Trick or treat?
Last week I flew to Melbourne to speak at the National Dementia Conference. The first thing I saw at the airport when I stepped off the plane was a billboard for ‘The Brain Drink’ pictured above. [...]
Mental health IS health
Psychological trauma produces physical changes in our brain that affect our perceptions and our ability to regulate our emotions. Untreated depression is a greater risk factor for heart disease [...]
How much do genes contribute to developing Alzheimer’s?
If anyone heard my interview on 2GB radio with Deborah Knight on 1st June 2023, I owe you an apology. In my excitement, I gave the wrong figures relating to the link between specific genes and [...]
Can Adventure Prevent Dementia? An invitation to my online book launch!
It’s been a long time between Health-e-Bytes but all for a good cause: my latest book, Can Adventure Prevent Dementia? A guide to outwitting Alzheimer’s has finally been released! The book isn’t [...]
Can Adventure Prevent Dementia? interview
Helena was interviewed on Channel 9’s Today Extra show about her new book, ‘Can Adventure Prevent Dementia? – A guide to outwitting Alzheimer’s’
GP releases a guide to ‘outwitting Alzheimer’s
The following article appeared in Aged Health online on 1 June 2023 Click here to read the original article. Dr Helena Popovic is an author and medical GP who became an authority on improving [...]
