Alzheimer’s and Dementia

Alzheimer’s disease now affects more than 5.5 million Americans, and it is a disease without cure or meaningful treatment. Dr. Mary Newport, a medical doctor specializing in the care of critically ill newbor...

We’ve certainly learned a lot more about the health benefits of vitamin D over the past decade. While it’s long been recognized that vitamin D is important for strong and healthy bones, it’s role in health a...

A stunning new report was just published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), revealing an incredible overusage of medications that are basically useless in nursing home residents with ...

Risk of dementia relates dramatically to the foods we choose to consume. Diet can have a profound, preventive impact on dementia and Alzheimer's disease risk. Dementia can be prevented, and we ...

Although many people may see the value in the grain- and gluten-free diet proposed by Grain Brain, getting them to take the final step, to actually make a nutritional change in their life, can often prove di...

Q: What are the key open questions regarding Alzheimer's disease? A: I think the key issue today in dealing with the epidemic of Alzheimer's disease is what can be done to prevent this disease, a disease fo...

One of the main premises of Grain Brain, and much of my work, is preventing Alzheimer's disease. You actually have the ability to make changes in your lifestyle choices to prevent Alzheimer's. In a recent ar...

Recently, the research study Associations Between Serum Cholesterol Levels and Cerebral Amyloidosis, published in the journal JAMA Neurology, gained a lot of attention in the press. Somehow it was construed ...

Brain cells function with far greater efficiency when they are utilizing fat (ketones) as a fuel source as opposed to sugar. The exciting news is that scientists are now taking advantage of this finding in t...

Q: What are some ways to avoid getting Alzheimer’s? A: Here are the fundamental keys for reducing your risk of getting Alzheimer's disease, a disease for which there is no treatment. First, dramatically red...