the unremarkable brain

Oct 06 2024 14 ep. 32 mins

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A podcast about food, brain health, and living large! I'm Big Dave, a person who is seeking to thrive with epilepsy through the ketogenic diet and lifestyle. We talk about the ins and outs of sticking to a low-carb diet, and using such lifestyle factors as exercise, sleep, and community, to build a large, exciting life.

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eat happy italian with anna vocino

Oct 06 2024 43 mins

Good news! My awesome friend Anna Vocino is putting out a third cookbook, Eat Happy Italian and it drops later this week. You can get yours here.We hopped on the Zoom machine yesterday and had a great talk about the book itself; about what it is to publish a book in our crazy, social-media-infused world; about cooking low-carb and prioritizing your health; about her organic food co

anti-aging with dr. ben bocchicchio

Mar 08 2023 64 mins

I got the chance to sit down with Ben Bocchicchio, PhD, author of "15 Minutes to Fitness." Dr. Ben has been a pioneer in the field of exercise physiology and obesity research for nearly 50 years. In this interview we talk about strength, health, and things you can do to age successfully. Check out Dr. Ben’s work at www.drbenbo.com and my newsletter at www.unremarkablebrain.comEnj

interview with mary t. newport, md

Jan 29 2023 60 mins

Dr. Mary Newport is the author of the new book, Clearly Keto for Healthy Brain Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention. She’s one of the groundbreaking researchers on the use of a ketogenic diet and ketone supplements for brain health, and in this episode we chat all about lifestyle changes that you can make now to preserve your cognitive function well into old age.If, like me, you ha

lagniappe

Dec 06 2022 58 mins

As a special event for my Substack subscribers, I asked Vinnie Tortorich, author of "Fitness Confidential," to spend some time with us and answer our questions. He generously did so, and what happened next is incredible! We were spontaneously joined by Low-Carb experts Mary Newport, MD, author of "Clearly Keto," Ben Bocchicchio, PhD, author of "Fifteen Minutes to Fitness" and even

the vinnie tortorich interview

Oct 16 2022 69 mins

Hi gang! One of the most popular of my "Healthy Happy Hour" YouTube series was my chat with Vinnie Tortorich. Vinnie is a celebrity fitness trainer, podcaster, author, filmmaker, and entrepreneur — basically, the guy does it all, and amazingly, he does it all well.I highly recommend that you check out his book Fitness Confidential, his podcast of the same name, his three movies,

on thresholds

Sep 25 2022 14 mins

This week is another of "Big Dave's Small Bites," a quick, focused interview with an expert in the field of health and wellness with takeaways that you can apply in your own life. I'm once again joined by Dr. Ben Bocchicchio. A recent inductee into the National Fitness Hall of Fame — where he keeps the company of such greats as Charles Atlas and Arnold Scharze

amy berger on keto for brain and body health

Sep 11 2022 64 mins

Hey Folks! I got to sit down with Amy Berger, founder of Tuit Nutrition, and author of the books “The Alzheimer’s Antidote: Using a Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease, Memory Loss, and Cognitive Decline,” “The Stall Slayer: Seven Road Blocks to Keto Fat Loss and What to Do About Them,” and co-author of “End Your Carb Confusion,” written with Eric W

slowing down to speed up with dr. ben bocchicchio

Aug 13 2022 15 mins

This week, we’ve got another Big Dave’s Small Bites podcast episode: short, easily-digestible mini-interviews with experts in health and fitness. Once again, I chat with Ben Bocchicchio, PhD, an expert in exercise physiology and obesity research, who has literally written the book (along with hundreds of academic papers) on exercise and weight loss.We all know exercise is impor

the case of diet v exercise with ben bocchicchio, phd.

Aug 02 2022 16 mins

Which is more important for weight loss — diet or exercise? Ask ten experts, and you’ll get ten different answers. Recently, I got a chance to catch up with fitness expert Dr. Ben Bocchicchio to find out what he thinks on the matter, and his answer kind of surprised me.Dr. Ben is a giant in the field of health and fitness. A recent inductee into the National Fitness Hall of Fam

episode 0

Jul 29 2022 5 mins

Welcome! In this short “intro” episode, I give a brief overview of what The Unremarkable Brain podcast is all about — namely epilepsy and the ketogenic diet, but also food, health, and thriving in general.In this episode:* Who is Big Dave Robinson?* Why “unremarkable?”* How can we take control of our health?* and more!Be sure to check out my book and my website, www.unrem