There are many nutrients that can affect mood, but B vitamins have a particularly positive influence. A number of B vitamins have been associated with homocysteine regulation in depression treatment. Homocysteine is an amino acid in the blood. High homocysteine levels can cause neurological damage,89 and are linked to an increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases […]
Exercise and Dementia
If you’re looking for more reasons to keep your New Year’s workout resolution, here is something that may help. More and more research is finding that dementia risk is significantly higher for sedentary middle-aged adults and that being physically fit may actually be preventative. In 2011, the first baby boomers turned 65, an age when […]
Foods That Contribute to Cognitive Decline
In order to prevent cognitive decline and dementia, it’s important to watch what you don’t eat as much as what you do eat. Certain food and drinks have been associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline as well as different types of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. Excitotoxins: Aspartame and MSG The role of neuroinflammation […]
Periodic Fasting Improves Heart Health and Cholesterol
Fasting has long been associated with religious rituals, diets, and political protests. Now new evidence from cardiac researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute demonstrates that routine periodic fasting is also good for your health, and your heart. Today, research cardiologists at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute are reporting that fasting not only […]