# #851: Dr. Tommy Wood — How to Future-Proof Your Brain from Dementia Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tim-ferriss-show-739525/851-dr-tommy-wood-how-to-future-proof-your-brain-from-dementia Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tim-ferriss-show-739525/851-dr-tommy-wood-how-to-future-proof-your-brain-from-dementia.md Podcast: [The Tim Ferriss Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tim-ferriss-show-739525) Published: 2026-01-28T14:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/8ecf87bf-3484-4fbe-b7a0-5035815a214f.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Audio file: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/8ecf87bf-3484-4fbe-b7a0-5035815a214f.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tim-ferriss-show-739525/episodes/851-dr-tommy-wood-how-to-future-proof-your-brain-from-dementia Duration seconds: 7669 ## Resource Dr. Tommy Wood ( @DrRagnar ) is an associate professor of pediatrics and neuroscience at the University of Washington, where his research focuses on brain health across the lifespan. This includes therapies for brain injury in newborns, prevention and treatment of adult brain trauma, and the factors that contribute to long-term cognitive function and cognitive decline. He is the author of the forthcoming book The Stimulated Mind . This episode is brought to you by: Circle complete community platform for your community, events, and courses — all under your own brand: https://circle.so/tim ( $1,000 off when you demo Circle Plus) Monarch  track, budget, plan, and do more with your money:  Monarch.com/Tim  (50% off your first year at monarchmoney.com with code TIM) Eight Sleep Pod Cover 5  sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating:  EightSleep.com/Tim  (use code TIM to get $350 off your very own Pod 5 Ultra.) Cresset  family office services for CEOs, founders, and entrepreneurs:  CressetCapital.com/Tim * TIMESTAMPS: [00:00:00] Start [00:02:30] The cognition conversation commences. [00:03:11] Why human babies are chubby little brain-fuel tanks. [00:05:16] Brain injury in newborns: Cooling, caffeine, and coming home. [00:09:07] Adult concussion protocol: Fever management, ketones, and why you shouldn’t chug Powerade. [00:18:59] Washington’s 2nd Strongest Man talks omega-3s, methylation, and why your brain needs the whole orchestra. [00:29:34] Auguste Deter, Alzheimer’s mystery patient, and the 45-70% dementia prevention sweet spot. [00:39:22] From CGM monitoring to the “use it or lose it” glucose paradox. [00:55:54] VO2 max training as cardio insurance against dementia. [01:01:32] Jiu-jitsu, sleds, and the Norwegian torture met… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tim-ferriss-show-739525/episodes/851-dr-tommy-wood-how-to-future-proof-your-brain-from-dementia/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tim-ferriss-show-739525/851-dr-tommy-wood-how-to-future-proof-your-brain-from-dementia.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.