Category: Brain Health

Nurturing Your Memory: The Power of Phosphatidylserine and Memory SupportSource: Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience (2022)Lifestyle Medicine Update (April 5, 2023)Understanding the Link: Phosphatidylserine and Memory LossAs we age, our memory can sometimes falter, partly due to declining levels of phosphatidylserine—a crucial phospholipid found in brain cells’ outer membrane. Normally constituting 5-10% of brain phospholipids, maintaining Read More

The Sobering Truth: Even One Drink Per Day Alters Your BrainSource: Medscape Publication (April 13, 2022)Lifestyle Medicine Update (April 14, 2022)Introduction:Recent research has unveiled startling connections between even modest alcohol consumption and detectable brain changes. A massive study involving over 36,000 healthy adults aged 40 to 69 in the UK found that as alcohol intake Read More

LMU – 185 Alcohol and the Brain: Unveiling the Lifelong ImpactSource: British Medical Journal December 2020Lifestyle Medicine Update (Dec 11, 2020)Introduction:Alcohol, a ubiquitous social lubricant, has long held a complex relationship with the human brain. A groundbreaking study, unveiled in the British Medical Journal in December 2020, casts a sobering light on the detrimental effects Read More

LMU 129 – Enhancing Brain Power: The Role of Creatine in Vegetarian DietsSource: The American Physiology Society Press Release (April 8, 2019)Lifestyle Medicine Update (May 16, 2019)IntroductionIn the realm of dietary choices, a noteworthy trend is emerging among the younger generation—a shift towards embracing a more vegetarian lifestyle. Whether driven by health concerns, ethical values, Read More