Brookfield Optimal Health

11/19/2025

11/18/2025

11/18/2025

11/18/2025

Sugar cravings aren't just about willpower, they're often your body's way of asking for something it's missing.

Here are a few common reasons why cravings show up:

- Blood sugar crashes (after a carb-heavy meal or snack)
- Poor sleep or chronic stress
- Low magnesium or chromium
- Not eating enough protein or healthy fat

Instead of fighting cravings, support your body with:

- Protein-rich meals (especially at breakfast)
- Healthy fats to keep you full
- Magnesium-rich foods like leafy greens, seeds, and legumes

Cravings are a message, not a failure. When you support your body's needs, they often quiet down on their own.

11/18/2025

One of the most common things people want to know is whether alcohol or ma*****na is worse for your brain and overall health. The brain-imaging work at Amen Clinics and recent research suggest that neither one is good for you. Read More https://bit.ly/3M6Bda4

11/18/2025

Here’s what I hear in my practice almost daily: “I’m doing everything the same as I always have, but the weight just keeps piling on around my middle. My jeans don’t fit. I look down and see this belly that wasn’t there before. What’s wrong with me?” I know this frustration personally....

11/18/2025

11/18/2025

11/05/2025

https://www.j-alz.com/content/new-study-shows-ma*****na-users-have-low-blood-flow-brain

27 November 2016 Hippocampus, the brain’s key memory and learning center, has the lowest blood flow in ma*****na users suggesting higher vulnerability to Alzheimer’s Costa Mesa, CA - As the U.S. races to legalize ma*****na for medicinal and recreational use, a new, large scale brain imaging stud...

10/05/2025

Very interesting new research on mushrooms, just came back from conference with presentation on single dose of psilocybin mushrooms with end stage cancer diagnosis and existential pain/suffering, with significant positive results lasting for over a year, around 70 % with severe existential pain suffering pre treatment to 8% post, benefits from single dose with lasting benefits up to 1 year later.

Drs Kathryn J. Ruddy and Stacy D. D'Andre discuss when cannabis, medicinal mushrooms, and psychedelic mushrooms may be useful for treating specific symptoms in patients with cancer.

09/20/2025

09/20/2025