What 25 years of medicine has taught me about the limits of standard testing
Standard tests are essential, but they were never designed to capture early or subtle changes in health. Drawing on 25 years in medicine, we look at what routine testing can and can't tell you, and why your story matters as much as your numbers.
The gut-brain axis: clinical implications for cognitive health
The gut and brain are in constant conversation, and that dialogue may shape how we age cognitively. We look at what the current evidence shows on the gut–brain axis, microbiome health and dementia risk, and what it means for clinical practice.
Your brain is not broken, it’s just overloaded
Feeling foggy, forgetful, or just not quite yourself lately? It is easy to assume something is wrong. But in many cases, what you are experiencing is not a broken brain. It is an overwhelmed one. The brain is constantly responding to its environment, and that environment is something we can shape. Small changes, applied consistently, can profoundly change how the brain feels and functions.
The one idea that changed how I think about Alzheimer's
For most of the last century, Alzheimer's disease has been understood as a single condition with a single cause. The evidence increasingly suggests that is the wrong framework. Alzheimer's is not one disease. It is many, and that changes everything about how we approach it.
How to keep your brain sharp at any age
One of the most damaging myths in medicine is that cognitive decline is simply what ageing looks like. The neuroscience tells a different story. The brain retains the ability to change throughout life - what varies is not the capacity itself, but the conditions that support or suppress it.