Featured Topics: Brain Health
Winter Blues – Informed Opinion
Written by Patrick Massey, M.D., Ph.D. Nature has given us safe, inexpensive and effective therapies for the winter blues. This time of the year can be difficult for many people. There is the “let down” after the Holidays and it is getting colder. In addition,...
Mouse Study Shows Hope for Fish Oil and Parkinson Disease
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a mouse study, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids showed no damage compared to an 80% reduction in a marker for neurological health in the control group. Parkinson Disease is a progressive, degenerative nerve disorder characterized by...
Phosphatidyl Serine: Nature’s Brain Nutrient
By Amy Kosowski, M.S., LDN. A number of clinical trials have shown that phosphatidyl serine has a benefit for cognition. PS and Brain Function Phospholipids are a class of fat-like molecules that promote cell membrane fluidity, facilitate cell-to-cell signaling, and...
Omega-3 Fats Hold Promise for Mental Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 1214 patients, low EPA levels increased the risk of dementia in depressed patients by 52%. The incidence of Alzheimer Disease (AD) has doubled since 1980, currently affecting just under 5 million Americans, and expected...
Omega-3 Fats May Improve Health in the Elderly
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. 254 Norwegian patients were given fatty acid supplementation. EPA was the only fatty acid out of the 22 tested that was significantly associated with a decreased risk of death in this population. The risk of death diminished as the...
Enzogenol® Found to Benefit Mental Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Forty-two men given 960 mg Enzogenol and 120 mg vitamin C had a 6.4% increase in a spatial memory test compared to the control group. A report released by the National Center for Health Statistics (1) on June 11, 2008, reported...
Vitamin B-12 May Help Maintain Brain Size
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Compared to those with the highest blood levels of B-12, those with the lowest levels had 3 times the risk of decreased brain volume. Alzheimer Disease (AD) has doubled among Americans since 1980, currently affecting more than 4.5...
Mediterranean Diet May Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. 2258 seniors without Alzheimer's disease or dementia whose diets closely resembled the Mediterranean Diet were 40% less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, is a devastating brain...
Homocysteine Levels Found to Affect Brain Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In the Framington study of 2000 patients, those with the highest homocysteine blood levels had an increased risk of mini strokes compared to those with the lowest homocysteine blood levels. Homocysteine (Hcy) is an amino acid that is...
Calcium Found to Reduce Stroke Risk
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a large study in Japan, those with highest intake of calcium had a 29% smaller risk for all types of stroke. In the United States alone, someone has a stroke every 45 seconds and someone dies of stroke every three minutes. As the...
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