Category: brain health

COVID-19 Can Make the Brain Age by 2 Decades; Here’s 1 Way to Reverse Aging

A new British study recently found that the original SARS-CoV-2 virus (i.e. Wuhan strain) can impair cognitive ability in a way equivalent to making the brain age by two decades. Currently, 67 percent of the world’s population has been vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic. Is it possible that the vaccines themselves can also cause aging…


Low Muscle Mass Linked to Cognitive Decline

A new study finds an association between low muscle mass and cognitive decline in older adults. Increasingly prevalent worldwide, dementia negatively affects the lives of millions of people and their families. By the time of diagnosis, the process appears to be irreversible. The new research in JAMA Network Open, however, identifies muscle mass as a modifiable…


What Is the Role of Internet and Violent Video Games in a Generation of Aggressive and Violent Youths

On July 4th, 2022, a man in Illinois took to the rooftop and fired rounds of bullets on the Independence Day parade participants, killing 5 people with 2 more dying later from their wounds and injuring even more. The man, soon identified by the police, is Robert Crimo III, aged 21. Robert Crimo III poses…


People With Underactive Thyroid May Face Higher Dementia Risk

Older people with hypothyroidism, also called underactive thyroid, may be at increased risk of developing dementia, according to a new study. The risk of developing dementia is even higher for people whose condition required thyroid hormone replacement medication, the researchers report. Hypothyroidism occurs when the thyroid gland doesn’t make enough thyroid hormones, which can slow metabolism. Symptoms…


A Stable Weight Might Contribute to a Stable Brain

New research suggests that older adults who maintain a steady weight as they age are less likely to experience cognitive decline. That means you don’t necessarily have to lose weight to stay sharp with age. Instead, try to stay around where you are. Previous research has shown that losing some weight, when done properly, is…


New Cases of Mental Disorders Emerged after Vaccination; 3 Natural Ways to Improve Symptoms

As of early July 2022, 66 percent of the world’s population has been vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccines. Everything has its pros and cons, and vaccines are no exception. As more people are getting vaccinated, reports on adverse events and even side effects continues to emerge. So far, a total of 10 pieces of medical…


Sleep ‘Sweet Spot’ May Mean Less Cognitive Decline

Like so many other good things in life, sleep is best in moderation, new research suggests. A multiyear study of older adults found that both short and long sleepers experienced greater cognitive decline than people who slept a moderate amount, even when researchers took into account the effects of early Alzheimer’s disease. Poor sleep and…


Hope for Intractable Epilepsy Doesn’t Come From Drugs

I recently attended an online symposium for my son’s rare, super-refractory epilepsy syndrome: febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome. FIRES is considered one of the most catastrophic seizure conditions, typically occurring “out of the blue” in healthy children from 4 to 6 years old. New-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE)  is the same syndrome but in young adults….


Brain Fog: The Tip of a Serious Health Iceberg

Last week saw over 100 national and international speakers, 500+ in-person delegates and over 2,000 virtual attendees gather for the 2nd World Congress of the World Council for Health and Médicos Pela Vida in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. The congress was largely solution-based, focusing on where we find ourselves now with chronic COVID-19 and post-vaccination diseases and…


Antidepressants Overprescribed, Linked to Suicide Risk

Cases of depression and anxiety increased by 25 percent in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic alone by some counts, up from 1 in 20 adults worldwide, and the use of antidepressants has become more common. However, studies have found that antidepressants have unexpected risks. In the 1960s, it was discovered that depression could…