Nutrition and eating for the brain and mental health are topics I have written about regularly here. Our mood can have powerful influences on many aspects of life and eating for a healthy body naturally impacts the brain. A recently published study (1) highlights the importance of eating for mental health by demonstrating that there is [...]
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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 [...] A new study (1) has found that taking a daily fish oil supplement that is rich in long-chain omega 3 fatty acids may help to prevent against psychotic disorders. The study(1) was carried out to see whether a daily long chain omega 3 fatty acid supplement could help reduce the rate of progression to [...] Vitamin D has been a major topic of research over the last 2 years. It seems as though this vitamin is essential to many aspects for health from bone to brain. Low blood serum levels of vitamin D have been associated with increased risk for several diseases e.g. cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, depression, dental caries, [...] On Monday I wrote about omega 3 fats and how they are important for brain function and in protecting against and treating depression. Today I wanted to look at a UK study which has just been published in the British Journal of Psychiatry (1). The study authors (1) wanted to examine the association between [...] “Trichotillomania is an impulse control disorder or form of self-injury characterized by the repeated urge to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes, facial hair, nose hair, pubic hair, eyebrows or other body hair, sometimes resulting in noticeable bald patches. Trichotillomania is classified in the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) as an impulse [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] My grandmother always used to say that fish was good for the brain. A lot of research is now available now to back up these old folk tales. Our brains are very fatty organs and we require essential fats for their efficient functioning. Fish intake in pregnant women has been positively linked to cognitive performance (mental [...] There are many hundreds of studies relating brain function to nutrition and I am never sure where to begin trying to relay these to you via this blog – the volume of available evidence always seems so daunting! Last week I wrote about just one nutrient, vitamin B12 and cognition/mental function. Fortunately for me [...] |
  
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