HOW TO GET STARTED EATING HEART AND BRAIN HEALTHIER FOODS?
by Nancy B. Emerson Lombardo, Ph.D. © 2013 Nancy B. Emerson Lombardo and Brain Health and Wellness Center® One way to start eating healthier is by planning ahead and keeping healthy snacks at the office, or in your car, so you are snacking on healthy foods instead of sugary drinks and sugar laden foods that increase your risk of heart disease, diabetes, cognitive problems, and increase inflammation in your joints and throughout your body. Remember you don’t have to give up your favourite...
Read MoreWhat is the difference between the Mediterranean Diet and Dr. Nancy’s Memory Preservation Nutrition® program?
© 2013 Nancy B. Emerson Lombardo and Brain Health and Wellness Center® My readers may ask, what is the difference between the Mediterranean Diet and Dr. Nancy’s Memory Preservation Nutrition® program. The simplest answer is, the two are compatible. If one followed the basic Mediterranean Diet one would be quite close to realizing the Memory Preservation Nutrition program, although most descriptions of the Med Diet fail to mention the importance of the herbs and spices used as key...
Read MoreWhich Nuts and Seeds Should I Eat?
by Nancy B. Emerson Lombardo, Ph.D. © 2013 Nancy B. Emerson Lombardo and Brain Health and Wellness Center® As for the type of nuts and seeds to eat in your pursuit of the Mediterranean Diet and following Dr. Nancy’s Memory Preservation Nutrition® program, choose your favorites so you will indeed eat them every day. The three used in the study are especially terrific, because walnuts are rich in the plant form of omega-3’s and almonds in vitamin E, and different healthy fats. Hazelnuts are...
Read MoreUse Only Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) and Lots of It
© 2013 Nancy B. Emerson Lombardo The Mediterranean Diet Study[1] results suggest we should all be consuming about 1/4 cup of olive oil every day, and that it must be Extra Virgin Olive Oil. The cheaper processed olive oils have lost their potency; scientists believe that part of the power of EVOO is not just the healthy mono-unsaturated fats in the oil, but also all the potent antioxidants from the olives themselves…which are not present in the cheaper oils. Another recent study[2] suggests that...
Read MoreGroundbreaking Nutrition Clinical Trial in Spain Proves Mediterranean Diet Dramatically Reduces Heart and Stroke Risk
© 2013 Nancy B. Emerson Lombardo A stellar research study,*[1] one of the largest high quality human clinical diet trial to date, demonstrates that following the Mediterranean Diet can dramatically reduce one’s risk of heart attack and stroke by 30%, even when one is at high risk for cardiovascular disease and is taking currently recommended medications. This is a seminal study for not only heart health, but also for brain health since the two are closely linked. The clinical trial involved over 7,500...
Read MoreIs there a “Vit.B50?” What is difference between Vitamin B-50 Complex vs. B-100 Complex?
Dr. Nancy answers: © 2013 Nancy Emerson Lombardo, Ph.D., Brain Health and Wellness Center® When you look at labels on bottles for supplements that offer an assortment of B vitamins, they are labelled “B-50 Complex” or B-100 Complex. The 50 and 100 refer to the amount of each vitamin in the combination pill. Sometimes it is in mg, sometimes mcg, depending on the particular individual B vitamin. And usually they all have 400 mcg of folate. When choosing a brand, I suggest staying with...
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