'MIND diet' shows promise in reducing risk of Alzheimer's disease : abc7

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'MIND diet' shows promise in reducing risk of Alzheimer's disease

'MIND diet' shows promise in reducing risk of Alzheimer's disease

Many have no doubt heard omega-3 fats in salmon and walnuts are brain boosters, and it's also true of avocados, beets and oats.But Dr. Ayshea Sherzai, co-founder of Brain Health and Alzheimer's Prevention Program at Cedars-Sinai Hospital has the recipe for success."It's not one nutrient, it's not one vitamin, it's not one food for the brain.It's a collection, it's like a symphony," Sherzai said.The food symphony created in the "mind diet" consists of lots of greens, berries, legumes and whole foods in general."The mind diet is a hybrid of the Mediterranean diet and the DASH diet, very little animal fats, saturated fats and it's low in salt," said Sherzai.Sherzai cited a study involving 140,000 California women following the Mediterranean diet that lowered their chance of stroke by 28 percent, which is significant.But even better, the Mind Diet significantly reduced the risk of Alzheimer's disease by 50 percent, Sherzai said.And the foods are tasty.


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Life saving procedure may increase risk of heart disease

Life saving procedure may increase risk of heart disease

A person's risk of developing heart disease could be affected by experiences including anaemia before birth, researchers have found.Fetal anaemia, or rhesus disease, was a leading cause of baby deaths until New Zealand doctors developed a procedure to give transfusions to babies still in the womb.A study of 95 New Zealanders who have undergone this treatment since it was developed in 1963 has found they had differences in their hearts and blood vessels as an adult that were not present in those who did not have the treatment.University of Auckland Liggins Institute researchers compared the heart development of those who were treated with a sibling who was unaffected by the disease.


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Ever had food poisoning? Why YOU could be more at risk of Crohn's disease

Ever had food poisoning? Why YOU could be more at risk of Crohn's disease

Many of us have experienced the ill effects of food poisoning, our heads buried in the toilet for what seems like eternity.But now scientists claim undercooked food could have more severe implications on your body than just vomiting and diarrhoea.Those who retain a bacteria in their gut after a bout of food poisoning are at higher risk of developing Crohn's disease, experts found.Gastroenteritis caused by contaminated food increases levels of adherent-invasive E. coli (AIEC) in the gut.