For years, doctors and researchers believed that high blood pressure increases the risk of dementia. It was thought that hypertension damaged blood vessels in the brain.1
But ground-breaking new research has found the opposite may be true: The elderly may need higher blood pressure to stave off brain aging.
An intriguing study at the University of California, Irvine has found that high blood pressure may be your body’s way of preventing dementia.… Read More
Editor’s Note: We are happy to announce that world-renowned brain health expert Dr. Paul Nussbaum is joining our team at The Institute for Natural Healing.
He is an adjunct professor in neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Nussbaum’s groundbreaking work was recently featured in The New York Times.
… Read MoreNew research shows that drinking three to five cups a day dramatically decreases the risk of Alzheimer’s and dementia.
The findings were presented at the European Union Geriatric Medicine Society’s Congress in Lisbon, Portugal. Presenters gathered brain research from across the globe.
One study at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee tracked the coffee drinking habits of over 6,000 women. They gave subjects annual cognitive tests for up to 10 years.… Read More
Editor’s Note: We are happy to announce that world-renowned brain health expert Dr. Paul Nussbaum is joining our team at The Institute for Natural Healing.
He is an adjunct professor in neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Nussbaum’s groundbreaking work was recently featured in The New York Times.
Watch your inbox in the coming weeks for Dr.… Read More
Most of us think of a sauna as a nice way to relax and let the tension drain from our bodies. But a new study finds the Nordic pastime has other powerful health benefits.
For more than two decades, researchers from the University of Eastern Finland have tracked the health of 2,300 middle-aged men who take saunas. Participants were aged 42 to 60, with a median age of 53.… Read More
Can a simple smell test reveal if you’ll get Alzheimer’s?
Scientists believe that the brain changes behind Alzheimer’s disease start at least 10 years before memory problems set in. But right now there is no easy-to-administer diagnostic test to detect early signs of the brain-wasting illness.
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston say they may have discovered a noninvasive way to predict if you’ll get Alzheimer’s.… Read More