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Is Your Brain Aging Faster Than You Are? This Could Be The Hidden Culprit

Researchers found that individuals with prediabetes had a brain age six months older than their actual age, while those with uncontrolled diabetes had brains four years older.

Is This The First Sign Of Memory Loss?

Is memory loss the first sign of dementia? Maybe not. Discover how to predict dementia risk years before symptoms show.

Can A Common Bone Health Test Reveal Your Dementia Risk?

Did you know a routine bone density scan could predict your risk of dementia?

Sleep Like This And Raise Your Risk For Alzheimer's

Discover how your sleep position affects brain health and why side sleeping can help prevent cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s.

Colostrum And The Human Brain: How To Fight Alzheimer's Plaques And Sharpen Memory

We've all loved someone who's battled Alzheimer's. Whether it's your mother... your friend... or even your spouse... you know how this devastating disease can strip away your loved one's memory...

Sleep Herb’s Surprise Benefit: Lowered Anxiety, Blood Sugar

One of the most remarkable things about many herbs is their versatility. Unlike pharmaceutical drugs, herbs contain a valuable mixture of beneficial natural compounds that modern science is just

Why Does Drug Prescribing Soar Before a Diagnosis of Dementia?

Almost a quarter of people over the age of 40 take five or more prescription medications. Taking this many medications can lead to drug interactions, adverse side effects, more frequent office

Why Self-Compassion is Critical to a Healthy Heart

Are you someone who always puts the needs of others first? It may not be doing your health any favors, say researchers from the University of Pittsburgh.A new study, published in the journal Health

Food Cures For Migraines

Migraine headaches can ruin your life. A debilitating migraine makes you unable to focus on anything besides the horrible pain inside your head.About 37 million Americans suffer migraines. They’re

Tons of Evidence Support This Brain Supplement

“Age takes away all things, even the mind,” wrote Virgil in 70 BC.But it doesn’t have to be that way. You can retain good mental function throughout life by making healthy food and lifestyle

Reduce Your Risk of Alzheimer’s by Half (No Pills Required)

“If you could bottle all of these effects and put it in a pill, would we be in a different place now?”That’s the question posed by Laura Baker, associate professor of Geriatric Medicine, Neurology

Nutritional Deficiencies Contribute to Migraine Headaches

If you suffer from persistent migraines, the intense pain can ruin your life.But researchers say supplements may help ease some of the discomfort. Which ones? Here’s what I was able to find out. .

The "Smart" Mushroom That Could Keep You Mentally Sharp For Life

What kept Nobel laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini sharp and curious into her centenarian years? Her life's work revolved around a tiny protein with an outsized role in nerve health and memory.

Vitamins Can Slow Brain Shrinkage and Preserve Cognition

Volume 1: Issue #5Vitamins Can Slow Brain Shrinkage and Preserve Cognition-->If you’re past age 60, your brain is shrinking from one-half percent to one percent every year. You can’t prevent this