Restore Hashimoto’s Thyroid Function with Selenium and Myo-Inositol

September 11, 2017   Restore Autoimmune Thyroditis with Selenium and Inositol References: Eur Rev Med Pha Sci, International Jr of Endocrinology, Jr Thyroid Research,  This is quite a remarkable claim. Reversing Hashimoto’s?!! This is like finding the Holy Grail. Hashimoto’s is one of the most common autoimmune diseases in women affecting about 5% of women and… Continue reading Restore Hashimoto’s Thyroid Function with Selenium and Myo-Inositol

Generosity is Good for YOU

September 10, 2017  References: PsychNET, Health Psychology, Curr Dir Psychol Sci-Fi, Science,   All right! We just had a huge hurricane in Texas, and another on the way in the Atlantic. The TV and radio are all calling out for help with money, time, boats, you name it. They need help. They need your generosity. And here is what is… Continue reading Generosity is Good for YOU

Copper, Another Cause of Alzheimer’s

August 28, 2017  References: Dr. Weil, J. Biological and Inorganic Chemistry, Front Aging Neurosci, Jr Nutr Health Aging, Pro National Acad Sci., Neurology, Euro Biophy Jr,   We have established that iron is a problem in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). That’s clear. But are there other links? What else has changed in Western Society? One example is clean water, delivered through sterile pipes made… Continue reading Copper, Another Cause of Alzheimer’s

The Trouble with Iron: Part IV The Nitty Gritty of What Happens in Your Brain!

August 21, 2017  References: The MindSpan Diet, Nature Communications, Front Aging Neurosci, Maynard: Jr Biological Chem, Annual Review of Neurosci,   Bear with me. I need to know the details of just what happens in your brain that makes iron so destructive. So here goes. You can get a wonderful synopsis by reading the MindSpan Diet book, or if you want a deep… Continue reading The Trouble with Iron: Part IV The Nitty Gritty of What Happens in Your Brain!

The Trouble with Iron – Part II – Your Brain on Iron

August 07, 2017 The Trouble with Iron – Part II Iron and Your Brain   References: The MindSpan Diet, Neuromolecular Medicine, Nature Communications, Journal Biol Chem, UCLA Newsroom,   Ok you got it. You know the “AP” rule, antagonistic pleiotropy, from last week: what’s good for you at one age isn’t so good later. Young women need lots of iron to… Continue reading The Trouble with Iron – Part II – Your Brain on Iron

The Trouble with Iron

July 31, 2017 The Trouble with Iron   References: The Mindspan Diet, Endocrine Society Meeting, How Much Iron in My Cereal, Jr of Nutrition,  Ready to blow your mind with a whole new set of ideas? Want to live a lot longer and have your brain survive with you? Want to have an organizing principle that explains much of the… Continue reading The Trouble with Iron

Nine Risks for Cognitive Decline

July 24, 2017 Nine Risks for Cognitive Decline References: The Lancet, July 2017, BBC News,    This week, in London, the Alzheimer’s Association International Congress, just met. One of their presentations was a publication in the Lancet detailing the current best evidence of risk factors for developing cognitive decline. The overarching principle is that the brain does show changes… Continue reading Nine Risks for Cognitive Decline

Don’t Eat Mac and Cheese You get Phthalates

July 16, 2017 The Poison in your Mac and Cheese Phthalates    References: KleanUpKraft.org, New York Times, CNN,   It was all over CNN, BBC, New York Times this week. “What Chemicals are in your Mac and Cheese?” Mac and Cheese. My kids were raised on it. It’s one of America’s iconic foods. The pinnacle of American comfort food. Here’s the… Continue reading Don’t Eat Mac and Cheese You get Phthalates