Nutrients and Agein Brain

[CDreamer]

We all know that cognitive decline is common in ageing and possibly AF sufferers are more susceptible.

Which is why some may find this study interesting, especially those who have been advocating nutrition before pharmaceuticals!

medscape.com/viewarticle/99...

I know it’s a bit technical but the take home:-

"We confirmed that the flavanol intervention only benefits people who are relatively deficient at baseline," said Small.

This statement relates to a Flavanol supplement given to various groups.

So… worry not if you already have a good diet and more reason to keep cocoa solids, berries, apple & pears in your eating plan!

Stay well hydrated today folks and keep 😎

[BobD Volunteer]

I saw a report this week that Taurine levels fall as we get old and that supplementing may help prevent dementia.

[CDreamer in reply to BobD]

A lot more studies suddenly appearing. Could it be that the suddenly the cost of prevention is finally being considered?

[Frances123 in reply to BobD]

I read that too Bob. Hopefully it is true as I’ve been taking it alongside Magnesium for around 9 years.

[secondtry]

Thanks for raising the point. I would extend it by saying we need a complete reset on buying food. Minimise processed food is now widely accepted but also too much unprocessed supermarket/other food is tasteless and comes with health and other issues due to the way it is grown, presented & transported huge distances to the market.

I am lucky enough to have an acre next to our house to grow and rear clean healthy food (just picked asparagus, peas, rhubarb & strawberries this morning 🤪 and we have a mini swarm of bees in our cherry tree!). Allotments are still available, our son & daughter in law have just taken over a large one in Essex for £35pa!!

I would urge anyone to accept convenient cheap food costs a lot more than you think due to healthcare implications.

[CDreamer in reply to secondtry]

I do envy you, I no longer have the energy. We have a collective allotment on site and that produces some food but not nearly as much as it could.

[waveylines in reply to CDreamer]

It well known that the mineral vitamin content of vegetables has dropped 40% since the second world war due to intensive farming. It's no longer really possible to get all you optimally need from freah produce alone. I don't know whether that's the case with organic veg. But it is scary. Even so called -"unprocessed" food like vegetables is effectively processed.So unless you have a veg plot and grown your own I personally think taking additional vitamins these days is often needed.

[secondtry in reply to waveylines]

Agreed. Mass produced even organic food from abroad can come from exhausted land and that's before any fraud. Personally, this whole Covid thing has been a huge wake-up call, which has built up mis-trust and Boris's example has not helped!! End of rant.

[Popepaul in reply to secondtry]

I agree with yor points. The micronutrient content of food has diminished. The response to covid with all of the restrictions, all of which were done without a clear evidence base has caused many to question the competency of politicians and the scientists who largely ignored their own science.

[secondtry in reply to CDreamer]

I am looking around for younger volunteers to help (grandchildren too young to press gang 🤣) for energy, as I suspect I am going to have to build up production significantly.

[waveylines in reply to secondtry]

Good Luck with that one Secondtry.... My son lives nearby but isn't remotely interested in gardening. I've started a mini veg plot. I do wonder if our food content was re looked at and had to meet certain nutriinal levels whether the health of our country would improve significantly.... But not if the consequences if the prices were to shoot out of reach.Mu uncle is law lived in a 1920s house with the larger garden that went with it. The whole of his ba k garden was turned over to fruit and veg. No grass at all. He tended it for years..... Right up to the age of 98. He died a year later. I think the work kept him fit and his produce kept him healthy.

[secondtry in reply to waveylines]

Yes I am hoping to do the same as your uncle. Undoubtedly, the forced labour is good for you, better than the gym and you get a lot of personal satisfaction that helps morale including influencing your grandchildren...never thought of myself as an 'Influencer' 😂.

[Auriculaire in reply to secondtry]

You don't get sunshine, fresh air , birdsong , butterflies and bees in gyms!

[ozziebob in reply to Auriculaire]

Nor in my 17th floor London flat, sadly. The only positive is that there would be more heavy metal pollution to breathe if I lived here at ground level !! 🤔

[CDreamer in reply to ozziebob]

Oh dear, air quality is a problem. Let’s hope we don’t get the problems NY is currently suffering.

[secondtry in reply to CDreamer]

My daughter lives in Toronto and she said today it has cleared from there.