How to Halt Alzheimer’s Progression
VITAMIN B SUPPLEMENTS COULD HALT ALZHEIMER’S PROGRESSION
A study found that supplementing the diet with large doses of vitamin B could cut the brain shrinkage by a third to a half common in elderly people with early signs of the disease and could slow, or even halt, the memory-robbing disease’s progression. Researchers stressed the need for further study to confirm these results but described the study outcome as “striking” and “dramatic.”
Over a two-year period half of the168 volunteers (all over the age of 70) had been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and were given high daily doses of the B vitamins folate, B6 and B12, higher doses than normally found in supplements or diet.
On average, compared to the group that received only placebo pills with no active ingredients, B-taking volunteers exhibited an average 30 percent lower degree of brain shrinkage, which is associated with atrophy; but in some cases, the reduced amount of atrophy was lower by as much as fifty percent. The study was released September 8, 2010 by the online journal Public Library of Science ONE and can be accessed free online at: http://bit.ly/btsJCl.
Pecans = Antioxidant Powerhouse
Pecans are an antioxidant powerhouse. 
Of all tree nuts, pecans have the highest antioxidant content.
They also fall within the top 15 foods overall that hold the greatest antioxidant content.
According to a study in a recent issue of Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research, eating just a handful of pecans a day may delay the progression of age-related motor neuron degeneration and such diseases as amyotropic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
Pecans provide over 19 vitamins and minerals including vitamin A, folic acid, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc and several B vitamins. They are naturally cholesterol-free and, unless salted, sodium-free.