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Brain Exercises to Improve Memory – Illegal Herb Halts
Dementia
This
herb has been proven to improve and even cure several serious diseases.
Next in line: dementia!
Because three recent studies have
proved that this herb can halt and even reverse Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
There
is only one problem: this herb is illegal in most places.
All
three studies had approximately the same structure.
Throughout
your body, you have things called type 2 cannabinoid receptors. Many diseases
occur because these receptors are too inactive. If we want to treat these
diseases, we must do something to stimulate and energize these receptors.
Fortunately,
there is a natural substance that stimulates these receptors. It is called
cannabis. This is the fact on which most arguments for medical marijuana rest.
The
three new studies all demonstrate that activation of these type 2 cannabinoid
receptors can treat Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
Study 1: Alzheimer’s Reversed.
In
the first, published in Pharmacology
Biochemistry and Behavior, Indian researchers tested the ability of
1-phenylisatin, a type 2 cannabinoid receptor agonist, to ameliorate the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
They
first induced Alzheimer’s disease in rats, after which
they verified that the rodent’s memories were indeed compromised by observing
their efforts to learn the route through a maze.
The
researchers then gave the rodents the 1-phenylisatin, which activated the
rodent’s type 2 cannabinoid receptors. The researcher’s subsequent tests
revealed that the rat’s memories and executive function improved, that the
oxidative stress in their brains reversed, and that the progressive physical
brain damage halted and even reversed.
Study 2: Vascular Dementia Reversed.
In
the second study, published in the journal Current
Neurovascular Research, scientists targeted vascular dementia, the second most common form of
dementia, behind Alzheimer’s disease.
They
tried to attack the chronic cerebral hypoperfusion that gives rise to vascular
dementia. Vascular dementia occurs when there is an insufficient blood supply
to the brain, and chronic cerebral hypoperfusion is a condition wherein blood
supply to the brain is inadequate.
Once
again, the researchers induced chronic cerebral hypoperfusion in rats to cut
off the blood supply to their brains. This was soon followed by vascular
dementia, which they again verified through maze memory tests and executive
function, or decision-making, tests, which the rats predictably failed.
The
researchers then injected the rats with 1-phenylisatin to stimulate their
cannabinoid receptors. As with the Alzheimer’s disease sufferers in the first
study, the rat’s memories and executive function improved, and there was also a
significant reduction in the physical and chemical brain damage brought about
by the disease.
Study 3: Advanced Alzheimer’s Reversed.
Researchers
in the third study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, actually administered
THC and CBD, the two main components of cannabis, to mice with dementia. They
expected that it would reverse memory loss for mice with early dementia but
possibly not for mice with advanced dementia.
They
were pleasantly surprised to find that it did improve the memory of the mice
with advanced dementia too, even though it could not reverse as much of the
physical brain damage as it could for the mice with early-stage dementia.
There
are just two problems:
1)
Cannabis is illegal in most places in the world.
2)
You may not want to get high on cannabis.
Brain Exercises to Improve Memory – This Specific Type of
High Blood Pressure Prevents Dementia
We
know that blood vessels stiffen with age and blood pressure increases. Normal, right?
And
we know prolonged high blood pressure is bad for everyone,
right?
Hmm,
maybe not always!
Because
researchers from the University of California at Irvine have discovered a
certain group of people are less likely to develop dementia as they age if they
have high blood pressure.
If
blood pressure does not increase as blood
vessels become stiff and inflexible, too little blood makes it through them and
your organs become starved of the oxygen and nutrients that the blood
transports.
If
blood flows too slowly, it also tends to pool and clot, which increases the likelihood of heart attacks and strokes.
The
new research suggests, this may be the case with dementia too.
They
collected health information from participants in the “90+” study, a study
initiated in 2003 to investigate the “oldest-old” with the aim of improving the
quality of life of those over the age of 90.
Scientists
were able to determine which seniors over 90 were the most likely to develop
dementia.
They
discovered that those who developed high blood pressure in their 60s or before
were likely to suffer from dementia later on. That should not be surprising.
But
they also found that, compared to those with normal blood pressure:
–
Those whose blood pressure increased during their 80s
were 42% less likely to develop dementia during their 90s.
–
Those whose blood pressure increased when they were
over the age of 90 were 63% less likely to develop dementia.
So
the conclusion is: if you’re in your eighties, and your blood pressure has been normal till now but
is rising, this is probably a good thing. And you should not be put on hypertensive drugs.
Brain Exercises to Improve Memory – Dementia Caused by This
Surprising Nuisance
Researchers
from all over Canada came together and published an article in the prestigious
British Journal, Lancet, revealing
that a surprising environmental factor significantly increases your risk of
developing dementia.
They
concluded that an alarming 7-11% of all dementia cases could be attributed to
this specific nuisance.
Can
it be that eliminating this environmental factor could drop your risk of
developing dementia by 7-11%? The authors of the study have found evidence to
suggest just that.
The
Canadian researchers started from the evidence of previous studies that show
that living near traffic noise can have a seriously detrimental effect on our
cognition.
For
example, in 2005 researchers found that British, Dutch, and Spanish kids whose
schools were close to airports and busy roads performed worse on reading
comprehension and recognition memory than other children. This study also
appeared in the Lancet.
Another
study published in the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health in 2016
concluded that increases in traffic noise volume led to a decline in people’s
ability to complete tasks that required memory and executive function.
Executive
function is scientist’s term for reasoning, memory, problem solving, planning,
and other cognitive processes that help you plan and control your behavior.
Motivated
by these studies, the Canadian researchers wondered whether people who lived
near traffic noise were more likely to develop dementia, since dementia is
essentially a deterioration in cognitive function.
Studying
medical records of over 6 million people, they looked at incidence of dementia
spectrum diseases and also proximity to busy roads.
Over
these 11 years, 243,611 people were diagnosed with dementia, with those
residing near traffic noise being more likely than those further away.
Compared
to those living the furthest from major roads (at least one kilometer away),
those who lived within 50 meters had a seven percent larger risk of developing
dementia, a number that decreased to four percent for those between 50 and 100
meters, and two percent for those between 101 and 200 meters.
So,
is moving house your only option?
What
if you’re already developed dementia, is blocking traffic noise going to be
enough?
Answers:
No and no!
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