Good Blood Circulation Is Important for the Brain

Good Blood Circulation Is Important for the Brain

Understanding the importance of good blood circulation for brain health can help prevent the progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease. Learn how cardiovascular health impacts cognitive function.
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Omega 3 Fatty Acids and the Blood Brain Barrier

Omega 3 Fatty Acids and the Blood Brain Barrier

Posted by:  Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.
Recent research reveals that omega-3 fatty acids may be crucial for maintaining a sharper, more resilient brain as we age. Discover the power of omega-3s!
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This vitamin is associated with accelerated brain aging.

This vitamin is associated with accelerated brain aging.

Posted by:  Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.
In the following study the researchers investigated whether low vitamin D levels were associated with gray matter volumes, whole brain volumes and hippocampus volumes (Terock J, et.al., 2023). Structural MRI data and vitamin D levels were obtained for the 1,865 participants, and this was what they found. Vitamin D deficiency...
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This plant substance has neuroprotective benefits.

This plant substance has neuroprotective benefits.

Posted by:  Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder of the cortex and hippocampus, which leads to cognitive impairment if nothing is done to intervene. Many studies have shown that resveratrol has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective properties and can decrease the toxicity and aggregation of β-amyloid in the hippocampus of Alzheimer’s patients,...
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One thing you can do to slow down brain aging, it’s easy.

One thing you can do to slow down brain aging, it’s easy.

Posted by:  Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.
In this study the researchers examined structural MRI data and vitamin D levels in 1,865 people from the general population (Terock J, et.al., 2022). They investigated whether low vitamin D levels were associated with imaging patterns of brain aging, gray matter volumes, whole brain volumes and hippocampus volumes.   Vitamin...
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