Brain and Mental Performance

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Protecting Cognitive Health with Functional Medicine

Millions of people are affected by Alzheimer’s and other conditions of cognitive decline every year. In fact the NIH puts the number at about 36 million worldwide, and predicts this number will triple by 2050. Here in Israel, Statista’s most recent analysis (in 2020) puts the number at 150,000 Israelis. Though genetics plays a factor …

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Verbal Tests May Frequently Miss the Mark for Alzheimer's Disease

New research in a study published in “Neurology“, a journal of the American Academy of Neurology, has stated that women’s mild cognitive impairment might often be missed, because of their higher scores when verbal memory skill testing is done. Women normally perform better on verbal memory skills throughout their lives, which gives them some protection against …

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Coffee May Reduce Dementia Risk

Recent studies conducted by Dr. Kivipelto and colleagues at Karolinska, Kuopio, and Finland universities, suggest that consuming coffee daily can deter the risk of dementia. Dementia and Alzheimer’s are the largest causes of neurological damage amongst the elderly. Although caffeine consumption has triggered mixed results in the past, the new study determines that it has positive results …

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