This past month the Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued a special report called “Cognitive Aging: Progress in Understanding the Opportunities for Action.” In this report they suggest a set of actions everyone can take to minimize their risk for age related cognitive decline and maximize their chances of remaining mentally sound well into their […]
What really makes people healthy and happy? Do you think you know? What does the latest research show?
My mentor, and friend Dr. Lynn Johnson, is one of the top trainers of mental health professionals in the US, but he is now on a mission to heal America. Did you know researchers have now […]
Can computer games improve cognitive abilities? What do you think? A widely publicized study published in 2008 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reportedly showed that computer based training (gaming) was effective in improving reasoning abilities and what scientists call fluid intelligence. A more recent attempt in 2012 to duplicate […]
In my January article “New Hope Rising” I reviewed studies in Finland, Korea, and the US suggesting that age related cognitive decline could be reversed and dementia, even Alzheimer’s delayed, if not prevented, with simple yet powerful lifestyle modifications.
Two weeks ago, however, I had an interesting conversation with the PR directors for a national […]
Unfortunately there are many things that can adversely affect our brain, mood and memory. These include food additives, sweeteners, poor circulation, head trauma, infections, air pollution, pesticides, etc. These can result in various diseases, and injuries to the central nervous system (CNS), i.e. brain and spinal cord. And what do these all have in common? […]
Prior to 2014 the official position was that Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and most other forms of dementia, and related symptoms, could not be prevented or reversed. But in 2014 and last week this gloomy picture was dispelled with the following revelations, the most compelling of which just appeared last week in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. (see […]
Make no mistake about it, with all of the toxins now in our environment your brain is already under attack, but how vulnerable are you? Are you pretty safe at this point in time? Or are there forces already rampant inside your brain, which if not arrested could bring you down?
I invite you to […]
You know I have been harping on the importance of good nutrition for senior brain health for many years now. We have long known that seniors tend to test low for a variety of important nutrients. But I never knew for sure why. Recently, however, I received a fascinating article from Dr. John Sijben, Director […]
On 27 September 2014 a monumental research paper was published online in the revolutionary new open access scientific journal AGING.
This report describes a “novel,” comprehensive, and personalized therapeutic program developed by Dale E. Bredesen, MD at the MaryS.EastonCenter for Alzheimer’s Disease Research, UCLA. The program is based on what […]
Do you ever have a problem with your eyesight, blurred vision, headaches, dizziness, vertigo, neuritis, intestinal discomfort or memory problems? Do you drink diet sodas?
In our January and February Newsletters we talked about the brain danger involved in consuming too much sugar and high fructose corn syrup. But how about sugar substitutes like aspartame […]
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