Omega-3 Consumed During Pregnancy Curbs Risk For Postpartum Depression Symptoms

Fish has long been considered in myriad cultures to be “brain food,” but only recently has bona fide science begun to support this deep-rooted belief. Researchers now know that the omega-3 fatty acids found in oily fish such as salmon and herring may play a critical role in both development and maintenance of the brain and nerves…

Global Nutrition Conference Focuses On Nutrition For Healthy Aging

A distinguished panel of physicians and nutrition scientists from around the world met for the second annual Global Nutrition Transition Conference, which focused on the effects of changing worldwide dietary patterns on the aging process, specifically the role of nutrition in the health of the brain, skin, immune system and muscles as we age…

Low Birthweight And Obesity Link: New Clue Found In Brain

Nutritionally deprived newborns’ brains are “programmed” to eat more because they have fewer pathways for signalling fullness in the brain region that controls appetite: the discovery is a new clue for the link between low birthweight and obesity later in life, concluded a study published this week in the journal Brain Research…

Eat Your Beets – And Build A Better Brain

Add beets to the list of superfoods vital to your diet: A new study suggests that a daily dose of beet juice boosts blood flow to the brain, keeping your mind sharp and potentially creating a safeguard against dementia as you age…

Daily Dose Of Beet Juice Promotes Brain Health In Older Adults

Researchers for the first time have shown that drinking beet juice can increase blood flow to the brain in older adults – a finding that could hold great potential for combating the progression of dementia. The research findings are available online in Nitric Oxide: Biology and Chemistry, the peer-reviewed journal of the Nitric Oxide Society and will be available in print soon…

Eating berries may activate the brain’s natural housekeeper for healthy aging

Scientists report the first evidence that eating blueberries, strawberries, and acai berries may help the aging brain stay healthy in a crucial but previously unrecognized way. Their study concludes that berries, and possibly walnuts, activate the brain’s natural “housekeeper” mechanism, which cleans up and recycles toxic proteins linked to age-related memory loss and other mental decline.

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