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Is your brain working at its best? Are you feeling content with your mental ablility and your alertness in general? We always want our brain to be smarter and better. It is now well documented that insufficient Omega 3 fatty acids in the diet not only leads to an increased risk of developing physical health problems like heart disease and atherosclerosis, but also to mood and learning related disorders.

Changing to a Mediterranean diet seems to lessen risk for mental decline, and may help prevent Alzheimer’s in people with existing memory problems, new research finds.

The finding, published today in The Archives of Neurology, researched the eating habits of 1,393 people with no cognitive problems and 482 patients with mild cognitive impairment, a beginning state of mental decline that can possibly signal the onset of Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. The patients were then grouped based on whether they were low, moderate or consistent followers of a Mediterranean diet. Individuals were considered to be strong adherents to a Mediterranean-style diet if they regularly ate large amounts of fish, fruits, vegetables, legumes and monounsaturated fats like olive oil, while at the same time consuming moderate amounts of alcohol and only small quantities of meat and dairy products.

Compared to elderly adults in the 1990s, people older than 70 today may have a lower chance for serious memory problems, including Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, according to a new study that examined mental function among more than 14,000 people over a decade. While the reasons for the apparent decline aren’t known, the brain boost may be clarified by the fact that older Americans today are better educated, wealthier and have improved cardiovascular health compared to similarly-aged adults in the 1990s.

by Russell Eaton

Brain disease can be caused by factors such as alcoholism, accumulation of heavy metals in the brain, the genes you inherit, malnutrition, and even lifestyle factors. But a new discovery shows that UHT milk (also known as ‘Ultra Heat Treated’ milk or Long Life milk) is one of the largest dietary causes of brain disease.

The food we eat and drink is responsible for most brain disease. Genes and smoking are also responsible for brain disease, but to a lesser extent.