Tag: brain health

Dehydration May Be Linked to 2 Unexpected Diseases

What if improving depression and lowering your risk of dementia was as simple as drinking more water? Dehydration is usually linked to low blood pressure, increased heart rate, and headache. But it’s also related to these two unexpected diseases. Researchers believe hydration could be a powerful tool to help our brain be at its best—physically and…


Eat Fat to Protect Your Brain and Boost Its Function

The brain is the fattiest organ in the human body, consisting of 60 percent fat. Fat is an essential part of our diet, as it supports cell function, insulates organs, and is used for hormone production.  There are three kinds of fats that we consume through our diet—some are good, and some are bad. Consuming healthy…


Brains With Higher Vitamin D Linked to Lower Dementia Risk: Study

New research finds levels of vitamin D are associated with our risk of age-related cognitive decline. They’re just not sure why. Higher Brain Vitamin D Levels Associated with Lower Dementia Risk Researchers from Tufts University found that higher levels of vitamin D were associated with up to 33 percent lower odds of developing dementia or…


4 Ways to Exercise Your Brain as You Age

The human brain is still a mystery, but there is one thing scientists are certain about. That is, this complicated organ can still function well as we age. And there are ways to enhance and mold the brain’s agility and functions. The Brain Shrinks With Age but Cranial Nerve Activation Is More Important Have you…


Cold-Water Fish Improves Cognitive Function, Helps Build a Healthy Brain

New evidence suggests that eating cold-water fish and other sources of omega-3 fatty acids is effective in protecting brain health and enhancing cognitive performance in midlife. Cold-Water Fish Are Rich in Omega-3 Fatty Acids The American Heart Association stated that people should consume at least two servings of cold-water fish per week. Cold-water fish is…


Fish Oil Could Strengthen Your Aging Brain

Fish has been dubbed “brain food,” and a new study suggests that may really be true for middle-aged adults. Researchers found that among more than 2,000 middle-aged people, those with higher blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids performed better on tests of certain thinking skills. They also had thicker tissue in a brain area related to memory—one that…


Cognitive Benefits of Magnesium L-Threonate

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Developed by scientists in 2010, magnesium L-threonate (MgT) is a patented magnesium compound with the ability to enhance working memory, short- and long-term memory, and learning. In 2016, scientists found that not only did MgT enhance performance on individual cognitive tests in older adults with cognitive impairment, but also reversed brain aging by…


Music: Bridging Memories for People With Alzheimer’s

Wes Mika started out on drums, but in his heart, he was a tambourine man. “He got fascinated by the little silver discs on the tambourine,” said his wife, Susan Mika. “Sometimes he would hit the tambourine with the little mallets of the drum. He just loved that tambourine.” Wes, 77, has dementia and lives…


These 2 Personality Traits, Toxic to the Brain, Give You Higher Risk for Alzheimer’s

Science has not yet arrived at a complete understanding of the causes of Alzheimer’s disease. However, recent findings have confirmed the association between personality and neuropathology, in that certain personality traits can increase Alzheimer’s risk. The results of the study conducted by Terracciano et al. show that individuals with higher neuroticism and lower conscientiousness have…


Unsettling Research Links COVID Vaccine to Parkinson’s

The list of complications, conditions, and diseases resulting from the COVID shots is nearly endless and can affect any organ system in the body. Pfizer knew. Here’s their document. Look at the last 8 pages, which lists more than 1100 serious side effects and life-threatening illnesses Pfizer knew would happen from the first shot. We…