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The Vitamin That May Save Your Brain
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The Vitamin That May Save Your Brain

We’ve certainly learned a lot more about the health benefits of vitamin D over the past decade. While it’s long been recognized that vitamin D is important for strong and healthy bones, it’s role in health a…

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Changing Gene Expression – Powerful Anti-Aging Medicine
August 5, 2014

Changing Gene Expression – Powerful Anti-Aging Medicine

Exciting research from the University of Texas Health Science Center has identified what has now been termed the “master regulator of the aging process.” The process of aging seems to be quite directly corre…
Childhood Obesity – Not Just the Carbs
April 17, 2014

Childhood Obesity – Not Just the Carbs

Doubling in incidence over the past 30 years, and increasing an astonishing four-fold amongst adolescents, childhood obesity is now an epidemic in America. Make no mistake about it, this isn’t just a cosmeti…
Your Most Important Blood Test
April 3, 2014

Your Most Important Blood Test

This week, the British Journal of Cancer published an incredibly important report that found a strong relationship between a simple blood test and the risk for various forms of cancer. The study found that t…
Inflammation – Strong Relationship to Dementia
March 26, 2014

Inflammation – Strong Relationship to Dementia

Inflammation is a process with which we are all familiar. Whether from an insect bite or an arthritic joint, we associate inflammation with the typical observations of pain, redness, and swelling as well as …
Pesticides Increase Risk for Neurodegenerative Conditions
March 24, 2014

Pesticides Increase Risk for Neurodegenerative Conditions

We vote with our wallets. That said, we are certainly seeing a substantial increase in interest in organic foods, and with good reason. It has become clear that aside from the nutritional advantages of organ…
Keep Yourself in Ketosis
February 25, 2014

Keep Yourself in Ketosis

When talking about a Grain Brain lifestyle, and the very similar ketogenic diet, it’s frequently mentioned that we are aiming to keep our bodies in ketosis. However, if you’re new to my work, it may be that …
Vitamin D and Parkinson’s Disease
December 31, 2013

Vitamin D and Parkinson’s Disease

For those of you who have read Grain Brain, you will recall that one of the fundamentally important nutritional supplements I recommend is Vitamin D3. For years we have been schooled as to the importance of…