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 [...]
Category: Brain Health
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 [...]
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 [...]