Cognitive Impairment, Memory Loss and Alzheimer's All Improve With The Cheapest Therapy In The World

 

'Mentally and socially stimulating activities, long believed to stimulate the brain, have no major effect on preventing brain shrinkage, especially when compared to the oldest therapy in the world--exercise. According to a study published in the journal Neurology.New research out of the University of Maryland School of Public Health shows that exercise may improve cognitive function by increasing the efficiency of brain activity associated with memory.'

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Cognitive Decline Linked to Periodontal Disease

'A groundbreaking study from the United Kingdom has connected gingivitis and oral health to cognitive decline. The study's findings are backed up by a multitude of research supporting the mechanisms.

Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry at London's King's College followed over 1050 adults for five years while tracking their oral health, as part of the Health, Aging and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study.'

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Is Alzheimers Just Another Form of Diabetes? How Our Diet May Be Destroying Our Brains

'Even if you can detach yourself from the suffering caused by diseases arising from bad diets, you will carry the cost, as a growing proportion of the health budget will be used to address them. The cost - measured in both human suffering and money - could be far greater than we imagined. A large body of evidence now suggests that Alzheimer's is primarily a metabolic disease. Some scientists have gone so far as to rename it. They call it diabetes type 3. 

New Scientist carried this story on its cover this September: since then I've been sitting in the library trying to discover whether it stands up. I've now read dozens of papers on the subject, testing my cognitive powers to the limit as I've tried to get to grips with brain chemistry. While the story is by no means complete, the evidence so far is compelling. '


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