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Gut-Brain Health – What Neuroscientists Are Calling “A Paradigm Shift”

Scientists call the trillions of microbes that inhabit your body the microbiome. They outnumber your own cells ten ...

Is your brain safe from sugar?

Back in 2013 (when this post was first published), it was quite fashionable to 'quit sugar'.  Health and ...
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The coffee drinker’s guide to better brain health

Two early-morning long blacks. A lunchtime flat white (especially if I'm near a cafe). And sometimes a sneaky ...

10 science-based steps to reduce your risk of dementia

By Dr Kate Gregorevic, Geriatrician, Writer and Founder of Projet ThreeSixFive. Dementia has now overtaken cancer as the ...

How to nurture a healthy brain for life (Part 7 of Your Brain at 100)

This is part 7 of a series of lessons in brain health from our elders — those folk ...

Is Alzheimer’s disease a women’s health problem? (Part 5 of Your Brain at 100).

This is part 5 of a series of lessons in brain health from our elders — those folk ...

We get happier as we get older. (Part 2 of Your Brain at 100)

This is part 2 of a series of lessons in brain health from our elders — those folk ...

When does old age begin? (Part 1 of Your Brain at 100 series)

This is part 1 of a series of lessons in brain health from our elders — those folk ...

Ladies. Good cholesterol is good for your brain.

Good Cholesterol Can Positively Impact Women's Brain Health Statistics bear out the folk wisdom that women live longer ...

How festive food can affect your mood.

End of year festivities are now in full swing with our focus on friends, family and food. In ...

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