Vitamin B against Alzheimer’s? Too early to tell.

By Dr. Pascale Michelon | November 9, 2010 |

An inter­est­ing and very well-doc­u­­men­t­ed arti­cle in the Los Ange­les Times reviews stud­ies look­ing at Vit­a­min B and its role in improv­ing mem­o­ry. The vit­a­mins — includ­ing folic acid and vit­a­mins B6 and B12 — are often tout­ed as a way to improve mem­o­ry and stave off cog­ni­tive decline. The claims are based on the…

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Brain Health and Alzheimer’s Prevention

By Alvaro Fernandez | April 9, 2008 |

We just received these two very thought-pro­­vok­ing essays on Alzheimer’s Dis­ease and brain health, as part of a writ­ing work­shop, led by Susan Hill in Lake­land, Flori­da, with a group of grade 9–11 home­school­ers. With­out fur­ther ado, here you are both Essays: Essay A. Pre­vent­ing Alzheimer’s at Work – By Josh H 5,000,000: that is the number…

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