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D stands for Diet. What we eat and drink plays a critical role in the health and functioning of our brain. And what’s the ideal brain-boosting diet? Eat real food. Quit the junk food, fast food, [...]

Last month I spoke at the Australasian Metabolic Health Society (AMHS) about diet and dementia.  For those who were not able to attend, my three key takeaways were: Brain changes leading to [...]

After last week’s Health-e-Byte about music as medicine, I received several questions about the specific benefits of listening to personally meaningful music for people with dementia. The best [...]

The overriding message from the Australian Dementia Research Forum (ADRF) is that more than half of all cases of dementia (especially Alzheimer’s) could be prevented — IF ONLY people knew what to [...]

When should we start thinking about dementia prevention? Can it even be prevented? How common is dementia? What are early signs of dementia we should watch for? What are some of the biggest myths [...]