Confirming what we already know.
March 11th 2008 06:10
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An extract from Stop Aging Now, confirms, in summary form, but probably not to completion, what we already know.
Stick with the right foods and stay away from those supplements is what I urge you to do.
Food itself has many tricks and ploys in its interaction with other foods and with the body, so harness your OWN potential, rather than losing it by sacrifice to the alternative health "drugs".
That way you'll enjoy it more and have more money in YOUR pocket not theirs.
So here's the neat little summary:
Fighting Forgetfulness with Food
Even if you have a strong family history of Alzheimer’s disease, you can reduce your chances of developing it with the same healthy lifestyle changes that prevent heart disease and cancer, such as:
Eat three or more servings of vegetables a day, including one dark leafy green vegetable. In a study, older people who did so had brains that functioned like they were five years younger. (Morris, MC et al: Neurology 2006; 67:1370-6.)
Eat fatty fish such as salmon, mackerel or sardines three times a week or more. The fats in fish protect your brain.
Satisfy sweet cravings with dark, minimally-processed chocolate. It improves blood flow to the brain and can help maintain healthy brain function. Look for products that list the amount of flavanols they contain or that have a “Cocoapro” logo.
Go ethnic. Indian, Chinese, Japanese and Mediterranean cuisines all use foods and spices that can help you stay sharp, such as curry, garlic, green tea, and ginger.
Go easy on sugar. Drinking sugar water more than doubled the amount of amyloid plaque in animals. Researchers say the equivalent in humans is roughly five cans of soda a day. (J. Biol. Chem., Dec 2007; 282: 36275-36282 ; doi:10.1074/jbc.M703561200.)
Challenge Your Brain to Stay Sharp
Maintaining an active mind may slow the build-up of plaques and tangles in the brain, research suggests. Anything that’s challenging but fun will do. Try cooking or language classes, crossword or jigsaw puzzles, socializing with people you find stimulating, scrap booking or genealogical research. For online stimulation, check out a company called Happy Neuron (www.happy-neuron.com). This website gives temporary free access to video games that strengthen language, memory, judgment and coordination.
Think Aerobic Exercise
As little as three hours of walking a week over a period of six months can increase neurons and neuronal connections in the brains of older adults, research has found. However, only aerobic exercise produces significant increases in brain volume in areas of the brain related to age-related cognitive decline. Brisk walking, hill climbing, swimming or biking—anything that quickens your heart rate and breathing—will work.
Look after those neurons and they will look after YOU.
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