Dr. Lester Packer is the world's foremost authority on lipoic acid, says that lipoic acid supplements can act as a broad shield against the degenerative health problems associated with heart disease, stroke, and cataracts. In talking about the research on alphalipoic acid in his book The Antioxidant Miracle, Dr. Lester Packer (1999) says, "Obviously, these findings have profound implications for healthy aging." Dr. Packer's work has shown that alpha-lipoic acid can help strengthen memory and prevent some signs of brain aging.
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• Diet and exercise are very important lifestyle factors that influence the difference between all aspects of health and disease, including Alzheimer's. Low-fat, high-complex carbohydrate diet rich in fruits and vegetables are what you are really after. These are natural sources of free radical scavengers, particularly beta-carotene, vitamin C, and other nutritional elements. Researchers have compared the brain functions of sedentary seniors to those who started exercising simply by brisk walking for 20 to 40 minutes, three or four times a week. The exercisers consistently score higher than members of the unfit group on cognitive tests designed to measure reaction time, visual organization, memory, and mental flexibility. Be sure to exercise your brain. We all know that we need to exercise our muscles to keep them toned and healthy. When it comes to improving brain function, however, we completely overlook the value of exercise. Brain power can be improved with usage. Exercising or using your brain is a valuable technique that can improve your mind and memory. When you use your brain, you build nerve circuits made up of nerve cells, or neurons, with axons and dendrites. The more circuits you have, the less memory loss you will likely experience. Play games that make you think such as scrabble, chess, poker or bridge. Do puzzles, word and number games, and brain teasers. Read books that challenge you and listen to music. Study a new language, take a class, learn a musical instrument, take up ballroom or square dancing. The more you use your brain to perform a skill, the easier it becomes.
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• B-Complex Vitamins work together to protect nerve tissue against oxidation, enhance memory and insulate nerve cells. Choline and phosphatidylcholine are needed by the brain to make acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter that is deficient in people with Alzheimer's. Many symptoms of B-complex deficiency are very similar to those with Alzheimer's such reduced attention span and memory loss. The reason is that the neurotransmitters, GABA and serotonin need adequate amounts of vitamin B-6 in the body to be properly produced. Vitamin B-12 and folic acid are needed to form myelin, the insulating sheath that surrounds neurons and makes it possible for them to transmit impulses.
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The best place to start in preventing or treating Alzheimer's disease is with diet, lifestyle and nutritional supplementation. Most Alzheimer's research focuses on anatomical changes that occur in the brain instead of on useful therapies. Many studies have demonstrated that elderly people who take vitamin and mineral supplements enjoy better brain function. Numerous studies have shown that free-radical damage to brain cells is a primary cause of Alzheimer's. A high level of antioxidants prevent free-radical damage.
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HGH has been called cosmetic surgery in a bottle. It helps smooth facial wrinkles, and the hydration, elasticity, thickness and youthful contours of the skin are regained. Dr. Daniel Rudman published his clinical findings on the effects of Anti-Aging and HGH in the New England Journal of Medicine. The results were exciting and startling
Studies conducted in the US, Europe and China suggest that garlic can lower cholesterol levels. A number of studies suggest that regular consumption of garlic, one clove a day or the equivalent in supplement form, cuts cholesterol by 7% to 15%. Garlic seems to be especially helpful at reducing LDL which is the bad cholesterol.
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Krill are the tiny, shrimp-like crustaceans plentiful in cold ocean waters. They represent a primary food for several species of whales. Research out of Canada reveals a remarkable benefit for humans as well. Krill oil will lower blood lipids. In a randomized study, 120 patients with high cholesterol (194-348) were divided into four groups and given 1-3 g of krill oil, as determined by their body mass index. 3 g of fish oil, or placebo. After three months, fish oil lowered total cholesterol by an average of 5.8 percent, LDL cholesterol by 4.5 percent, and triglycerides by 3.1 percent; it increased protective HDL by 4.2 percent..
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Good blood testing is the single most important step aging adults can take to prevent life-threatening disease. Many diseases and disorders are treatable when caught early, but can severely impair the quality and length of your life if left unattended. Identifying these hidden risk factors will enable you to implement powerful strategies such as proper nutrition, weight loss, exercise, nutrition supplements, and medications in order to prevent the progression to full-blown, life-threatening diseases. Blood testing can also detect biochemical changes that threaten well being and quality of life, such as declining levels of sex hormones. With blood test results in hand, you can catch critical changes in your body before they manifest as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, or worse. Having the proper blood tests can empower you to enact a science-based disease-prevention program that could add decades of healthy life.
New research suggests that including a combination of antioxidants on your plate yields a more powerful advantage than eating any one type of antioxidant-rich food.
Spirulina (blue-green algae) Spirulina contains not only the antioxidant phycocyanin but also a bundle of protein, plus omega fatty acids. Once a mainstay food of the Aztecs. spirulina additionally works as an ibuprofen like non-steroidal anti-inflammatory. Add one teaspoon to one tablespoon of spirulina a day to smoothies or yogurt, or take it in capsule form. Some people may find that, spirulina can be over stimulating much like too much caffeine from coffee.
One of the greatest discoveries o the past century, hGH has given us at entirely different perspective to aging. No longer do we have to sit back and let time have its way with us and we can take control of the aging process. Researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine have confirmed the importance of growth hormone after giving a synthetic form to a group of older adults to see whether or not it would naturally help stimulate their bodies' own human growth hormone (hGH) production. In the group of men and women who took participated in the study the researchers observed not only a 5% decrease in body fat but also a similar increase in lean muscle mass.
