Mainstream medicine has very little to offer people looking to prevent or reverse dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. So, it’s no wonder people often turn to easily accessible “brain training” games [...]
Category: Brain Function
The health risk hiding in your old report cards
Now that kids are back in school, I thought I’d share some recent research linking getting good grades in elementary school to significantly lower dementia risk later in life. It’s just more [...]
Marijuana legalization leads to national safety disaster
According to a new analysis of 10 million drug tests by Quest Diagnostics, 4 percent more U.S. workers tested positive for marijuana in 2017 than 2016. This finding reflects similar increases [...]
A healthy gut equals a healthy brain
Today, I’m continuing my series about inflammation. More and more experts link it to the development of major chronic diseases — now including Alzheimer’s disease. And a new study published in [...]
Blockbuster drugs and vaccines linked to Alzheimer’s disease
On Tuesday, I reported on a groundbreaking, new study conducted by U.S. researchers that nails down five real risk factors for developing cognitive decline. But in my view, the researchers missed [...]
The natural way to boost your memory by nearly 30 percent
An important, new study links one ancient, golden spice to improvements in both memory and mood in people with mild, age-related memory loss. This new study comes from the same group of [...]
New studies uncover more brain and metabolic benefits of booze
A pack of snarling prohibitionists with the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recently issued a baseless manifesto against any and all alcohol consumption. But — as I often report — [...]
Harness the power of your brain for healing
The mind-body connection garners little respect from mainstream medicine. And for many decades during the 20th century, doctors discounted the influence of “mind over matter,” when it comes to [...]
New studies reveal this unexpected “brain food” boosts memory and beats dementia
Some researchers who are still drinking the mainstream “cholesterol Kool-Aid” got quite a surprise recently when they studied the effects of dietary cholesterol and egg consumption on brain [...]
Simple kitchen spice boosts memory and improves learning
When a spice or plant extract has one health benefit, it is likely to have others, if we go looking for it. Such is the case with cinnamon. We know it helps control blood sugar. But newer [...]