Dr Jacob Teitelbaum MDAlzheimer's is a common form of dementia (senility) affecting almost 5 million Americans. As our population ages, this is an area that drug companies believe may be quite profitable, so there is heavy advertising being done for the medication...
John WhitcombBrain health is important. Fifty percent of us will have Alzheimer’s by the time we are 85 if we don’t do something about it. Eating fish just once a week may help with that, according to new research reported on in USA today this week. But there is...
It didn't take long after the discovery of pure MSG when a neuroscientist, Dr. John Olney, found that damage was caused to the retina in rats. But it wasn't just the retina. The rats became grossly obese. Chasing that down found similar damage all...
A triad of Gut-Brain-Immune system! How on earth does that pertain to brain health? It does. Follow me here. Your gut is your first line of defense, checking to see what is safe and not safe from the outside world. Once the food you eat and ingest...
A triad of Gut-Brain-Immune system! How on earth does that pertain to brain health? It does. Follow me here. Your gut is your first line of defense, checking to see what is safe and not safe from the outside world. Once the food you eat and ingest...
This is the hard one. Your brain needs you to exercise. And you really don’t want to. You want to sit on the couch and watch CSI. To become motivated to exercise you have to have some really primal forces pushing you. How about not eating if you...
As I get older, there are a few things I don't want to get older. I want my joints to work so that I can get around. I want my eyes to work so that I can see. I want my brain to work so I can remember. But we have a problem. Getting older in America...
Nan Kathryn Fuchs PhDWe're all forgetful to some extent and joke about having lapses we call "senior moments." But losing your memory is not funny. Fortunately, there are nutrients that can often turn it around. That's what I found after I realized one day that my short...
