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Is Chronic Inflammation the Hidden Cause of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s?

For years, we’ve been told that Alzheimer’s disease is simply a result of getting older; the same explanation often given as to why more women seem to develop Alzheimer’s; as they tend to live longer than men. However, upon closer examination of the data, this theory begins to unravel. Age and Gender: Not the Whole […]

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Know Your Score

Know Your Healthy Lifestyle Score - The closer to 17, the higher your lifestyle score

Losing our senses in Alzheimer’s disease

Growing evidence highlights a strong link between sensory loss and neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and Dementia with Lewy Bodies.

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Know Your Risk Factors

If you know what your risks are, then by eliminating or treating them you are reducing the chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease. There are about 24 known established risk factors associated with developing Alzheimer’s disease.

Recognising Early Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease develops through stages; early ones include subjective cognitive impairment, where only the subject would recognise anything was awry. Next comes mild cognitive impairment, where family members and close acquaintances might begin to notice occasional cognitive deficits usually related to memory.

Switching on Your Longevity Genes

Early in my research, I noticed common preventive measures across various diseases. I wondered how could it be that the same foods and lifestyle practices help reduce the risk for heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, high blood pressure and on and on, unless these chronic diseases had the same root […]

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Focused Awareness as a Protective Pathway

The relationship between sensory perception and Alzheimer’s disease is an area of growing research, revealing how changes in sensory abilities may serve as early indicators of cognitive decline.

Mental Fitness as a Protective Pathway

Your mind: Use it or lose it. Mental exercises are just as important as physical exercises. Like our muscles, our brains need to be put to use if we expect them to maintain function.

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Maintaining Social Interactions as a Protective Pathway

The quality of your relationships affects every aspect of your health, including your risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Ageing, of course, can’t be stopped, but it is commonly accepted among those who work in this area of research, that it can be slowed.

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Managing Stress as a Protective Pathway

Stress is a major risk factor for cognitive decline. Chronic stress causes persistently high levels of cortisol secretion, resulting in inflammation and suppression of our immune function.

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Sleep as a Protective Pathway

Possibly, one of the most beneficial things we can do to improve our health is to sleep 7-9 hours every night. Good quality sleep enhances learning, memory, and creativity, boosts immune function and rids our brains of waste proteins known to accumulate and cause inflammation and dysfunction.