by Becky | Aug 19, 2016 | 2016, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health, Folic Acid & Folate
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A current study of 121 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s revealed that those who took 1250 micrograms of folic acid for 6 months significantly improved mental health scores by 5.1% and significantly reduced inflammatory protein levels by 41.7% compared to those who took donepezil. (more…)
by Becky | Jun 16, 2016 | 2016, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health, Cognitive Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Study participants who took proton pump inhibitors had a significant 44% increased risk of developing dementia. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 26, 2016 | 2015, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health, Mediterranean Diet
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Participants with the highest one third of the MIND Diet scores (a hybrid of the Mediterranean and DASH diets) had a 53 % reduced risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease compared to those in the lowest one third. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 25, 2016 | 2012, Alzheimer's Disease, Blood Sugar, Brain Health, Restricted Diets
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Older adults with mild cognitive impairment significantly improved their learning memory scores after 6 weeks of a low carbohydrate diet compared to those on a high carbohydrate diet. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 15, 2016 | 2008, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health, Vitamin B - General
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a mouse study those taking niacin did 33% better in a mental test. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 15, 2016 | 2014, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health, Vitamin B12 - Mental
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. In research with 49 adults with an average age of 54, those with highest intakes of vitamin B12 in their diet, had better levels of a marker for Alzheimer’s disease. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 14, 2016 | 2014, Alzheimer's Disease, Botanicals, Brain Health, Cognitive Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Alzheimer’s participants who took a herbal combination for 12 months had significantly higher cognitive function scores, significantly lower inflammation levels, and greater antioxidant levels than those who took the Alzheimer’s drug Aricept. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 13, 2016 | 2015, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health, Resveratrol
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Supplementation with resveratrol for 52 weeks resulted in a significant improvement in A-beta40, a protein marker associated with the progression of dementia.
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by Antonella | Apr 12, 2016 | 2016, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health, Magnesium
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A new study finds that supplementing with MMFS-01, a magnesium-threonic acid compound, significantly improved cognitive impairment in participating subjects compared to control. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 4, 2016 | Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health, Cognitive Health, Fitness and Exercise
Written by Dr. Patrick B. Massey, MD, PhD. Both memory and cognition were significantly improved in study participants who practiced tai chi or baduanjin.
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by Becky | Jan 22, 2016 | 2014, Alzheimer's Disease, Omega - 3, Women's Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In an 8 year prospective study, researchers found that every 1.6% increase in the amount of EPA + DHA in the blood produced a 2.1 cm3 larger brain volume. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 19, 2016 | Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health, Vitamin D - Mental Health
Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, Ph.D. Vitamin D deficiency exists in 70-90 percent of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 12, 2016 | 2014, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health, Fitness and Exercise
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Individuals at high risk for Alzheimer’s and with low physical activity experienced a 3% decrease in the volume of their hippocampus. (more…)
by Antonella | Jan 7, 2016 | 2014, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Researchers found that the use of benzodiazepines significantly increased the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by 43%. (more…)
by nhri | Jan 23, 2014 | 2014, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health, Vitamin E
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a double-blinded placebo-controlled study, individuals with cognitive impairment supplemented with 2000 IU vitamin E functionally declined 18.6 % slower each year as compared to the placebo group. (more…)
by nhri | Jul 15, 2013 | 2013, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health, Curcumin, Longevity
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Rats fed the equivalent of 3430 mg human dose increased memory over a control group and reached the goal 7.5% faster than the control group. (more…)
by nhri | Jun 25, 2013 | Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health
Written by Patrick B. Massey, M.D., Ph.D. 30 patients with mild to moderate dementia who received 300 mg phosphatidylserine per day showed significant improvements in recall, memory recognition, executive functions, focused attention, sustained attention, and short term memory. (more…)
by nhri | Jun 5, 2013 | 2013, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health, Folic Acid & Folate, Vitamin B12 - Mental, Vitamin B6
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. In a test with 156 subjects with mild cognition impairments, supplementing with B vitamins reduced brain shrinkage by 3.2% compared to the control group. (more…)
by nhri | Jan 28, 2013 | 2012, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health, Processed Foods
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. Diacetyl, used in butter flavoring is able to form the plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. (more…)
by nhri | Jan 28, 2013 | 2010, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health, Cognitive Health, Vitamin E
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Patients with high blood levels of vitamin E had 45% reduced risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. (more…)