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Over the past two decades I’ve spoken and written at length on the important relationship between exercise and brain health. I truly believe that rigorous scientific research supports the idea that one of …

We are seeing a lot of research in recent years looking at the therapeutic potential of natural psychedelic medicines. The reality is that this research has been going on since the early 1960s. And with the…

In recent years there has been a lot written about the remarkable relationship between physical inactivity and risk for Alzheimer’s disease. In fact, until quite recently, physical inactivity was regarded a…

Alzheimer’s prevention is now getting lots of attention – gratefully!  It seems like we are seeing powerful science revealing how lifestyle choices affect our brain’s destiny appearing in well respecte…

One of the most important goals we can identify to help us live a longer and healthier life is reigning in excessive inflammation. Chronic low grade inflammation is associated with just about every common c…

How do we know our level of personal risk as it relates to cognitive decline? This is important information because once we identify the various factors that relate to our risk, it may offer up opportunitie…

There’s a lot of talk about the value of taking nutritional supplements. And ultimately, at the end of the day, the question we need to ask is, what does the science have to say about their benefits?  …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease) affects some 30,000 individuals in the United States with 5000 new cases diagnosed every year. It is a neurological condition characterized by progr…

We are all at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, a disease for which there is absolutely no meaningful pharmaceutical treatment. Previously, the relationship between Alzheimer’s risk and modifiable lifestyle cho…

So much has been written over the past two decades about the important role that the gut microbes play in keeping us healthy. Without question, this science continues to challenge us as we learn more and mo…