Aging
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Vitamins and the aging brain
Published on December 30, 2011.
Do nutritional supplements and proper diet effect the aging brain? Many researchers support a growing body of evidence that say nutritional factors have a positive effect on cognitive health.
A recent study used all the tools of medical science to show that elevation of certain nutrients namely omega-3 fatty acids and vitamins B, C, D and E in blood plasma of older patients were related to better thinking abilities and a larger brain volume, a new study finds.
Using Brain imaging and blood plasma tests to understand how nutrients alter brain structure, researchers writing in the medical journal Neurology say “people with a vitamin profile high in B, C, D, E, those particular nutrients seem to be working together on some level…Having high scores for those vitamins was associated with better cognitive function and larger brain volume.” Omega-3 was associated with the ability to do higher levels of complex or “executive” thought. (1)
No surprise here. At the Magaziner Center for Wellness we monitor research that supports the use of nutriential and hormone supplementation for optimal brain health. Read some of our other articles on the subject below:
Read about the importance of vitamin B12
And Memory, Alzheimers and Hormones
Diabetes, Depression and Dementia
1. Bowman GL, Silbert LC, Howieson D. et al. Nutrient biomarker patterns, cognitive function, and MRI measures of brain aging. Neurology WNL.0b013e3182436598; published ahead of print December 28, 2011
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