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By Sayer Ji
Contributing Writer for Wake Up World
Fri. Apr. 26, 2013 by Blanche Levine
(NaturalHealth365)
With an escalating Alzheimer’s disease epidemic affecting between
24-30 million people (worldwide) and Americans accounting for one-fifth
of those cases – it is imperative than we look for novel nutritional
interventions. One of the best ways to protect the brain is with
magnesium – which has been well documented to improve cognitive
function.
How can magnesium help Alzheimer’s disease patients
Researchers have found that magnesium plays an important part in protecting the aging brain’s structure and function; it can rebuild ruptured synapses, and restore the degraded neuronal connections within the brain and help reverse memory lost. In fact, for many years, magnesium has been recognized as a key component to optimal brain function.
Synaptic plasticity and the ability to change the number and strength of brain cell synapses is what the brain depends on to retrieve memories. Synaptic connections in the memory part of the hippocampus region of the brain decline with aging. People with Alzheimer’s disease or cognitive impairment experience more rapid loss of synaptic connections – so their memories begin to fade until they are lost entirely.
There are scientific studies that show inadequate levels of magnesium decrease brain function especially in the aging population. A study published in the journal Neuron, shows that increasing magnesium intake may be a valid strategy to enhance cognitive abilities and slow the deterioration of memory in older adults. Obviously, diet plays a significant role in cognitive function, so it is no surprise that it can have a positive influence on synapses.
Using magnesium to reverse brain dysfunction
According to the publication Food and Nutritional Research, a publication of U.S. Department of Agriculture – magnesium is the fourth most abundant element in the brain. A low level of magnesium overexcites the brain’s neurons and results in a less coherent brain.
In a review of a 2010 study published in Alzheimer’s Weekly, animal studies showed that upping magnesium intake over a period of time induced improvements in short and long term memory.
Experiments are ongoing; however in a study published in Magnesium Research, Italian researchers examined the magnesium status of people with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease. They found those with low levels had the most cognitive problems.
The testing of magnesium levels will not always show a true reading, the only true test is one that tests for magnesium ion levels. Carolyn Dean, M.D. (a magnesium expert) asserts, “magnesium in the blood does not correlate with the amount of magnesium in other parts of your body.”
The other part of magnesium for Alzheimer’s is the correlation of heavy metals playing a part in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. As far back as 1990, magnesium researcher Dr. Jean Durlach noted – “magnesium depletion, particularly in the hippocampus (that part of the brain associated with short and long-term memory), appears to represent an important pathogenic factor in Alzheimer’s disease. It is associated with high aluminum incorporation into brain neurons.”
By the way, magnesium has a great ability to help remove heavy metals from the body. The value of magnesium is being confirmed by study after study.
Great foods to prevent Alzheimer’s disease
There are many factors involved with the increase in Alzheimer’s disease such as, a nutrient deficient diet; fluoride in the water, and many other environmental toxins. Over the last 100 years, the soil has been depleted of magnesium due to poor farming practices. In addition, accelerated plant growth technology has led to less time for magnesium to settle in the plants.
Fluoride in the water binds to magnesium particles and renders them unavailable to our bodies, while the filtration processing of tap water and bottled water removes minerals including magnesium. For more information about the dangers of fluoride – watch this (eye-opening) documentary created Dr. David Kennedy.
Diabetes, pharmaceutical medications, chemotherapy drugs and diuretics all decrease magnesium, and on the other hand a whole food diet increases magnesium levels while decreasing diabetes risk and the need for toxic medications.
Nothing will work as safely as lots of organic greens and grains, which are loaded with magnesium with all the synergetic counterparts. You may also want to eat pumpkin seeds, squash and watermelon seeds which are loaded with magnesium. Interesting fact, coriander provides the most magnesium of all herbs.
Of course, don’t forget my favorite, cocoa or dark chocolate packed with magnesium as well as flax, sesame seeds, and sesame butter, Brazil nuts, sunflower seeds, almonds and cashews.
Quite frankly, nature provides the best way to maintain a focused mind, a healthy body, and a solution for any dis-ease.
About the author: Blanche Levine has been a student of natural healing modalities for the last 25 years. She has the privilege of working with some of the greatest minds in natural healing including Naturopaths, scientist and energy healers. Having seen people miraculously heal from all kinds of dis-ease through non-invasive methods, her passion now is to help people become aware of what it takes to be healthy.
Sources:
http://www.ihealthtube.com/aspx/article.aspx?id=3466
http://www.magnesiumdirect.com/whymag.aspx
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100127121524.htm
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/259489.php
- See more at: http://www.naturalhealth365.com/nutrition_news/magnesium_food.html#sthash.ib6nHTTm.dpuf
Fri. Apr. 26, 2013 by Blanche Levine
(NaturalHealth365)
With an escalating Alzheimer’s disease epidemic affecting between
24-30 million people (worldwide) and Americans accounting for one-fifth
of those cases – it is imperative than we look for novel nutritional
interventions. One of the best ways to protect the brain is with
magnesium – which has been well documented to improve cognitive
function.
How can magnesium help Alzheimer’s disease patients
Researchers have found that magnesium plays an important part in protecting the aging brain’s structure and function; it can rebuild ruptured synapses, and restore the degraded neuronal connections within the brain and help reverse memory lost. In fact, for many years, magnesium has been recognized as a key component to optimal brain function.
Synaptic plasticity and the ability to change the number and strength of brain cell synapses is what the brain depends on to retrieve memories. Synaptic connections in the memory part of the hippocampus region of the brain decline with aging. People with Alzheimer’s disease or cognitive impairment experience more rapid loss of synaptic connections – so their memories begin to fade until they are lost entirely.
There are scientific studies that show inadequate levels of magnesium decrease brain function especially in the aging population. A study published in the journal Neuron, shows that increasing magnesium intake may be a valid strategy to enhance cognitive abilities and slow the deterioration of memory in older adults. Obviously, diet plays a significant role in cognitive function, so it is no surprise that it can have a positive influence on synapses.
Using magnesium to reverse brain dysfunction
According to the publication Food and Nutritional Research, a publication of U.S. Department of Agriculture – magnesium is the fourth most abundant element in the brain. A low level of magnesium overexcites the brain’s neurons and results in a less coherent brain.
In a review of a 2010 study published in Alzheimer’s Weekly, animal studies showed that upping magnesium intake over a period of time induced improvements in short and long term memory.
Experiments are ongoing; however in a study published in Magnesium Research, Italian researchers examined the magnesium status of people with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease. They found those with low levels had the most cognitive problems.
The testing of magnesium levels will not always show a true reading, the only true test is one that tests for magnesium ion levels. Carolyn Dean, M.D. (a magnesium expert) asserts, “magnesium in the blood does not correlate with the amount of magnesium in other parts of your body.”
The other part of magnesium for Alzheimer’s is the correlation of heavy metals playing a part in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. As far back as 1990, magnesium researcher Dr. Jean Durlach noted – “magnesium depletion, particularly in the hippocampus (that part of the brain associated with short and long-term memory), appears to represent an important pathogenic factor in Alzheimer’s disease. It is associated with high aluminum incorporation into brain neurons.”
By the way, magnesium has a great ability to help remove heavy metals from the body. The value of magnesium is being confirmed by study after study.
Great foods to prevent Alzheimer’s disease
There are many factors involved with the increase in Alzheimer’s disease such as, a nutrient deficient diet; fluoride in the water, and many other environmental toxins. Over the last 100 years, the soil has been depleted of magnesium due to poor farming practices. In addition, accelerated plant growth technology has led to less time for magnesium to settle in the plants.
Fluoride in the water binds to magnesium particles and renders them unavailable to our bodies, while the filtration processing of tap water and bottled water removes minerals including magnesium. For more information about the dangers of fluoride – watch this (eye-opening) documentary created Dr. David Kennedy.
Diabetes, pharmaceutical medications, chemotherapy drugs and diuretics all decrease magnesium, and on the other hand a whole food diet increases magnesium levels while decreasing diabetes risk and the need for toxic medications.
Nothing will work as safely as lots of organic greens and grains, which are loaded with magnesium with all the synergetic counterparts. You may also want to eat pumpkin seeds, squash and watermelon seeds which are loaded with magnesium. Interesting fact, coriander provides the most magnesium of all herbs.
Of course, don’t forget my favorite, cocoa or dark chocolate packed with magnesium as well as flax, sesame seeds, and sesame butter, Brazil nuts, sunflower seeds, almonds and cashews.
Quite frankly, nature provides the best way to maintain a focused mind, a healthy body, and a solution for any dis-ease.
About the author: Blanche Levine has been a student of natural healing modalities for the last 25 years. She has the privilege of working with some of the greatest minds in natural healing including Naturopaths, scientist and energy healers. Having seen people miraculously heal from all kinds of dis-ease through non-invasive methods, her passion now is to help people become aware of what it takes to be healthy.
Sources:
http://www.ihealthtube.com/aspx/article.aspx?id=3466
http://www.magnesiumdirect.com/whymag.aspx
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100127121524.htm
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/259489.php
- See more at: http://www.naturalhealth365.com/nutrition_news/magnesium_food.html#sthash.n0Chi2gA.dpuf
Seven Amazing Medicinal Properties of the Banana Plant
Contributing Writer for Wake Up World
There is much more than meets the eye with the banana.
A household favorite, a lost-leader at the grocery store, a metaphor
for psychiatric problems, a mainstay of comic slap stick, the banana has
woven itself deeply into human affairs, on both gut and mental levels.
And this relationship is at least 10,000 years old, as far as conscious
human cultivation of the species goes.
But, many do not realize that the banana
is more than just an exceptionally starch-rich fruit, but has a complex
biochemistry, with pharmacologically active properties. Bananas
actually contain the catecholamines dopamine[i] and
norepinephrine,[ii] the very same adrenal hormones released in the human
body when it undergoes the typical “fight-or-flight” response. It is
believed that the banana plant uses the biosynthetic pathway for
catecholamines when under the stress of attack to fight off infectious
pathogens such as in crown rot disease.[iii] Some varieties excrete a
form of serotonin in their sap, [iv] and there is even mention in the
biomedical literature of the discovery of the NSAID drug naproxen (trade
name Aleve) within the banana cultivar Musa acuminate. Sound crazy?
Well, that’s to be expected from a fruit we commonly associate with a
state of unbridled madness.
But the banana has a secret second life.
It has been observed slyly practicing medicine without a license, and
indeed, seems readily equipped with the following nutritional “super
powers”….
1. Green Banana Is Anti-Diarrhea
Before a banana is ripened, while it is
in its green state, it contains starches which are resistant to
digestion, but have been studied in combination with pectin to
significantly reduce intestinal permeability and fluid loss in those
suffering with bouts of diarrhea.[v] [vi] Even when used without
pectin, green banana has been found to hasten recovery of acute and
prolonged childhood diarrhea when managed at home in rural
Bangladesh.[vii]
2. Banana Is Anti-Ulcer Activity
Banana powder has been studied to
prevent ulcer formation induced by a variety of drugs, including
aspirin, indomethacin, phenylbutazone, prednisolone, cysteamine, and
histamine. Researchers have found that banana powder treatment not only
strengthens mucosal resistance against ulcerogens but also promotes
healing by inducing cellular proliferation.[viii] One of the anti-ulcer
compounds identified within unripe banana is the flavonoid known as
leucocyanidin, and which is particularly effective against
aspirin-induced erosion.[ix]
3. Banana Peel Suppresses Prostate Gland Growth
Banana peel has been found to suppress testosterone-induced prostate gland enlargement.[x]
4. Banana Stem Extract suppresses Oxalate Kidney Stones
A water extract of banana stem extract
has been found to suppress the formation of oxalate-associated kidney
stones in the animal model, leading researchers to conclude that it “may
be a useful agent in the treatment of patients with hyperoxaluric
urolithiasis.”[xi]
5. Banana Consumption Protects the Skin Against UV-Light Damage
UV-B light induced skin damage may be
prevented or reduced through the consumption of bananas, with a
protective effect against loss of skin elasticity.[xii]
6. Banana Has Anti-Diabetic Properties
Banana flower extract has been studied
in a type 1 diabetic model,[xiii] and has been found to have both
antioxidant and blood sugar lowering effects. Banana root extracts have
been discovered to contain blood sugar lowering properties comparable in
efficacy to the drug glibenclamide (trade name Glyburide).[xiv] Also,
unripe banana contain starches resistant to hydrolysis and therefore beneficial to diabetics.[xv]
7. Banana Contains a Variety of Anti-Infective Compounds
Banana contains compounds with
demonstrable anti-MRSA activity,[xvi] anti-HIV replicative
activity,[xvii] [xviii] and following metabolic transformation by fungi,
anti-leishmanicidal activity.[xix]The leaves of the plant are used in
many centers in India during the care of patients with toxic epidermal
necrolysis (TEN) and other extensive blistering disorders which can
result in deadly sepsis in the absence of treatment.[xx]
Article Sources:
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- [ii] J M FOY, J R PARRATT. A note on the presence of noradrenaline and 5-hydroxytryptamine in plantain (Musa sapientum, var. paradisiaca). J Pharm Pharmacol. 1960 Jun ;12:360-4. PMID:13824274
- [iii] L Lassois, C De Clerck, P Frettinger, L De Lapeyre De Bellaire, P Lepoivre, M Haïssam Jijakli. Catecholamine biosynthesis pathway potentially involved in banana defense mechanisms to crown rot disease. Commun Agric Appl Biol Sci. 2011 ;76(4):591-601. PMID: 22702179
- [iv] Pongsagon Pothavorn, Kasipong Kitdamrongsont, Sasivimon Swangpol, Siripope Wongniam, Kanokporn Atawongsa, Jisnuson Savasti, Jamorn Somana. Sap phytochemical compositions of some bananas in Thailand. J Agric Food Chem. 2010 Aug 11 ;58(15):8782-7. PMID: 20681667
- [v] G H Rabbani, Telahun Teka, Shyamal Kumar Saha, Badiuz Zaman, Naseha Majid, Makhduma Khatun, Mohammad A Wahed, George J Fuchs. Green banana and pectin improve small intestinal permeability and reduce fluid loss in Bangladeshi children with persistent diarrhea. Dig Dis Sci. 2004 Mar;49(3):475-84. PMID: 15139502
- [vi] G H Rabbani, T Teka, B Zaman, N Majid, M Khatun, G J Fuchs. Clinical studies in persistent diarrhea: dietary management with green banana or pectin in Bangladeshi children. Gastroenterology. 2001 Sep;121(3):554-60. PMID: 11522739
- [vii] G H Rabbani, C P Larson, R Islam, U R Saha, A Kabir. Green banana-supplemented diet in the home management of acute and prolonged diarrhoea in children: a community-based trial in rural Bangladesh. Trop Med Int Health. 2010 Oct;15(10):1132-9. PMID: 20831671
- [viii] R K Goel, S Gupta, R Shankar, A K Sanyal. Anti-ulcerogenic effect of banana powder (Musa sapientum var. paradisiaca) and its effect on mucosal resistance. J Ethnopharmacol. 1986 Oct;18(1):33-44. PMID: 3821133
- [ix] D A Lewis, W N Fields, G P Shaw. A natural flavonoid present in unripe plantain banana pulp (Musa sapientum L. var. paradisiaca) protects the gastric mucosa from aspirin-induced erosions. J Ethnopharmacol. 1999 Jun;65(3):283-8. PMID: 10404428
- [x] Kiichiro Akamine, Tomoyuki Koyama, Kazunaga Yazawa . Banana peel extract suppressed prostate gland enlargement in testosterone-treated mice. Dermatol Surg. 2005 Jul;31(7 Pt 2):855-60; discussion 860. PMID: 19734683
- [xi] P K Poonguzhali, H Chegu. The influence of banana stem extract on urinary risk factors for stones in normal and hyperoxaluric rats. Br J Urol. 1994 Jul ;74(1):23-5. PMID: 8044524
- [xii] Jarupa Viyoch, Khuanrudee Mahingsa, Kornkanok Ingkaninan. Effects of Thai Musa species on prevention of UVB-induced skin damage in mice. Food Chem Toxicol. 2012 Sep 8 ;50(12):4292-4301. Epub 2012 Sep 8. PMID: 22986089
- [xiii] S P Dhanabal, M Sureshkumar, M Ramanathan, B Suresh. Hypoglycemic effect of ethanolic extract of Musa sapientum on alloxan induced diabetes mellitus in rats and its relation with antioxidant potential. J Nutr. 2010 Aug;140(8):1462-8. Epub 2010 Jun 16. PMID: 16260406
- [xiv] E O Adewoye, V O Taiwo, F A Olayioye. Anti-oxidant and anti-hyperglycemic activities of musa sapientum root extracts in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. J Med Chem. 2010 Oct 28;53(20):7365-76. PMID: 20175413
- [xv] J Thakorlal, C O Perera, B Smith, L Englberger, A Lorens . Resistant starch in Micronesian banana cultivars offers health benefits. Pac Health Dialog. 2010 Apr;16(1):49-59. PMID: 20968236
- [xvi] Qian Zhang, Wenyi Kang. [Active compounds from rhizomes of Musa basjoo]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2010 Sep;35(18):2424-7. PMID: 21141492
- [xvii] Allen H K Cheung, Jack H Wong, T B Ng. Musa acuminata (Del Monte banana) lectin is a fructose-binding lectin with cytokine-inducing activity. Phytomedicine. 2009 Jun;16(6-7):594-600. Epub 2009 Feb 4. PMID: 19195858
- [xviii] Michael D Swanson, Harry C Winter, Irwin J Goldstein, David M Markovitz. A lectin isolated from bananas is a potent inhibitor of HIV replication. J Biol Chem. 2010 Mar 19;285(12):8646-55. Epub 2010 Jan 15. PMID: 20080975
- [xix] Juan Román Luque-Ortega, Silvia Martínez, José María Saugar, Laura R Izquierdo, Teresa Abad, Javier G Luis, José Piñero, Basilio Valladares, Luis Rivas. Fungus-elicited metabolites from plants as an enriched source for new leishmanicidal agents: antifungal phenyl-phenalenone phytoalexins from the banana plant (Musa acuminata) target mitochondria of Leishmania donovani promastigotes. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2004 May;48(5):1534-40. PMID:15105102
- [xx] C R Srinivas, V Shanmuga Sundaram, B Appala Raju, S Karthick Prabhu, M Thirumurthy, A C Bhaskar. Achieving asepsis of banana leaves for the management of toxic epidermal necrolysis.Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2006 May-Jun;72(3):201-2. PMID: 16766833
Magnesium rich foods re
April 26, 2013 by Blanche Levine
Filed under Nutrition News
Filed under Nutrition News
(NaturalHealth365)
With an escalating Alzheimer’s disease epidemic affecting between
24-30 million people (worldwide) and Americans accounting for one-fifth
of those cases – it is imperative than we look for novel nutritional
interventions. One of the best ways to protect the brain is with
magnesium – which has been well documented to improve cognitive
function.How can magnesium help Alzheimer’s disease patients
Researchers have found that magnesium plays an important part in protecting the aging brain’s structure and function; it can rebuild ruptured synapses, and restore the degraded neuronal connections within the brain and help reverse memory lost. In fact, for many years, magnesium has been recognized as a key component to optimal brain function.
Synaptic plasticity and the ability to change the number and strength of brain cell synapses is what the brain depends on to retrieve memories. Synaptic connections in the memory part of the hippocampus region of the brain decline with aging. People with Alzheimer’s disease or cognitive impairment experience more rapid loss of synaptic connections – so their memories begin to fade until they are lost entirely.
There are scientific studies that show inadequate levels of magnesium decrease brain function especially in the aging population. A study published in the journal Neuron, shows that increasing magnesium intake may be a valid strategy to enhance cognitive abilities and slow the deterioration of memory in older adults. Obviously, diet plays a significant role in cognitive function, so it is no surprise that it can have a positive influence on synapses.
Using magnesium to reverse brain dysfunction
According to the publication Food and Nutritional Research, a publication of U.S. Department of Agriculture – magnesium is the fourth most abundant element in the brain. A low level of magnesium overexcites the brain’s neurons and results in a less coherent brain.
In a review of a 2010 study published in Alzheimer’s Weekly, animal studies showed that upping magnesium intake over a period of time induced improvements in short and long term memory.
Experiments are ongoing; however in a study published in Magnesium Research, Italian researchers examined the magnesium status of people with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease. They found those with low levels had the most cognitive problems.
The testing of magnesium levels will not always show a true reading, the only true test is one that tests for magnesium ion levels. Carolyn Dean, M.D. (a magnesium expert) asserts, “magnesium in the blood does not correlate with the amount of magnesium in other parts of your body.”
The other part of magnesium for Alzheimer’s is the correlation of heavy metals playing a part in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. As far back as 1990, magnesium researcher Dr. Jean Durlach noted – “magnesium depletion, particularly in the hippocampus (that part of the brain associated with short and long-term memory), appears to represent an important pathogenic factor in Alzheimer’s disease. It is associated with high aluminum incorporation into brain neurons.”
By the way, magnesium has a great ability to help remove heavy metals from the body. The value of magnesium is being confirmed by study after study.
Great foods to prevent Alzheimer’s disease
There are many factors involved with the increase in Alzheimer’s disease such as, a nutrient deficient diet; fluoride in the water, and many other environmental toxins. Over the last 100 years, the soil has been depleted of magnesium due to poor farming practices. In addition, accelerated plant growth technology has led to less time for magnesium to settle in the plants.
Fluoride in the water binds to magnesium particles and renders them unavailable to our bodies, while the filtration processing of tap water and bottled water removes minerals including magnesium. For more information about the dangers of fluoride – watch this (eye-opening) documentary created Dr. David Kennedy.
Diabetes, pharmaceutical medications, chemotherapy drugs and diuretics all decrease magnesium, and on the other hand a whole food diet increases magnesium levels while decreasing diabetes risk and the need for toxic medications.
Nothing will work as safely as lots of organic greens and grains, which are loaded with magnesium with all the synergetic counterparts. You may also want to eat pumpkin seeds, squash and watermelon seeds which are loaded with magnesium. Interesting fact, coriander provides the most magnesium of all herbs.
Of course, don’t forget my favorite, cocoa or dark chocolate packed with magnesium as well as flax, sesame seeds, and sesame butter, Brazil nuts, sunflower seeds, almonds and cashews.
Quite frankly, nature provides the best way to maintain a focused mind, a healthy body, and a solution for any dis-ease.
About the author: Blanche Levine has been a student of natural healing modalities for the last 25 years. She has the privilege of working with some of the greatest minds in natural healing including Naturopaths, scientist and energy healers. Having seen people miraculously heal from all kinds of dis-ease through non-invasive methods, her passion now is to help people become aware of what it takes to be healthy.
Sources:
http://www.ihealthtube.com/aspx/article.aspx?id=3466
http://www.magnesiumdirect.com/whymag.aspx
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100127121524.htm
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/259489.php
- See more at: http://www.naturalhealth365.com/nutrition_news/magnesium_food.html#sthash.ib6nHTTm.dpuf
April 26, 2013 by Blanche Levine
Filed under Nutrition News
Filed under Nutrition News
(NaturalHealth365)
With an escalating Alzheimer’s disease epidemic affecting between
24-30 million people (worldwide) and Americans accounting for one-fifth
of those cases – it is imperative than we look for novel nutritional
interventions. One of the best ways to protect the brain is with
magnesium – which has been well documented to improve cognitive
function.How can magnesium help Alzheimer’s disease patients
Researchers have found that magnesium plays an important part in protecting the aging brain’s structure and function; it can rebuild ruptured synapses, and restore the degraded neuronal connections within the brain and help reverse memory lost. In fact, for many years, magnesium has been recognized as a key component to optimal brain function.
Synaptic plasticity and the ability to change the number and strength of brain cell synapses is what the brain depends on to retrieve memories. Synaptic connections in the memory part of the hippocampus region of the brain decline with aging. People with Alzheimer’s disease or cognitive impairment experience more rapid loss of synaptic connections – so their memories begin to fade until they are lost entirely.
There are scientific studies that show inadequate levels of magnesium decrease brain function especially in the aging population. A study published in the journal Neuron, shows that increasing magnesium intake may be a valid strategy to enhance cognitive abilities and slow the deterioration of memory in older adults. Obviously, diet plays a significant role in cognitive function, so it is no surprise that it can have a positive influence on synapses.
Using magnesium to reverse brain dysfunction
According to the publication Food and Nutritional Research, a publication of U.S. Department of Agriculture – magnesium is the fourth most abundant element in the brain. A low level of magnesium overexcites the brain’s neurons and results in a less coherent brain.
In a review of a 2010 study published in Alzheimer’s Weekly, animal studies showed that upping magnesium intake over a period of time induced improvements in short and long term memory.
Experiments are ongoing; however in a study published in Magnesium Research, Italian researchers examined the magnesium status of people with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease. They found those with low levels had the most cognitive problems.
The testing of magnesium levels will not always show a true reading, the only true test is one that tests for magnesium ion levels. Carolyn Dean, M.D. (a magnesium expert) asserts, “magnesium in the blood does not correlate with the amount of magnesium in other parts of your body.”
The other part of magnesium for Alzheimer’s is the correlation of heavy metals playing a part in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. As far back as 1990, magnesium researcher Dr. Jean Durlach noted – “magnesium depletion, particularly in the hippocampus (that part of the brain associated with short and long-term memory), appears to represent an important pathogenic factor in Alzheimer’s disease. It is associated with high aluminum incorporation into brain neurons.”
By the way, magnesium has a great ability to help remove heavy metals from the body. The value of magnesium is being confirmed by study after study.
Great foods to prevent Alzheimer’s disease
There are many factors involved with the increase in Alzheimer’s disease such as, a nutrient deficient diet; fluoride in the water, and many other environmental toxins. Over the last 100 years, the soil has been depleted of magnesium due to poor farming practices. In addition, accelerated plant growth technology has led to less time for magnesium to settle in the plants.
Fluoride in the water binds to magnesium particles and renders them unavailable to our bodies, while the filtration processing of tap water and bottled water removes minerals including magnesium. For more information about the dangers of fluoride – watch this (eye-opening) documentary created Dr. David Kennedy.
Diabetes, pharmaceutical medications, chemotherapy drugs and diuretics all decrease magnesium, and on the other hand a whole food diet increases magnesium levels while decreasing diabetes risk and the need for toxic medications.
Nothing will work as safely as lots of organic greens and grains, which are loaded with magnesium with all the synergetic counterparts. You may also want to eat pumpkin seeds, squash and watermelon seeds which are loaded with magnesium. Interesting fact, coriander provides the most magnesium of all herbs.
Of course, don’t forget my favorite, cocoa or dark chocolate packed with magnesium as well as flax, sesame seeds, and sesame butter, Brazil nuts, sunflower seeds, almonds and cashews.
Quite frankly, nature provides the best way to maintain a focused mind, a healthy body, and a solution for any dis-ease.
About the author: Blanche Levine has been a student of natural healing modalities for the last 25 years. She has the privilege of working with some of the greatest minds in natural healing including Naturopaths, scientist and energy healers. Having seen people miraculously heal from all kinds of dis-ease through non-invasive methods, her passion now is to help people become aware of what it takes to be healthy.
Sources:
http://www.ihealthtube.com/aspx/article.aspx?id=3466
http://www.magnesiumdirect.com/whymag.aspx
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100127121524.htm
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/259489.php
- See more at: http://www.naturalhealth365.com/nutrition_news/magnesium_food.html#sthash.n0Chi2gA.dpuf
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