Food

Frequently, there seems to be some confusion about what you can snack on once you’ve adopted the Grain Brain lifestyle. You may think it’s much easier to snack with reckless abandon, as you can just grab a g...

It’s still early into 2014, but it’s never too early to make smart choices for your health. Last week, I laid out some steps you could take to start 2014 right and ensure a smooth transition into a lifestyle...

Can you believe that I have been so bold as to claim that lifestyle factors, over which we have control, may play a role in determining whether or not we develop Alzheimer’s disease? To be sure, I read the c...

Though pyramids are usually considered to be a sturdy form of architecture, I think the food pyramid, the former USDA nutritional guidelines that underpin the current “My Plate” recommendations, is built on ...

We live in a time when the status quo, in terms of recommendations from the medical establishment, is to pretty much live your life however you choose, and then, when you develop some form of malady, there’s...

Part of the triumvirate of foodstuffs that make up my anti-Alzheimer’s trio, coconut oil is one of my favorite ingredients, snacks, and superfoods. It’s an incredible way to increase beta-HBA, one of our bra...

If you were reading this blog the other week, you may have seen my post about “The Seven Super Supplements.” Of those, one I’d like to take a moment to talk more about is alpha-lipoic acid (ALA). If you don’...

The focal point of many of our most debilitating ailments, particularly those that involve brain health, is inflammation. We’ve all experienced inflammation at some point (from a swollen joint to...

We’re just one week away from that most food-centric of American holidays, Thanksgiving. Myself, I’m very much looking forward to carving a big turkey with my family and feasting on some brain-healthy sides,...

Since the release of Grain Brain a few months ago, I’ve seen a number of question come in about whether or not certain foods are permissible on the Grain Brain diet, below is a list of some of those most com...