Brain health: the second most important component in maintaining a healthy lifestyle (according to a 2014 AARP study). As we age we can experience a range of cognitive issues from decreased critical thinking to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. In the March issue of Food Technology published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), contributing editor Linda […]
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Green Leafy vegetables get the nod.
Is it possible? Just by adding more spinach, kale, collards and mustard greens to your diet can you help slow cognitive decline? New research just in says YES! The research also examined the nutrients responsible for the effect, linking vitamin K consumption to slower cognitive decline for the first time. Ian: This is great news for us […]
Turmeric the Wonder Spice. Hydrogen the wonder gas.
Turmeric has been used in India for over 5,000 years, which is probably why even today both rural and urban populations have some of the lowest prevalence rates of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in the world. A recent study on patients with Alzheimers’ found that less than a gram of turmeric daily, taken for three months, resulted in […]
Think this through with me. Diabetes = Dumb and Dumber.
A new report from Science Daily tells us that diabetes in midlife determines a high probability of cognitive decline 20 years later. So.. we’re looking at a nation of senior morons! Ouch! And yet diabetes is SO unnecessary! The study is a rather personal message for me because I experienced what we believe to be […]
A breakthrough for Alzheimer’s? Oh Please God! Make it so!
In the first, small study of a novel, personalized and comprehensive program to reverse memory loss, nine of 10 participants displayed subjective or objective improvement in their memories beginning within three to six months after the program’s start. The study’s approach is personalized to the patient, based on extensive testing to determine what is affecting the […]