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 …
How’s Your Brain Doing?
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 …
Quick Memory Test
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 …
Best Anti-Dementia Antioxidants Identified?
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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Top Tips to Prevent Cognitive Decline and Dementia
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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Quote of the Week: Cognitive Decline
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 …
Benfotiamine (B1) To Slow Cognitive Decline?
Wouldn't it be great if we could find something that would slow cognitive loss or the onset of Alzheimer's? Indeed it would. I noticed this interesting article at Life Extension today where researchers study the effects of giving 600mg of Benfotiamine, a form of Vitamin B1, to see what effect it might have. Benfotiamine intake …
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Tip of the Day: Start Neurobics!
American researchers have coined the term ‘neurobics’ for brain exercises that can help us build new neural pathways, change habits and strengthen our cognition. I love that name! It's important stuff, though, as we know that people with better mental processing and agility tend to have slower rates of mental decline and cognitive issues like …
Dementia DIY Test
Great tip here today from Dr Marilyn Glenville - try this cognitive impairment test to see how your brain is working: The Six Item Cognitive Impairment Test Taken from my book Natural Solutions for Dementia and Alzheimer’s This test is used to screen those individuals who are thought to be at risk of dementia. You can …
Is Food Affecting Your Brain? Part 2
For those of you following this three-part series, Part 2 is now out. Here is part one if you missed it, makes fascinating reading. You can visit Dr O's blog to get the second part - just use the search box if it's not on the first page any more. This time I note the …