The benefits of this dental cleansing tool About five years ago, I got myself a dental hygienist. A bit late in the day, I’ll admit. For years I thought I was already fairly diligent in the dental department. Brushing twice daily, a bit of flossing when I remembered to do it… Surely my teeth were okay? But oh boy, was that first session awful. For about an hour she scraped my teeth and whizzed that awful little brush around the…
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Memory & Brain Health
The problem with Alzheimer’s drugs
It seems that the battle for Alzheimer’s prevention has been hijacked by big pharma. This is certainly my conclusion when I read between the lines of a new report by the Alzheimer’s Prevention Expert Group (APEG). APEG boasts a panel of 24 global experts chaired by Patrick Holford, including Professor Michael Crawford from Imperial College London, Associate Professor David Perlmutter MD from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and Dr Uma Naidoo from Harvard Medical School. Their controversial…
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The addiction problem nobody is trying to fix
I have a serious question for you about your relationship. Not your romantic one… I mean the one with your phone! Or, more specifically, your relationship with the internet (and all its many platforms, tools and alerts) as it exists in a little black box you carry around with you. How much time do you spend on it? How distracted does it make you? How anxious, angry, irritated or inadequate does it make you feel? And how uncomfortable do you…
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Brain food: Discover how to feed your brain
Most people forget this truth about cognitive decline How to feed your brain to keep it younger, sharper, more focussed Why this is one of the most important factors in a healthy brain I did it again. Found myself in the kitchen wondering, “Why am I here?” It wasn’t a philosophical question. I wasn’t searching for the meaning of existence. Genuinely, I had no idea why I was in the kitchen. This happens to me a lot. I’m sure it…
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Dementia & Belly Fat Linked
How the bigger belly can lead to a major problem Discover the new link made between body fat and dementia A few real world ways to trim the waistline If there’s one place I struggle with when it comes to weight, it’s my belly. Notice I use the word ‘IF’. The truth is I have the capacity to put on weight anywhere, especially since I turned forty. In fact I swear even my ears are a bit plumper than they…
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Avoiding Alzheimer’s: How to prevent cognitive decline
Revealed, the sleep ‘sweet spot’– could this help you avoid cognitive decline? How to ‘pressure wash’ the toxins from your brain How to lower your cold & flu risk by having a kids’ bedtime routine I know that foxes need to make babies. It’s not like they can choose a career instead, or go travelling the world, free of commitments. But do they have to make such a racket? Last night I thought someone was being murdered in the garden….
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