The Surprising Way Exercise Protects Against Alzheimer’s

In All Health Watch, Alzheimer's and Memory, Featured Article, General Health

Scientists have known for years that exercise not only keeps seniors in good physical shape, but it helps them stay mentally sharp. Study after study show that people who work out regularly perform better on cognitive tests as they get older.[i]

But researchers did not know exactly how physical activity improved memory and staved off dementia.

What is the mechanism?

Researchers may finally have an answer.… Read More

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Alzheimer’s Attacks Your Brain at Night, Study Finds

In All Health Watch, Alzheimer's and Memory, General Health

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the greatest failures of mainstream medicine. An estimated 5.7 million Americans suffer from it. And by 2050 that number is expected to more than double.[1]

But conventional doctors don’t have a clue about how to treat the disease…or even what causes it.

Now, researchers have discovered that poor sleep may be a major contributor to Alzheimer’s.… Read More

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New Hope for Alzheimer’s Patients

In All Health Watch, Alzheimer's and Memory, General Health

Mainstream medicine is baffled by Alzheimer’s.

They don’t know what causes it.

They don’t know how to prevent it.

And they have no idea how to treat it.

Yes, the FDA recently approved a drug for Alzheimer’s patients. It’s called aducanumab. But it’s so ineffective, expensive, and risky that many doctors refuse to prescribe it.[1]

Now, there may finally be hope for people with Alzheimer’s.… Read More

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One Nutrient Stops Inherited Alzheimer’s

In All Health Watch, Alzheimer's and Memory, Anti-Aging, Cognitive Health

Watching a parent or grandparent suffer with Alzheimer’s is not only sad…it’s terrifying.

That’s because you may be looking at your future.

Alzheimer’s can run in families. So if a relative has it, the chances are greater that dementia is in your future as well.

But researchers have found there may be a way to stop Alzheimer’s from being passed from one generation to the next.… Read More

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Using the Internet Boosts Retirees’ Brain Function

In All Health Watch, Alzheimer's and Memory, Anti-Aging, Cognitive Health

The internet comes under a lot of fire these days for causing all sorts of social ills, but a new study shows that it may be your brain’s best friend after you retire.i 

Researchers in Europe found that people who regularly use the internet after they quit working score significantly higher on memory tests. Women, in particular, were found to benefit mentally by using the internet, the study found. Read More

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Supplement Stops Memory Decline in Alzheimer’s Patients 

In All Health Watch, Alzheimer's and Memory, Anti-Aging, Cognitive Health

 

A new study shows that omega-3 supplements safely prevent memory decline in Alzheimer’s patients.i 

This is something that no Alzheimer’s drug has so far been able to achieve.ii 

Researchers tested omega-3 supplements in a group of Alzheimer’s patients in Sweden. Half the patients took the supplements every morning and evening. The other half took a placebo.  

Alzheimer’s Patients Maintain Memory When Taking Omega-3 Supplements 

The subjects took memory tests at the start of the study and again after six months. Read More