New research indicates that several B vitamins may be the gateway to discovering more about the brain’s power and functions as well as detecting mental health issues.
 
Lindsay Allen, a U.S. Department of Agriculture nutritionist, reports that low levels of the B vitamins, folate, are associated with dementia symptoms and “cognitive decline” in brain function.
 
Allen in [...]

An observational study funded by the National Institute of Aging and the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) found a large percentage of nursing home residents have a low zinc levels (in their blood).  The researchers determined that residents with normal blood zinc levels had a 50 percent reduction in the incidence of pneumonia, compared to those [...]

Aging doesn’t mean the brain function has to decline, and losing cognitive function.  A study has determined that a variety of characteristics may be associated with maintenance of intelligence when people are in the 70s and 80s.
 
Socially engage, non-smoking senior citizens who exercise at least once a week, have a ninth grade literacy level and [...]

A belief exists in many cultures around the world that many people believe that getting older means declining mental capacity, which can cause poor decision-making.  A new report conducted at North Carolina State University determined that making intuitive decisions – using your “gut instincts,”  there’s no difference between “older” adults fare and their “juniors.”
 
The researchers [...]

A recent study conducted in Italy has determined that applying magnets to the brains of Alzheimer’s disease sufferers helps them to improve their understanding of what is said to them. The finding Italian scientists conducted a randomised controlled trial of the treatment, suggests that magnets may change the brain’s  “cortical activity,” and readjust  unhealthy patterns [...]

University of California at San Francisco researchers have documented exercising’s benefits on a cellular level.
 
The researchers found that vigorous exercises as little as 42 minutes over a 3 day period, similar to the US government’s recommendations, can protect people from the effects stress has on DNA.
 
Small fragments of DNA, located at the end of the [...]

A new animal study conducted by University of Massachusetts researchers determined that eating a handful of pecans everyday might have long-term benefits for the nervous system and could help to prevent certain diseases that occur in the latter decades. 
 
The researchers believe consumption might help to ward off such degenerative diseases as Lou Gehrig’s Disease (also [...]

Second hand cigarette and tobacco exposure increases the risk of developing dementia. Researchers at the University of California Berkley evaluated 3602 people 65 years and beyond in the Cardiovascular Health Study.  Nine hundred and eighty five (985) had no cardiovascular disease, were non-smokers and had no dementia.  Almost half, 495 reported secondhand smoke exposure, an [...]

I’ve heard many people suggest with a few episodes of memory lapse or loss that they are developing Alzheimer’s Disease.  That usually isn’t the case, and I understand the concern, since the disease has virtually exploded in epidemic numbers over the last 25 years, with no identifiable environmental causes.
 
According to psychiatrist Dr. Sameer Parik, “Forgetfulness [...]

 
New research in the FASEB Journal shows that high levels of phosphate in sodas and processed foods accelerate the aging process in mice and contribute to age-associated complications such as chronic kidney disease.
 
As if we didn’t already have enough reason to stop drinking sodas and eliminate processed foods from our diet, here’s another one.  A [...]