I see patients every single day who want to improve their health, reverse disease, and maximize health resilience. All of them have reasonable, inspiring goals for the upcoming year. And yet, most of them are focusing on the wrong thing. I recently completed a big goal of mine for 2026: our clinic has put out…
I’m Forgetting Names — Is That Normal? We’ve all been there — you can’t remember someone’s name, even though they just told you. You can’t remember where you ate dinner for your anniversary (wait, what year did we just celebrate?). Your keys magically disappear around 7:50 a.m. every morning. Is this normal? Is something wrong…
Could Retirement Harm Your Brain? You’ve worked decades toward retirement, and it is finally here. You look forward to the unhurried schedule, traveling, and more time with family. But could retirement also be a risk factor for dementia? As rates of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias have increased over the past several decades, researchers have…
In 1906, Dr. Alois Alzheimer performed a brain autopsy on one of his recently deceased patients, Auguste Deter (55 years old), who had suffered for years with a rapid decline in memory, an inability to care for herself, and recurrent delusions. During that autopsy, Dr. Alzheimer identified changes within the brain that he attributed to…
Last week, I reviewed the 2026 WHO Guidelines for Dementia Prevention, a 140-page document that suggests up to 45% of dementia risk may be preventable. In that review, I distilled dementia prevention down to three core principles: Those are important foundations. But this week, I want to highlight several areas where I believe the WHO…
Nearly 10 million people develop dementia each year, and more than 57 million people worldwide are currently living with dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, accounting for an estimated 60–70% of cases. In the United States, Alzheimer’s disease was the sixth-leading cause of death in 2024. But there is also encouraging…
We’re continuing our series on some of the most popular peptides out there—the pros, the cons, what the evidence (if any!) says, and our in-house practical advice on using targeted peptides as part of your health journey. This review comes at an interesting time. In July 2026, the FDA’s Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee considered Semax…
What if a simple blood test could help detect signals associated with more than 50 types of cancer — even before symptoms appear? Multi-cancer early detection (MCED) testing is an emerging approach to cancer screening that could change the way we identify cancer in its earliest stages. At Authentic Health in Asheville, we’re excited about…
MOTS-c Explained: The Mitochondrial Peptide for Energy, Metabolism, and Healthy Aging We are continuing our series on some of the most popular peptides out there—the pros, the cons, what the evidence (if any!) says, and our in-house practical advice on using targeted peptides as part of your health journey. This review comes at an interesting…
Did you know that you can have a normal fasting glucose or a normal A1c and still have a problem managing blood sugar? Medicine is ruled by cut-offs. We need them for diagnosis, for billing, for medication choices, for tracking over time. The American Diabetes Association has created definitions for insulin resistance in a variety…
