Category Archives: Neurological

Glycemic Control Linked to Brain Function and Structure

There was a correlation between higher HbA1c at baseline and lower DSST score. A relationship was also seen between increasing duration of diabetes and decreasing total brain volume. Continue reading

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Raw Foods Increase Mental Performance

Scientific evidence now shows that an assortment of raw foods can greatly enhance our mental performance, by providing us with pure, natural mental boosters Continue reading

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Health-e-Tip: Brain Food – How to Eat Smart

Whether you are seeking brain food for exams or just want to be at your sharpest every day, here are five things you should know about feeding your brain Continue reading

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Pre-Diabetes: Is it Really Pre-Anything?

A recent study showed that anyone with a fasting blood sugar of over 87mg/dl was at increased risk of diabetes. So-called “pre-diabetes” is a deadly disease driving our biggest killers Continue reading

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Study Confirms Benefits of Tanning, Sun Exposure for the Production of Health-promoting Vitamin D

A new study out of Oslo University Hospital (OUH) in Norway confirms that regular exposure to moderate levels of sunlight promotes good health through the healthy production of vitamin D in the body. Continue reading

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How Important are Carbohydrates?

Carbohydrates are the single most important food for long-term health and well-being. I don’t mean over-processed, refined, sugary foods, such as donuts, bread, bagels, muffins, colas, juices, and junk food. Here is what I am talking about Continue reading

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Diabetes Linked to Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults, Study Suggests

Many complications of diabetes, including kidney disease, foot problems and vision problems are generally well recognized. But the disease’s impact on the brain is often overlooked. Continue reading

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Time for an Oil Change

For 30 years well-meaning diet gurus have preached that eating fat makes you fat. Instead, it’s eating too much of the wrong kinds of fat. If you are like 90% of Americans, you are eating the wrong kind of fat. Time for an oil change Continue reading

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New Reasons Discovered for Supplementing with Alpha Lipoic Acid

Alpha lipoic acid – a.k.a., ALA, linolenic acid, or a-lipoic acid – is a potent, versatile antioxidant that also serves to convert blood sugar into metabolic energy. Continue reading

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Feed Your Genes: How Our Genes Respond to the Foods We Eat

What should we eat? What if you could answer this question at a molecular level? What if you could find out how our genes respond to the foods we eat, and what this does to the cellular processes that make us healthy — or not? Continue reading

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Berberine – One Herb Works in Many Ways

According to published scientific literature, berberine is useful for remedying both types of diabetes as well as other disorders associated with diabetes, such as dyslipidemia. Continue reading

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Common Link Suggested Between Autism & Diabetes: Hyperinsulinemia

A review of the genetic and biochemical abnormalities associated with autism reveals a possible link between the widely diagnosed neurological disorder and Type 2 diabetes, another medical disorder on the rise in recent decades. Continue reading

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Ron Rosedale – Neurodegenerative Disease, Hormones and Diet

Dr Ron Rosedale is an internationally known expert in nutritional and metabolic medicine. Very few physicians have had such consistent success in helping diabetics to eliminate or reduce their need for insulin. Continue reading

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An Amazing Difference

We recently received an email from a woman who has a young son with type one diabetes and Epilepsy. She has been transitioning to the diabetic-alkaline lifestyle and made the following comments: Continue reading

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Strawberry Flavonoid May Limit Diabetes Complications but Glycemic Index Too High for Diabetic Alkaline Lifestyle

The research, suggests that fisetin may reduce diabetes complications by protecting nerve cells from toxic insults and by direct effects of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. Continue reading

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B12 Deficiency Linked with Brain Shrinkage in Later Life

For some time now there has been specific interest in the role the B12 plays in brain function. In particular, B12 deficiency is believed to play a potential role in the declining brain function (cognitive impairment) often seen in aging. Continue reading

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Alzheimer’s: Diabetes of the Brain. Coconut Oil & Ketones

This interesting video report discusses fighting Alzheimer’s disease, described as diabetes of the brain, with coconut oil. Its apparent effectiveness is related to its ability to provide the brain with an alternate fuel source to replace glucose – that fuel source is ketones. Continue reading

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Supplements for the Disease That Ages You Twice As Fast

poorly controlled diabetes can also double the odds you’ll develop other age-related problems. These problems could be cognitive impairment, incontinence, falls, dizziness, vision problems and pain. And they can affect you as early as in your 50s! Continue reading

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People with Diabetes Are Twice as Likely to Develop Dementia

According to a new study, people with diabetes appear to be at a significantly increased risk of developing dementia and the study also found that risk of developing dementia significantly increased for those with pre-diabetes. Continue reading

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Ketogenic Diet for Remission in Type 1 Diabetes

In some cases of type 1 diabetes, the immune system only partially destroys beta cells. These people may regain their ability to produce insulin and later go into remission. The ketogenic diet looks particularly promising as a way to control blood sugar levels, hence also the condition itself, in these cases. Continue reading

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