Nutrition for Brain Health

Can Eating More Protein Boost Your Mental Health? Here’s What Experts Say

Can Eating More Protein Boost Your Mental Health? Here’s What Experts Say
7 min read

Key Takeaways

  • Protein plays an essential role in brain and mental health, supporting the production of neurotransmitters and a healthy gut.
  • You can get enough protein each day from both plant and animal sources.
  • Dietary approaches can be part of
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Mental Health and Brain Health

Pan-African Task Force To Address The Brain Health Of Ageing Citizens

Pan-African Task Force To Address The Brain Health Of Ageing Citizens
6 min read
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Hadija Kisanji, 78, who suffers from dementia sits with her daughter Mariam and grandchildren.

Africa’s population over the age of 60 will triple by 2050, bringing “a sharp rise in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, with profound health and economic costs”,

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Mental Health and Brain Health

Pandemic Stress Shock: “Mind-Blowing Brain Shrinkage Without Illness” Found In Healthy Adults Raises Alarming Questions For Mental Health Worldwide

Pandemic Stress Shock: “Mind-Blowing Brain Shrinkage Without Illness” Found In Healthy Adults Raises Alarming Questions For Mental Health Worldwide
5 min read
IN A NUTSHELL
  • 🧠 The pandemic has accelerated brain aging even in those who never contracted COVID-19.
  • 🔬 Researchers observed significant changes in gray and white matter volumes, indicators of brain aging.
  • 📊 The study involved over 15,000 participants and
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The Relationship Between Brain Health and Lifestyle

Preventing dementia: the crucial role of lifestyle habits

Preventing dementia: the crucial role of lifestyle habits
10 min read

Non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular diseases, cancers, dementia, and diabetes) have the common characteristic of increasing exponentially from adulthood and accounting for the majority of deaths at older ages. This increase in the incidence with age is particularly striking with regard to

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Nutrition for Brain Health

New research unveils vast influence of B vitamins on health and disease

New research unveils vast influence of B vitamins on health and disease
8 min read

Eight essential nutrients make up the suite of B vitamins also known as the B complex. Researchers from Tufts University and elsewhere have revealed that these B vitamins influence a vast spectrum of human health and disease, including cognitive function,

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Mental Health and Brain Health

Brain fog troubling you? Here’s how to battle mental cloudiness, and spot signs it may be more serious

Brain fog troubling you? Here’s how to battle mental cloudiness, and spot signs it may be more serious
4 min read

Dr Ng explained that the brain needs sleep to consolidate memories. That means it sorts, stores and strengthens new information we have taken in during the day. If sleep is poor, memory suffers.

“This is why good sleep is not

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Supplements and Medications for Brain Health

A low-cost daily supplement may boost brain function in retirees over 60, study suggests

A low-cost daily supplement may boost brain function in retirees over 60, study suggests
3 min read

When it comes to brain health, most people expect expensive pills or complex routines, but a recent study suggests that a simple and affordable supplement could offer noticeable benefits, especially for older adults. Researchers are now exploring how certain dietary

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Nutrition for Brain Health

New research links higher copper intake to better cognitive functioning in older adults

New research links higher copper intake to better cognitive functioning in older adults
5 min read

More and more research suggests that the copper in your diet could play a bigger role in brain health than we once believed. A recent study found that older Americans who ate more copper-rich foods did better on memory and

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