Two forms of fat that are vitally important for brain health are cholesterol and saturated fat.

Carbs are devastating for the brain.

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.

Strokes are categorized as either bleeding into the brain or a blockage in blood supply, known as an ischemic stroke. The latter are overwhelmingly more common, compromising about 87 percent of all stroke events.

Even slight elevations in blood sugar have been shown to increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

Gluten is this Generation's Tobacco

Dementia is our most-feared illness, more than heart disease or cancer.