Strengthen your tongue, strengthen your mind!
One of the fascinating things I learned at the recent Australian Dementia Research Forum (ADRF) in Perth, was that reduced tongue strength is associated with reduced cognitive function. There is [...]
We need to change the language of medicine so that it heals rather than harms
Have you ever noticed that the language of modern medicine is the language of war? Western medicine wants to fight the infection, kill the virus, defeat the disease, and wage war on obesity. This [...]
What’s the best ever snack?
After last week’s HEB about replacing chips with nuts, I received a deluge of questions from people with nut allergies. The crux of their questions was: what’s the best thing to snack on if you [...]
How does alcohol increase the risk of cancer?
Thank you for your responses to last week’s Health-e-Byte about alcohol, cancer and brain shrinkage. It’s great that you want more details, so here are my answers to your questions. How does [...]
The more you drink, the more you shrink
The more you drink alcohol, the more you shrink your brain. In short, there is no safe level of alcohol consumption and the new Canadian alcohol guidelines are the first in the world to [...]
