Dementia and Alzheimer’s

A natural way to help SAD

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SAD Seasonal Affective Disorder I’m looking out of the window and it’s a grey, cold, overcast day. Just the sort of day that encourages Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD. SAD is associated with a lack of energy and depression. In some 8% of people it’s serious enough to need treatment, but in some degree it … Read more

Reduce senior moments

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Have you ever forgotten a place name or even your PIN number? Walked upstairs for something – but then forgotten what you went for? We call these temporary memory lapses ‘senior moments’, and they do become more common with age. But what’s happening? Should you be worried? Can you reverse the process? Researchers at Columbia … Read more

Alzheimer’s link to animal fat in the diet

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I must confess to a sneaky liking for the occasional pork pie. Now it will have to be VERY occasional! Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, reporting in Annals of Neurology, identified the ratio of unsaturated fats to saturated fats as a key factor in Alzheimer’s. Women in their 6,000 person study who … Read more

Grapeseed protects the brain

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Medical News Today mostly tracks developments in conventional medicines, but a recent article highlighted multiple impressive therapeutic benefits of grapeseed extract as a supplement.   Grapeseed benefits include: Preventing cognitive decline Because grapeseed extract is very high in the polyphenol group called proanthocyanidins, which are neuro-protective in the hippocampus, it may prevent cognitive loss with … Read more