Study finds that blueberry juice may improve memory in older adults

Previously I have investigated how healthy lifestyle and diet can impact brain function and have also looked at the importance of vegetables and fruits for a well working brain.  A very recently published preliminary small study (1) has found that blueberries may be particularly useful to memory.

The authors of the study wrote in their [...]

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Exercise found to protect and even improve the aging brain

Exercise and healthy eating are great ways to vitalise life.  This month two new studies (1,2) published in the Archives of Neurology add to the evidence which suggests that regular exercise can help prevent the problems that often occur in thinking and memory that can come with age and also may help to turn [...]

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Can a multi-nutrient supplement benefit child intelligence?

Back in August I wrote about how diet can impact the brain and behaviour in children.  Nutrition for the brain is something I am very interested in and those of you who follow this blog will see that there is a lot of scientific evidence to show that what we eat can make a [...]

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High vegetable and fruit intake may be linked to better brain function

Messages are constantly being published to encourage us to eat plenty of vegetables and fruits and I certainly write about the importance of these foods often.  Vegetables and fruits provide the body with an array of vitamins, minerals and bioflavonoids (bioactive plant chemicals) which are associated with the prevention of many diseases.  Some of [...]

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Healthy lifestyles may impact brain function later in life

Recently I wrote about healthy living as a means of reducing the risk of developing chronic disease as well as being a possible way of protecting against Alzheimer’s disease

A study based on a UK population (1) has added further evidence for the effect that diet and lifestyle can have on mental/brain (cognitive) function.   The [...]

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Diet, the brain and behaviour in children

Children everywhere are starting to get ready to go back to school after their long summer holidays.  Nutrition and diet can impact the body and health in many ways, the most apparent concerns for parents of school aged children are immune health and brain function/behaviour.

In July I wrote about probiotics and prevention/treatment [...]

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More evidence links vitamin D to brain function

Following my last post I was interested to read a well researched review paper (1) that looks into the link between vitamin D deficiency and the development of dementia.  The report is published in the May issue of the Journal of Alzheimer’s disease and is written my William B Grant PhD of the Sunlight, Nutrition and Health [...]

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Is Vitamin D important for brain function?

What we eat can certainly have an impact on the way our brains function.  Previously I have written about the importance of a healthy diet for brain function and also the links between the Mediterranean style diet and the brain. 

In both of these posts I write about how important oily fish seem [...]

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