Each year, Americans spend more than $600 million on over-the-counter (OTC) “cognitive enhancement” supplements that make wild promises to improve your memory and mental focus overnight. But we [...]
Category: Brain Health
How “happy hour” helps prevent Alzheimer’s disease
Despite spending billions of dollars on two, massive “Decades of the Brain” research projects, mainstream medicine still has no idea what really causes Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and dementia—much [...]
A strong cup of joe may help prevent and even treat devastating disease
As I reported yesterday, a new JAMA study found that three out of four adults suffering from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and dementia are inappropriately prescribed heavy-duty drugs—such [...]
Vast majority of Alzheimer’s patients are drugged inappropriately
Despite the catchy name, the two, massive research projects known as the “Decades of the Brain” were an absolute bust. They failed to produce a single, viable treatment—much less a cure—for [...]
Researchers overlook two biggest risk factors for developing Alzheimer’s disease
In my experience, older people fear getting Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or dementia more than just about any other condition, except perhaps cancer. And much of that fear stems from the great [...]
Air pollution affects your brain
We know chronic exposure to polluted air—which contains toxic chemicals, heavy metals (such as lead and mercury), particulate matter, and even asbestos fibers—harms your lungs and respiratory [...]
Your brain CAN produce new cells well into your 70s, 80s, and 90s!
One of the greatest medical myths of the 20th century was that people can’t grow new brain cells. It reminds me of that old insult about, “being absent the day the brains were handed out”—as it [...]
The “controversial” secret to better brain health as you age
Your high school Driver’s Ed instructor probably warned you that drinking alcohol destroys “millions” of brains cells. But a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association [...]
The simple cognitive screening test you can do at home
Mainstream medical research has thrown billions of dollars into two failed “decades of the brain.” Yet, they still have no standard, affordable test to screen for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or [...]
New science links déjà vu to potentially serious brain glitches
Earlier this week we talked about some common physiological reflexes—such as blinking, sneezing, goosebumps, and yawning. The list sounds a bit like something from “Snow White and the Seven [...]
