It is well-documented that the accumulation of the beta-amyloid protein in the brain is correlated with Alzheimer's disease. Ongoing research seeks to understand how, and at what stage of Alzheimer's, beta-a...

There has certainly been a lot of information appearing in scientific literature as of late indicating that coffee consumption is good for the brain. One recent report has revealed what I believe to be a ver...

While pinpointing the actual cause or causes of autism remains elusive, more and more research is indicating that environmental issues may play an important role. To be clear, there are certain genetic marke...

While pinpointing the actual cause or causes of autism remains elusive, more and more research is indicating that environmental issues may play an important role. To be clear, there are certain genetic marke...

Dietary change can seem like an impossible intervention to sustain. High-calorie junk foods are prominently displayed everywhere from supermarkets to gas stations to checkout lines in hardware stores. In fa...

As we discuss in Brain Wash, interpersonal connection is a powerful way to improve your brain, as well as the general quality of your health and your life. But while meaningful connection with other people ...

Like eating healthy food, it can be challenging to see the short-term benefits from exercising. In fact, engaging in exercise can be downright uncomfortable at the start. But as we describe in Brain Wash, o...

Of all the interventions we discuss in Brain Wash, mindfulness and meditation may be the hardest to reconcile with the modern daily routine. This is because we’re trained, from a young age, to constantly fo...

We understand that there are real barriers to making nature exposure a part of your week. Our modern world is set up to make it easier to view a forest through the screen of a smartphone than it is to actua...

Modern society teaches us that success is attained through individual achievements. Moreover, these triumphs are generally possible only through comparison, by doing better than others. But this type of suc...