Posts tagged Neurotoxins
How Omega 3 Fatty Acids Can Reduce Your Risk for Alzheimer’s

Has someone in your family been recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s? Have you been wondering how to reduce your risk? You’re not alone!

More than six million adults over 65 years old have Alzheimer’s dementia. As startling a statistic as this is, numbers are only expected to rise.

An Alzheimer’s diagnosis can seem daunting and frightening for many people. Your memory and ability to perform daily tasks slowly dwindle. You fear becoming a burden and forgetting who you are.

But it doesn’t have to end this way. There are steps you can start taking today that can reduce your risk for Alzheimer’s. As the saying goes - an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

You may have guessed that your diet plays a critical role in all of this - and you’d be right. However, it can be challenging to know where to start when implementing the fruits, vegetables, meat, and supplements that are part of a brain-healthy diet into your everyday meals.

This is where I come in! So, if you are interested in learning more about dietary changes that can reduce your risk for Alzheimer’s, be sure to read this week’s post!

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Why a TBI Brain Likes Routine

The month of March is also Brain Injury Awareness Month.

It is recognized worldwide and has become a great opportunity to raise awareness, share knowledge, and educate about all things brain injury. So let me ask you a question:

Have you suffered from a traumatic brain injury?

If so, you may be wondering what the best way to recover is. One of the most important things to support TBI recovery is to stick with a routine. It may not always be easy but it will help speed up the healing process and make life easier for you in general.

Part of your routine should include keeping a consistent sleep schedule, maintaining a healthy diet, and exercising regularly. These are all things that can help improve your quality of life after suffering from a TBI.

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How Simple Daily Habits Can Optimize Your Mental Wellness This Winter

Have you ever wondered why donuts or cookies miraculously make us feel better? Why the words “winter” and “blues” go hand in hand? Or why we feel so much better after a good work-out?

If the winter months get you down or leave you feeling fatigued and lacking motivation, you’re not alone! As a nutritionist, I hear the following comments all the time: “I feel so down all winter,” “No matter what I do, I can’t get out of this funk,” or “I just can’t handle going to work and coming home in the dark every day.”

If these sound like words you are known to utter, I’ve got great news for you - you can do something about it!

Start taking action with the simple daily habits discussed in this week’s blog to wash away the winter blues and optimize your mental wellness this winter.

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Aspartame and your brain health

Thanks to media coverage and increased education, people are becoming more aware of the harmful effects of sugar. As a result, sugar consumption is starting to decline.

As a nutritionist, this is great news!

I love to hear clients committed to kicking sugar to curb or breaking their addiction to white refined sugar once and for all.

However, when we restrict our sugar intake, what tends to happen is that we start to replace white sugar with sugar substitutes. Though not all sugar substitutes are the same and should not be treated equally, most of them have some startling effects you should know about.

Read on to discover what aspartame is, how it affects your brain health, and what healthier, more natural sweeteners are out there.

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Soda and Brain Health: Everything you Need to Know

For those of you who prefer a can of soda in the morning to rev up your engine, or for those of you who down a soda to get yourself through the mid-afternoon slump, this blog post is for you!

Read on to discover if soda is bad for your brain and if diet soda is any better.

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The Worst Food For Your Brain

Would you like to guess what may be the worst food for your brain?

Though many foods can be harmful to brain health, one food, in particular, stands out as being the worst - by far.

Let me give you a hint: This food can cause tooth decay, lead to diabetes, weaken bones, age skin, and damage organs. Less known but just as significant, is the fact that it can also cause anxiety, depression, brain fog, neruofatigue, and mood swings.

Ready to take a guess?

That’s right, you guessed it - Sugar!

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The Neurotoxicity of Pesticides

Pesticides, substances used to control unwanted pests, insects, and weeds, are one of the largest groups of toxic chemicals produced, stored, and used in the world. Not only are they designed to control pests through their various mechanisms of action, but they have also proven toxic to non-target organisms - namely humans and beloved pets.

Read this week’s blog to find out how and what you can do about it.


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