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Scientists Just Debunked the Calcium and Dementia Myth
New findings from Edith Cowan University (ECU), Curtin University and the University of Western Australia show no evidence that taking calcium alone increases the risk of developing dementia over time. The results help ease earlier fears that calcium supplements might have harmful effects on the brain health of older women. The investigation drew on data ...
The Fog Spreads
Preventative and personalized approaches to cognitive health. Cognitive dysfunction, commonly referred to as “brain fog,” is a rapidly growing epidemic across all age categories. According to Jacob Teitelbaum, a medical doctor, author and fibromyalgia expert based in Hawaii, 50 percent of nutrients (except for calories) are lost in food processing. Cognition is dependent on optimal ...
Black Tea and Berries Could Contribute to Healthier Aging
Higher intakes of black tea, berries, citrus fruits and apples could help to promote healthy aging, new research has found. This study conducted by researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU, Australia), Queen’s University Belfast (Ireland), and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Massachusetts), found that foods rich in flavonoids could help to lower the ...
Poor Health, Stress in 20s Takes Toll in 40s With Lower Cognition
Higher inflammation in young adulthood linked to lower performance in skills testing in midlife. Young adults who have higher levels of inflammation, which is associated with obesity, physical inactivity, chronic illness, stress and smoking, may experience reduced cognitive function in midlife, a new study out of University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has found. Researchers ...
Memory, Cognition and Focus … Oh My!
What natural practitioners want to know now about brain health, cognitive issues and how to help patients focus better. Cognition and focus are two terms that have increased in popularity in recent years. With Tim Ferris, Rich Roll and other celebrity influencers touting lifestyles that are purported to increase cognitive function, it’s no wonder more ...
Preventing Alzheimer’s
New research shows that everyday habits provide promise! If you’ve ever cared for a parent with Alzheimer’s disease, you know the heartbreak of watching the person you once knew gradually fade away. It’s also likely that you’re worried that the same fate may be in your future. The fear of Alzheimer’s is a common concern ...
Shuvendu Sen MD MS FACP, Vice-Chair/Faculty, Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Shuvendu Sen, MD, is director, medical education and associate program director, Internal Medicine Residency Program at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Meridian Hackensack University. Dr. Sen has been named to America’s Best Physicians and has received the Oscar E. Edwards Award from the American College of Physicians, as well as many national and regional awards for ...
Natural Practitioner’s Top 10 Stories From 2023
As we begin 2024, Natural Practitioner (NP) magazine looks back at the most read stories throughout 2023. This year featured news items including the Bastyr and NUNM’s plans to merge, and a study that found that altered gut bacteria may be early sign of Alzheimer’s disease. See below for the top headlines of the year. 1. ...
Easily Eliminating Pain, and Its Routine Secondary Dementia
Research is showing that chronic pain, regardless of the cause, is associated with loss of brain volume and likely dementia. The more areas of chronic pain, the more the risk. Five or more areas of pain was associated with changes reflecting eight years of excess brain aging compared to controls.1 With 20 to 33 percent ...
Dr. Ben Zimmerman Awarded Grant to Propel Aging-related Research
Ben Zimmerman, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher investigator at the Helfgott Research Institute at the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM), has received a grant from the Medical Research Foundation (MRF) to advance the understanding of aging-related health. This grant investigates natural medicine interventions and mechanisms for delaying or preventing age-related cognitive decline and dementia. Dr. ...
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