A study at the Univeristy of Laval in Canada showed that if you increase your fish oil (DHA) you can reduce the extent of damage following a stroke by 25 %. In the study they fed mice a diet rich in DHA for three months significantly reduced the severity of a stroke. “The consumption of [...]
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition article High doses of resveratrol may improve blood flow in the brain and potentially boost brain health. That’s what a new study from the United Kingdom concludes. A single dose of 250 mg or 500 mg of resveratrol was found to boost blood flow in the brain but did not [...]
Tags: antidepressants, brain health, Depression, Food, mood, prescription drugs, ssri
For those of you who have a loved one that deals with depression or perhaps you have in the past, you might enjoy this video with Dr. Gary Kohls. He defines depression and explains why he thinks it is not a mental illness. He says it is not a chemical imbalance and it can lead [...]
I found this book review on Longevity Medicine Review and thought that this had some very good information for those who may deal with brain disorders. Dr. Mark Hyman is a Doctor of functional medicine. Functional doctors treat each patient individually . Instead of prescribing a medication to treat the symtom they look at the [...]
Tags: Alzheimers and Benefits of Ginseng, natural help for alzheimers, non drug approach for alzheimers, Shaklee Cor Energy
Korean (panax) ginseng enhances cognitive performance in Alzheimer’s disease patients, according to a study coming out of South Korea. Intrigued by other studies showing Korean ginseng’s wide-ranging benefits, researchers initiated the new study stating: “Recent experimental evidences suggest protective and trophic effects of ginseng in the memory function of Alzheimer disease (AD). Thus, we investigated [...]
Tags: Blood Sugar, Magnesium and brain health, normalize blood pressure, relief from PMS water retention, Shaklee Vital Mag
Professor Guosong Liu, Director of the Center for Learning and Memory at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, led a new study to see whether supplementing the diet with magnesium could boost brain power. “Our findings suggest that elevating brain magnesium content via increasing magnesium intake might be a useful new strategy to enhance cognitive abilities,” [...]
