Women Who Eat Well Less Likely to Develop Dementia
Kathleen Hayden, Ph.D., Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and colleagues sought to replicate findings* about the MIND diet in 7,057 women participating in the Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS). Using data from WHIMS, they categorized the participants (mean age 71) into quartiles based on level of adherence to the MIND diet, with the 1st quartile being least adherent and the 4th being the most adherent. There were 615 incident cases of...
Read MoreHeart Healthy Foods are Brain Healthy
A group of U.S. scientists found that, among nearly 6,000 healthy older adults in the Health and Retirement Study, those who consistently followed diets long known to contribute to cardiovascular health were also more likely to maintain strong cognitive function in old age. The scoop: Claire McEvoy, Ph.D. at the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues examined the association between adherence to the Mediterranean and MIND diets and cognitive performance in a large, nationally representative...
Read MoreExciting Brain Healthy Diet News from AAIC2017 London
4 Epidemiological (population-based) studies add further proof that what we eat matters for preserving our brains and lowering risk of Alzheimer’s and Cognitive Decline. The “Prudent” Nordic Diet appears better than the MIND, Mediterranean or DASH diets in lowering risk of cognitive decline in 2,200 elderly Swedes. (read more) Heart Healthy Diet is also Brain Healthy: Results of Health and Retirement Study show eating foods typical of both Mediterranean and MIND diets appear to...
Read MoreHealthy Nordic Diet Better than Mediterranean for Brain Health
Healthy Nordic Diet Protects Brain Health Researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden found that – in a group of more than 2,200 older adults – people sticking to a Healthy Nordic Diet (including non-root vegetables, certain fruits, fish and poultry, canola oil and wine) enjoyed better cognitive status than individuals who ate a less healthy diet. Weili Xu, M.D., Ph.D., at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, and colleagues sought to identify dietary habits associated with preserved cognitive...
Read MoreAlzheimer’s Disease International meeting April 2017 in Kyoto Japan
Here are a few photos of my friends and colleagues. We are all touched by Alzheimer’s disease across the...
Read MoreJoin me for Move for Minds event June 4 at Equinox in Boston or 7 other cities
Join me in Boston….or one of 7 other cities…or virtually. Help Maria Shriverraise funds for research to learn why women are at greater risk of Alzheimer’s disease. ONE DAY. EIGHT CITIES. MILLIONS IMPACTED. JUNE 4, 2017 Boston | Dallas | Los Angeles | Miami | New York Orange County | San Francisco | Washington DC Move for Minds™ focuses on the mind/body connection while raising funds to wipe out...
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