Popular Over-The-Counter Drugs Accelerate Cognitive Decline and DementiaIntroduction: One of the themes throughout my new book, The Longevity Matrix, is that many popular drugs accelerate the progression of age-related diseases and/or increase mortality. They are...

Herd Immunity to Covid-19 May Be Closer than Expected Based on New DiscoveriesIntroduction The SARS-CoV-2 is in many ways unlike any other coronavirus, but in some fortunate ways it shares some common features. The fact that it appears to be a coronavirus manipulated...

WOW, the complete title of a recent scientific article pretty much says it all. “Endogenous Deficiency of Glutathione as the Most Likely Cause of Serious Manifestations and Death in COVID-19 Patients.” That is an amazing realization and one that if you watched my...

Melatonin is a Key Recommendation in COVID-19   There are a number of important nutritional considerations in both the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. There is one that really stands out to me that has not received the same sort of promotion as others like...

COVID-19, Medical Student’s Disease, and the Power of the PlaceboHave you thought you might be coming down with COVID-19 lately? Well, you are not alone. A friend of mine called me last week telling me how anxious she was about getting it and told me that she felt a...

Does the Flu Shot Increase COVID-19 Risk (YES!) and Other Interesting Questions   This may be the most important newsletter I have written to date. Here are a few quick answers to the questions I will cover in case you aren't interested in the whole story: Does...

Did you know that saffron, the world's most expensive spice, is a natural antidepressant agent that has shown efficacy equal to drugs like Zoloft and Prozac, but is much safer?   Saffron (Crocus sativus) is so expensive because the threadlike portion of the...

Huperzine A: An Underappreciated Solution to the Aging Brain Sometimes the popularity of a natural product is based more on great marketing rather than scientific merit. And, sometimes, very effective and scientifically validated natural products never achieve any...