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Great reminder today from Dr K - this is precisely why I ask the question on the new patient case review form: 'Have you ever been knocked unconscious even if only for a few seconds?' ...research shows that concussion patients can experience chronic brain inflammation for years after the initial injury, resulting in serious long-term …
Fascinating article today for you if you are a chronic pain sufferer. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could identify how the brain is 'triggering' pain and stop it? Researchers have been working on how to do just that. They found different areas of the brain and different signals were involved in chronic and acute …
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Quote from Chris Kresser on this important topic today for you. He's talking about US magnesium intake, but it's not going to be vastly different in Europe or the UK. Check out my Magnesium Factsheet here too for recommendations, products, types of magnesium, how to test effectively etc. I've written about the importance of magnesium …
Food for the Brain has significantly updated their Cognition test recently, so maybe time to take a test to see how your memory and brain function is? Most people think you get what you're born with, but that is just SO NOT TRUE! Cognitive decline is not a function of ageing. Over half the risk …
Deficiency states of certain B vitamins (B12 in particular) increase in frequency with age but can occur at any age depending on many modifiable factors[13]. The use of oral supplementation of B vitamins provides a clinically relevant input, where sub-clinical and clinical deficiency exists[14],[15].There are multiple interactions between the eight B vitamin forms, and collective ingestion via supplementation or enhanced …
Today, here's a quick test you can do to check how your memory is performing. Look at these words for about 10 seconds: Then, go and do something else for 2 minutes - read this blog post, for example, which is relevant. After 2 minutes, write down all the words you can recall from the …
Useful article here today, suggesting that high levels of certain antioxidants in the blood of trial participants may be protective against dementia onset. Best Antioxidants to Prevent Age-Related Dementia Identified? Higher levels of specific carotenoid antioxidants in blood may help guard against age-related dementia, new research suggests.Investigators found that individuals with the highest serum levels …
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I keep seeing reports that Long Covid sufferers are having cognitive issues like brain fog and neurological/brain/nervous system issues like anxiety, depression and PTSD. Here's one for a start: More Evidence COVID 'Brain Fog' IsBiologically Based (which basically says it is neuroinflammation in many cases) Treating Long Covid Trauma & PTSD The PTSD is totally …
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Diet and exercise can influence the risk of cognitive decline (CD) and dementia long before their onset, according to new research from King’s College London. In the study, published in  Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association,  the researchers established that 12 years prior to diagnosis, both CD and Alzheimer’s were associated with levels of …
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One of the things you absolutely have to do when you are working with a patient who has cognitive decline is assess insulin resistance. It must be managed and reversed if you’re going to have any success at improving their cognitive function and lowering their risk for developing further dementia or neurodegenerative patterns.Dr Datis Kharrazian …