The Quick Checklist of Maintaining Brain Health

Maintaining healthy brain function over a lifetime requires that you be proactive. Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease affect way too many people as they age, and we now see that much of this could be avoided if people would use some targeted strategies during their lifetime. Here are some important recommendations:

1. Take every precaution to avoid head injuries throughout your entire life
2. Always be learning something new or further developing an existing talent or skill set
3. Don’t damage your brain with cigarettes, alcohol or illicit drugs, and try to use the least number of medications as possible throughout your lifetime
4. Nourish your brain with omega-3 fats from fish, twice per week, on average
5. Take a high potency multiple vitamin that is antioxidant enriched and contains a B-50 complex (example: Adeeva Multiple Vitamin)
6. Take 2-3 capsules per day of Adeeva Nature’s Essential Oils, to ensure adequate omega-3 fat and essential fatty acid support for your brain
7. Keep your fasting blood sugar level below 5.0 mmol/L (90 mg/dL).  Elevated blood sugar (glucose) and high insulin levels are strongly linked to Alzheimer’s disease development. This means eating sugary foods and starchy foods in moderation if at all, performing aerobic exercise for 30 mins at least 3-4 times per week, and having a waist circumference under 36 inches if you are a man, and under 34 inches if you are a woman. Have your doctor check your blood glucose level on your next appointment and ask for the number.
8. Ensure that your blood cholesterol level is below 4.8 mmol/L (185 mg/dL). This means avoiding high fat meat and dairy products, as well as deep fried foods and transfats.

After Age 55 Add The Following:

1. Adeeva Memory Support Complex (2 capsules per day) – to help your brain continue to make the memory chemical acetylcholine
2. Learn a new skill  such as a learning to play a musical instrument or a foreign language – something that is outside of your usual knowledge base
3. Participate in a mind-body activity that builds new neural circuits, such as playing ping-pong or taking dance lessons or martial arts lessons.