by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 18, 2022 | Nutrition
Researchers followed more than 3500 Japanese adults, 40-64 years of age, for 20 years and found that those who ate lots of dietary fiber were at reduced risk for developing dementia (Nutr Neurosci, Feb 6, 2022;1-8:). Fiber is sub-classified as: • insoluble fiber that...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 11, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
More than six million North Americans suffer from dementia, which affects three percent of people age 65-74, 17 percent of age 75-84, and 32 percent of those age 85 and older. Anything that damages brain cells can cause dementia and many of the causes are treatable,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 5, 2020 | Fitness
Scientific American published a fascinating article that explains why you should exercise your brain while you exercise your body (January 2020;322(1):26-31). Almost 50 percent of North Americans over 85 and 13 percent of those over 65 suffer from some loss of brain...
