Researchers report that huge doses of an ordinary vitamin appeared to eliminate memory problems in mice with the rodent equivalent of Alzheimer’s disease. In the study, researchers looked at nicotinamide, a form of Vitamin B3 that is found in foods such as pork, peanuts, turkey, chicken, veal, fish, salmon, swordfish, tuna and sunflower seeds. Alzheimer’s […]
Primal Body, Primal Mind
Primal Body, Primal Mind: Beyond the Paleo Diet for Total Health and a Longer Life combines your body’s Paleolithic needs with modern nutritional and medical research for complete mind-body wellness. It also provides sustainable diet strategies to curb sugar cravings, promote fat burning and weight loss, reduce stress and anxiety, improve sleep and moods, increase […]
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NADH) and Mental Health
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) is an important cofactor, or “assistant,” that helps enzymes in the work they do throughout the body. NADH particularly plays a role in the production of energy. It also participates in the production of L-dopa, which the body turns into the important neurotransmitter dopamine. Based on these basic biochemical facts, NADH […]
Summer Seasonal Affective Disorder
Most people associate seasonal affective disorder (SAD) with the winter, but in fact many people suffer from the summer blues. As many as 25% of American are thought to suffer from some form of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). SAD can be relatively mild or it can be a serious disorder that requires hospitalization. Because SAD […]