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Blood Sugar and Your Brain

Blood Sugar and Your Brain

Brain atrophy in ageing: Estimating effects of blood glucose levels vs. other type 2 diabetes effects

Brain atrophy in ageing: Estimating effects of blood glucose levels vs. other type 2 diabetes effects

3 Steps to Help Prevent Dementia

3 Steps to Help Prevent Dementia

One of the most critical things you can do for your health is make lifestyle choices that reduce your risk of dementia, a debilitating illness. Today, I'll share three of my favorite high-impact tips for doi...
Examination of the antiglycemic properties of vinegar in healthy adults

Examination of the antiglycemic properties of vinegar in healthy adults

Making Sense of “Net Carbs”

Making Sense of “Net Carbs”

Now that the low-carbohydrate dietary recommendations have really taken hold, we are beginning to see quite a bit more information about nutrition labeling that not only describes total carbohydrate content ...
Antibiotics and Risk for Diabetes

Antibiotics and Risk for Diabetes

If you’ve been following the microbiome story you are likely aware of the emerging literature that squarely places gut bacteria in a pivotal position as it relates to any number of physiological processes. F...
Coffee – A Healthy Choice

Coffee – A Healthy Choice

It has been estimated that around 60% of Americans over the age of 18 report that they are “regular” coffee drinkers. No doubt what most motivates this consumption is the familiar and dependable lift that co...
Overcoming Your Genetic Legacy

Overcoming Your Genetic Legacy

Science has revealed something incredible: our susceptibility to disease is not predetermined by our genes. In fact, while our genes do carry with them markers that would usually lead to certain illness, wha...
The Monetary Cost of Dementia

The Monetary Cost of Dementia

It looks like we've underestimated the monetary cost of dementia. Or, really, the impact of dementia on our society. People seem to be focused on various forms of cancer and certainly focused on heart diseas...
Statin Drugs and Diabetes

Statin Drugs and Diabetes

Because of the close correlation between diabetes and risk for Alzheimer's and dementia, you really want to be focusing on keeping your blood sugar under control. A new study has found that exposure to stati...
If You Want To Lower Your Risk For Parkinson’s, Drop The Cookie

If You Want To Lower Your Risk For Parkinson’s, Drop The Cookie

We are hearing more and more about Parkinson’s disease, Especially lately after the death of Robin Williams. It has been estimated that as many as 1 million Americans now carry this diagnosis, And to put it ...