Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Study participants who supplemented with Vitamin C and E had a 40% reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease, a 38% reduced risk of any kind of dementia, and a 23% reduced risk of "Cognitive Impairment, Not Dementia" compared to those who...
Folic Acid Helps Fight Alzheimer’s Disease by Improving Inflammation Levels
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...
Study Suggests Link Between Proton Pump Inhibitor and Dementia
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Study participants who took proton pump inhibitors had a significant 44% increased risk of developing dementia. Proton pump inhibitors are one of the most commonly prescribed medications in the United States (1, 2) for...
“MIND Diet” Benefits Alzheimer’s Patients
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. Alzheimer’s Disease...
Strict Low-Carb Diet Improves Mental Health
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. Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of...
Niacin may Benefit Mental Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a mouse study those taking niacin did 33% better in a mental test. Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a condition that has doubled since 1980, currently affecting just under 5 million Americans but expected to affect 16 million by 2050...
Diet and Alzheimer’s Disease: Brain Imaging Study
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. There is increasing evidence (2,3,5,6 ) that nutrition may be an...
Herbal Combination Helps Alzheimer’s Patients Battle Dementia
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...
Resveratrol may Benefit Alzheimer’s Patients
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. Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia among older adults,...
Magnesium Containing Supplements May Help Preserve Brain Health
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. Alzheimer’s Disease affects 5.1 million Americans (1)...
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