Fat is your friend. The brain thrives on a fat-rich, low-carbohydrate diet.

It may seem draconian, but the best recommendation I can make is to completely avoid grains.

Gluten is this Generation's Tobacco

In general, the public knowledge base and thus decision-making behaviors are far more influenced by advertisement than with current science.

The origin of brain disease is in many cases predominantly dietary. Although several factors play into the genesis and progression of brain disorders, to a large extent numerous neurological afflictions often reflect the mistake of consuming too many carbs and too few healthy fats.

Rarely, Type 2 diabetes develops without any readily identifiable predisposing factor. But in the great majority of cases it is brought on by lifestyle activities, including, and clearly most importantly, dietary choices.

Throughout our lifetimes we are constantly regenerating new brain cells in the hippocampus, a process called neurogenesis. New stem cells are constantly being born in the hippocampus that ultimately differentiate into fully functional neurons.