A Powerful Threat to Your Health That You Can Change
Post • September 9, 2025
Most of us know that fast food, chips, and sugary drinks aren’t the healthiest choices, but a new comprehensive study published in The BMJ pulls together results from nearly ten million people worldwide and ...
Grain Brain to Today: The Evidence Against Sugar
Post • August 30, 2025
As many of you are aware, I have been warning about the toxic effects of sugar on the brain for more than 15 years, ever since I wrote Grain Brain. Back then, the idea that sugar and carbohydrates could play...
Move Your Body, Grow Your Brain
Post • August 7, 2025
I have been an advocate for physical exercise as a brain therapeutic for many years. It’s one of the most powerful tools we have not only for our bodies but for our brains as well. And now, a new study of ov...
Exercise-Related Physical Activity Relates to Brain Volumes in 10,125 Individuals
Study • February 18, 2024
Creatine Supplementation: What the Science Really Shows
Post • July 29, 2025
I have written and lectured extensively about creatine as a supplement and continue to receive queries about it in terms of both its safety as well as efficacy. So, let’s look at the science supporting this ...
Chocolate – Still a Snack
Post • June 18, 2025
In my recent books, I’ve been including recommendations for dark chocolate as a snack, always in the context of a discussion of its brain health benefits. Recently, news reports have called attention to high...
Fire Season Is Back – and It’s Everyone’s Problem
Post • June 15, 2025
Why Wildfire Smoke Could Be One of the Biggest Threats to Brain Health in North America
Wildfire season is back, and it’s already living up to the warnings. With record-setting temperatures and early-season...