Circular - If you go to the pubmed abstract, near the top of the screen is a plus sign with an "Author Information" link. This link often has an email address of the author. Many scientists are able and willing to send a pdf of the full article if sent a reasonable explanation for the requ...

Wait, just checked my long list of things to try for sleep. Aside from suv., one other thing I haven't tried is trazodone. Would that be risky? Most drugs used on- or off-label for sleep have the potential to be detrimental to cognition. Trazodone is "possibly" anticholinergic per this li...

Maureen -

I would greatly appreciate your recommendation for cookbooks for those of us who are ethically vegetarian/vegan, avoid animal fats, and struggle with reducing/eliminating grains from our diet.

...This is why I am so driven to self experiment and self diagnose because I feel like an MD's diagnosis is only going to come from the presentation of the symptoms. What causes the symptoms is the question that will always remain and I do not want to stop the search for answers. N=1, In my profess...

Do you have any idea if they mean dry sauna or a steam room? I wonder if hot tub use or a hot bath would be an acceptable substitute? According to the Medscape summary, "Traditional Finnish saunas were used by all of the study participants. These versions have dry air and a recommended tempera...

very interesting and helpful discussion. I've been off statins for over 5 years but was on them all sequentially and consistently at least that long prior to stopping. Maybe I should save my $$ and skip the coronary calcium imaging; this study may have pushed me off this particular fence I've been b...

Thanks David for your recent queries in this thread, and thanks to GeorgeN and apod for your thoughtful responses. I personally don't care if info is posted more than once, since I find it hard to find the originals (see what happens when you search on "Gundry"); not to mention that the re...

Since searching for specific topics on our site isn't always fruitful, here's a link to a recent conversation about which brands of curcumin/ turmeric other E4's have found useful (you only have to go through 2 pages of entries!):

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For anyone who's planning on going us in Boulder for our meet-up in August, George has arranged an opportunity for us to receive low radiation, low cost ($195-cash) EBT scans through Front Range Preventative Imaging. Email Lindsay at: heartscan@comcast.net to learn more and/or to make your appointm...

Welcome Jafa! If you've been lurking for a while :D , it's quite possible that you've already read Stavia's intro primer, which is a very helpful overview of the basics of cognition optimization. We don't all agree on everything, but try to support each other on our individual journeys towards healt...