There are times that I think that maybe I’m off base when it comes to my dislike for dairy products and my recommendation to avoid it. After all, the recommendation to have at least 3 servings of dairy daily is firmly entrenched in just about every public health recommendation since, well like…forever. And the commercials […]
We generally think of cognitive loss and dementia as something that strikes the elderly. It’s something your parents have to deal with. I don’t think I’ve ever had a patient ask me for help with a parent who was diagnosed with dementia that was at all concerned with his or her own long-term brain health. […]
Sure, you know that a daily meth habit will fry your brain. But what if over half of 40-somethings had brain damage? Couldn’t be possible, right? Alzheimer’s dementia, memory loss, cognitive decline, Parkinson’s…these all happen to OLDER people, so you’re safe. You gave up the obvious brain-damaging behaviors after college and you’re pretty sure your neurons […]
The list of things you can do to protect your brain and improve brain function is quite long, but there is one things that is always at the top. Exercise. There is absolutely, positively no doubt that exercise is incredibly important for your brain. And this is regardless of what you are worried about or […]
Last Update December 18, 2014 I don’t mean to beat a dead horse, but merely managing your chronic migraine headaches with meds is not the answer. I am not saying that it’s not the short-term goal. If you’ve ever spent time on some of the social networking sites that relate to migraine headaches, you’ll realize […]
