Just two years after the aducanumab (Aduhelm) controversy, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved another drug for Alzheimer’s disease. This medication, lecanemab (Leqembi),...
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The Miracle of Music in Alzheimer’s Disease
In the documentary “Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory,” Henry, an elderly man with Alzheimer’s disease, sits despondent, barely responding to the people...
The Topic You Can’t Discuss At The Holiday Dinner Table
The only things worth talking about are the things you can’t talk about…so said my Dad many, many times in my life, generally when he...
Preserving Dignity at the End of Life
Hospice is a type of health care that moves away from curative treatments and instead focuses on relieving pain and symptoms, reducing suffering, and improving...
Vitamin B3 and Healthy Aging
Vitamin B3 isn’t a single substance: It’s a family of three vitamers (similar but not identical forms of a vitamin), including nicotinamide, niacin, and nicotinamide...
Fight Senescent Cells to Beat Aging
Every cell in your body has a predetermined life span. Some cells live for a few days, while others live for decades. At the end...
New Advances in Hair Loss Treatment
About half of women and even more men experience age-related thinning of the hair, but recent advances can slow the loss and, in some cases,...
Longevity Science: Separating Hype From Reality
Scientists are starting to unlock the secrets of living longer by slowing the aging of our bodies and minds in ways that go down to...
Life Is Good at Camp Grandma
“I don’t want to leave my home.” “Only old people live there.” “If I move into one of those places, I will lose my independence.”...
Back to School Safety Across Generations
Every year, I put together a back-to-school protocol to help children and their families succeed with the exciting, yet always stressful, health challenge that returning...
The Surprising Cause of Peripheral Neuropathy
The pain arrives mainly at night: burning, tingling, or electric-shock stabbing that stymies sleep. Just covering your feet with a blanket can feel unbearable. If...
The Truth About Living to 100
You can live well to 100 and beyond if you understand how to eliminate the root causes of unhealthy aging caused by toxins in common…