“Don’t do HIIT. You’ll have a heart attack.” It’s the most common piece of exercise advice given to older adults. It’s not in any clinical guideline. It’s not supported by the data. And it’s keeping people sedentary when the science is pointing firmly in the other direction. I want to walk you through what the […]
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Creatine Monohydrate: What It Is, What It Does, and What the Latest Research Says About the Brain Creatine is an organic, non protein amino acid that is primarily produced by the liver, with smaller amounts also synthesised in the kidneys and pancreas. In skeletal muscle, creatine is stored with phosphate as phosphocreatine (PCr). Phosphocreatine donates
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You may have seen headlines or social media posts claiming that restoring NAD⁺ levels can reverse Alzheimer’s disease, restore cognition, or replace medication. These claims are largely based on a recent, high-quality preclinical study published in Cell Reports Medicine. The biology is interesting — but much of the public conversation is moving well ahead of
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Menopause and your brain: what the science actually says about oestrogen and Alzheimer’s If you have spent any time online lately, you have probably seen the headlines. Menopause “shrinks your brain.” Oestrogen loss “causes Alzheimer’s.” Hormone therapy is the thing standing between you and dementia. I want to walk you through what the research actually
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