Maybe Meat Can Actually Protect Your Brain...
Not only yummy but healing?
A 15-year study published in JAMA Network Open found that higher meat consumption was associated with reduced dementia risk and slower cognitive decline [PubMed](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39743381/) .
Not in everyone. In the people who need it most.
Specifically in carriers of the ApoE4 gene - about a quarter of the population who face significantly higher Alzheimer’s risk [PubMed](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39743381/) .
Here’s what the science showed:
At the highest levels of meat consumption, ApoE4 carriers no longer declined faster than non-carriers. The negative effect of the high-risk genotype was apparently erased in the more carnivorous humans [PubMed](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39743381/) .
Read that again. Eating meat essentially canceled out the genetic disadvantage.
I’ve been eating a carnivore diet for years. Peggy eats pescatarian. We both thrive on what works for our bodies.
And now there’s science backing up what I’ve known all along: Real food from animals isn’t the enemy.
The study tracked people eating around 1 kg of meat per week at the high end. That’s not extreme. That’s just eating real food regularly.
Your brain needs nutrients. B12. Creatine. Taurine. All found abundantly in meat.
When I reversed my diabetes at 55, I did it eating real animal protein. Lost 100 pounds. Mind cleared. Energy came back.
Seventeen years later, my brain works better than it did in my 40s.
Not because meat is magic. Because it’s what our bodies were designed to run on. To
You don’t have to eat carnivore like me. But don’t be afraid of real meat because someone told you it’s dangerous.
The science says otherwise.
Do you eat meat regularly?
Have you noticed any changes in your energy, mental clarity, or overall health?
Or maybe you’ve been avoiding it and wondering if you should reconsider.
Tell me what’s working for you. Real experiences matter more than headlines.
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