Dementia is our most-feared illness, more than heart disease or cancer.

We can change the expression of more than 70 percent of the genes that have a direct bearing on our health and longevity.

Gluten is this Generation's Tobacco

Food is medicine. We can actually change our gene expressions with the foods we eat.

Two forms of fat that are vitally important for brain health are cholesterol and saturated fat.

We may all be sensitive to gluten from a neurological standpoint.

In general, the public knowledge base and thus decision-making behaviors are far more influenced by advertisement than with current science.

Even slight elevations in blood sugar have been shown to increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

It may seem draconian, but the best recommendation I can make is to completely avoid grains.

Bad things happen. And the human brain is especially adept at making sure that we keep track of these events. This is an adaptive mechanism important for survival.

Fat is your friend. The brain thrives on a fat-rich, low-carbohydrate diet.

The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude.

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Sometimes if the guitar is the last thing to go on, it's very fresh.

The worst gift is a fruitcake. There is only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people keep sending it to each other.

I am very good at groveling.

I am not sure that any sight or sound on earth is as exquisite as the hushed descent of a sky full of snow.

I'd love to do something on Broadway. I'd love to spend some time in New York.

But really it was just, it was perfect. You know, I actually got that feeling like you know what, maybe this is why I'm alive, you know - maybe this is why I'm here on this on earth.

Never give other people another reason to ignore other animals. That's what we do when we come across as being so much better than the next guy or gal.

We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by.