Cancer Screening Today: What We Find, What We Miss, and Why We Think We Can Do Better
70% of cancer deaths come from cancers we don't routinely screen for. Here's what modern cancer screening gets right, where it falls short, and why.
Beetroot Powder and Nitric Oxide: Does It Actually Work?
Beetroot supplements promise better blood flow and performance. Here's what the evidence actually shows about nitrate, nitric oxide, and blood pressure.
What Early Cognitive Decline Looks Like — and When to Pay Attention
Not every forgotten name is a warning sign. Learn how to tell normal aging from meaningful cognitive change — and when it's time to pay attention.
How to Build a Brain Health Plan: The Ikigai Playbook
Learn the Ikigai Playbook — a 5-step framework to build, measure, and adapt your brain health plan.
What Your Brain Is Really Doing While You Sleep
Sleep isn't the quiet part of the day. While you're unconscious, your brain is sorting memories, clearing toxic proteins, repairing tissue, and cycling through stages evolution has spent millions of years refining.
Your Wealth Plan Has a Manager. Does Your Health?
Most health plans lack what every good financial plan relies on: clear metrics, continuous oversight, and a proactive strategy. Here is how to upgrade your approach.
Supplements for Brain Health: Promise, Hype, and Evidence
Separating promise from hype when it comes to fish oil, Lion’s Mane, creatine, and more. Learn why effective brain health starts with filling real gaps, not adding more capsules.
Technology, Attention, and Brain Health: What the Science Really Says
Smartphones aren't rewiring your brain the way headlines claim. But how you use technology does influence attention — and attention is the gateway to memory, learning, and long-term cognitive health.
Alcohol and Cognitive Decline: What the Data Actually Shows
The idea that moderate drinking protects the brain hasn't held up. Here's what large-scale analyses, brain imaging studies, and better statistical methods now tell us about alcohol and long-term cognitive health.
Menopause and the Aging Brain: What the Science Is Revealing
Menopause is increasingly recognized as a neurologic transition, not just a reproductive one. Learn what estrogen does in the brain, what PET imaging reveals about perimenopause, and what this means for long-term cognitive health.
Social Connection and Brain Health: Purpose, Engagement, and Cognitive Aging
Social isolation is a recognized dementia risk factor — but connection, purpose, and lifelong learning may do more than reduce risk. Here's what the research shows and what it means practically.
Chronic Stress and Brain Health: How Stress Accelerates Cognitive Aging
Chronic stress doesn't just affect mood — it disrupts sleep, raises blood pressure, worsens metabolic health, and may accelerate cognitive decline. Here's what the research shows and what you can do about it.