Tom's Blog on Life and Livingness
(Tom: A great article giving a perspective on the last 6 years and why no accountability is developing.)
The two quotes:
The first, from Robert Hunter, the bard of the Grateful Dead. And this quote may reflect something of my misspent youth: What a long, strange trip it’s been.
The second, widely attributed and of uncertain origin. We certainly live in interesting times.
https://open.substack.com/pub/rwmalonemd/p/notes-on-my-brownstone-annual-conference
Ounce for ounce, few foods carry this much copper, calcium and lignans. Here is what 13 years of GreenMedInfo coverage and the newest meta-analyses show, including where the evidence is weaker than the headlines.
Finish reading: https://open.substack.com/pub/sayerji/p/why-sesame-is-worth-its-weight-in
Astaxanthin
ECGC in green tea
Herbal teas (Green Tea, Lemon Balm or Rosemary)
Trehalose from Mushrooms – Shiitake, Oyster, King Trumpet or Trehalose Powder
3 day old broccoli sprouts Sulferphorane
Olive oil
Avocado
Watch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCEBbND0U9A
Robins have a protein in their eyes called cryptochrome 4 that reacts to blue light and Earth’s magnetic field. When light hits the protein, it creates a pair of electrons whose chemistry shifts based on which direction the bird is facing—essentially giving the robin a built-in compass.
Klaus Schulten first proposed this idea in 1978, but the scientific community rejected it. Decades later, when researchers finally proved cryptochrome exists in animal eyes, Schulten said he “just fell off his chair.”
In 2021, Jingjing Xu and Henrik Mouritsen’s team in Oldenburg, working with Peter Hore’s group at Oxford, confirmed the robin’s version of the protein is magnetically sensitive. According to Mouritsen, the sensation might feel like “seeing where north is as kind of a shading on whatever else you would be seeing.”
The weirdest part? The robins’ compass stopped working inside wooden lab huts, scrambled by radio signals and nearby electronics. A grounded aluminum screen fixed it instantly. If researchers can prove the protein is truly the sensor, they’ll have shown that birds navigate home using a fundamentally quantum mechanism.
A full 50 of these are in my top bars and nutrition powders.
Then there’s us oldies who barely had paved streets, phones and black and white TV!
Welcome back to the Better Brain Update newsletter. I’m Austin Perlmutter, MD. Thanks for being part of an amazing community of 165,000+ people interested in brain science. If you enjoy this free resource, please consider sharing it with a friend.
Today’s topic: Free Guide: Top Brain Tools from 6 Leading Experts
I’ve lost two grandfathers to Alzheimer’s disease.
It taught me something I carry into everything I do: a healthy brain is the only thing that truly matters. A long life is meaningless if our brains aren’t healthy in our later years.
The good news? Your brain is far more changeable than most people think. We can rewire it every single day, and may even grow new brain cells into our 80s and beyond. The latest research is clear. Simple tools like cognitive training and daily exericse may meaningful delay or even prevent dementia onset.
Additionally, new research suggests a major brain value to certain tests, as well as focusing on key environmental exposures. This has an impact on brain conditions like Alzheimer, Parkinson’s disease and so much more.
To show you how to put this science to work for you today, I teamed up with Dr. David Perlmutter, Dr. Dan Amen, Dr. Heather Sandison, Dr. Ray Dorsey, and Jim Kwik to create a free guide: The Secrets to a Sharper Brain: What 6 Leading Experts Wish Everyone Knew.
Inside, you’ll discover why “SuperAgers,” people in their 80s with the memory of someone decades younger, may have up to 2.5x more new brain cell growth than people with Alzheimer’s, and the everyday habit research links to a 50% or greater drop in dementia risk.
The choices you make today shape the brain you’ll live with tomorrow.
“Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life.”
Khalil Gibran – Poet (1883-1931)
Story at-a-glance
People having the most severe type of heart attack were far more likely to have micro- and nanoplastics in the blood flowing through their coronary arteries than people with stable heart disease or normal coronary arteries, suggesting these particles are linked to more advanced cardiovascular damage.
Tiny plastic particles don’t simply circulate through your bloodstream; research shows they damage the protective lining of your blood vessels, increase oxidative stress, trigger chronic inflammation and make artery-clogging plaque more likely to become unstable.
Smoking and exposure to air pollution were strongly associated with higher levels of plastic particles in the bloodstream, showing that multiple environmental exposures work together to increase stress on your cardiovascular system.
Many of your largest sources of plastic exposure are within your control, including your drinking water, food packaging, plastic food containers and other everyday products, giving you practical opportunities to lower your overall exposure.
Replacing plastic where possible, filtering your drinking water, choosing fresh whole foods, reducing seed oils high in linoleic acid and supporting healthy blood vessels through lifestyle habits all help reduce the biological conditions linked to cardiovascular disease.
Full article: https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2026/11/04/microplastics-heart-attack-risk.aspx
