Five Brain Myths Busted
Posted on 25. Apr, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..
Myth #1
Alcohol kills brain cells.
It does a number on your limbic system and disrupts communication between message-carrying dendrites in your cerebellum – but it doesn’t kill them. The greater the alcohol intake obviously, the greater the amount of disruption. Over time, chronic alcohol ingestion (it takes a lot of alcohol – Zane Lamprey [...]
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This Two Minute Test Helps Diagnose Dementia
Posted on 22. Apr, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..
If you’re worried that a loved one may be developing Alzheimer’s or another neurodegenerative disorder, this two minute test may be just what the doctor ordered. Administering the test is easy – but I can tell you as a physician and supposedly impartial third party, there is nothing more heart-wrenching than the look of [...]
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Top Ten Reasons To Take Inosine
Posted on 20. Apr, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..
Have you heard the news?
A simple OTC (over-the-counter) dietary supplement may hold the key to slowing or even preventing the onset of Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Parkinson’s is a devastating movement disorder that progresses as dopamine-producing neurons in the brain slowly die. In a recent study however, Parkinson’s patients with the highest uric acid [...]
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Your Waist Size NOW, Predicts Brain-Wasting Later: Here’s Why
Posted on 14. Apr, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..
The power to predict disease is – well – powerful. And nothing is more powerful in scientific circles than a carefully constructed, decades long, longitudinal study.
In case you haven’t noticed, approximately fifty percent of adult Americans have abdominal obesity. “Abdominal” or “visceral” obesity is defined as a waist circumference greater than 102 [...]
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Fatal Familial Insomnia: No Sleep And Then You Die
Posted on 11. Apr, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..
Ok, relax! You DON’T have this. Only forty maybe fifty families world-wide are affected by this rare, I mean really rare, autosomal dominant genetic disorder. Genes inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion mean that offspring have a 50/50 chance of chance of being stricken with the disease. With Fatal Familial Insomnia [...]
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Eat Your Antioxidants…Or Else!
Posted on 05. Apr, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..
The beta-amyloid deposits found within the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease are the result of a series of complex genetic-environmental interactions that occur over a life-time. In other words, for those genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease, a sedentary lifestyle (think decreased cerebral blood flow), combined with S.A.D. (aka the Standard American Diet) spells disaster. [...]
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Kerry Friesen, M.D.: Great question. Pesticides represent just one cau...
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treatment for parkinsons: How can pesticides be a cause when the disease was...
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Badger: Stress is a pretty big factor when it comes to ins...
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wesley @ social anxiety treatment: Thanks for the great post. Very informative info....
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Srid: I did develop insomnia a year back when I moved fr...
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sleep: Interesting....
