This Sugar May Be Silently Wrecking Your Memory
It's very well known that sugar and, in particular, the sugar called fructose, can wreak havoc on the body and brain. And now a group of researchers believe fructose may be connected to the increase
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Lower Your Dementia Risk 40 Percent With A Vitamin?
When it comes to fighting dementia, the mainstream has nothing new to offer.It’s the same old risky drugs… unproven therapies… and endless hours of “investigative” scans and procedures.Fortunately,
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SNAP Knocks Two Years Off Brain Aging
For good brain health, diet matters. As we’ve reported here many times, long-term consumption of a Mediterranean style diet, rich in fruits, vegetables, and olive oil, leads to better cognition in
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How Food Can Rejuvenate Aging Brain Blood Vessels
The brain is protected from toxins and other insults by the blood-brain barrier. It’s an important line of defense against damage and infection. But with aging it becomes “leaky,” leaving the brain
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Are You Getting Enough Of This Memory-Boosting Nutrient?
For your brain to function at its best, it needs a crucial nutrient that allows its neurons to keep properly firing off their messages to one another.This nutrient is particulary important because it
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This Might Be The Easiest Way To Stop Dementia
If you’re anything like me, you’re doing everything possible to stop dementia before it starts. Especially if one of your close relatives suffered from Alzheimer’s leaving you at genetic risk for the
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Eleven Memory-Boosting Nutrients Put To the Test
A lot has been written about how the right nutrients can help your brain stay in better shape as you get older.To test some of those claims, researchers in Europe spent two years investigating the
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Can This Vitamin Solve A Root Cause Of Alzheimer’s Disease?
It’s no secret that certain nutrients are good for your brain. Nutrients like vitamin B-12, vitamin D, and omega-3 fatty acids are often touted for staving off Alzheimer’s and other memory-robbing
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The Vitamin Secret to a Healthy Brain
If you’re anything like me, you’re probably doing everything you can to avoid Alzheimer’s disease. Because without a sharp mind, you will slowly lose your independence… and identity.That’s why you
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This Fiber Can Cut Your Risk of Dementia
When the saying “roughage keeps you regular” was coined it reflected fiber’s ability to prevent or relieve constipation.Soon doctors were touting the benefits of dietary fiber for everything from
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Is Vitamin B Deficiency an Early Warning Sign of Dementia?
In an ongoing exploration of the origins of dementia, researchers from the United States and Israel coordinated a large cohort study to examine a common nutritional deficiency - folate, or vitamin
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Boost the Impact of Exercise on Memory with One Mineral
It's been well-established that aerobic exercise improves brain health. But researchers haven't been able to identify the specific pathways that make this possible.But now researchers at the
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Is Too Much Calcium Bad for Your Brain?
When you think about how the mineral calcium affects your health, chances are the first thing that pops into your head is how this mighty mineral strengthens your bones.But if certain researchers
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Powerful Memory Protector Identified in a Common Berry
By now, just about everybody should know that eating plenty of fruits and vegetables can support a healthier brain and a sharp memory for years to come.But the latest research has begun to pick apart
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Forgotten Vitamin Can Help Keep Your Memory Sharp
For decades this vitamin has been overlooked for its importance in keeping your memory sharp as you age, but now it’s finally getting some of the attention it deserves.I’m talking about vitamin K.And
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Can Eating Cheese Boost Your Memory
Medical authorities are sticking to their guns when it comes to advice on high fat dairy foods like cheese. They suggest replacing cheese, milk and yogurt with low or non-fat versions to protect
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Why the MIND Diet is Proven to Cut Alzheimer’s Risk in Half
One of the best ways to deal with Alzheimer’s disease?Make sure you never get it in the first place. And one of the more effective methods for lowering your risk of Alzheimer’s disease is to build up
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Japanese Dietary Staple Helps Retain Memories
Alzheimer's happens when there’s damage to the brain's gray matter.But deeper parts of the brain, where white matter is located, can also suffer damage that leads to cognitive decline and
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Why Your Memory Will Love a Keto Diet
If you’re a loyal follower of Brain Health Breakthroughs, there’s a good chance you’ve read about the benefits of a ketogenic diet in one of our articles.Researchers have found this type of diet may
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This Summer Fruit Preserves Memory
A plant pigment that gives color to many fruits and vegetables has multiple protective properties that could shield the brain from Alzheimer's and other neurological diseases.Being natural, the
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Here’s How to Help Your Body Produce its Own Brain Booster
A sharper brain is a less inflamed brain.Inflammation is one of the brain’s worst enemies. As you age, your immune cells can get stuck in a continual state of attack mode – called chronic
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A Single Junk Food Meal Damages the Blood Vessels and the Brain
People may get away with eating a nutritionally poor diet for a time, but eventually the damage it causes to the body will appear as heart disease, dementia, cancer and other chronic, debilitating
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Feast on Flavonoids that Fight Alzheimer’s
Research into how Alzheimer’s disease develops shows that little everyday habits produce big results in keeping your brain healthy. First and foremost of those habits are the foods you eat.If you’re
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New Research Reveals Effects of Food Combinations on Brain Health
Regular readers know this familiar brain health mantra: exercise regularly, manage stress, eat lots of different fruits and vegetables, and supplement wisely.It seems that every day there’s another
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The Antioxidant in Kale, Spinach and Tea That Slashes Your Risk of Alzheimer's
You’ve heard for decades now how eating more fruit and vegetables can lower your risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer and obesity. And for readers of this newsletter, you also know a diet