Alzheimer's Team: January 2010

Thursday, January 7, 2010

No Alzheimer's For The New Year

The holidays have come and gone and all went very well. We visited my dad on Christmas eve (we left Christmas morning to go out of town). The kids sang some carols to him and he hummed along. He was in a happy, good mood. I told him that it was Christmas and his face lit up and he said "Oh really"? It was cute. That is all he had to say. He doesn't speak much anymore.

I have been thinking about what I can do to better my health in this new year. I really can't imagine the thought of Alzheimer's over taking my mind and body one of these days. It could very well happen. It's my job to prevent that from happening. I have been looking in to krill oil and also chlorophyll through wheat grass juice. You can google it to learn about it for yourself if you'd like.

I would love to learn about any new findings or Alzheimer remedies that any of you have come up with. Let me know.

Happy New Year!

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Human growth and intellectual development - DHA plays a very important role during fetal development, early infancy, and old age. High concentrations of DHA are found in the brain and increases 300-500% in an infant's brain during the last trimester of pregnancy. Adding DHA to a pregnant mothers diet may be beneficial for the fetus's brain development. Elderly people should also take EPA DHA, because as we get older, our bodies form less DHA and EPA, which may cause less mental focus and cognitive function. Taking EPA DHA may also help with mental abnormalities, such as Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia.

Turmeric Spice
Rates of Alzheimer's are significantly lower in certain parts of the world, especially India. Turmeric, a spice found in many curries and an essential part of the Indian diet, has very important properties that have been linked with Alzheimer's prevention. Turmeric is an antioxidant and seems to protect the brain from the build up of the plaques that are believed to cause the disease.

Teach a Lesson

In life, we have all kinds of teachers, first-grade teachers, biology teachers, ballet teachers. While they may have been responsible for teaching us how to read, how to dissect a frog, or how to do the perfect plie, they also taught us perhaps one of the most important lessons about aging: Teaching can save your brain. You're far more likely to retain information if you have to explain it to somebody else. The degree to which you can effectively explain information indicates how well you've actually learned it.

The lesson: Take advantage of mentoring opportunities whether it's instructing a class in your favorite hobby at a community college, or inviting the neighborhood teens over to teach them how to change a tire or make a cake?. Teach the next generation, and you'll power up your own generator.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Mobile Phone Radiation Protects Against Alzheimer's

Thursday, January 7, 2010

No Alzheimer's For The New Year

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