Genetics is such a fascinating topic to me. I love learning about any new discovery, no matter how big or how small, and applying them to my work. And believe me, researchers have made some [...]
Category: Brain Health
Lose a tooth, lose your mind? (Scary!)
It’s no secret that cognitive decline remains one of the toughest challenges facing modern medicine today. The driving causes behind Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and dementia have been notoriously [...]
Insomnia steals your memory decades down the road
It’s always nice to bring an entire week’s worth of conversations full circle, and wrap it up with a neat little bow. And, well… that’s exactly what I’m about to do today. On Monday, I shared [...]
Caffeine and your brain: It’s complicated
I routinely get asked so many questions about coffee—or, more specifically, caffeine. Can I drink it? Should I drink it? Is it good for me? Of course, I have written about the health benefits [...]
[REVEALED] Memory loss is NOT an inevitable part of aging
As I’m always telling you, losing your memory is not an inevitable part of aging. But you don’t just have to take my word for it. Because a new study of centenarians who have lived see their [...]
The simple secret to lifelong health and happiness
You know I don’t give much weight to animal studies. I prefer to share research on actual human beings. But after yesterday’s conversation about early risk factors for cognitive [...]
The scary link between BMI and your brain
I was a very heavy child—and later, a very heavy teen. It’s one of the reasons why childhood obesity is such an important, personal issue to me. (It’s also why I wrote my first book, Feed Your [...]
What an afternoon nap does to your brain
Since we spent the entire week talking about simple ways to help keep your brain young, I thought I would wrap things up today with one more strategy that’s so simple you can do in your [...]
Stave off Parkinson’s with this classic vitamin combo
In the era of the 24-hour news cycle, it’s actually sort of refreshing to write about something “old”. And it’s encouraging to see that science still cares about the most basic vitamins. [...]
How to shave six years off of your brain’s age
I’m so glad I came across the study I want to share with you today. Because you can’t even begin to imagine how many times I’ve talked to patients about this very topic over the course [...]
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