The Neuro-Protective Lifestyle

Four Drugs That Double The Risk Of Death In Patients With Dementia

Posted on 30. Mar, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..

There are just some things you can do without – and the following four prescription medications are a great example.

Zyprexa
Risperdal
Seroquel
Abilify

Classified as “atypical antipsychotics”, these drugs are intended to treat schizophrenia and serious mood disorders. “Off-label” however, they are used as chemical strait-jackets to quiet disruptive patients in nursing homes and assisted [...]

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If You Could Read My Mind…(you can’t but Neuronetrix can)

Posted on 27. Mar, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..

An innovative screening test from Neuronetrix that directly measures a patient’s cognitive function will revolutionize the way physicians diagnose neurodegenerative disorders. The ability to accurately distinguish a simple metabolic disorder causing cognitive impairment from an organic problem has never been easy. Physicians have had to rely on clinical judgement alone and simply ignore [...]

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Move More And Remake Your Brain!

Posted on 26. Mar, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..

Want to rewire your brain? Then you’ve gotta’ move. Nogo A is an inhibitory protein that prevents neuron growth when it interacts with the Nogo-66 receptor site. Exercise increases neuroplasticity by down-regulating the production of the Nogo A protein, thus enhancing the brain’s ability to re-map itself. Cortical re-mapping allows the brain to reorganize [...]

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Three Cogniceuticals You Can’t Do Without!

Posted on 24. Mar, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..

Get ready for the next generation of “smart drugs” to flood the anti-aging arena. With a rapidly aging baby-boomer population, the demand for bleeding-edge cogniceuticals will dominate the psychoneuropharmacology market for the next several decades.

A cogniceutical includes any substance that improves cognition (brain function) by augmenting memory, learning and attention.
The ideal neuroprotective formula would [...]

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Want A Bigger Brain? Just Say ‘OM’

Posted on 23. Mar, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..

The brain is an electromagnetic powerhouse. Just to keep the “lights on” requires twenty percent of all the calories you consume. Start doing advanced math or even sudoku and the cost goes way up. Fortunately we can measure this tremendous energy output in the form of electromagnetic wave activity. The EEG [...]

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Some “Berry” Good News About Brain (tissue) Transplants

Posted on 15. Mar, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..

The central nervous system and the brain in particular are considered “immunologically privileged” sites. Brain function is so important from a survival standpoint that it is essentially “immune” to its own immune system. No immune response to a foreign antigen in the brain, means no inflammatory response and no tissue rejection.
While receiving a [...]

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