by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Sep 17, 2026 | noggin notes
Magnesium has become one of the default answers to a sleep problem. It is inexpensive, widely available, and easy to find in powders, gummies, capsules, drink mixes, and nighttime formulations. The story sounds tidy: magnesium is involved in nervous-system and...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Sep 17, 2026 | Medication Decisions
A psychiatric medication can be appropriate to start and still deserve a serious reassessment later. That should not be a controversial statement. It is simply how good decisions work when circumstances change. In February 2026, a 45-member international task force...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Sep 17, 2026 | Smarter Shopping
Canned fish often gets bought with vague good intentions, then sits behind the pasta sauce until its expiration date becomes alarming. A better approach is to treat it like a real weeknight protein, with one or two meals already assigned to each can.This is not about...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Sep 15, 2026 | Lab notes
A1C is often described as a three-month average of blood sugar. That description is useful, but it is incomplete enough to create confusion.An A1C result is not a report card on how someone ate, exercised, or managed stress over the previous 90 days. It is a...
by Teralyn Sell, PhD | Sep 15, 2026 | Brain Health Articles
A newly published trial offers a useful brain-health finding, along with a useful reason to slow down before turning it into a headline. In the PROMED-EX trial, adults age 60 and older who were at risk of undernutrition and reported subjective cognitive decline were...
