Brain Health

Whenever I give talks about brain health, someone almost always asks a version of the same question: "How can I get the benefits of good sleep if I have to work at night?" It's a great question because mil...

For years, I have emphasized that one of the most powerful tools we have for protecting the brain is deep, restorative sleep. In my upcoming book, Brain Defenders, I discuss this extensively in the context o...

We are having the wrong conversation with young people about brain health. We tend to frame it as something that matters decades from now, something tied to aging or genetics. But the truth is far more immed...

We tend to think of emojis as harmless, simple digital decorations that soften language, add humor, or clarify tone. But emerging neuroscience suggests something far more consequential. A recent EEG-based st...

For decades, I’ve been emphasizing the importance of exercise as one of the most powerful tools we have to protect the brain. It improves insulin sensitivity, enhances mitochondrial function, increases BDNF,...

A fascinating new study explores a topic I have written about many times before: the brain’s waste clearance system, known as the glymphatic system. As I have discussed in previous blogs, one of the most imp...

In my recent lectures, podcasts, and blog posts, I’ve been emphasizing a message that is still surprisingly new to many people: the health of the brain is inseparable from the health of its immune system. At...

In the context of the lack of any meaningful treatment for dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, the recent discovery of a new medication that has been shown to be associated with dementia risk reductio...

As many of you are aware, I have been warning about the toxic effects of sugar on the brain for more than 15 years, ever since I wrote Grain Brain. Back then, the idea that sugar and carbohydrates could play...

I have been an advocate for physical exercise as a brain therapeutic for many years. It’s one of the most powerful tools we have not only for our bodies but for our brains as well. And now, a new study of ov...