NeuroLife Blog
Try new veggies and fruit to boost healthy gut bacteria
Want to improve your mood, health, and brain function? An ample and diverse supply of healthy gut bacteria has been shown to be essential, and that is best obtained through … Read More
Want to trash your lungs? Use basic cleaning products
Smoking is bad for you and cleaning house is good, right? Wrong, if you use conventional cleaning products — you may as well smoke. A new study shows the lung … Read More
Women suffer from PTSD more often and more severely than men
Popular culture relates post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to male war vets, but the truth is PTSD affects about twice as many women than men, women develop more symptoms, and PTSD … Read More
Vaccines and the brain: Understanding cross reactivity
Few things in medicine have been more contentious in the last couple of decades than the public debate over whether vaccines cause autism. The truth is, the relationship between immunity … Read More
Exercise turns back the clock on older hearts
Our muscles stiffen as we age, including the heart muscles. However, a new study showed that middle aged adults who took up moderate- to high-intensity exercise developed the heart flexibility … Read More
Is your brain not working but your neurologist says you’re fine?
Is your brain not working, severely impacting your quality of life, but it’s not bad enough to warrant medical treatment? It is very distressing when you become increasingly moody, you … Read More
Leaky gut raises risk of artery plaque and heart disease
Many people think the main keys to avoiding arterial plaque and heart disease are to watch cholesterol, avoid smoking, and exercise. But what is less known is how dependent your … Read More
Lots of positive touch helps babies’ brains better develop
There’s a reason we can’t stop cuddling and kissing a baby — a new study shows its essential for healthy brain development. Thanks to a safe new brain imaging technique, … Read More
Functional medicine can help autoimmune heart disease
Sometimes autoimmunity, a disorder in which the immune system attacks and destroys body tissues, can attack the heart and cause heart disease. People with autoimmune heart disease may not have … Read More
Food quality, not calories, matter in managing weight
If there is one thing Americans love, it is a prescribed diet, and the internet abounds with rules for grams of protein, fats, and carbohydrates, genetic and body type diets, … Read More