What Foods Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer’s disease?
Alzheimer’s disease is a neurological disorder that is caused by the brain shrinking and brain cells dying. It’s the most common type of dementia and affects 5.8 million people aged 65 + in America. It leads to progressive cognitive decline and memory loss. Being a holistic health coach, I’m all about that prevention method, there may be no cure for Alzheimer’s disease but there is a way to prevent it from happening to you or your loved ones!
What are the 4 key factors for a healthy brain?
- Diet and supplementation
- Stress management
- Exercise
- Spiritual fitness
A holistic approach to any disease is viewing the imbalances throughout the entire body. Nutritional deficiencies, heavy metal toxicities, hormonal imbalances, and inflammation should all be taken into consideration. American’s have a processed diet high in unhealthy fats, sugars, and salt. This leads to numerous health issues including hypertension, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease to name a few.
These foods are all part of an anti-inflammatory diet which will help your body in other ways as well! Replacing unhealthy foods with healthier options is the easiest way to start eating healthier.
- Eat a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, it provides the body with the phytonutrients, vitamins, and minerals needed to boost brain health.
- Quality proteins such as pasture raised chicken and/or grass-fed beef
- Healthy fats such as omega-3 which can be found in salmon, nuts, and seeds
- Complex carbs such as sweet potatoes and other non-starchy vegetables as well as grains like quinoa and barley
- Fiber (include prebiotic foods into your diet to feed gut bacteria)
- Anti-inflammatory herbs such as turmeric
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