Tag: dementia
Gut bacteria play key role in Alzheimer’s and dementia
An increased risk of Alzheimer's and dementia is linked to the make-up of the gut microbiome and damage to the brain can be prevented...
Give up Sugar for 10 days; feel the difference
When you give up sugar (not just glucose, but also alcohol, bought fruit juices, refined foods, fizzy drinks, alcohol, cake, biscuits, breads and pasta)...
Lipophilic statins linked to higher risk of dementia
Atorvastatin and simvastatin are lipophilic statins and, unlike hydrophilic statins, have been linked to a higher risk of dementia; is this because of the...
Evidence mounts for Olive Leaf Extract health benefits
Olive Leaf Extract (OLE) has many properties -antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral, anti-inflammatory and therefore a wide variety of uses, from blocking Herpes to killing cancer...
High blood pressure at night linked to dementia
'Reverse dipping' is where your blood pressure abnormally rises while you sleep; it has been linked to a 60% increase in the risk of...
Is Alzheimer’s a metabolic disease?
Researchers have shown that Alzheimer’s Disease may be a metabolic disease at least to some degree where ther body is swimming in glucose because...
Dementia patients at higher risk with Covid
Dementia patients, especially vascular dementia patients and people of African descent were at a much higher risk of catching and dying from Covid-19.
Researchers from...
Antibody success in targeting amyloid plaque
Researchers from Washington Medical School have used an antibody to target just a small component of amyloid plaque in Alzheimer’s, and avoided the failings...
Hard physical work may lead to dementia!
A lifetime of hard physical work has been linked to a 55% higher risk of developing dementia by a team of researchers from the...
12 risk factors for Dementia
Experts believe 12 main risk factors account for 40% of all cases of dementia, while others talk of a breakthrough in early detection by...
Butyrate significantly improves your health
Butyrate is a Short Chain Fatty Acid made by certain gut bacteria from fermentable fibre; it is essential both for good gut health and...
