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65. Dr. Austin Perlmutter: Why You're Addicted to Bad Habits (And How to Reverse It)
What if the reason you can't focus, feel chronically overwhelmed, or keep slipping into the same unhealthy habits… isn't a discipline problem, it's your brain's biology working against you?
In this episode of Extend, I'm joined by Dr. Austin Perlmutter, board-certified internal medicine physician and neuroscientist, to explore how inflammation hijacks your brain's decision-making and what you can do to take back control.
We dig into why modern life wires your brain for reactivity over intention, the shocking impact of neuroinflammation on mood and behavior, and how daily habits are either…
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