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Article: Preventing Alzheimer's: Dr. Elizabeth Pavka explains what nutrition's got to do with it.(HOLISTIC NUTRITION Q&A)
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- New Life Journal
- Article date:
- September 1, 2009
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Q: My 85-year-old grandmother has just been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. She's no longer the person I've known and loved my entire life. I'm wondering what, if anything, my parents and I can do to prevent this in ourselves."
--Margaret C., Asheville, NC
A: Thanks for your question, Margaret. I'm certain that many readers have someone in their family with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or know of someone who is experiencing that challenge first-hand. When both my elderly parents got a brain-related diagnosis, I decided that I would put myself on a "let's promote brain function program." Here's some of what I've learned:
First, eat lots of ...