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A New Year’s Toast May Help Ward Off Dementia

In All Health Watch, Cognitive Health, Dementia, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article

Scientists call it the “Goldilocks Zone.”

It’s when too little of something is bad for you and so is too much…but a moderate amount is “just right.”

A major new study shows that’s the case with alcohol and Alzheimer’s disease.

Previous research has come to conflicting conclusions about how much you should drink for optimal brain health.

Scientists at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research set out to settle the question.… Read More

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This “Healthy Oil” Is Linked to Alzheimer’s

In All Health Watch, Alzheimer's and Memory, Cognitive Health, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article

Mainstream doctors have long touted canola oil as healthy because it’s low in saturated fat.

But as we’ve said for years, this is junk medicine.

It’s possible for canola oil to be healthy…if it’s processed without heat. But it rarely is.

Mass-market canola oils are heated to the point that they produce chemicals called aldehydes. They can build up in your body and lead to heart disease and cancer.… Read More

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2 Tbs of This Juice Improves Memory by 30%

In All Health Watch, Alzheimer's and Memory, Cognitive Health, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article

The U.S. federal government spends nearly $3 billion a year of our tax money on dementia research. Big Pharma spends billions more.[1]

This hugely expensive scientific effort has one goal: To find a way to treat Alzheimer’s disease and to help seniors stay mentally sharp.

So far, the results have been dismal.

We don’t have any treatments that do anything to stop Alzheimer’s, or even slow it down.… Read More

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Is It a Normal Memory Lapse or Alzheimer’s?

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

If you have a hard time identifying common smells, it could be an early warning of Alzheimer’s. 

That’s the surprising finding of a study at McGill University in Montreal. It looked at whether a simple smell test could reveal someone’s Alzheimer’s risk. 

Researchers tested 300 people who had a family history of dementia. All the subjects were given scratch and sniff patches of common smells such as gasoline, bubble gum, and lemon.Read More

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Why Alzheimer’s Drugs Fail

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

You might be surprised to learn that there are plenty of medications to treat Alzheimer’s. The FDA has approved five of them.

They are Aricept (donepezil), Razadyne (galantamine), Namenda (memantine), Exelon (rivastigmine), and Namzaric (donepezil and memantine).[1]

The reason you probably haven’t heard of them is that they don’t work very well. These drugs do nothing to stop the underlying disease—or even slow it down.… Read More

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The Obscure Nutrient That Slows Brain Aging

In All Health Watch, Cognitive Health, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article

Spinach and kale have been touted for years as superfoods. They are low in calories and loaded with antioxidants, anti-inflammatory compounds, iron, and vitamins K, A, and B6.

All of these are great for your heart and overall health and fitness.

But researchers have found that the greatest benefits of these leafy greens might be keeping your brain sharp.

Both vegetables are rich in a relatively obscure nutrient called lutein.… Read More