Eat These Foods to Help Strengthen Your Intuition
Razi Berry I was just turning fifteen years old and an eating disorder was killing me. I had gone into heart failure as a complication, and my life was slipping from me while my parents and younger siblings watched. Their hearts were breaking. And so was mine; my heart was literally broken. Heart. Failure. Disordered […]
Daytime Sleepiness Could be a Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s
Razi Berry Sleeplessness and sleep disturbances may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease according to a recent study. According to the study, older adults who frequently feel sleepy during the day are three times more likely to develop beta-amyloid plaques in their brains.1 This daytime sleepiness may be caused by lack of nighttime sleep […]
Bad Fats, Culprit in Alzheimer’s and Memory Loss
Node Smith, ND Canola Oil is Bad for the Brain Canola oil has just been found to be associated with worsened memory, learning and weight gain in mice which are used to model Alzheimer’s disease.1 Canola oil is among the most commonly consumed vegetable oils (corn, safflower are others). There hasn’t been too much research […]
Predicting Alzheimer’s with an Eye Scan
Scan May Reveal Early Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease There is new research which suggests that an eye scan may be able to show the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).1 Neuroscience researchers have found peripheral areas of beta amyloid plaque formation in the retina, similar to those seen in the brain of patients with AD. […]
Extra Virgin Olive Oil as Daily Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr. Sarah King, ND Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) and the Alzheimer’s Prevention Connection Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly, accounting for almost 5 million cases in the United States.1 There are 3 major characteristic pathologies of AD: amyloid-b pathology, tau pathology, and synaptic pathologies which affect the […]