If you consume drinks that contain artificial sweeteners in preference to those that contain sugar, you have an increased risk of having a stroke or developing dementia. Compared to people who do not drink artificially sweetened drinks, the risk for the most common type of stroke is 2.96 times higher, and for all types of…
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 that you’ll develop Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Oddly, traffic air pollution 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…
