Prevention Strategies - Diet and Nutrition
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2009-08-12 - Does Mild Cognitive Impairment Concern You? Currently, there is no standard medical protocol for preventing or treating this condition that may be a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease. In this article, physician Dr. Rosick discusses the need for early diagnosis and preventive treatment. ... read more. |
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2009-08-01 - Diet & Nutrition Findings from ICAD Vienna, July 14, 2009 A Plant Based diet can reduce risk for dementia, DHA from fish may also help-if taken soon enough. However, other fats may increase the risk for AD, and a new zinc formula appears to be of added value, as well as a little wine for prevention. ... read more. |
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2009-06-22 - Practical Food For Thought Tips Did you know your brain is made mostly of fats? And it is constantly under reconstructed Some of the most important fats for the brain are Omega 3 fatty acids, especially DHA. ... read more. |
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2009-06-06 - The Case for Nutrition in Preventing AD Exercise, as we have noted, is very important, but I've spoken to many people who exercised a great deal who still developed dementia, and one of the reasons is likely due to their diet. You see, exercise results in oxidation and free radicals, and if the body can not produce or consume enough antioxidants, all this exercise might even hasten their demise. And perhaps the best way to address this oxidative stress is by increasing antioxidants in our diet, but that is not the only nutrient critical for the brain. ... read more. |
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2009-06-05 - The Omega 3 fatty acid DHA and Cognitive Decline Recently we had a doctor call our office asking about the value of fish for reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). One of his patients had read an article claiming a 50% reduction in the risk for AD simply by eating more fish. So is this true or is it just hype from the Norwegian fishing industry? ... read more. |
