The Crazy Brain Benefits of Vigorous Exercise | Dr. Rhonda Patrick

Increased lactate from vigorous exercise has a whole host of brain health benefits. This video discusses: • How brain utilization of lactate as an energy source boosts glutathione, a powerful antioxidant • How lactate generated from high-intensity exercise increases BDNF, the “youth elixir“ for the brain • Lactate’s effect on vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) at the blood-brain barrier (and how this increases new blood vessel formation) *Download the FREE companion guide for this episode, the 9-page Cognitive Enhancement Blueprint:* Watch the full episode: