Objectives: To assess whether previous research on purported risk or protective factors for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and cognitive decline is of sufficient strength to warrant specific recommendations for behavioral, lifestyle, or pharmaceutical interventions/modifications targeted to these endpoints.

Click this link for the Study

Alvaro Fernandez of Sharp Brains did a review of the study, click here for his review.

The following is taken from a section of the conclusion of the report. In order not to be taken out of context you may visit the links above to see the whole report and also an expert review. In my opinion, this report concurs with what many experts agree upon, lifestyle may decrease the risk of cognitive decline. Whenever possible I like to refer to scientific studies for validation. I believe we’re on the right track here at Max Your Memory.

High Decreased risk:

• Cognitive training*

Low Decreased risk:

• Vegetable intake
• Mediterranean diet
• Omega-3 fatty acids*
• Physical activity*
• Non-cognitive, non-physical leisure activities

Vitamin B-12 Deficiency Can Look Identical to Alzheimer’s Disease by Kerri Knox

Micronutrient Information Center – Vitamin B-12

Just a quick note, I prefer using sublingual vitamin B-12 with Methylcobalamin.  As always…check w/ your Doctor!

Click this link for more info on Methylcobalamin

“several large trials testing individual antioxidant vitamins have had mixed results. “It may be that combinations of nutrients found in foods have greater protective effects than each nutrient taken alone,” says Cao, a chemist and medical doctor.”

An example of what that means to me is….eating a whole food like an orange has a better benefit nutritionally than vitamin C that has been processed into a vitamin C pill. I’m sure this is debatable because today if I say it’s sunny out somebody else will say it’s raining. Me, I’m going with the fresh whole food because that just seems naturally logical. Another interesting bit of information I came across comes from a website called Ocean Grown. They mention here two things that I find very interesting. First is, that grass is the only thing in nature (on land) that naturally contains all 90 nutrients. I would think that is the reason for the difference between meats that are grass fed vs. corn, hormones, steroids etc. Now, notice that I said “on land” because another source that contains all 90 nutrients is the Sea, at least until now but we won’t get into the recent oil catastrophe.

Here’s my conclusion, use anybody’s diet that contains real whole foods that includes fresh meats (if you choose) fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans, sprouts, berries…you get the picture real food not processed foods. The best source I’ve found for getting information on diet, nutrition, foods, cooking, recipes complete with research is at www.WHFoods.com a website by George Mateljan. In conclusion here’s what I do

1. I follow recipes from the book “The World’s Healthiest Foods”.
2. I try and get Barley Grass & Sea Vegetables in my diet.
3. I start every day with a Protein Smoothie with fruits, vegetables & berries. (Yes, I use Action Whey because I did my homework

That’s basically it, I’m not going to get more complex then that. I really like cooking and using The World’s Healthiest Foods as a guide is all I’m using. Now as always, I am not a Doctor or Nutritionist. Information on this site is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent any disease. Always seek the advice of your physician with any questions you have about a medical condition and before undertaking any diet, exercise or other health program.

If you’ve looked around this blog, you’ll understand that it’s about “Brain Fitness” and you’ll see how I came to know about this subject. My goal in the actual Blog part of Max Your Memory is to write about any interesting topics, research or news I come across related to the 5 key elements of Brain Fitness.

Brain Fitness Exercise
Healthy Diet & Nutrition
Physical Fitness
Peak Performance
Engaging Community

Here are a couple of examples of topics I’ll pass along to you:

Can Food Forestall Aging

Branch Chained Amino Acids Ameliorate Injury Induced Cognitive Impairment

2010 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts & Figures

Environmental Threat to Healthy Aging

I welcome any insight into any of these 5 elements if you’d like to share your experience. I’m sure at some point I’ll be launching a Facebook Group or Membership Site where we can all collaborate and help each other find solutions and answers to our questions.