Sentences with phrase «diets as a function of the age»

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I continue to read about the proven health benefits of this way of eating: it's been well established that the Mediterranean diet lowers bad cholesterol and can reduce the risk of heart disease, and there's new research that it may even protect brain function as we age.

In terms of your diet and other lifestyle factors, the following suggestions may be among the most important for preserving your brain function as you age:

As I discussed in my article, «Trifecta of Red Wine, Tea, and Chocolate Shown to Improve Cognitive Function in the Elderly,» we need as many flavonoids in our diets as possible because these antioxidants fight the daily damage caused by free radicals that age uAs I discussed in my article, «Trifecta of Red Wine, Tea, and Chocolate Shown to Improve Cognitive Function in the Elderly,» we need as many flavonoids in our diets as possible because these antioxidants fight the daily damage caused by free radicals that age uas many flavonoids in our diets as possible because these antioxidants fight the daily damage caused by free radicals that age uas possible because these antioxidants fight the daily damage caused by free radicals that age us.

The MIND diet combines Mediterranean, DASH, AND aging brain literature and showed for strict follow, that brains functioned as if 7 years younger AND there was a 53 % reduction of AD risk.

Lack of ovulation, whether it occurs naturally as the result of aging ovaries, or unnaturally, from extremes of stress, exercise, diet, and / or use of synthetic hormones in HRT or birth control pills, will cause estrogen to drop from 40 to 60 percent (enough to stop the menstrual cycle), but progesterone levels plummet much lower, to nearly zero in some women causing a raft of symptoms from heavy / painful periods, mood swings, PMS and depression to water retention, weight gain, slowed thyroid function, and heightened risks for endometriosis, fibroids, fibrocystic breasts as well as breast and uterine cancer.

In fact, a diet called MIND, which combines Mediterranean, DASH, and aging brain literature, showed for strict follow, that brains functioned as if 7 years younger AND there was a 53 % reduction of Alzheimer's risk.

Indeed, a 2009 study in the Journal of Nutrition found that diets in which nuts made up as little as 2 percent reversed signs of aging in the brains of old rats, including the ability of the brain to function and process information.

Because of the effective use of the ketogenic diet in reducing seizures (see above), it has been suggested that it may also improve the clinical status in brain injury, especially by reducing the incidence of long - term consequences, such as epilepsy.79 Positive effects of a ketogenic diet have also been reported in reducing the cortical contusion volume in an age - dependent manner in an animal model of cortical injury, which is related to the maturation - dependent variability in brain ketone metabolism.92 These findings were also supported by the demonstration that a ketogenic diet reduced post-traumatic cognitive and motor function impairment, at least in a rat model.93

In addition to a nutritious, well - balanced age - appropriate diet, supplements such as vitamins A, C, D, and E, and herbs like bilberry and wolfberries can be administered to improve and maintain the health and function of the eyes.

However, there are some exceptional cases where a pet can benefit from a vegan diet, such as when it is recommended by a vet after evaluating the lifestyle of the furkid in conjunction with its age and organ function.