Is dark chocolate really brain-healthy?
A question I’m always asked at Easter is whether dark chocolate is really brain-healthy. As with most things, the answer is more nuanced than media headlines will have us believe. Claims about [...]
How does alcohol increase the risk of cancer?
Thank you for your responses to last week’s Health-e-Byte about alcohol, cancer and brain shrinkage. It’s great that you want more details, so here are my answers to your questions. How does [...]
The more you drink, the more you shrink
The more you drink alcohol, the more you shrink your brain. In short, there is no safe level of alcohol consumption and the new Canadian alcohol guidelines are the first in the world to [...]
