Category Archives: Brain Function

Today, children with depression are more likely to show signs of heart disease as early as their teen years, a new study reveals. No question, depression hurts –and leads to further health problems. Depression experienced at an early age not only leads to obesity, smoking and inactivity, but can cause heart problems later in life, according ...click here to read more

Has your husband been acting a little odd lately? Driving too fast, changing car lanes aggressively and cutting people off more so than usual? Is he more openly hostile than ever before, while at the same time more sullen and introverted, cutting himself off from friends and family? It could be your cat. That’s right. ...click here to read more

Don’t call me crazy! There’s a stigma surrounding mental health issues, like depression, phobias and obsessive compulsive disorder, that prevents people from asking for help. That has to change. When it comes to people affected by cancer or heart disease, statistics are easy to find. Mental illness, though, is not so clear-cut, but numbers appear ...click here to read more

Migraines are a painful problem that can interfere with everyday life, leaving many holed up inside with the curtains drawn when migraine strikes. Treatment drugs currently on the market may not be effective, but a recent discovery may help to provide relief from the pain and vision issues. Candesartan To Relieve Migraines: Study Candesartan is ...click here to read more

Feeling a little blue? Lonely, listless and in your pajamas until noon? I can’t blame you. In some parts of North America, we’re in a record-breaking deep freeze. The days are short, dark and pretty darn cold and I feel as though I need to take up ice fishing to make the most of the ...click here to read more

Waking up to a fresh pot of coffee is routine for many of us. We can’t get out of bed without it! Having an additional two or three cups to get through the day seems normal, but could your daily coffee intake be taking its toll on your health? Your dependency on coffee could mean ...click here to read more

Traditionally used in human and veterinary medicine, the drug, ketamine, now promises to be a fast, effective treatment of depression in patients unresponsive to other medications. New research conducted by Japan’s RIKENCenter for Life Science Technologies – and published in the journal Translational Psychiatry – reveals that ketamine works by boosting serotonin in the parts of the brain ...click here to read more

Holidays can be so joyful. They are full of celebration, beautiful décor, reunions with family and friends; not to mention the delicious variety of foods and gift-giving that comes along with them. However, when the music stops, the family and friends go home, and it’s time to put those festive decorations away and go on ...click here to read more

It’s said that a great book will always leave a significant impression, leave you thinking about the world differently – and even leave you feeling as though you lived a completely different life. Well, take note, bookworms: Your most cherished reads could help to redefine you in more ways than one. A recent study conducted by ...click here to read more

Oh so true: 50 is the new 40 and 60 is the new 70 and so on. But youthful vitality is not all physical appearance. New research shows that seniors today have sharper minds than they did years ago. Yet another reason to enjoy getting older! Comparing Age And Memory During a European-based study, more ...click here to read more

Vitamin D is known to increase bone strength by improving your body’s ability to absorb calcium. However, that isn’t the only trick up the sunshine vitamin’s sleeve. New research has shown that vitamin D can actually fight depression, and reduce pain in type 2 diabetic women experiencing depression. RELATED READING: Why your Multivitamin Isn’t Giving ...click here to read more

What if the extracts of common herbs could aid in the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease? There’s no known cure for the disease and prevention is key, as the numbers of people affected are on the rise. It’s the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, with more than five million Americans living with ...click here to read more

The most popular genres of music have changed over the decades, along with the devices we use to listen them. With the advent of the internet and portable media players, music is available in countless different forms – but the effect it has on our hearts, and on our minds, doesn’t seem to have changed ...click here to read more

What a difference, watching how my older patients treat their brain health versus how my younger patients do. A skipped appointment, confusion about how to take a prescription, or a forgotten instruction from our last visit sends my older patients into a spin of nervous panic, embarrassment, defensiveness, a string of excuses, and several assurances ...click here to read more