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Health Habits:
Supplement
Your Brain
Think About What You Eat... Eat What Helps You Think
Guess what! Your brain does not operate on its own... it's
attached to the rest of you. If you keep your body
healthy, your brain will be healthier too, and you will be
giving your brain a better chance to help you stay
smarter and live a longer life of abundance and vitality.
Not long ago, brainy brain researchers presented
findings at the International Conference on Alzheimer's
disease which suggested possible benefits of fish oil
supplements on brain health - and on aging. The
researchers found definite associations between fish oil
supplements and cognitive function, and found there
were differences in the actual structure of the brain
between subjects who used the fish oil supplements and
those who didn't.
You may have heard of the many different supplements
(most naturally-occurring minerals) that can help your
brain stay sharp - fish oil's just one. Other popular and
effective ones include gingko biloba, L-carnitine, and
Coefficient Q-10.
You can also do your brain a few favors with the foods
you choose. For instance, recently, scientists reported in
the "British Journal of Nutrition" that whole ginger extract
has a lot of promise, especially in cancer prevention.
Their findings focused on prostate cancer (closer to your
other brain, guys), but showed that ginger had a
significant impact on stopping the growth of cancer cells.
In studies on animals, they found the extract didn't come
with significant toxic side effects for normal tissues, such
as bone marrow, and showed tumor regression up to
sixty percent. That's a big deal! They say humans would
have to consume about 3.5 ounces of the extract a day
to get the benefits, but hey, that's why they make
supplements. And the new findings show that ginger is
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