All Videos for Brain Health

Brain-Healthy Foods to Fight Aging

What is the best source of lutein, the primary carotenoid antioxidant in the brain?



Best Brain Foods: Greens and Beets Put to the Test

Cocoa and nitrite-rich vegetables, such as green leafies and beets, are put to the test for cognitive function.



Best Brain Foods: Berries and Nuts Put to the Test

Randomized controlled studies put nuts, berries, and grape juice to the test for cognitive function.



Can Cannabis Cure Cancer?

Some studies on mice show cannabis makes cancer better; other studies on mice show it makes cancer worse. What did the one and only human clinical trial to date find?



Does Marijuana Cause Lung Cancer?

On a puff-by-puff basis, cannabis smoke deposits four times more tar in the lungs than tobacco, but does this translate into increased cancer risk?



Benefits of Blueberries for Mood and Mobility

Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of… blueberries!



Benefits of Blueberries for the Brain

Blueberries can significantly improve cognitive performance within hours of consumption.



The Effects of Cell Phones and Bluetooth on Nerve Function

What impact might cell phone and Bluetooth radiation have on the inner ear?



The Role of the Gut Microbiome in Autism

What role do antibiotics play in the development and treatment of autism spectrum disorder?



Does an Apple a Day Really Keep the Doctor Away?

Which would save more lives: eating an apple a day or taking statin drugs?



How to Reduce Cholesterol Oxidation

Chicken, fish, and egg powder in processed foods present greater risk from cholesterol oxidation byproducts, but there are things you can do to reduce exposure.



Oxidized Cholesterol as a Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease

Oxidized cholesterol can be a hundred times more toxic than regular cholesterol, raising additional concerns about foods such as ghee, canned tuna, processed meat, and parmesan cheese.



Do Mobile Phones Affect Brain Function?

The World Health Organization concluded that cell phone radiation may cause brain tumors, but what about effects on cognitive function?



Does Marijuana Cause Permanent Brain Damage in Adults?

If you start smoking marijuana as an adult, how much cannabis is too much?



Does Marijuana Cause Permanent Brain Damage in Teens?

Is the American Academy of Pediatrics’ opposition to cannabis legalization just reefer madness revisited?



Heavy Metal Urine Testing and Chelation for Autism

Is testing for body burden of heavy metals like mercury with “urine mobilization tests,” “challenge tests,” and “provoked urine tests” just a scam?



How to Prevent Alzheimer’s with Diet

What evidence is there that our meat-sweet diets play a cause-and-effect role in dementia?



The Best Source of Resveratrol

Is there any benefit to resveratrol? If so, should we get it from wine, grapes, peanuts, or supplements?



Do Cell Phones Lower Sperm Counts?

What is the effect of cell phone radiation on sperm motility and DNA damage?



Researching the Health Effects of Marijuana

Politics, prejudice, and pressure coming from both sides add to the complexity of cannabis research.



Pros and Cons of Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diets for Autism

What did the most comprehensive double-blind study of diet for autism find, and what are the potential downsides?



Double-Blind Clinical Trial of Diet for Autism

What happens when autistic children on gluten- and casein-free diets are covertly challenged with wheat and dairy?



Are Autism Diet Benefits Just a Placebo Effect?

The original randomized, controlled trials of gluten- and casein-free diets may have been complicated by parental expectation bias.



Does A2 Milk Carry Less Autism Risk?

The casomorphins—breakdown products of casein, a milk protein, with opiate-like activity—in bovine milk appear to have opposite effects than those from human breast milk on infant development, but what about A2 cow’s milk?



Saffron vs. Memantine (Namenda) for Alzheimer’s

The spice saffron is pitted head-to-head against the leading drug for severe Alzheimer’s disease.



Cell Phone Brain Tumor Risk?

What does the world’s leading authority on carcinogens have to say about mobile phones?



Does Cell Phone Radiation Cause Cancer?

Do mobile phones cause brain tumors? Whenever a trillion-dollar industry is involved—whether it’s Big Food, Big Tobacco, Big Pharma, or Big Telecom—there’s so much money that the science can get manipulated.



Best Foods for Autism

The sulforaphane found in five cents’ worth of broccoli sprouts has been shown to benefit autism in a way no drug ever has in randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.



Fighting Autism Brain Inflammation with Food

One food may be able to combat all four purported causal factors of autism: synaptic dysfunction, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and neuroinflammation.



Fever Benefits for Autism in a Food

Dramatic improvements in autistic children when they have a fever suggest that the disease may be reversible if one can replicate the phenomenon in other ways.



The Benefits of Açai vs. Blueberries for Artery Function

What are the effects of açai berries, cooked and raw blueberries, grapes, cocoa, green tea, and freshly squeezed orange juice on artery function?



Best Food for Antidepressant-Induced Sexual Dysfunction

The spice saffron may not only work as well as SSRI antidepressant drugs like Prozac, Paxil, and Zoloft without the side effects, but it may even be able to treat the adverse sexual side effects that occur in up to 70 percent of people taking the drugs.



Best Aromatherapy Herb for Alzheimer’s

Lemon balm may beat out drugs for controlling the symptoms of severe dementia.



“Normal” Blood Lead Levels Can Be Toxic

What are the health consequences of even “low” levels of lead exposure?



Higher Blood Pressure May Lead to Brain Shrinkage

Having hypertension in midlife (ages 40 through 60) is associated with elevated risk of cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s dementia later in life—even more so than having the so-called Alzheimer’s gene.



Benefits of Rosemary for Brain Function

A half teaspoon of dried rosemary can improve cognitive function.



Does Aspartame Cause Cancer?

How should we parse the conflicting human data on intake of aspartame (Nutrasweet) and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, multiple myeloma, leukemia, and pancreatic cancer?



Parkinson’s Disease and the Uric Acid Sweet Spot

The link between Parkinson’s and dairy may not be explained just by the pesticides and lactose.



How Not to Die: An Animated Summary

We have tremendous power over our health destiny and longevity.



Should Vegans Take DHA to Preserve Brain Function?

Learn why I recommend 250mg a day of a pollutant-free source of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids.