Brain Boosters

Last month I spoke at the Australasian Metabolic Health Society (AMHS) about diet and dementia.  For those who were not able to attend, my three key takeaways were: Brain changes leading to [...]

Click here to watch Macka B (Christopher Macfarlane) deliver his amusing, veracious message about sugar. Macka B is a British-born Jamaican reggae artist, performer and activist. I believe his [...]

While I was in Nashville, Tennessee in April this year, I had the great pleasure of being interviewed on The Influential Personal Brand Podcast by the dynamic AJ Vaden. AJ is co-founder and CEO [...]

After last week’s Health-e-Byte about music as medicine, I received several questions about the specific benefits of listening to personally meaningful music for people with dementia. The best [...]

Listening to music is medicine for our mind in a range of contexts. In 2022, a group of mentally healthy older adults were enrolled in an eight-week music intervention. Each participant, with [...]

As a doctor with an unquenchable passion for brain health and preventive medicine, I’ve spent years advocating for a lifestyle that supports not only our body but also our mind. I’ve seen, both [...]

Next Thursday 24th July at 11pm AEST (9am Pacific Standard Time in the US) I’ll be presenting a webinar for the American Society on Aging about the physical and mental harms of agism, and what we [...]

Australian Health Care Journalist, Sabrina Rogers-Anderson, recently asked me to contribute to an article titled 14 Simple Tips Health Experts Wish You Knew. I think all the recommendations [...]

The overriding message from the Australian Dementia Research Forum (ADRF) is that more than half of all cases of dementia (especially Alzheimer’s) could be prevented — IF ONLY people knew what to [...]

In spite of the incredible advances in science, medicine and technology, why are we seeing soaring rates of chronic diseases? Why has there been a surge in colon cancer in young people? Why are [...]