All Articles Tagged With: "Alzheimer"

Do you eat pears? Here are 9 reasons that YOU should be adding them to your diet! I was at the farmers market last weekend buying pears and found myself standing in a trance of gratitude when…

Adding pecans to your diet can delay the progression of age-related diseases. Pecans are one of the highest antioxidant-rich tree nuts. They provide more than 19 vitamins and minerals, including extremely important…

The compound that gives curry spice powder its yellowish color may protect arteries from fatty buildup, new research in mice shows. Curcumin, the main ingredient in the curry spice turmeric, is a naturally occurring antioxidant known as a polyphenol. Polyphenols are found in plants that have anti-inflammatory and…

The active ingredient THC in marijuana appears to reduce tumor growth, according to research from the University in Madrid. The researchers showed giving THC to mice with cancer decreased tumor growth and killed cells off in a process called autophagy, amazingly it…

Green tea has been consumed for more than four thousand years and is possibly the closest thing to a miracle drink. It has numerous properties that render it extremely beneficial for the human body and many research studies have shown drinking green tea […]

As if blueberries weren’t already amazing, new research found adding blueberries to a regular diet, resulted in improvements in memory and may have implications in the treatment of Alzheimer’s. Blueberries are rich in flavonoids, which have always been associated as an antioxidant, but this study indicates they also activate the part of the brain [...]

Swedish researchers discovered that mice fed junk food for nine months began developing the abnormal brain tangles associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The study concluded that a diet of high fat, cholesterol and sugar severely affect the brain. The biggest probable is that what most people don’t think is junk food, is [...]

Every year it is recommended that people get a flu shot to avoid spending time feeling horrendously bad over the winter. Elderly people are especially warned that without a flu shot, their health could be in serious jeopardy. In recent years, this warning has been [...]