Researchers are learning more about Alzheimer’s disease. And they are finding — much like heart disease — that diet and other lifestyle changes can cut the risk of cognitive decline. “The connection between what you eat and the health of your brain is just as strong as the connection between foods and a healthy heart,” says Dr. Neal Barnard, the [...]

Do multivitamins increase Alzheimer’s disease risk? Can sweet potatoes improve mental clarity? Power Foods for the Brain, a new book by Physicians Committee president and nutrition researcher Neal Barnard, M.D., reveals how diet and lifestyle changes can shield the brain from memory loss, stroke, and Alzheimer’s. Power Foods for the Brain presents the latest and most compelling research on nutrition’s [...]

  When Dr. Neal Barnard’s father started to develop dementia, everything that was important to him was taken away piece by piece. “Nothing else matters if you can’t remember names or things you did together,” said Barnard, a Fargo native and nutrition advocate who often creates controversy with his suggestion of an all-vegan diet. Both of Barnard’s parents developed dementia [...]

Though there have been more than a thousand papers published on coconut oil in medical journals, there is little evidence it helps with Alzheimer’s disease. According to heart surgeon, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, all oil causes cardiovascular disease which in turn causes Alzheimer’s disease. Oil clogs the arteries that control blood flow to organs such as the brain. More information: http://NutritionFacts.org [...]

More information: PCRM.org and www.NealBarnard.org

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    Neal D. Barnard is an American physician, author, clinical researcher, and founding president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM.org), an international network of physicians, scientists, and laypeople who promote preventive medicine, conduct clinical research, and higher standards in research. Michael Tobias: Dr. Barnard, in your soon-to-be-published new book, Power Foods for The Brain (due out February [...]

Researchers have found some of the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease, more than two decades before the first symptoms usually appear. Treating the disease early is thought to be vital to prevent damage to memory and thinking. A study, published in the Lancet Neurology, found differences in the brains of an extended Colombian family predisposed to develop an early form [...]

Regular physical activity may help older people reduce their chances of getting dementia. In a new study published in the American Heart Association journal Stroke, older, non-disabled people who regularly engaged in physical activity reduced their risk of vascular-related dementia by 40 percent and cognitive impairment of any etiology by 60 percent. The protective effect of regular physical activity remained [...]

In the release of her book by Square One Publishers,”Prevent Cancer, Strokes, Heart Attacks and other Deadly Killers” Dr. Vijay Nair, MD, MS links inflammation to most diseases like cancer, arthritis, heart disease, digestive tract diseases, macular degeneration, Alzheimer’s disease, and chronic fatigue syndrome. Inflammation protects the body by killing any bacteria or viruses that may have entered the broken [...]