Month: August 2021

The blog posts Colour and Cognitive Decline and Eat to Protect Brain Health include ideas about the kind of foods and diets to eat to protect brain function as you age. However, while what we eat is undeniably important it’s not the whole picture. How we live on a day to day basis makes a huge difference to brain health in the short and long ...

You may well have heard about the recommendation to eat colourful foods – the rainbow diet as it is called. This is generally regarded as being good for the immune system. A new study has found that people who eat a diet that includes at least half a serving per day of foods high in flavonoids may have a 20% lower risk of cognitive decline. ...

The blog post Colour and Cognitive Decline extols the benefits of eating colourful plant foods for brain health. Here are some more dietary tips to protect cognitive function throughout life:  Eat an Anti-Inflammatory Diet - inflammation is toxic to the body and the brain. Anti-inflammatory foods include those rich in beneficial oils such as ...

Population aging is one of the biggest challenges of the twenty-first century. 1 in 3 babies born in the UK today are expected to celebrate their 100th birthday. Longer life expectancy is likely to lead to an increased number of people living with dementia. It’s usual for older people to experience changes in conceptual reasoning, memory, and ...