I was recently blown away when I visited the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) website. One of their goals is to prevent discrimination against people who are [...]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr is the current head of the Department of Health and Human Services. He has staked out some controversial positions in the past concerning vaccines and other he[...]
I recently traveled back in a time capsule to watch Guns N’ Roses sing Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door in 1992 at the Freddy Mercury tribute concert. If you’ve been on this planet as lon[...]
Because of my long-standing interest in nutrition, especially the connection between diet and brain function, I am constantly amazed at the number and variety of folks who claim to[...]
My research interest is the connection between diet and brain function, especially when explaining the how and why of an individual’s behavior. President Trump is a good example. I[...]
A recent article in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine reported on a study looking at whether the MIND diet can reverse Alzheimer’s disease. In this study, the diet di[...]
We live in an era of dramatic and revolutionary technological advances This noteworthy progress comes to a screeching halt when it comes to preventing and reversing common chronic [...]
You’ve likely heard about the miracle weight loss drugs called GLP-1 receptor agonists. These drugs include: Dulaglutide (Trulicity) Exenatide (Exenatide, Byetta) Liraglutide (Vict[...]
Communication lag time is a relatively newly described parameter that is a very sensitive measure of global brain function. When you engage in a conversation with another person, w[...]
It’s no mystery that we’re in the middle of a massive obesity epidemic, but when it comes to the “why” question, the experts always seem to come up short. Overconsuming calories is[...]