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.

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

Eat your vegetables. Brush your teeth. Sweat once in a while. Get plenty of rest. Don't smoke. Laugh more. There are certain tenets to health that are pretty commonsensical and that we all know we should practice routinely.

Carbs are devastating for the brain.

We can change the expression of more than 70 percent of the genes that have a direct bearing on our health and longevity.

Food is medicine. We can actually change our gene expressions with the foods we eat.

Bad things happen. And the human brain is especially adept at making sure that we keep track of these events. This is an adaptive mechanism important for survival.