Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
A new drug developed by Eli Lilly shows promise in treating mild Alzheimer’s symptoms.
The drug has not yet received FDA approval, however, it has been showed to improve cognitive decline by 34%.
There are 5 million Americans with Alzheimer’s disease today and that number is expected to rise.
Free Digital Image Courtesy of FreeDigitalPhoto.net
The simple act of breathing in and out provides the perfectopportunity for relaxation.
Creating mindful awareness is the greatest benefit of meditative breathing exercises.
Although the evidence of it’s efficacy is anecdotal, doctors agree that the results are real and effective when targeted at reducing stress.
Here is a sample, follow the link for more exercises to calm your nerves.
Progressive Relaxation
How it’s done: To nix tension from head to toe, close the eyes and focus on tensing and relaxing each muscle group for two to three seconds each. Start with the feet and toes, then move up to the knees, thighs, rear, chest, arms, hands, neck, jaw and eyes — all while maintaining deep, slow breaths. Having trouble staying on track? Anxiety and panic specialist Dr. Patricia Farrell suggests we breathe in through the nose, hold for a count of five while the muscles tense, then breathe out through the mouth on release.
When it works best: At home, at a desk or even on the road. One word of caution: Dizziness is never the goal. If holding the breath ever feels uncomfortable, tone it down to just a few seconds at most.
Level of difficulty: Beginner
Free Image Courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Even when you know better than eat fast food there may be times when that is your only choice.
Think family road trips, business travel, or kids who won’t have it any other way.
The author of “Eat This Not That” has compiled a list of 14 meals at the most popular fast food places to make your choices easy.
These are not the healthiest options overall but in a pinch you are armed with information to get the most out your foray into fast food.
Free Image Courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net
The signs of gynecological cancer can be elusive to most women.
The most common symptoms; fatigue, bloating and back pain, can be mistaken as benign annoyances which happen from time to time.
So, when do you need to be concerned that there may be something more serious which needs your attention?
There will be nearly 90,000 cases of gynecological cancers diagnosed in the U.S. in 2012, with more than half of those being cervical cancer, according to estimates from the National Cancer Institute. About 30,000 women will die of these five cancers this year; the deadliest of the five is ovarian cancer, which will cause about half of these deaths.
Knowing what is normal for you is the best way help your doctor monitor changes and what those changes may mean for your health.
Free Image Courtesy of FrrDigitalPhotos.net
The connection between sugar and Alzheimer’s can not be disputed.
The New Scientist Magazine, September 3, 2012 issue explains the sugar-Alzheimer’s link as the condition by which our muscle, fat, and liver cells stop responding to insulin.
The cells no longer metabolize glucose properly thereby leading to insulin resistance or pre-diabetes.
This, then causes the pancreas to produce excess amounts of insulin even as excess glucose builds up in the blood causing insulin spikes which overwhelm the brain.
Insulin also regulates neurotransmitters such as acetylcholine, which are crucial for memory and learning and is also important for the function and growth of blood vessels, which supply oxygen and glucose to the brain.
There’s also research tying brain dysfunction directly to excess sugar consumption. In a 2012 study, UCLA scientists fed rats a heavy ration of fructose (which makes up roughly a half of both table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup) and noted both insulin resistance and impaired brain function within six weeks. Interestingly, they found both insulin function and brain performance to improve in the sugar-fed rats when they were also fed omega-3 fatty acids. In other words, another quirk of the American diet, deficiency in omega-3 fatty acids, seems to make us more vulnerable to the onslaught of sweets.
Another facet of our diets, lots of cheap added fats, may also trigger insulin problems and brain dysfunction. New Scientist flags yet another recent study, this one from University of Washington researchers, finding that rats fed a high-fat diet for a year lost their ability to regulate insulin, developed diabetes, and showed signs of brain deterioration.
Government subsidies of corn and sugar have made these commodities incredibly inexpensive for the food industry which puts sweeteners in almost everything we eat.
This, at the same time Alzheimer’s costs $200 billion a year in health care alone.
The U.S. government has declared a mandate to find a cure for Alzheimer’s by 2025.
Cheap sugar comes at a very high price, indeed.
© 2026 MedClient.com
Theme by Anders Noren — Up ↑