Secretin for Autism
The secretin story holds an important lesson that extends far beyond autism. “Many families, if not a majority of families” with a child suffering from […]
cognition
Akili digital therapeutic shows promise in lupus patients
Akili looks like it could bring another digital therapeutic (DTx) to market after a clinical trial backed the efficacy of its AKL-T01 in patients with […]
UK study finds evidence for brain fog after severe COVID
Cognitive problems affecting memory and attention can be substantial and long-lasting in patients who suffer severe COVID-19 infections, according to a study by researchers in […]
Sources of Oxidized Cholesterol
Chicken, fish, and egg powder in processed foods present greater risk from cholesterol oxidation byproducts, but there are things you can do to reduce exposure. […]
Oxidized Cholesterol and Alzheimer’s Disease
Oxidized cholesterol can be a hundred times more toxic than regular cholesterol, raising additional concerns about foods such as ghee, canned tuna, processed meat, and […]
What to Eat to Help with Seasonal Allergies (Hay Fever)
What did a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study of a food that costs pennies a day for ragweed allergy sufferers find? A “great deal is asked […]
Do Cell Phones Affect Cognitive Function?
The World Health Organization concluded that cell phone radiation may cause brain tumors, but what about effects on cognitive function? “At present, we do not […]
Cannabis Brain Damage Reversible in Adults
If you start smoking marijuana as an adult, how much cannabis is too much? “Can the recreational use of marijuana cause cognitive impairment? The most […]
Cannabis Brain Damage in Teens May Not Be Reversible
Is the American Academy of Pediatrics’ opposition to cannabis legalization just reefer madness revisited? “Since the commercialism of marijuana [in Colorado], its use among adolescents […]
Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease with Diet
What evidence is there that our meat-sweet diets play a cause-and-effect role in dementia? What is behind the dramatic increase in dementia in Japan over […]
Apple Peels Put to the Test for Chronic Joint Pain
Are the health benefits associated with apple consumption simply due to other healthy behaviors among apple-eaters? Regular apple intake is associated with all sorts of […]
How Much Lead Leaches Into Organic Chicken Bone Broth?
“Lead poisoning still occurs in the United States despite extensive prevention efforts and strict regulations.” Ayurvedic supplements specifically marketed to pregnant women, for example, exceeded […]
Lead in Seafood and Wild Game
Most hunters may not be aware of the health risks related to consuming meat from animals shot with lead ammunition. I’m often asked in lectures […]
Saffron Put to the Test for Alzheimer’s
The spice saffron is pitted head-to-head against the leading drug for severe Alzheimer’s disease. What’s the latest on treating memory disorders with the spice saffron? […]
Cognitive function boosted in MCI patients, with new ketogenic drink
New clinical research conducted by the University of Sherbrooke, Canada, published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, has established people with Mild Cognitive […]
Topical Lemon Balm Lotion for Alzheimer’s
Improving cognitive performance with aromatherapy in young, healthy volunteers is one thing, but how about where it really matters? As I discuss in my video […]
Garlic Powder to Lower Lead Levels
There are so-called chelation drugs that can be taken for acute, life-threatening lead poisoning—for instance if your two-year-old swallowed one of the little lead weights […]
Eating to Block Lead Absorption
Intake of certain nutrients has been associated with lower lead levels in the body. For example, women with higher intake of thiamine, also called vitamin […]
Adult Exposure to Lead
“Children in approximately 4 million households in the United States are being exposed to high levels of lead.” As I discuss in my video The […]
Why You Don’t Want “Normal” Blood Lead Levels
“By the 1950s, lead—a dangerous neurotoxin that was once buried deep in the ground, far away from humans—had polluted the entire planet.” We have leaded […]
Food Combining for Prostate Cancer
What would happen if you secretly gave cancer patients four of the healthiest foods? In my video Pomegranate vs. Placebo for Prostate Cancer, I discussed […]
High Blood Pressure May Lead to Low Brain Volume
Having hypertension in midlife (ages 40 through 60) is associated with elevated risk of cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s dementia later in life, even more so […]
A Half Teaspoon of Dried Rosemary May Improve Cognitive Function
In Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 5, Ophelia notes that rosemary is for remembrance, an idea that goes back at least a few thousand years to […]
