?What is difference between Truvia® and stevia, and is one recommended over the other?
Dr. Nancy answers: Recommended Natural Sugar Substitutes and Ones to Avoid © 2013 Nancy Emerson Lombardo, Ph.D., Brain Health and Wellness Center® Stevia is just fine. It is in fact the primary component in terms of sweetness in Truvia, Purevia and several other products. In Truvia the other component is Erithritol. You can go on my website and search for a newsletter a couple years ago that went into more detail on these options. The main point I make is 1) stevia is very sweet...
Read MoreYour Questions Answered about Omega 3 and Healthy Fats by Dr. Nancy
© 2013 Nancy Emerson Lombardo, Ph.D., Brain Health and Wellness Center® What is difference between cod liver oil vs. “regular omega3 fatty acids”? Which is better for me, Cod Liver Oil vs. Omega 3 Fish oil? What about flax seed oil? Dr. Nancy: The short answer is – it is a very good idea, given the deficiency in American diet of Omega 3’s to supplement with Omega-3 oils, especially with a marine Omega 3 oil rich in BOTH DHA and EPA. Flax seed oil is helpful, but requires...
Read MoreAnnouncement: New Mark’s Advanced Omega 1000 is coming to the Brain Health and Wellness Center’s shop soon.
We are excited to be offering New Mark’s Advanced Omega 1000 in our shop. It is made from sustainable source of high quality Alaskan wild caught salmon; New Mark uses what the fish industry would otherwise toss from filleting the toxin free wild-caught salmon. What is so special about New Mark/New Chapter’s fish oil is that 1) it is minimally processed, so just like Extra Virgin Olive Oil contains fabulous anti-oxidants that enhance ability to protect our brains and bodies, Advanced Omega 1000...
Read MoreHealthy Diets Help Cancer Patients
Dr. Nancy writes: I invited David to share his blog with our readers when he reached out to me with appreciation of the nutritional information on my website. As he noted in his email, “Everyone is affected by cancer in some way, so this is a very important message to share.” I have learned that my evidence-based program while designed initially for brain health, is very useful to help reduce risk or treat a variety of chronic diseases. I appreciate David’s blog because he emphasizes some...
Read MoreNew Mobile App Links Alzheimer Community Worldwide!
Touching Care to support Alzheimer’s community New Mobile App Links Alzheimer Community Worldwide! Dr. Nancy Emerson Lombardo recommends you download this app for your mobile phone if you wish to join this caring Alzheimer’s community. Dr. Nancy was very impressed with Rawad Sheikh plans for this innovative technological support system when they met during the U.S. Gerontological conference held in Boston in November 2011. Rawad had sought out Dr. Nancy because of her leadership in brain healthy...
Read MoreWatch Alzheimer’s Research Forum Superb Webinar on Neuroinflammation – Still Available On-Line
Yesterday, on 12 – 12 – 12 at 12 noon, the Alzheimer’s Research Forum presented a superb webinar on Neuro-inflammation. It featured a presentation by Switzerland’s Irene Knuesel summarizing what the organizers called “watershed research” by Dimitrije Krstic and Irene Knuesel using a chronic inflammation/aging mouse model of late onset “sporadic” Alzheimer’s disease which debuted at last summer’s Alzheimer’s Association’s International Research...
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