According to a recent study, checking your cholesterol and glucose levels at the age of 35 may prevent from getting Alzheimer’s later in life.
We all need to manage our stress effectively to stay healthy and enjoy our life. However, we can’t avoid all stress situations, especially unforeseen ones. Luckily, there are different ways to unstress. From a diet perspective, lots of fruits are our natural weapon against stress.
Ever heard of a fruitarian diet? It is one of the most restrictive diet choices available, which consists of 55% to 75% of raw fruit, with almost no evidence of health benefits. But fruit is good, you might argue. And you are right if fruit is eaten in moderate amounts. Fruits provide us with fructose, […]
Migraine sufferers seem less likely to develop diabetes type II, while some people who develop diabetes, become less sensitive to migraines. So, how possibly can migraine attacks and diabetes be related to each other?
The cancer cells rely on glucose from carbohydrates to divide and grow. The existing theory is that these cells can’t use ketones for energy, while our body and our brain cells can. This was a starting point of a recent small study, which investigated how a modified ketonic diet influences people with a specific brain […]
The symptoms of withdrawal from alcohol are very unpleasant and severe, depending on the person and his/her degree of dependence on alcohol. That is why many people seek assistance to be able to stop drinking. A recent study found out a way to make the withdrawal symptoms less severe. Its proposed solution is to go […]
Drinking 1-2 glasses of red grape juice or red wine a day is scientifically proven to improve the brain health due to the bioactive components of the grapes, in particular resveratrol. Resveratrol seems to be capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier and directly protecting your brain from the harmful activities of free radicals. It is […]
Intermittent fasting seems to be an easy and direct way to stimulate your brain. It is experienced by the body as a mild stress. In case of mild stress, cells of the brain respond adaptively by improving their ability to function properly and resist disease.
According to a recent study, a concussion seems to accelerate biological brain aging by as much as 30 years!
Overmatige fructose als een van de oorzaken van de ziekte van Alzheimer
Volgens een recente studie kan de ziekte van Alzheimer worden veroorzaakt door overmatige afbraak van fructose in de hersenen. Dat zou kunnen verklaren waarom ziektes, zoals diabetes en overgewicht, het risico op Alzheimer verhogen.