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 25, 2016 | 2010, Brain Health, Cognitive Health, Depression, Sleep
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Four weeks of listening to 30 minutes per week of different music genres significantly improved sleep quality by 27.3% and decreased depression by 59.9% in participating subjects compared to control. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 22, 2016 | 2015, Brain Health, Environmental Health, Radioactivity and Irradiation
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Brain activity is significantly altered during cell phone usage when cell phones are held against the ear. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 20, 2016 | Brain Health, Self-Care
Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, PH.D. The regular practice of gratitude lowers blood pressure and may reduce depression and anxiety. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 18, 2016 | 2015, Brain Health, Fitness and Exercise
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. In a study of 167 healthy men and women with no signs of dementia, those who participated in higher levels of physical activity demonstrated better motor function. (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 | 2012, Brain Health, Sleep
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study with 17 nurses and a control group, the nurses who took non-alcoholic beer went to sleep 5% faster and had 12.6 lower anxiety. (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, Autoimmune Disease, Boswellia, Brain Health, Multiple Sclerosis
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Visual-spatial memory significantly improved by 17.6% after 2 months of supplementation with 600 mg/day of Boswellia. (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 14, 2016 | 2010, Brain Health, Cognitive Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Those who took 300 mg of Bacopa monnieri for 12 weeks had a significant 19.6% increase in word recall and 24.5% higher score in the Complex Figure Test compared to placebo.
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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 Becky | Apr 12, 2016 | 2014, Antioxidants, Brain Health, Parkinson's
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Those who supplemented with 500 mg of inosine for 24 months saw a significant (63.9%) reduction in test points that measures the progression of Parkinson’s disease, compared to placebo. (more…)
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 5, 2016 | 2016, Brain Health, Calcium, Parkinson's
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study demonstrates how a defective gene (PLA2g6) plays an important role in the development of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease. (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 27, 2016 | 2007, Amino Acids, Brain Health, Tryptophan
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. In a study with 45 children with sleep terrors, those taking 250mg tryptophan could significantly reduce heart rate in association to social anxiety (formerly considered “shyness”). (more…)
by Becky | Jan 22, 2016 | Aging, Brain Health, Cognitive Health
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. Study attempts to explain the common idea of mental decline in old age may be an oversimplification of a process related to learning in the elderly. (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 | 2013, Brain Health, Headaches, Omega - 3
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Supplementation with omega-3 is associated with a 12.3% decrease in headache severity. (more…)