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Diabetes Drug and Dementia Risk

June 14, 2023

Diabetes Drug and Dementia Risk

Recently, headlines appeared indicating a significant reduction in risk for dementia in type-2 diabetics who had been taking the drug pioglitazone, better known as Actos®. The news came following the public…

Parkinson’s Increasing Dramatically – Not a Mystery

June 7, 2023

Parkinson’s Increasing Dramatically – Not a Mystery

We are witnessing a staggering increase in the number of new Parkinson’s disease patients. Yes, Alzheimer’s incidence is on the rise, but what we are seeing as it relates to Parkinson’s disease is truly unpr…

Your Mouthwash May Make You Diabetic

May 23, 2023

Your Mouthwash May Make You Diabetic

For many years, beginning with my book, Brain Maker, I have been discussing the symbiotic bond we share with our microbiome. This connection, while multifaceted, influences our health in ways we are only beg…

Exercise Helps the Brain – Who Knew?

May 3, 2023

Exercise Helps the Brain – Who Knew?

I was amused recently, to read the front-page headline in a neurology newsletter I receive, that stated “Any level of physical activity tied to better late life memory.” First, my amusement stemmed from…

Treating Skin Aging?

April 19, 2023

Treating Skin Aging?

As I get older, I have noticed more and more that my skin is getting fragile. Sometimes, just bumping against something leads to a bruise or bleeding. And this isn’t something that happened in my younger day…

Vitamins Help the Brain? Who Knew?

April 17, 2023

Vitamins Help the Brain? Who Knew?

Yes, I’ve been recommending various vitamins to help support brain health and function for a very long time. The notion has always resonated with me especially in the context of the increased risk of brain t…

Weightlifting Helps Blood Pressure

April 11, 2023

Weightlifting Helps Blood Pressure

Which is better, aerobic or resistance exercises like weight training? That’s a question that gets asked at virtually every health-related conference that I attend. And it’s becoming clear that we need to pu…

How to Fix Your Leaky Brain

April 4, 2023

How to Fix Your Leaky Brain

A relatively new player in the discussion of factors leading to Alzheimer’s is the breakdown of the so-called blood-brain barrier (BBB). The blood-brain barrier is essentially a checkpoint within the blood v…

Vitamin D and Dementia Risk

March 14, 2023

Vitamin D and Dementia Risk

For years I’ve been writing about the important role of vitamin D as it relates to general health and brain health in specific. And with good reason. The medical research literature has long explored the myr…

Treating Alzheimer’s with Fecal Material

March 2, 2023

Treating Alzheimer’s with Fecal Material

In 2015, I published Brain Maker, a book that explored the remarkable, but generally overlooked relationship between the gut and the brain. These days, this relationship gets a lot of attention in both popul…

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