Dr. Rose Bricker
If you are experiencing symptoms like brain fog, lack of focus, and difficulty with your memory, you are not alone. Are you losing or misplacing objects, retaining less of what you’re reading, having difficulty remembering names, experiencing confusion and possibly mood swings, anxiety, and irritability? These are just some symptoms of poor brain health. You don’t have to have an official diagnosis to realize that your brain needs help. I encourage you to make this year a year of taking better care of your brain.
In 2023, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, 6.7 million Americans are living with dementia; specifically, Alzheimer’s, which is the most common form of dementia. The other types of dementia are Lewy body dementia, vascular dementia, and frontotemporal dementia. The neuroscientist Dr. Robert Love, Dr Daniel Amen (a psychiatrist), Dr. Dale Bredesen, and Dr. Heather Sandison are providing information, based on research, of the ways we can take care of our brains and even reverse the symptoms. Dr. Heather Sandison states in her book Reversing Alzheimer’s that If you start now, the progression of Alzheimer’s can be stopped or at least kept at bay. You may even be able to recover some of your memory. Also, Dr. Dale Bredesen, in his book The End of Alzheimer’s, also provides research-based information about ways to stop and reverse Alzheimer’s.
Ways to Improve and Support Brain Health
Eat Healthy Foods: We need nutrients. Our gut health is crucial for brain health. What we eat either helps support the brain or hurts it. Organic fruits and vegetables, i.e., eggs, walnuts, wild blueberries, and dark chocolate (at least 85% cocoa); pasture-raised meats; wild-caught fish and seafood (not farm-raised); and pasture-raised poultry. Healthy fats, no processed foods, limit sugar intake, and no sugar substitutes.