Dr Sui Wong Empowering Your Brain Health

  • Coffee – The Dark Side & How to Optimise

    Last week, I shared coffee’s surprising brain benefits: • the soluble fibre that feeds your gut bacteria,• the mood-boosting neurotransmitters, and• the neuroprotective compounds that support brain cell growth. Many of you replied saying you felt vindicated about your coffee habit. 😊 Thank you also for your questions! I’ll attempt to cover some of them…

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  • Coffee – Brain Benefits You Didn’t Know About

    “Doctor, is coffee good or bad for my brain?” I get this question regularly in clinic, and my answer is always “it depends…” Recently, I overheard someone saying they’d stopped drinking coffee because they’d read it was “full of toxins.” Meanwhile, another person was ordering their fifth espresso of the day, claiming it helped their…

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  • Detox Superpowers: 3 Ways to Supercharge Your Natural Detox Systems

    Over the past two weeks, we’ve talked about protecting your brain from air pollution and reducing microplastic exposure. Today, in the third (final!) part of the detox series, I want to share something that might surprise you about detoxing. Your body is already running the most sophisticated detox system on the planet – 24/7, without…

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  • [TT] What’s your currency?💰

    GBP? USD? ATP? ATP! ATP is the universal currency that cells use to “pay” for every action! Just as we need money for daily transactions, your cells use ATP to function. And our bodies create ATP from the foods we eat. 📍How does this relate to brain health? ATP is essential for our brain cells…

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  • [TT] Prunes!

    Prunes are a neglected superfood! In my opinion 😀 As I was wondering what to write for this week’s [TT] newsletter, the answer came to me – in a plate of prunes! It’s time to give this humble snack a spotlight 🙂 Here’s why. My memory of prunes from childhood, was that they were rather…

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  • [TT] AGE matters 

    A little word play there with the title 🙂 I’ve been working on my next book “Sweet Spot for Brain Health” (yes, still putting in the final touches, for November launch!) and have been thinking a lot about AGE… AGE = Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs), are compounds formed when proteins or fats combine with…

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  • [TT] Sugar Swings High⚡

    So, I recently used up more annual leave to write 😂 I’ve been working on a book about blood sugar for brain health… As I’ve been immersing myself in this topic, guess what came to mind for this week’s Thursday Tips? Blood sugar! 😀 Blood sugar is your brain’s preferred source of energy – it…

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  • What’s Your Gut Feeling?

    Have you ever had a “gut feeling” about a decision?  Perhaps that’s your second brain speaking to you. Second brain? Indeed!  The gut, with 100 million nerve cells and its neural networks, is sometimes called the second brain.  Let’s explore the fascinating link between your gut and your brain, also called the gut-brain axis. The…

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