The Alzheimer’s Association just concluded their International Conference in Los Angeles, and their most promising finding is reflected in the title above. In the words of Maria Carill, the Alzheimer’s Association’s chief science officer “While there is no proven cure or [drug] treatment for Alzheimer’s, a large body of research now strongly suggests that combining […]

Is your memory as good as you’d like it to be? If not do you know what you can do to improve that? Maybe you have a family member, mother, father, sister or brother whose memory is slipping.  In this Newsletter I want to share with you, what appear to me to be the […]

The great news this month (with Alzheimer’s Day coming up on the 21st) as Dale Bredesen, MD, from UCLA, noted in The End of Alzheimer’s, we now know how to prevent this disease, and even reverse related symptoms, in most cases, if the right actions are taken soon enough!  And last month my partner, […]

Currently more than 2,000 Americans will suffer a stroke on any given day.[1] If you know anyone who has had a stroke you know they can be devastating, resulting in the loss of a variety of abilities including speech, mobility and memory.  Less known is the adverse impact chronically occluded (narrow) arteries, mini-strokes, TIAs and other […]

I’ve been reminded 4 times in the last 3 days on public TV that not everyone is as enlightened as you are!  June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness month, but despite the various new revelations to the contrary  awareness is lacking and the myth persists in the media and traditional medical minds that:  […]

Perhaps the most controversial topic in the field of diet and nutrition is the role of fats. For years we were told how bad most fats and cholesterol were. Bad for our body (especially our heart, and vascular system), bad for our brain (can contribute to diabetes and dementia).  We were told fats can […]

As you likely know, we live in a toxic world.  In most places in the US, the air we breathe, the water  we drink, even the food we eat contains chemistry which at high enough levels can be toxic to the human body and brain. (If the mere thought of this freaks you out, […]

2018 may turn out to be the most exciting year yet for those interested in maintaining a health brain; and for those working to help maintain such in others, for 3 reasons.  First, after decades of disappointing clinical trials the scientific community* is coming to the realization that although it appears unlikely that […]

So you know someone who’s not as sharp as they used to be. Maybe they’re having difficulties with their memory or mood. You want them to get better soon, but at minimal cost – you don’t want them to waste their money. What should they do? There are many options, especially with supplements. Many […]

Recently a woman was referred to me by her doctor because she felt she was developing “dementia,” and he thought I knew some things that might help. I told her I thought she was fortunate, because researchers have recently discovered ways to turn around cognitive decline in many cases, even to the extent of […]