I’ve written in the past about telomeres, a word derived from the Greek telos (end) and mere (part). Telomeres are essential components of every living cell and affect how we age. They are the caps at the end of each strand of our chromosomal chains of DNA, protecting the chromosome much like the plastic tip […]
Category: Dementia
PRESERVE YOUR BRAIN, PREVENT DEMENTIA, AND AN AMAZING TEST BREAKTHROUGH
As a quick introduction: when I write theses Health Tips, I usually flip through medical journals and medical libraries. Most often I’ll refer (or rather I sadly once referred) to the National Library of Medicine. This astonishing resource of worldwide medical research is now history. Here’s what appears when you click to it. Trump cut […]
LITHIUM: YOU’LL BE AMAZED AT WHAT THIS ELEMENT CAN DO FOR YOU
Scientists who study the birth of the Universe believe there were only three elements at the very start: Hydrogen, Helium, and Lithium. All three are “everywhere”. Lithium, which means ‘from stone’, is really not a ‘stone’, but rather a very light metal, so light that in pure form, it can float. If you were inclined […]
MORE STEPS TO PRESERVE YOUR BRAIN AND PREVENT DEMENTIA
High on the wish list (probably highest, actually) of a new patient coming into WholeHealth Chicago for “wellness” is not just “longevity” but “longevity plus ‘brains/wit/wisdom’” a la Betty White, Norman Lear, George Burns, late Chicago actor Mike Nussbaum. So let’s talk “brain” and say you’re in one of these four situations: 1. There’s dementia […]