keep in mind, if you still have it, that correlation is not necessarily causation...
misc helpful hints, primarily nontoxic -
- Eat blueberries: "Tufts/USDA scientists say rats that consumed an extract of blueberries, strawberries and spinach every day showed improvements in short-term memory. Only the blueberry extract improved balance and coordination, however."
- Eat turmeric, which does all sorts of good things including keep India from getting Alzheimer's.
- Take ibuprofen (this could also be good for preventing/delaying parkinson's and general aging ("antiinflammatory hormone high in centenarians"))
- If you have insulin resistance, get it treated (eg with Metformin) - it has been linked to memory loss - "diabetics who get their condition under control often also see an improvement in their memory, Convit noted, a sign that reduced memory is also reversible in pre-diabetics."
- avoid head injuries. this is generally good advice in any case.
- avoid drinking water that's high in aluminum, as it's been linked with Alzheimer's disease
- Keep your cholesterol low? ("Cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins also play an important role in reducing levels of a strong predictor of Alzheimer's disease")
- sometime in the not too distant future, you'll be able to get vaccinated ("Toxic molecule may provide key for developing vaccine against degenerative diseases - Researchers find important similarity among Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's and other degenerative diseases...")
later additions:
- GABA-increasing drugs now touted for old-age-memory-improvement, although this does seem very counterintuitive.
- if you have self control, keep in mind that intermittent fasting is neuroprotective
- B vitamins lower homocysteine levels, which have been linked with Alzheimer's
- Avoid depression, for same reason
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