The Science
Our most well-respected scientific research validates the time-honored understanding that by far and away the most powerful factors affecting health and longevity are modifiable choices including the foods we eat and other aspects of lifestyle. So let’s move forward and explore this empowering information.
Dietary sugar intake, genetic susceptibility, and risk of dementia: A prospective cohort study
The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease • July 21, 2025
Consumption of 100% Fruit Juice and Body Weight in Children and Adults
JAMA • January 16, 2024
Dietary sugar consumption and health: umbrella review
BMJ • April 7, 2023
The depressogenic potential of added dietary sugars
Medical Hypotheses • December 13, 2019
Savoring Sweet: Sugars in Infant and Toddler Feeding
Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism • September 14, 2017
Sugar Industry and Coronary Heart Disease Research
JAMA • September 12, 2016
Dietary sugars and cardiometabolic risk: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials of the effects on blood pressure and lipids
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition • May 7, 2014
Intake of fruit juice and incidence of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
PLoS ONE • March 28, 2014
Added Sugar Intake and Cardiovascular Diseases Mortality Among US Adults
JAMA Internal Medicine • February 3, 2014
Sugar, Uric Acid, and the Etiology of Diabetes and Obesity
Diabetes • June 17, 2013
Consumption of artificially and sugar-sweetened beverages and incident type 2 diabetes
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition • March 1, 2013
The Empowering Neurologist Podcast
The Empowering Neurologist is my interview series with some of the most exciting practitioners and thought leaders in health and wellness. Each episode features an in-depth discussion about cutting-edge advancements in areas like Alzheimer’s prevention, nutrition, aging, and more.