Sunday, January 6, 2013

Alzheimer's & Diet (w/Video by Dr. Neal Barnard)

Many who worry about Alzheimer's disease because a parent suffered from this disabling type of dementia are told that because it’s genetic there’s nothing to do but wait and see. Well it turns out there’s a lot they can do and it all has to do with diet – especially the elimination of saturated fats. Saturated fats are found primarily in animal foods - in meat (including chicken and other poultry), whole-milk dairy products (cheese, milk, yogurt and ice cream), eggs, and (although to a lesser degree) seafood.
A heavily plant-based diet will offset anyone’s chances of developing dementia, even if they are supposedly “genetically predisposed” to get the disease. Here’s what Dr. Barnard has to say...


For more on proper diet and nutrition be sure to check out this web-site, click on The American Nutritional Institute

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