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The gut microbiota modulates host amino acid and glutathione metabolism in mice

The gut microbiota modulates host amino acid and glutathione metabolism in mice

Maple Syrup Cures Alzheimer’s?

Maple Syrup Cures Alzheimer’s?

This week, Fox News published a startling report titled, "Maple syrup isn’t just delicious, it could also cure Alzheimer’s disease.” How exciting! All of the talk about the dangers of sugar go right out the...
The Empowering Neurologist – David Perlmutter, MD and Dr. Mary Newport

The Empowering Neurologist – David Perlmutter, MD and Dr. Mary Newport

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...
Coffee – A Healthy Choice

Coffee – A Healthy Choice

It has been estimated that around 60% of Americans over the age of 18 report that they are “regular” coffee drinkers. No doubt what most motivates this consumption is the familiar and dependable lift that co...
Making the Mediterranean Diet Even Better

Making the Mediterranean Diet Even Better

What better place to ponder the benefits of the Mediterranean diet than from the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea where I made this video blog. The Mediterranean diet has certainly garnered a lot ...
Exercise and Neurogenesis

Exercise and Neurogenesis

I’ve been posting over the past several years about the relationship of Alzheimer's disease to inflammation, and the process of inflammation in general. More recently we've seen information relating LPS, a c...
Gut Inflammation Affects the Brain

Gut Inflammation Affects the Brain

The fundamental mechanism that underlies such seemingly disparate issues as autism, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and various other neurodegenerative conditions, is the proces...
Be Kind to Your Brain – Eat Fat and Cut the Carbs

Be Kind to Your Brain – Eat Fat and Cut the Carbs

Alzheimer’s disease, far and away the most common form of dementia, now affects some 5.4 million Americans, representing the third leading cause of death in our country. Even more troubling is the fact that ...
Vitamin E – A Proven Alzheimer’s Breakthrough

Vitamin E – A Proven Alzheimer’s Breakthrough

The prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association welcomed in the new year by publishing what will surely become a landmark study. Researchers announced the results of a clinical trial of vitamin E...
Starting the Day with Supplements

Starting the Day with Supplements

While we can use food to nurture and protect our bodies and our brains, supplements play an important role in preventing inflammation and helping us achieve total health. In both Grain Brain and Brain Maker,...