Brain Health and Coconut Oil with Dr. Mary Newport - Episode 2669
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Release Date: 07/11/2025
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info_outlineEpisode 2669 - BEST OF: Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Dr. Mary Newport back to the show, and they discuss brain health and coconut oil, ketones, and her upcoming book.
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BRAIN HEALTH AND COCONUT OIL
- Vinnie welcomes Dr. Mary Newport back to the show, and they start the show by discussing Mary's husband's early-onset dementia. (1:20)
- At age 56, her husband was experiencing a rapid decline in brain health.
- After some challenges, he became eligible for a clinical trial for Alzheimer's treatment. (9:00)
- She had heard about the benefits of ketones and coconut oil and started experimenting. (12:15)
- It's amazing the improvements they saw in a short amount of time!
- Vinnie mentions his battle with leukemia and how staying in ketosis has kept him in remission. (16:40)
- Mary mentions that people with epilepsy who have been on a ketogenic diet will have recurrence of seizures after having just a piece of cake; consequently, this is called "Birthday Syndrome". (20:40)
- Vinnie asks Mary her opinion on exogenous ketone esters and salts. (25:00)
- They discuss further the benefits of coconut oil, and Mary also started using it and feels like her mental endurance has improved. (28:40)
- Mary mentions that coconut oil got a bad rap because companies that created hydrogenated oils were competing with it and creating a negative campaign against it. (38:30)
- They also discuss how the dietary guidelines still used today are based on incorrect information from the 1950s. (41:00)
- Saturated fats are not the problem.
- They chat about cholesterol, plaque, and inflammation.
CLEARLY KETO
- They turn the conversation to Mary's upcoming book: "Clearly Keto: For Healthy Brain Aging and Alzheimer's Prevention".
- Mary lists some of the topics covered in her book, from the problem of too much sugar, ketones, fasting, your brain on coconut oil, and much more.
- Vinnie and Mary discuss various medications, how some do (and don't) function, and how some only "keep you perfectly sick". (55:00)
- Vinnie talks about how he knows of cases where people were on 3 medications for one issue, but that issue could be resolved just by proper eating.
- Mary talks about how even she, at one time, was unaware of how the current low-fat dietary guidelines were bad; consequently, she has changed her eating habits and has seen many benefits.
- It is possible to overcome insulin resistance, which can also include virgin coconut oil. (1:04:20)
- Insulin resistance affects brain functions and other functions in the body.
- She talks about some things she has learned about brain plaque and how it behaves. (1:17:00)
- Mary mentions other topics addressed in the book and lets us know an update about her husband.
- They talk a little more about coconut oil, and how it's difficult to get people to accept that it is as good!
- Go to https://coconutketones.com for more suggestions and information.
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