Ginkgo doesn’t work: Are there better ways to save your brain?


// Ginkgo doesn’t work: Are there better ways to save your brain? Ginkgo biloba has failed — again — to live up to its reputation for boosting memory and brain function. Just over a year after a study showed that the herb doesn’t prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, a new study from the same team [...]

Less-stressed people may have lower dementia risk


http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/22/dementia.social/index.html People with a stable mood and better capacity to handle stressful situations without anxiety have a reduced risk of developing dementia, according to a study published this week in the journal Neurology. Excellent. More good news and encouragement for training yourself to manage stress and keep it low. Less stress, along with a good [...]

Advice to Obama on battling presidential stress and aging


Dear President Elect Obama, You are taking on the toughest public office in the world at a very critical juncture in world history. Don’t choke! Don’t screw up. Don’t mess up. If you do, we will all read or hear about it instantly and it will be a part of world history. The Whole World [...]