Health Update: Diet and Dementia Link Confirmed

Mark Smith • June 12, 2023

Hello everyone:


More and more science is coming in showing that cognitive decline and dementia have multiple drivers, and that diet is a significant one. Protect your future health with this great data reviewed by MedScape:


“The Mediterranean diet, which is rich in fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole grains, and seafood, may help protect the aging brain.


Observational data from more than 60,000 adults showed that greater adherence to a Mediterranean diet was associated with up to a 23% lower risk of developing dementia over an average of 9 years.”


"Importantly, we found that even for those with higher genetic risk, having a more Mediterranean-like diet reduced the likelihood of developing dementia," study investigator Oliver Shannon, PhD, with Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK, told Medscape Medical News.


"For individuals looking to make healthy lifestyle choices to reduce their risk of dementia, adopting a Mediterranean-like diet could be one strategy to help reduce dementia risk, even for those with higher genetic risk," Shannon added.


"While there are no sure-fire ways to prevent dementia yet, a diet rich in fruit and vegetables, along with plenty of exercise and not smoking, all contribute to good heart health, which in turn helps to protect our brain from diseases that lead to dementia," Susan Mitchell, PhD, with Alzheimer's Research UK also added.


https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989633...

https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/.../s12916-023-02772-3


Bottom Line:


As the data starts to mount up, there is no doubt that diet has a profound effect on health. Optimal food plans, as part of a health building lifestyle, are essential to healthy aging and disease prevention and/or management. The sooner you start and stick with it, the more you secure a safer and healthier future. Once again, I refer you to Valter Longo, PhD and his book and his online presence for more information on exactly what the proper Mediterranean food plan looks like. What is the best diet?



Eat real food. Mostly plants. Not too much. Avoid all processed food like things.


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Health News Update: How To Fight Inflammation and Chronic Disease 3.23.26 Hello again everyone: You might wonder why I keep focusing on food…so here are some of the reasons: food choices are the leading cause of death in the U.S. and spreading around the world. Poor food choices lead to inflammation which slowly destroy health. It is that simple, plain, and clear and backed by research. The next question: how do we fight back? Introduction The positive impact of food on health was postulated by the ancient Hippocrates, father of modern medicine with his famous quote: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” [1]. In the 21st century, scientists have focused on the effect of nutritional habits in diseases. Nowadays, it is well documented that food plays a noteworthy role in the pathogenesis of chronic diseases namely cardiovascular diseases (CVD), metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus type II, and cancer [2–5], as it correlates with others with the lipid pattern, the blood pressure, and the endothelial function. The scientists examine the effect of nutritional habits on disease emergence and progression in both individual nutrient intake and dietary patterns models. Worldwide, two dietary patterns are usually compared—the Mediterranean diet (MD) and the Western diet (WD) [3,6]. The Mediterranean diet reflects the food culture of most Mediterranean countries based on olive oil consumption, seasonal fresh vegetables, cereals, and plants in balance with low consumption of meat [7]. The Western diet, on the contrary, is dominated by high-fat dairy products processed and red meat [8]. However, discordance in the different MD patterns and consumed food doses had been recognized. Without any doubt, those discrepancies could confine and restrict our knowledge on the health benefit mechanisms of the MD [9]. Due to the above, the medical community along with nutritionists and dieticians take a keen interest in MD and its traits [7]. https://www.academia.edu/45378994/biomedicines_Mediterranean_Diet_as_a_Tool_to_Combat_Inflammation_and_Chronic_Diseases_An_Overview?email_work_card=view-paper food choices can fight inflammation and chronic disease Bottom Line: This is a 2020 paper and since then literally hundreds of papers on the MD have emerged showing how the food plan lowers inflammation and the risk for developing multiple chronic illnesses. Even still, lots of research needs to be done to elucidate the many mechanisms of how food impacts our system and how to optimally individualize dietary recommendations. At this point, our best strategy to prevent and/or recover from any chronic condition is to eat as clean and natural as possible. It has become rather obvious that the further away from a natural diet we get, the sicker we become. On top of that, I have yet to see a full recovery from any health issue without the foundation of a predominantly plant-based, unprocessed, whole foods approach…which is why I keep posting about this subject. All the best to you and yours!
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