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Max Lugavere
Cookbook Author
Max Lugavere is a filmmaker, a health and science journalist, and the author of theNew York TimesbestsellerGeniusFoods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While ProtectingYour Brain for Life. He is also the host of the number one iTunes health podcastThe Genius Life. Lugavere appears regularly onThe Dr. Oz Show,The Rachael Ray Show, andThe Doctors. He has contributed toMedscape,Vice,Fast Company, CNN, and theDaily Beast, and has been featured onNBC Nightly News, theTodayshow, and in theNew York TimesandPeoplemagazine.