Rudy Tanzi Ph.D. and Deepak Chopra team up on new book: Super Brain
As Dr. Oz fans learned this week, our local genetics hero Rudy Tanzi, Ph.D. has co-authored an interesting book with another long time hero of mine, Deepak Chopra, MD, called “Super Brain.” You can learn more about it on Dr. Oz‘s website and order it from Amazon.com. Our take? I agree that Deepak Chopra’s suggestions are helpful and encouraging (e.g. that our brains are amazingly plastic, that they can grow and change, we have different types of memory to help us work around deficits,...
Read MoreRare Mutation of TREM2 Gene Related to Immune System and Inflammation Increases Risk of AD
Rare Mutation of TREM2 Gene Related to Immune System and Inflammation Increases Risk of AD Two different international groups of researchers independently and almost simultaneously discovered a rare mutation of an Immune System related gene named TREM2 increases risk of AD either 3-fold (the Icelandic group led by Kari Stefansson at DeCode Genetics) or 5-fold (the UK international group led by Alzheimer Genetic Analysis Group & John Hardy at the UCL Institute of Neurology, London). Their findings are...
Read MoreLatest on Lifestyle Interventions to Help Reduce Risk, Slow Alzheimer’s Disease
Latest on Lifestyle Interventions to Help Reduce Risk, Slow Alzheimer’s Disease © Nancy Emerson Lombardo, Ph.D. At the 22nd Annual Matthew and Marcia Simons Research Symposium on Alzheimer’s Disease on Thursday, November 8, 2012, sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association, Kristine Yaffe, MD of University of California, San Francisco, presented “Non-Pharmacological Strategies for the Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease. “ There is currently more interest in non-drug approaches because recent...
Read MoreHalloween Night: Brain Boosters Popular With Kids
Halloween Night: Brain Boosters Popular With Kids (vs. Candy as Brain Busters) Every Halloween I get dressed up (in my powwow-purchased blue dress as a Native American woman) and get ready for the kids to come knocking on my door. About 5 years ago, I started experimenting with hand out something different then candy. Using dark chocolate with almonds as the candy I gave as options different fruit products and nuts. I noted that most of the kids chose either a nice red apple, or the...
Read MoreHot Peppers Are Brain Food!
Hot Peppers Are Brain Food!* by Nancy Emerson Lombardo, Ph.D. The Memory Preservation Nutrition® program emphasizes the importance of reducing inflammation, increasing anti-oxidants, eating more bright colored fruits and vegetables, as well as eating foods which help lower blood sugar and cholesterol. Research suggests that hot peppers of all kinds have all of these health promoting actions. Check out Dr. Nancy’s Hot Peppers Video Hot Peppers are Anti-Inflammatory – The hotter they...
Read MoreResearch confirms excess sugar and carbs harmful for human brains
A leading principle of our evidence-based Memory Preservation Nutrition® program is that excess sugar and refined carbs and starches that challenge our brain’s delicate insulin balance are harmful for the brain. A new study by the Mayo Clinic published by the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease forthcoming October 2012 edition, presents more evidence to that effect. This research study examined the amount of macro nutrients consumed by older adults in their study and found that those with the highest...
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