Mandy Brown 

Much of Alzheimer’s care is organised around decline. What someone can no longer remember, no longer follow, no longer recognise. While this framing is understandable, it can quietly narrow our attention. When we expect loss, we may stop noticing response. During the healing study, it became increasingly clear that cognitive impairment did not equate to an absence of responsiveness. Even when memory, orientation, or language were severely affected, participants continued to r

The Cholesterol Village Cholesterol has become one of the most misunderstood substances in modern medicine. We are told it is dangerous, something to reduce, suppress, fear. Yet the human brain is nearly 60% fat, and cholesterol plays a crucial role in neuron structure, hormone signalling and repair. In the context of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease, understanding lipids is not optional—it is foundational. Before we talk about memory, plaques in the brain, or risk f