High consumption of artificial sweeteners is associated with a 62% faster rate of cognitive decline, equivalent to roughly 1.6 years of brain aging, particularly in individuals under 60 and those with diabetes. Research indicates that daily intake of low- and...
GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro are being widely described as wonder drugs for obesity, Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk. For many people, they offer real and meaningful benefits.
But as their use increases in older adults, an important question is being overlooked:
What happens to muscle – and what does that mean for cognitive decline and healthy ageing?
Acupuncture a supportive neuromodulatory therapy My interest in acupuncture for cognitive health comes from clinical experience as much as research. I completed part of my acupuncture training in a research hospital neurology unit in Shanghai, where acupuncture was...
Some herbs don’t shout for attention. They work quietly, steadily, and over time you realise something has shifted. Bacopa monnieri, also known as Brahmi, is very much one of those herbs. Used for centuries in Ayurvedic medicine as a tonic for the mind and nervous...
In midlife, many women begin to notice changes that feel subtle at first — lapses in memory, reduced mental sharpness, word-finding difficulties, poorer focus, disrupted sleep, or a sense that their brain simply isn’t as reliable as it once was. These changes are...
When I received my PlasticTox blood screen, I half expected a clean report. After all, I’m someone who filters water, avoids processed food, and has spent years championing prevention through functional medicine. Yet there it was — microplastics detected in my blood.
A landmark study published in Science (Zhang et al., 2025) has uncovered compelling evidence that air pollution—specifically fine particulate matter known as PM2.5—not only increases dementia risk in general but plays a direct role in triggering Lewy body dementia...
Written by Jean Dow, Medical Herbalist and Functional Medicine Practitioner, Cogmission Ltd At Cogmission, our mission is simple: to improve brain health through a proactive, preventative, and personalised approach. While nutrition, movement, stress resilience, and...
A powerful new study has shed light on why women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than men — and, more importantly, what we can do about it. Researchers at King’s College London found that women with Alzheimer’s had much lower levels of healthy,...
What if Alzheimer’s doesn’t start in the brain at all? For decades, we’ve been told it’s a brain-first disease driven by sticky clumps of beta-amyloid. That story has shaped billions in research and entire drug pipelines — yet real-world outcomes remain disappointing....