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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

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Wearing a Tie Does This to Your Brain

In All Health Watch, Cognitive Health, Men's Health

Clothes may make the man…but wearing a necktie can hurt your brain. 

That’s the surprising conclusion a high-quality study performed in Germany. It found that wearing a tie reduces blood flow to the brain. This, in turn, may raise the risk of a stroke and lowers cognitive function.  

For the study, researchers at University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein recruited 30 healthy men. They had half the men wear a traditional necktie.Read More

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7 Surprising Signs of a Hormone Imbalance 

In All Health Watch, Cognitive Health, General Health, Longevity

Hormones are the master controllers of your body.   

They are chemical messengers that tell your organs and glands what to do. When you have a shortage or imbalance, your body no longer functions efficiently.  

When we think of hormone problems, menopause in women and low testosterone in men are often the first things that come to mind.  

Hot flashes, mood swings, insomnia, dry skin, and fatigue are just a few of the symptoms that occur when women experience the natural decline of estrogen and progesterone during menopause.Read More

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Why This Is the Best Time of Year to Eat Fish

In All Health Watch, Cognitive Health, Diet and Nutrition, Nootropics and Brain Support

For centuries, fish has been known as “brain food.” And now researchers have discovered that it can prevent Parkinson’s disease, one of the most devastating illnesses of the brain.i 

For the study to make sense, you need to know a bit about how proteins work in the brain… 

Proteins are long chains of amino acids. They are absorbed into specific brain structures to carry out their function.Read More

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Big Pharma’s Big Alzheimer’s Fail

In All Health Watch, Alzheimer's and Memory, Big Pharma, Cognitive Health

The new Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab does one thing really well… 

It clears away amyloid brain plaque.  

Unfortunately, clinical trials show there’s something else it doesn’t do very well at all… 

It doesn’t help Alzheimer’s patients get better. 

So why did the FDA grant accelerated approval, making it the first new Alzheimer’s medication to hit the market in 18 years?  

Because the agency and Big Pharma refuse to let go of the long-discredited “amyloid hypothesis.”Read More

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This Is Your Brain on Sugar

In All Health Watch, Cognitive Health, Diabetes

It’s long been known that having type 2 diabetes can affect your memory and thinking skills. 

But what about non-diabetics? Can rising blood sugar damage your mental sharpness if your level is not high enough to make you a diabetic? 

That’s the question a major study set out to answer. Researchers analyzed blood sugar levels and cognitive function in 5,189 people over a decade.Read More