lesser  degree,     it  will    give    your

metabolism  the chance  to  liquidate   your    stored  fat and

use  it  for     fuel.   Recall  that    insulin     is  an  anabolic

(growth)     hormone     that    acts    like    a   one-way     valve   to

your    body’s  fat cells,  and lowered insulin levels  are a

prerequisite    to  fat burning.

Energy   and     stamina     will    increase.  Those    on  high-