• Brain Health

    Posted on January 1st, 2010

    Written by Dr. Al Sears

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    The Key to Preventing Alzheimer’s May Be a Trip to the Grocery Store

    The Key to Preventing Alzheimer’s May Be a Trip to the Grocery Store

    A new study just hit my desk: The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reports that high levels of leptin are associated with lower rates of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.2

    The 12-year study found that people with the lowest leptin levels were approximately four times more likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer’s disease than people with the highest levels…

  • Brain Health

    Posted on August 3rd, 2008

    Written by Dr. Al Sears

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    Get Enough…For Your Brain’s Sake…

    Dear Reader,
    You probably think of Alzheimer’s “old-age” dementia as totally unpredictable and incurable surprises that can strike anyone as they get older—including you. Most doctors would probably agree… But I don’t.
    Evidence keeps mounting that these conditions are almost entirely preventable.
    For instance, I just read a study out of South Korea that found a direct link [...]