You have likely read about the headline-grabbing sad saga of Brian Walshe and his wife Ana Walshe. Ana has been missing for several weeks and as time has dragged on, her husband Thomas has moved to the center stage of possible suspects in her disappearance. This story...

Our current obesity epidemic started rolling along over the past 50-75 years. Prior to that, and certainly throughout antiquity, obesity was rather rare. In today’s world obesity has become the norm rather than the exception. To understand this dramatic change, we...

You likely have heard about the woes of newly elected New York Republican house member George Santos. The inconsistencies in Santo’s history were first published by New York Times reporter Michael Gold. Gold reported: “By his account, he catapulted himself from a New...

Because I haven’t personally evaluated or treated the Club Q killer Anderson Lee Aldrich, I can’t formally diagnose him with a medical condition. Because of the tragic nature of this incident, I do think some diagnostic speculation is in order. After viewing the above...

When it comes to brain issues, most people aren’t focused on the key chemicals that drive brain function—monoamine neurotransmitters. These are the chemicals that allow neurons to communicate with each other. Scientists have identified over 100 different...

I been preaching about the adverse effects of highly processed food on brain function for many decades. Over time, this type of diet can screw up your brain in a predictable way that fits the pattern of a disease. I call this disease Carbohydrate Associated Reversible...

When it comes to critical public health issues, there is one fact that’s hard to dispute. We are now in the clutches of a massive, world-wide obesity epidemic. The United States has been at the vortex of this dramatic development. There are virtually endless academic...

As a physician, I also like to consider myself to be a scientist. The question then arises, what type of scientist? Science has two separate interwoven categories—empirical science and evidence-based science. Observations in the real world drive empirical science. Sir...

Because we live in Boston and have a condo near Tampa, we naturally cheered for Tom Brady during the Super Bowl. In my opinion, his outstanding performance is the result of two elements beyond just being in shape: He has excellent brain function. He has decades of...