LOS ANGELES—Tom Sizemore is in critical condition after suffering a brain aneurysm, a representative for the actor said Sunday. Sizemore suffered the aneurysm around 2 a.m. Saturday at his home in Los Angeles. He was hospitalized in intensive care, his manager Charles Lago said. Lago described Sizemore’s condition “a wait and see situation.” Sizemore, 61,…
Certain Hardships Can Miswire The Brain, But Resilience Training Can Help You Recover
Ever wonder why, in the face of tragedy, some people remain calm and collected and others fall apart? It’s called resilience and all of us have it, to varying degrees. The thing is that most of us don’t know how much we’ve got until we are faced with a crisis. There are many ways to…
How COVID-19 Accelerates Brain Aging and 1 Way to Protect Yourself
February 15, 2023
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Is it merely a coincidence that COVID-19 and aging are both accompanied by cognitive decline? Could COVID-19 alone cause aging? Do aging and COVID-19 combine to make cognitive function worse, or do they impair cognitive function separately? What can we do to prevent cognitive decline? This paper will examine these questions. Summary of Key Facts COVID-19 accelerates…
Using Brain Scans and Lifestyle to Resolve Mental Illness
When people ask me how brain imaging can impact mental health care, I tell them about one of my favorite patients named Jarrett. As a little boy, he was hyperactive, restless, impulsive, highly vocal, and wouldn’t pay attention. His behavior was so disruptive that other kids didn’t want to play with him, and he didn’t…
Tech’s Attack on Our Dopamine System
Tech companies hire rooms full of highly intelligent people to figure out how to best design their product to exploit the features of your brain’s reward systems. Their mission is to cause habitual addictive behavior. This process is called reward prediction error (RPE) encoding and features a neurotransmitter called dopamine. In a 2018 interview, former…
3 Herbs to Improve Memory and Cognitive Function
Our human brains are amazing. This complex organ is our command center. The function of our cognitive, sensory, social, emotional, behavioral, and learned skills relies on our brain health. White matter, grey matter, blood vessels, and nerves—the human brain is about 60 percent fat. The remaining 40 percent is a combination of water, protein, carbohydrates, and salts….
Scientists Finally Understand Hot Flashes–and How to Stop Them
The dreaded hot flash—a sudden rush of incapacitating heat in the upper body, especially to the chest, neck, and face—sometimes accompanied by anxiety and rapid heartbeat. Hot flashes are an intense sensation that many women who are transitioning into menopause experience. Any woman who has experienced a hot flash, or its “cousin,” night sweats, knows…
New Test Can Detect Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease in Blood Without Brain Scans
Scientists have developed a new method to detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease in the blood, hopefully providing a cheap and reliable alternative for those who don’t have access to expensive brain scanning services. Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills. According to the National Institution of Health, there…
‘Faith Is Everything’: Wife Helps Ex-Navy Seal Husband Through God-Led Recovery After Car Crash
A North Carolina couple was faced with the ultimate test of love and loyalty when the husband, a former Navy SEAL, suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car crash. His wife became his primary caregiver and biggest champion, leaning on their shared faith for the strength to believe recovery was possible. Five years on, veteran Jonathan…
Alzheimer’s Disease Not Merely Results of Brain Pathology, Purpose of Life Matters
For decades, abnormal proteins called amyloid and tau were widely accepted as the cause of Alzheimer’s disease. These theories dominated the field of science and led people to believe that removal of the abnormal plaque formed by the proteins, could cure Alzheimer’s disease. Clinical trials on Aducanumab as a beta-amyloid antibody did reduce beba-amyloid load in the brain. However,…
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