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Holistic Alzheimer's Disease Prevention Strategies You Can Start Today
By Dharma S Khalsa, MD , Health Expert...enhances mental capacity - is important. Your brain is as much flesh and blood as the rest of... Read more »
Stress, Aging and the Brain
By Dharma S Khalsa, MD , Health ExpertDid you know that the latest brain research reveals that stress may cause short term... Read more »
Increased Blood Flow to the Brain May Help Stave Off Alzheimer’s
By Carol Bradley Bursack , Health Expert...moving is something that is good for my heart and brain and it's time I start doing something... Read more »
A Magazine For Caregivers
By AFA Social Services Team , Health Expert...the warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, but about brain health. Everyone should be thinking... Read more »
Use It or Lose It: Games Help Keep the Brain Healthy
By Carol Bradley Bursack , Health Expert...each of which claims to be the best at keeping one's brain in peak operating condition, or even... Read more »
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Stress Part II: When the Brain Overreacts
The brain is divided into three parts, of which the limbic system governs emotions, the cortices control rational thinking, plus a bunch of stuff in the middle and down below. When we perceive a... Read more »Dealing with Fibro-Fog
...cognitive dysfunction so many of us with fibromyalgia deal with daily is aptly described by the term “brain fog,” or by my favorite pet name “fibro-fog.” Our minds feel clouded by a... Read more »High Cholesterol a Threat to the Entire Vascular System (Not Just Heart Vessels)
...unobstructed, allowing oxygen-rich blood to flow freely and deliver glucose and nutrients to the vital organs, brain, legs, and arms. Typically with age, the vessels build up plaque, a sticky... Read more »Carotid Artery Disease
...artery disease results when the carotid arteries that carry oxygen-rich blood from your heart to your brain become too narrow or obstructed and limit the blood flow to the brain. Patients... Read more »Maintaining Vascular Health
...up of arteries and veins that carry oxygen-rich blood throughout the body to the vital organs, the brains, and the legs. As we age, our arteries tend to thicken with a buildup of plaque and... Read more »Images
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Exercise Reduces Leakage through the Blood Brain Barrier
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Chemical in Brain Linked to Obesity
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Childhood IQ May Determine Dementia Risk
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