Alzheimer’s and Dementia

It looks like there is a meaningful treatment for Alzheimer's disease! The best part? No need to visit your doctor to nab a prescription, because it's not a pill. Join me in today's video as we break down so...

Last year I had the opportunity to interview professor Melissa Schilling on the topic of diabetes and Alzheimer's disease, in reference to her publication in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. I find it ...

By anyone’s definition, we must now consider Alzheimer’s disease to be an epidemic. Alzheimer’s is a progressive degenerative neurological condition that actually has its origins decades before the initial s...

One of the most important goals of my life is to raise the level of awareness of the importance of lifestyle choices in determining a person’s risk for Alzheimer’s disease, a disease for which there is no me...

December of 2019 marks the publication of a new medical textbook, The Microbiome and the Brain (CRC Press). The text features chapters focused on a number of important topics, among them the role of gut bact...

For a long time, there's been an ongoing dialogue around the risk of Alzheimer's disease in individuals who have had exposure to heavy metals, like mercury, lead, and aluminum. Fortunately, researchers in C...

The development of highly accurate and widely available genome sequencing technology has put us at a crossroads. Now, more than ever, the divergent views of nature versus nurture confront consumers wishing t...

Without a doubt, we spend a lot of time in this forum discussing the influence of bacteria on the health of the gut, and how that translates into risk for disease elsewhere in the body. As it turns out, th...

Today, take a moment to consider these five amazing facts about Alzheimer's Disease. How many did you know before reading? Alzheimer’s is preventable. More than 50% of Alzheimer’s cases can be prevented w...

Today's video takes a look at a subject that's at the forefront of our discussion on this blog: how lifestyle choices can impact the fate of your brain. Specifically, we're looking at how the lifestyle choic...