How will saturated fat and omega 3 fat affect your brain?

How will saturated fat and omega 3 fat affect your brain?

Posted by:  Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.
There are a lot of recommendations for a ketogenic diet now, as a way of promoting health.Eating a ketogenic diet means that you eat a very high-fat diet.You can also find recommendations for consuming a lot of saturated fat.We have known about the effect of fat for quite some time.Let’s...
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What can you do to protect your brain from the damage of air pollution?

What can you do to protect your brain from the damage of air pollution?

Posted by:  Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.
  We all know that air pollution is harmful, but did you know that it can result in a smaller brain? The researchers in the following study investigated the toxic effects of air pollution on the brainin 1,315 women aged 65 to 80 years which were free of dementia at...
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How to slow down brain atrophy and reduce the risk for dementia.

How to slow down brain atrophy and reduce the risk for dementia.

Posted by:  Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.
  In this randomized double-blind control study, the participants were 70-year-old individuals with mild cognitive impairment (Smith D, et al., 2010). Cranial MRI scans were done at the start and finish of the study. The participants were assigned to two groups of equal size. One group was treated with folic...
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Does reduced circulation in the brain increase the risk for Alzheimer’s disease?

Does reduced circulation in the brain increase the risk for Alzheimer’s disease?

Posted by:  Didrik Sopler
  Every tissue in the body needs nutrients including the brain and the nervous system.To deliver an optimal amount of nutrients to the tissue, we need a vascular system thatprovide good circulation.Atherosclerosis and stenosis of the vascular system will decrease blood circulation.The following research investigated the impact of intracranial arterial...
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