Browsing Tag: Alzheimer's

Now, a new study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that people with purpose in their life are 2.4 times more likely to remain free of Alzheimer’s disease than is a person who has low purpose in life.

"While meditation is already practiced by millions, this is the first study to investigate its potential to reverse memory loss in patients with cognitive impairment," said Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D.

Dr. Dharma Khalsa: An easy, low cost, side effect-free way to boost your brain power and help you be healthier and more spiritually attuned as you age....

Cinnamon: Can the red-brown spice with the unmistakable fragrance and variety of uses offer an important benefit?

Those cups of coffee that you drink every day to keep alert appear to have an extra perk – especially if you’re an older adult.

Alzheimer's Disease (also known as dementia) is considered to be incurable. Once the damage to the brain is sufficiently advanced, there is no going back. But what if Alzheimer's Disease could be prevented?

In India, where people eat curry almost every day, the Alzheimer's disease rate is one-fourth the U.S. rate. Now researchers think they may know why. Astudy in mice showed that the active ingredient in turmeric broke up brain plaques of amyloid beta, the abnormal protein buildup that is a hallmark of Alzheimer's.