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How To Age-Proof Your Brain (plus 12 more medically proven anti-aging tips)

Healthy Mindframe, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

According to a recent study just published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, burning calories from physical activity is what preserves brain volume as we age, and is capable of slashing Alzheimer’s risk in half! Although we’ve long known that being physically active is neuroprotective, this latest study shows a direct correlation between energy expenditure (calories burned from physical activity) and the volume of gray matter in our brains. And excitingly, this brain boost is independent of cognitive status, meaning even elderly who have already begun to exhibit cognitive changes will benefit from increasing their activity level. The results …

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May 31 2016

New Study Proves Dementia Is Preventable (Here’s How…)

Grounding, Healthy Mindframe, Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

Here is some good news you don’t hear very often… …directly from the medical literature: Dementia is on the decline. Even with obesity and diabetes rates steadily increasing in a population that is aging, the rate of dementia is actually significantly decreasing, and has been for the past 30 years! Although our population is aging, the incidence of dementia has dropped by 20% every decade over the three decades. These results, recently published on Feb 10, 2016 in the New England Journal of Medicine, give more than hope… they give definitive proof that dementia is a preventable …

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Mar 7 2016

Low Vit D Linked To Increase In Dementia And Broken Bones (You Can Prevent It)

Female Health, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

Low vitamin D levels are associated with a substantial acceleration of memory loss and cognitive decline, a new study shows. Published Sept 14, 2015 in JAMA Neurology, researchers looked at baseline vitamin D levels and mental status change in over 380 adults (average age 75 years old.) Here is what they found: 35% of participants were vit D insufficient. Average vit D levels were lowest among participants found to have dementia (average levels were 16 ng/mL — goal vit D levels are 40 ng/mL or higher according to the Vitamin D Council.) Followed for almost 5 years, …

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Feb 1 2016

How Long Does It Take For Earthing Help Your Body?

Grounding, Health Videos, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

I notice in medicine and healthcare in general there is a lot of pressure on the patient to do things a certain way. It causes undue stress that is just NOT necessary. The classic example is exercise — patients are told to exercise three times a week for an hour each time and as a result, when they simply can’t find an hour to exercise they don’t do it at all. And that’s so wrong, because as I reported here, *anything* is sooo much better than nothing. Literally, just standing up from your chair and sitting right …

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Jun 1 2015

Coffee Protective Against MS

Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

If you follow my blog, you already know I’m a big fan of coffee. Yes I love how it tastes… but I also love the benefits that have been medically proven. I’ve blogged about a few of them in the past… Coffee has been shown to (click to read more on each topic): decrease your risk of diabetes protect your heart prevent dementia reduce incidence of skin cancer and even boost memory! Today’s uplifting healing report from the medical literature highlights yet another way that coffee may be serving your brain… by protecting against multiple sclerosis. …

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May 4 2015

3 Additional Ways To Protect Your Brain Volume

Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

Today I have three suggestions to help you protect the brain you have for a nice long lifetime. These recommendations are all based on medical reports — ones that I feel do not get highlighted enough — the POSITIVE meaningful study results that show holistic things you can do to take charge of your health… … like focus on protecting your brain volume! If you haven’t watched last week’s video on ways to boost your restorative sleep, you might want to pop over and watch it… …as deep restorative sleep is step ONE for healthy brain function …

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Feb 2 2015

Restorative Sleep… 6 Important Techinques To Get Rid Of Your Sleep Deficit For Good (video)

Health Videos, Healthy Mindframe, Healthy Weight, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

You absolutely, 100% ***NEED*** deep, restorative sleep! It’s non-negotiable… poor sleep causes: memory impairment shorter life span: decrease response time + decreased motor skills = increased risk of accidents weight gain anxiety and other debilitating mood disturbances dementia and an increased incidence of Alzheimers widespread brain atrophy and much much more!!! For example, a recent study (published in Neurology on Sept 3, 2104) found a widespread change in brain volume with poor sleep over time. Researchers looked at 147 people and followed them (using MRI imaging) to look at the effects of poor sleep on the brain. …

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Jan 26 2015

How To Age-Proof Your Brain (plus 12 more medically proven anti-aging tips)

New Study Proves Dementia Is Preventable (Here’s How…)

Low Vit D Linked To Increase In Dementia And Broken Bones (You Can Prevent It)

How Long Does It Take For Earthing Help Your Body?

Coffee Protective Against MS

3 Additional Ways To Protect Your Brain Volume

Restorative Sleep… 6 Important Techinques To Get Rid Of Your Sleep Deficit For Good (video)

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