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The Connection Between Infections and Brain Health That Most People Miss
There is a connection between infections and brain health that has been quietly accumulating in the research literature for years — and that has come into much sharper focus since 2020, when millions of…
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The River Remembers
On water, resilience, and the life that keeps flowing The river has always held a special meaning for me. Not just its beauty, but the way it flows unendingly onward, without memory of what…
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The Hidden Threats to Your Brain You Might Not Know About
This content highlights the significance of environmental toxins on brain health, emphasizing factors often overlooked compared to lifestyle choices like diet and stress management. It discusses toxins from heavy metals, pesticides, air quality, and…
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The Medications No One Told You Might Affect Your Brain
This post emphasizes the importance of discussing the effects of long-term medication on brain health with healthcare providers. It highlights anticholinergic drugs, which can impair cognitive function, and the need for comprehensive medication reviews,…
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The Two Things Quietly Damaging Your Brain While You Sleep — Or Don’t
If I were to identify the two lifestyle factors that I see most consistently working against my patients’ brain health — and against their overall wellbeing — they would be these: chronic stress and…
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What You Eat This Season Is a Message to Your Brain
There is no single lifestyle factor more consistently linked to brain health — for better and for worse — than what we choose to eat. This is not a moral statement. It is not…
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Your Gut and Your Brain Are Having a Conversation — Are You Listening?
There is a conversation going on inside you right now that you don’t hear – a constant biochemical conversation between two of your organs that you likely didn’t think of as connected to one…
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The Invisible War: What Neuroinflammation Is Doing to Your Brain Right Now
Neuroinflammation is not a verdict. It is a condition — one that can be influenced.
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The River Only Flows One Way
There is a particular kind of grief that has no clean name. Not the grief of loss, exactly — though loss is part of it. Not regret, though that word gets applied to it…