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Category Archives for dementia
Deep Sleep Dementia
Does my lack of deep sleep increase my risk of dementia? I am a long-term cancer survivor. I developed a l0ng-term side effect called chemobrain years ago. While my chemobrain has improved significantly,
Continue readingDementia Risk Reduction-
“Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, and it generally affects the elderly. It has been suggested that diet is an intensively modifiable lifestyle factor that might reduce
Continue readingAlzheimer’s, Cognitive Function, Mind-Body Therapy
“These changes also linked directly to improvements in subjective assessments of cognitive function, mood, sleep, and quality of life.” Though Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common type
Continue readingDementia, Alzheimer’s Therapy-
All outcome measures revealed improvement: statistically significant improvement in MoCA scores, CNS Vital Signs Neurocognitive Index, and Alzheimer’s Questionnaire Change score were documented. No serious
Continue readingAlzheimer’s Disease – Non-Toxic Therapies
“Alzheimer’s disease constitutes a growing cause of cognitive impairment in aging population. Given that current treatments do not produce the desired therapeutic effects, the need for finding
Continue readingBrain Health, Plasticity, Neurogenesis Therapies
“Specific pathologies, aging or some inadequate life habits can deteriorate cognitive functionality…However, there are cognitive stimulation techniques that help us prevent this deterioration
Continue readingI Don’t Buy It-“Algorithm Accurately Predicts Cognitive Decline in Parkinson’s Disease”
Cognitive decline is one of the long-term outcomes of PD that has been largely unmanageable, and clinical trials are hampered by the highly varied rates of progression to cognitive clinical endpoints.
Continue readingAntioxidants Enhance Brain Health, Reduce Risk of Dementia
Antioxidants may help protect the brain from oxidative stress, which can cause cell damage… Potentially reducing the risk of dementia No, I don’t think we can take a pill (s) to completely
Continue readingFolate/B12, Vitamin D3, Magnesium Deficiency = Dementia
I blog about both brain health and dementia. I believe that optimizing brain health is the best therapy to prevent Alzheimer’s Disease. I am stating this at the beginning of this post because the studies
Continue readingDementia- Neuroinflammation Therapies
“There is no cure for AD. While much remains unknown about the disease, scientists increasingly suspect that neuroinflammation may play a role.” Chemobrain, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia,
Continue readingReduce Dementia Risk- Non-Toxic
“There is growing evidence of a link between regular participation in mental, cognitive, or intellectual activities and a reduced risk of cognitive decline…” “a polyphenol pattern
Continue readingC-B-D, Inflammation and Alzheimer’s
“The treated mice also lost fewer brain cells and their brains contained 20 percent less of the sticky plaques associated with Alzheimer’s…” Full transparency- the studies linked
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