Take Charge of Your Health!

We hope everyone had a relaxing holiday season and had time to catch up with family and friends. If you didn’t catch our bonus episode released before the new year you should go back and check it out –  Know Stroke 2021 Year in Review In that bonus episode my Know Stroke Podcast co-host Michael …

We’re all “sick and tired” and Feeling it!

How do you keep your brain resilient during this crazy pandemic? Last month I highlighted the science around COVID and the Brain in this post. Today, I’m following up that article which featured information from Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s new book, Keep Sharp on how to further optimize brain health with a few more tips on …

What is Your Stroke Risk?

Know Your Numbers to Learn Which Values You Need to Monitor to Reduce Risks! Find out with a simple checklist quiz from the American Heart / Stroke Association to quickly scan your risk factors for stroke.* Download Full-Size PDF of this Quiz and Print For Display Directions: For each risk factor, select the box [higher …

Cut out the “Fake Stuff” to Reduce Stroke Risks

Diet Sodas Linked to Increased Stroke Risks in Women Nutrition advice for reducing stroke risks now includes dropping diet sodas and the sugar substitutes commonly found on their labels according to recent research conducted on 81,714 women 50 and older over 12 years. The American Heart Association, which published the study in its journal Stroke, …

Interesting New Research on the Cerebellum

The cerebellum is the area at the back and bottom of the brain behind the brainstem (and shown in purple in the photo below). The cerebellum has several functions relating to movement and coordination, including maintaining balance and rhythm timing, coordinating movement (including eye movement), and motor learning of new tasks.  The cerebellum has also …

Exercise, Longevity and Your Neural Health

What should I know about the role of exercise and longevity? I was recently asked this question by Emma Picard of the Attleboro based Sun Chronicle for their weekend edition focusing on Longevity  (read her article online here).  My response was simple yet this answer is often ignored and its effectiveness overlooked.  As PT’s we …

Get Real

  After a Stroke Thank you to Nancy Coulter-Parker, Editor for Stroke Smart Magazine for a great interview and article in the current 2016 edition.  Nancy featured some of my top tips for goal setting after a stroke in their “Ask the Expert” column. Get Real is a great headline, especially for the topic of …

It’s Ok. We can all eat bread again. Oprah said so!

Who doesn’t love bread? Finally, we don’t have to feel guilty….. OMG, @Oprah tweets vid that reveals “I love bread” and Weight Watchers stock soars by 20% !! “The Oprah Effect” ‪#‎ComeJoinMe‬ in full force I guess. Also her recent post for WW is reported to have earned her quite a bit more “bread”, as some sources …

Supplements: Safe or a Sham?

PBS Frontline Film: Supplements and Safety With many stroke survivors now taking or considering taking a supplement to gain an edge in their recovery, I thought I’d repost this on my Stroke blog from my nutrition website with my takeaways after watching the Frontline special earlier this week on supplement safety. According to a new …

Body in Balance Book

A Plan to Take Action! Body in Balance-Amazon Best Seller in Preventive Medicine Whether you are recovering from short term illness or are struggling with how to maximize your recovery after a more serious  setback like a stroke, you need a plan to take action.   Before you begin, consider using Body in Balance as a …