Eating For Health

Everyone has heard of Alzheimer’s and you may know people who have suffered from Alzheimer’s disease.   My sister called my attention to an article in Forbes magazine, People with Alzheimer’s disease tend to be deficient in these 5 nutrients that ‘help keep brains in top condition at all ages’ researchers say.   What are these 5 nutrients and how do these nutrients help protect against Alzheimer’s disease?   These research findings are interesting to me not only as a nutritionist but the work Forbes cited was done at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine by Professor Kathleen Dorey. What was the study and what other studies have been done? Virginia Tech scientists analyzed the brains of 31 donors, average age 75.   Most but not all of the donors had died with Alzheimer’s.   The scientists found that those with Alzheimer’s had brains with only half the level of 5 nutrients.   NIH has also studied diet in preventing Alzheimer’s Disease. ...

Why is Vitamin D Gaining so Much Public Attention? By Melissa Mackey      Today vitamin D deficiency is an unfortunate problem rising in many young children.   Children in today’s times do not drink as much milk and eat foods that have vitamin D, nor do they go outside and play as much.   Children are drinking more fruit drinks, sodas, watching T.V. and playing video games.   But doctors have found that children are in much need of vitamin D and that it is an extremely important vitamin.   Vitamin D not only helps build strong bones, but it also been found to increase the body’s immune system.   According to healthychildren.org, “A vitamin D deficiency can lead to rickets, a bone-softening disease that continues to be reported in the United States mostly in children in the first two years of life.”   Some say the children should take a vitamin D supplement, but it is also very important for children to get more outside play, a...