Genius Foods

In Genius Foods, National Geographic’s Max Lugavere presents a groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind guide to achieving peak mental performance. After his mother was diagnosed with a mysterious form of dementia and encouraged to eat healthier, Lugavere put his successful media career on hold to embark on a journey to discover how we can all upgrade our brains. For the better half of a decade, he consumed the most up-to-date scientific research, talked to dozens of leading scientists and clinicians around the world, and visited the country’s best neurology departments—all in the hopes of understanding his mother’s condition.