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Do you want more energy? Do you want to avoid dementia?
A new study suggests you can achieve both goals at the same time.
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Maria Cross
Is your skin affecting your brain? Or is your brain affecting your skin?
Having a skin condition can be depressing. But being depressed could cause a skin condition. It’s that pesky microbiome at work again.
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How saturated fat can improve memory and fend off dementia
It plays a crucial role in cognitive function, so stop bad-mouthing this unrecognised food hero.
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Are some mental health disorders really just metabolic disorders?
July's research suggests that may be the case.
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July 2025

How to feed your brain
Your brain's nutritional requirements were forged over millions of years. They are not about to change.
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Parkinson's and dementia are on the rise among younger people. Here's one major reason why.
Ultra-processed foods combined with certain vitamin deficiencies are involved in Parkinson's and its progression to dementia. What you need to know to…
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Weighing up the pros and cons of weight loss jabs
How the ketogenic diet works in a similar way, but without the risk of pancreatitis, among others.
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Vascular dementia: how it differs from Alzheimer’s, and how to avoid it
The five major dietary changes you can make now
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How dieting can make you depressed as well as fat
A cautionary tale of calorie restriction brought to you by conscientious war objectors in Minnesota
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Gout, kidney stones and high blood pressure: are the current dietary guidelines more harmful than helpful?
Why they could be making matters even worse, and what you need to do instead.
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June 2025

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