Fat’s  making a comeback!  As I noted a few months ago, the latest reviews on fat suggest that not only are natural fats not bad for us, they are essential to brain health. For the past thirty years Americans have been taught to avoid fats and go for the carbs instead, but what has that […]

If you are having memory problems, difficulty concentrating, are stressed or have trouble losing belly fat, consider your sleep. Are you getting enough? Many of us think we can get by on less than 6 hours of sleep a night, but the research shows we may just be kidding ourselves.

Numerous studies are now showing […]

Last month we reviewed a section of Dr. Perlmutter’s new book Grain Brian, talking about the essential role of Cholesterol for the brain and body. Many were surprised to learn that cholesterol, even LDL (a cholesterol carrying low density lipoprotein) rather than being bad is really essential for physical and mental health – unless oxidized […]

Late in 2013 a new book hit the market talking about the impact of carbohydrates on brain function. The book Grain Brain, was written by one of the most famous neurologists in the world, David Perlmutter, MD. As a brilliant board certified Neurologist and Nutritionist, for the past decade Dr. Perlmutter has been on the […]

What if there was a medication that could improve your mood and memory, protect your brain from aging and your liver from toxins, and also reduce the pain of arthritis while at the same time rebuild cartilage in your joints as you age? And there were NO harmful side effects from taking it?  Wow […]

Last month I talked about the brain dangers inherent to sweeteners and insulin resistance and  promised I would send you a list of things that have been shown to help protect the body and brain from high or spiking  blood sugar.  If you need a review of the importance of this topic click here. Suffice […]

One of the most frustrating and embarrassing memory problems is forgetting names. Especially if they are relatives. For this reason, most books on how to improve your memory have a section on how to do that. This has very practical business as well as social applications. In what follows I shall summarize for you the methods […]