The Neuro-Protective Lifestyle

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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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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How To Keep Your Hippocampus Happy!

Posted on 19. Feb, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..

Humans have two hippocampus’s— hippocampi really.
You know, like octopus and octopi, hippopotamus and hippopotami?
I know what you’re thinking, enough already. Like it or not, the word silliness will probably help you remember the fact that you have a hippocampus–or– it may drive you to the next blog.
Either way, having happy hippocampi (I [...]

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You’re Only As Old As Your Slowest Synaptic Transmission!

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

Alas, the idea that the brain represents an untouchable, unfathomable unchangeable inner sanctum is finally dead!

The brain as it turns out is fully touchable, understandable (within limits) and most importantly subject to change. So touchable and changeable that your response to psychological stressors and whether you have an appetite for blueberries will influence the [...]

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