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 [...]
Category: Brain Health
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 [...]
Do we really only use 10 percent of our brains?
Yesterday, I discussed how mainstream doctors rely far too heavily on the results of a single, arbitrary brain scan or test to make a determination about a patient’s cognitive health. But what [...]
Here’s why I never completely trust brain scans…
I recently read a startling account of an active, lively 93-year old man who fell off a roof he had been repairing. When he landed, he hit his head on the ground and needed surgery to stop the [...]
The one simple nutrient that prevents—and even reverses—Alzheimer’s disease
Mainstream medicine has spent decades chasing failed theories about what causes Alzheimer’s disease (AD). And they’ve poured billions of dollars into developing toxic drug treatments that haven’t [...]
Eating more of this tiny fruit benefits cognition…no matter what your age!
Growing research shows you can “find your thrill on blueberry hill,” as famously crooned by Fats Domino. In fact, in recent years, studies have consistently found that eating blueberries can [...]
New study squashes long-held theory about what causes Alzheimer’s disease
In my view, a new study published in Neurology should finally put to rest the long-held, but flawed theory that amyloid protein plaques in the brain cause Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and dementia. [...]
The one medical screening you SHOULD get when you turn 65
Mainstream medical experts continue to push “routine” cancer screenings onto older Americans. Yet, they don’t take the same aggressive approach when it comes to routine screenings for dementia. [...]
Social isolation can cause brain shrinkage—but doing this can fix it
For many weeks now, people in most parts of the country have been staying home and practicing social isolation in an attempt to help “flatten the curve” of new coronavirus cases. But social [...]
