Day 3 - Remember Dementia In November

#RememberDementiaInNovember

Day 3 (11/5) – #ParasaritaPadottanasana or #StandingWideLeggedForwardFold by @yogasloth (Anna)

My sponsor related items I am wearing are the Alzheimer’s Association purple t-shirt and silicone awareness bracelet & heart bracelet on my right wrist (all part of my prize package); also on my right wrist is a beautifully crafted #hematite and #lapislazuli bracelet from @malas_by_  on my left wrist there is a lovely bracelet from @dazzle.dream. In the background, I have some other items from our fabulous list of sponsors.  And as always I am on my @liforme #yogamat (they are not a sponsor, but I adore this mat!!)

! This helps to reduce depression and increase self-esteem; relaxes the brain and helps with stress related headaches, migraines, and fatigue; lowers blood pressure; strengthens the heart and lungs; and balances both hemispheres of the brain and the third eye chakra.

#DementiaAwareness – Dietary Correlation (Click on link in my bio)

See @hmcleod200 (Heather) for Day 4’s (Sunday, 11/6) pose tomorrow night

 

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Day 3 – Dietary Correlation

Studies looking at dietary factors and the relation of dementia “included populations from the USA, Europe, United Kingdom, Australia and Canada” the follow-up studies averaged a span between one to 34 years and most used a questionnaire that detailed how often various foods were consumed (Tester, 2016).

The dietary findings shown that could reduce dementia risk were: unsaturated fatty acids; dietary antioxidants, including vitamins E, C, B and flavonoids; and food based on a Mediterranean diet.  Increased risk for dementia included the activity of being a current smoking (though the study does not detail cigarettes, cigars, etc.).  A decline of cognitive ability was seen with low blood serum levels of vitamin D (Tester, 2016).

Dietary intake not showing a risk increase or decrease for dementia included:

Fish consumption, fruit and vegetable consumption, alcohol consumption, vitamin C intake, or flavonoid intake. An overall effect for these factors may be due to limited studies available. Authors noted that alcohol in particular required further research as there could be great variability with drinking patterns, quantity consumed, individual factors, and time in life of consumption (Tester, 2016).

One common theme that is prevalent in most health problems is that anything in excess is not healthy.  Unless there are health concerns, such as clotting factors or medication issues, eating fresh leafy greens, fruits, vegetables, legumes and nuts; low in carbohydrates and high in fiber.

Supplements showing benefits include:

Methyl cobalamin*, vitamin D3, fish oil, and coenzyme Q10.  There is also some evidence that it is beneficial to fast for a minimum of 12 hours between dinner and breakfast, and for a minimum of three hours between dinner and bedtime (American Geriatrics Society, 2016).  Note: It does not state actual dosage of the supplements. *Recommended form of vitamin B12.

References

American Geriatrics Society (AGS). (2016). Alzheimer's & dementia for dummies. Hoboken, NJ:

           John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (Published simultaneously in Canada)

Tester, J. (2016). Dietary factors associated with risk of dementia. Australian Journal of Herbal Medicine,

28(1), 27+. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com.proxy.davenport.edu/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=lom_davenportc&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA450038828&sid=summon&asid=5d3c8e0c5a83c6eca038ec947630cb55

Note: The link for the above document may not work since I was signed in using my university’s library website.