Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2176 - On this Friday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes back Dr. Ben Bikman and they discuss the recent Alzheimer's research controversy, the brain food of ketones vs. glucose, autophagy, cold immersion therapy, and much more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/08/alzheimers-brain-food-dr-ben-bikman-episode-2176 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI ALZHEIMER'S CONTROVERSY Vinnie welcomes Dr. Ben Bikman back to the show and they start the discussion with the recent controversy around how Alzheimer's research and the "plaque theory" was falsified. (6:54) Dr. Bikman has updated studies verifying the plaque theory was wrong, explaining what the studies prove. (11:00) He also tells Vinnie how the FDA had recently approved a new drug for Alzheimer's even though the drug was proven not to be ineffective. Vinnie and Ben chat about "gurus" who advocate the use of Metformin for longevity but ignore the truth about the drug. (16:15) Ben goes into detail about ho