This week's guest on Your Body's Way is Dr Phil Maffetone, author, speaker and creator of the hugely popular MAF Method and 180 Formula.

For over 4 decades Phil has been studying the impact of sugar and refined carbohydrates on brain health and in October 2025 Phil and Dr Paul Laursen published a research paper about refined carbohydrates, sugar, the over fat pandemic and brain health.

In this conversation Phil says 8 out of 10 of us are in cognitive decline and by cutting out refined carbs and sugar, you can start to reverse the effect of brain dysfunction in as little as one day.

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See these fascinating highlights:

9:00 - Cognitive decline affects 80% of the world and is preventable

13:00 - Sugar and refined carbohydrates could be the root of mood disorders like depression and anxiety

17:00 - glucose, fructose, insulin and body fat cells

26:00 - Is sugar really as addictive as cocaine?

32:00 - Sugar that is good to eat, and one’s to avoid

36:00 - Artificial sweeteners and the gut microbiome

40:30 - reducing sugar and refined carbs means calories become less of an issue for weight gain

49:00 - MAF and HIIT training for brain health and insulin sensitivity

Check out Phil's Carbohydrate 2 Week Test

Visit Phil and Paul Laursen's paper

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