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One factor that seems protective against dementia is to start life with high intelligence.  Genetics plays a significant role in that.  What are the odds a genius will pass his intelligence to his spawn?  Not as great as you might think.

Isaac Newton was a smart guy, but “…according to historians none of Newton’s paternal kinsfolk were able to even sign their names.” 

Skyler Tanner summarized John Christy’s Magic List.

Ned Koch opines here.

The traditional maximum recommended dose of alcohol is one drink daily for women, two for men.  Of course, many should not drink at all.

…as he prepared for role as Steve Jobs.  Details at USA Today.  I’ve never run across a patient eating only fruit.

Read about it in the Sacramento Bee.

“The human brain is capable of 10¹⁶ processes per second, which makes it far more powerful than any computer currently in existence. But that doesn’t mean our brains don’t have major limitations. The lowly calculator can do math thousands of times better than we can, and our memories are often less than useless — plus, we’re subject to cognitive biases, those annoying glitches in our thinking that cause us to make questionable decisions and reach erroneous conclusions. Here are a dozen of the most common and pernicious cognitive biases that you need to know about.”

Read the rest at io9.

One-minute YouTube video.

Details at his blog.

“The subjectivity of CDC data leads to misreporting. People may misreport due to estimating instead of actually measuring, lie because they are uncomfortable with their weight, overstate their height (which leads to incorrect body mass index calculations), etc. In exercise studies, it’s well-known amongst researchers that people generally overestimate the amount of physical activity that they participate in. In general, we are not perfect when it comes to estimating.”

Monica Reinagel has an answer at her blog.

“All of which suggests that, even if the recent charges against modern wheat don’t hold much water, your New Year’s resolution to cut back on wheat might still be a good one—but not if you simply replace one grain with another. Instead, consider replacing some of the grains in your diet with vegetables and other nutrient-dense foods.”