As Janelle discovered, berries can have a remarkable power to heal the brain. Animal studies have found that berries—particularly the deep blue-purple kinds—help animals learn improve their memory. When wild blueberry juice was given to nine older adults with memory changes, they demonstrated improved learning, word recall, and even a trend toward better mood after … Read more
First Case Study to Show Direct Link Between Alzheimer’s and Aluminum Toxicity Aluminum has been long known to be neurotoxic, with mounting evidence that chronic exposure is a factor in many neurological diseases, including dementia, autism, and Parkinson’s disease. However, definitive scientific proof is difficult to establish due toth the lack of longitudinal studies, as … Read more
Alzheimer’s develops slowly, says Deborah Halpern, of the National Family Caregiver Alliance, in Kensington, Maryland. Like the fog in Carl Sandberg’s poem, it “comes on little cat feet.” We had trouble distinguishing Alzheimer’s from normal age-related changes. But if you know what to look for, dementia is different from normal aging. Anyone can misplace their … Read more