Mental Health and Brain Health

Nitrates in drinking water and meat linked to dementia, but vegetables offset risk

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Danish researchers have found that dietary nitrate from vegetables may lower dementia risk. However, they linked the same nutrient found in drinking water and in animal foods to a higher risk. 

The study in Alzheimer’s & Dementia followed over 54,000

Mental Health and Brain Health

Not All Sitting Is Equal. One Type Was Just Linked to Better Brain Health. : ScienceAlert

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Excessive sitting isn’t good for a person’s physical or mental health, but there’s a type of sedentary activity that may not shrink our brains or cost our cognition to the same extent.

A systematic review of 85 studies has now

Mental Health and Brain Health

Higher omega-3 blood levels linked to reduced early-onset dementia risk despite genetics

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A new analysis on more than 217,000 adults reveals a potential link between higher omega-3 fatty acids in the blood and a 35–40% lower risk of developing early-onset dementia, regardless of genetic predispositions for the disease. Moreover, the full spectrum

Technology and Brain Health

Fiber and Nutrients Linked to Healthier Brain Aging

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Adults over the age of 65 are at increased risk of cognitive decline and developing types of neurodegenerative conditions, like Alzheimer’s disease. Could certain foods and dietary patterns help prevent or slow these issues from occurring?

A study from South

Nutrition for Brain Health

Adherence to the MIND diet linked to healthier Alzheimer’s biomarkers in middle age

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New research published in Nutritional Neuroscience provides evidence linking a specific dietary pattern to healthier levels of Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers. The study suggests that middle-aged adults who closely follow the MIND diet are less likely to exhibit the pathological protein

The Relationship Between Brain Health and Lifestyle

Sleep patterns linked to variation in health, cognition, lifestyle, and brain organization

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Sleep patterns linked to variation in health, cognition, lifestyle, and brain organization

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Sleep is not one-size-fits-all: individual sleep styles are connected to distinct health, lifestyle, and psychological factors.


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Researchers led by Aurore Perrault at Concordia University, Canada and Valeria Kebets at McGill University, Canada,

Nutrition for Brain Health

High-fat cheese, cream linked to lower risk of dementia: Study

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People who regularly ate higher-fat cheese and cream had a lower risk of developing dementia over 25 years, while low-fat dairy and other dairy foods showed no clear association, according to a new study.

Those who consumed 50 grams per

Mental Health and Brain Health

Higher muscle and lower visceral fat linked to younger brain age

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A recent study has discovered that a higher muscle mass with a lower visceral fat-to-muscle ratio is linked to having a younger brain age.

“Healthier bodies with more muscle mass and less hidden belly fat are more likely to have