Laurel On Health Food » Alzheimer’s

Green Tea Fix

laurel — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:18:36 +0000

What’s your favorite morning or afternoon drink? Have you considered green tea? It just might be your healthiest choice. A recent study conducted at the Chung Shan Medical University in Taiwan found that drinking 1 cup or more of green tea every day dramatically reduces your risk of lung cancer, especially for smokers. The antioxidants [...]

Green Tea Fix is a post from: Laurel On Health Food

Apples and Alzheimer’s

laurel — Wed, 27 May 2009 19:40:20 +0000

A recent study from the Center for Cellular Neurobiology and Neurodegeneration Research at the University of Massachusetts found that drinking apple juice could reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers gave mice the human equivalent of two cups of apple juice a day for one month. They found that the mice who drank apple juice [...]

Apples and Alzheimer’s is a post from: Laurel On Health Food

Vitamins C & E May Improve Mental Function

laurel — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:49:46 +0000

A recent Canadian study published in the Nutrition Research journal found that taking daily supplements of vitamins C and E may help reduce memory loss and improve mental function in people with Type 2 diabetes. Researchers noted that people with Type 2 diabetes are more susceptible to “acute elevations of free radicals” after ingesting a [...]

Vitamins C & E May Improve Mental Function is a post from: Laurel On Health Food

Study Shows Luteolin Reduces Inflammation

laurel — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:26:28 +0000

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign News Bureau released a new study that’s appearing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers found that the plant flavonoid luteolin “can disrupt a key component of the inflammatory response in the brain.” Celery and green peppers are packed with luteolin. During the ‘in vivo’ study, [...]

Study Shows Luteolin Reduces Inflammation is a post from: Laurel On Health Food

Reduce Your Risk of Ovarian Cancer and Alzeheimer’s

laurel — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:52:13 +0000

An Oprah Magazine reader wrote to David L. Katz, M.D. in this month’s “The Way to Eat” section (Ref: The Oprah Magazine, May 2008, p. 200). She mentioned that her mother had ovarian cancer and her father had Alzheimer’s disease. Knowing that this meant she was more likely to get those diseases, she asked Katz [...]

Reduce Your Risk of Ovarian Cancer and Alzeheimer’s is a post from: Laurel On Health Food

Folate, B-12 Essential for Brain Health

laurel — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:49:16 +0000

Barbara L. Minton from Natural News reviewed some recent studies that prove folate and vitamin B-12 are essential for brain health and cognitive function. Researchers are finding that deficiencies in folate and B-12 are causing Alzheimer’s disease, cognitive decline, and strokes. Here are some of the key findings mentioned in the article: - A January [...]

Folate, B-12 Essential for Brain Health is a post from: Laurel On Health Food

Rosemary Fights Mental Decline, Disease

laurel — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:52:39 +0000

A new study published in Nature Reviews Neuroscience found that carnosic acid, a compound in rosemary, may prevent or reduce the severity of Alzheimer’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease, and stroke. Carnosic acid fights off damaging free radicals in your body that increase as you get older (Ref: Women’s Health, March 2008, p. 30). On a [...]

Rosemary Fights Mental Decline, Disease is a post from: Laurel On Health Food

The Top 8 Foods to Make You Feel Younger in ‘08

laurel — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:40:14 +0000

Everyone wants to feel younger. We all wish we had more energy, looked better, and had more time to get our health on the right track. So, I reviewed tons of research and came up with the following list of foods that will help you feel younger this year. I’ve included foods that will improve [...]

The Top 8 Foods to Make You Feel Younger in ‘08 is a post from: Laurel On Health Food

All I Want for Christmas is Fish Oil

laurel — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:09:13 +0000

ScienceDaily.com says new studies show fish oil increases the level of the protein in your body that prevents amyloid formation. Amyloid is the “tell-tale protein” found in Alzeheimer’s Disease. Researchers say a common form of Alzheimer’s is caused by genetic and environmental risks that increase the buildup of amyloid protein, forming lesions on the brain. [...]

All I Want for Christmas is Fish Oil is a post from: Laurel On Health Food

Avocados May Reduce Oral Cancer

laurel — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:07:57 +0000

EatingFabulous.com writes that avocados may reduce your risk of oral cancer. A study from Ohio State’s College of Pharmacy found that “phytochemicals extracted from avocados target multiple signaling pathways and increase the amount of reactive oxygen within the cells, leading to cell death in pre-cancerous cell lines.” The phytochemicals did not harm any healthy or [...]

Avocados May Reduce Oral Cancer is a post from: Laurel On Health Food