What brings out the best in you?
Positive emotions — joy, curiosity, gratitude, hope, optimism, excitement, enthusiasm, anticipation, love — all fuel our brain and strengthen our immune system. This does NOT mean forcing [...]
What brain-boosting venture does S in ADVENTURES stand for?
S stands for Sleep. Seven to nine hours of good quality sleep every night is essential for a healthy brain because while we sleep our brain detoxifies and clears out aberrant amyloid and tau [...]
Music can awaken a dormant mind
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 [...]
What are the top health tips from Australia’s leading experts?
Australian Health Care Journalist, Sabrina Rogers-Anderson, recently asked me to contribute to an article titled 14 Simple Tips Health Experts Wish You Knew. I think all the recommendations [...]
What’s the latest brain health breakthrough?
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 [...]
Just 24 hours without sleep plays havoc with our immune system
Twenty-four hours without sleep dysregulates our immune system, increases inflammatory proteins, and raises blood cortisol and adrenaline levels (stress hormones). This means that when we get [...]
Only one week until Northern Beaches Seniors Festival on 19th March!
Our brain constitutes less than 2% of our body weight, yet it uses 20% of all the calories we consume. What we eat matters. The brain is our most cholesterol-rich organ. It contains 25% of our [...]
Online tool could predict age of onset for Alzheimer’s disease
Dr Helena interviewed on Channel 7 Weekend Sunrise talking about an online tool which could predict age of onset for Alzheimer’s disease.
Physician Turned Caregiver Shares Her Uplifting Alzheimer’s Journey
Unexpectedly, a physician’s journey of caring for her father with Alzheimer’s disease leads to groundbreaking insights. From reversing cognitive decline to the impact of emotional trauma, Dr. [...]
We need to broaden our definition of what constitutes medicine
Modern medicine needs to acknowledge that more than 80% of our health is determined by how we live our lives — the food we eat, the work we do, the stress we’re under, the quality of our sleep, [...]
