Recent research in humans shows that intermittent fasting results in greater diversity of the gut microbiota. Furthermore, intermittent fasting resulted in weight loss, reduced inflammation and enhanced immune response. In particular, intermittent fasting decreased sugar and increased dietary fibre. Unfortunately, human studies on the potential benefits of intermittent fasting for dementia have yet to be…
Toxic air pollution increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The closer you live to major roads, the higher the chances are that you’ll develop Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but traffic makes no difference to your risk for Parkinson’s disease (PD) or multiple sclerosis (MS). What a remarkable statement!! I love research of this kind; this is…
Could Alzheimer’s disease (AD) be due to a viral cause? This idea links to the importance of olfactory impairment in the early stages of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. A few years ago an editorial was published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. Many luminaries in the field co-authored the paper. They discussed multiple studies…
Oral bacteria in Alzheimer’s brains. Rotten teeth are associated with dementia. Recently, researchers were amazed to find a seven-fold increase in bacterial counts in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The increase was mainly due to the presence of oral bacteria, the bugs that make up the microflora of the mouth. A number of…
