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Older women have a higher risk of Alzheimer's than men and researchers may have found one reason why. It seems that the disease causes could be different in men and women. Essentially, researchers have found that women had much lower levels of the essential fatty acids in their blood. For women, the disease seems to …
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Lowering lipids causing more dementia? WDDTY did a recent piece about the importance of high-enough lipids to protect the brain - are statins behind the increase in dementia? I wouldn't be at all surprised. A reader recently sent me this fascinating case study/article about using B1 and B2 for mitochondrial CFS. A good reminder (thank …
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 …
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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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 …
Great little tip from Dr Glenville this morning on research suggesting which foods might help you keep your brain sharp. These foods will protect your brain Adding flavonoid-rich foods like berries, apples and tea could make you two to four times less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. Research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition investigated …
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 …
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 …
This is a new one on me, I have to say. Doing my Neuroinflammation training course, I have recently been astounded at the impact a trauma to the head can have on future illness. Think playing footie and being knocked out momentarily or smacking your head a good one during a car bump; even being …
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