As many are aware, I’ve spoken and written extensively on the relationship between the gut microbiome and brain health, a relationship that is certainly both complex and multifaceted. This is the central the...

It’s well established that there are clear threats to fetal brain development when pregnant women consume alcohol. But what is much less studied is the effect of alcohol consumption while breastfeeding. And ...

We hear a lot these days about various things we can do to change our brain chemistry in hopes of improving how we feel. A lot is written about taking supplements like amino acids, getting regular exercise, ...

Like many of you, hardly a day goes by that I don’t wonder about the various supplements I regularly take. One thing is for sure. In the arena of nutritional supplements, magnesium holds a unique and central...

The discussion of why women are far more likely to get Alzheimer's disease compared to men is important, and in my opinion, very much neglected. That said, there are a variety of factors that are being explo...

Allulose, a rare sugar, has gained significant attention in recent years due to its numerous health benefits, primarily concerning metabolic health. To be sure, it seems like it is everywhere these days, and...

In recent years, the dominant theory guiding research on Alzheimer's Disease (AD) treatment has been the "Amyloid Cascade Hypothesis". This hypothesis suggests that the accumulation of amyloid-beta protein i...

Welcome one and all to another enlightening episode of The Empowering Neurologist. Joining us is Dr. Ray Dorsey, Professor of Neurology at the University of Rochester, a stalwart advocate for Parkinson's dis...