Yesterday I told you that drinking soda can cause weight gain and contribute to Type II diabetes. But research also shows drinking soda causes many other far-reaching health problems. Including [...]
Category: Alzheimer’s disease
Boost your brain power in 2015 with ancient spice
Yesterday, I told you a bit about the history of frankincense (boswellia), one of the gifts brought to the birth of Christ by the three Magi. Of course, today frankincense is part of a potent [...]
Here’s a holiday gift for all–longer life expectancy
We all just got a holiday gift from the secular powers that be. Well, maybe it’s a gift. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) just got around to analyzing and compiling vital statistics for the [...]
‘Tis the season to be merry
‘Tis the season for the “raising of spirits.” Of course, in the Christian world, it’s a time of spiritual renewal and cheer. But we can also take this phrase more literally, as in hoisting a [...]
Protect your brain against Alzheimer’s disease with this common spice
Yesterday, I reported on the Alzheimer Association’s (AA) reluctant endorsement of three “non-drug” therapies. They anticipated the happy day when we can give yet-be-discovered Alzheimer’s [...]
Alzheimer’s disease death rates far worse than they tell us
Last month, we learned of the death of Tom Magliozzi. Tom and his brother Ray– known as “Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers”—hosted Car Talk, the informative and entertaining weekly [...]
King of the nuts may help combat Alzheimer’s disease
On Tuesday, I told you about a new study showing flavanols–found in dark chocolate–appeared to help older men and women take up to 30 years off their cognitive age. Today, I’ll tell [...]
Five major diseases linked to low vitamin D
It seems I just can’t say enough about the great and powerful vitamin D. A constant torrent of new research shows vitamin D is essential for health and helps prevent many diseases. But most [...]
Memory slips may signal oncoming problems
I had to do a “double take” when I came across a breathless headline that completely misinterpreted the gist of a new study on Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The headline read: “Memory lapses ‘cause’ [...]
Profits–not cures–for Alzheimer’s disease
Over 20 years ago, I attended a big government event in Washington, D.C. where science bureaucrats announced the “Decade of the Brain.” At the event, they claimed we would conquer brain and [...]