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"We saw relief from all diabetic degenerative symptoms, including improved mental function. The improved mental function suggests an increase in blood flow to the brain. These results support the large studies cited about the beneficial use of whole raw nuts and seeds such as walnuts and almonds. WALNUTS Walnuts are exceptionally high in monounsaturated fat and the omega-3 fatty acid, alpha-linolenic acid. A study published in November 2004 by Kris-Etherton et al." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"The PS group performed significantly better in both mental function and measures of behavior. Interestingly, symptoms of depression also improved, a finding that has been suggested by another study on elderly women. Steven Bratman, M.D., author of The Natural Health Encylcopedia, a database on herbs and supplements that's used by many hospitals, says that "... it is not a great leap to suspect that [PS might be] useful for much less severe problems with memory and mental function, such as those that seem to occur in nearly all of us who are older than forty." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"Dehydration can have an enormous impact on physical and mental function and increased risk of heat illness. Even mild dehydration can result in reduced exercise capacity. Exercise (muscle contraction) causes an increase in heat production in the body. Muscle contraction during most activities is only about 15% to 20% efficient. This means that of all the energy produced, only about 15% to 20% is used for the actual movement and the remainder is lost as heat." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Zyprexa is an antipsychotic drug that blunts mental function and can cause tardive dyskinesia, Parkinson's disorder, diabetes, pancreatitis, obesity, and numerous other problems, some of them life-threatening. Over the next eleven months, Jeb took the Zyprexa as needed for his allergies. He consumed eighty-seven tablets or a little more than two per week. Zyprexa is a particularly "dirty" drug in that it affects multiple neurotransmitter systems. Among its actions, it has potent antihistaminic effects." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.) "To make matters worse—much worse—their mental function often fails to fully recover. They continue to forget simple things like phone calls, appointments, and shopping lists, and they cannot multitask or master more complex learning. Their moods remain unstable and often dismal, and they frequently feel embittered and angry. Much like people who never recover from electric shock treatment,* Xanax victims can remain irritable and emotionally erratic years after they have been withdrawn from the tranquilizers." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.)

"If you or someone in your family recognizes a change in mood or mental function, be sure to seek out specialized care. Consult with your doctor. Support groups can be very helpful for these situations. Be keenly aware of the danger of anger and stress (see chapter 11) that can trigger major cardiovascular events. If you have a temper problem, you may need to work with a coach or a specific guided program. Does the Integrative Approach Really Work? You bet it does." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"There are many different mental illnesses, varying in their effects on disability, mental function and Mental disorders are the leading cause of age groups. This is a large and disability in North America. complicated health matter. Probiotics and the B Vitamins Probiotics do not reside in the brain and as such cannot offer any direct benefit to mental health. Nor is it likely that probiotics will be found to cure mental illnesses. However, some probiotic species are known to improve the levels of available B vitamins in the body." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

"The improved mental function suggests an increase in blood flow to the brain. These results support the large studies cited about the beneficial use of whole raw nuts and seeds such as walnuts and almonds. WALNUTS Walnuts are exceptionally high in monounsaturated fat and the omega-3 fatty acid, alpha-linolenic acid. A study published in November 2004 by Kris-Etherton et al. showed that ALA reduced cholesterol and fats in the blood, and also C-reactive protein (CRP), an inflammatory marker associated with heart disease." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"A randomized double-blind study and a multi-center trial suggested that acetyl-l-carnitine supplementation provided statistically significant support for mental function, including memory and Attention Deficit Disorder, Asperger's Syndrome (a form of autism) as well as behavioral and emotional support. Why Carnitine Deficiency? Although L-carnitine is found throughout the diet and also can be synthesized by your body, research indicates that both primary and secondary deficiencies do occur." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"All participants filled out questionnaires about their eating habits and underwent mental function tests that measured both short- and long-term memory over the course of the study. Although everyone declined on their test results over the six years, as one would expect, those who ate more than two vegetable servings a day experienced nearly 40 percent less mental decline than those who ate few or no vegetables." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"Finally, aerobic conditioning has been shown to improve some aspects of mental function by as much as 20 to 30 percent." Dr. Jay Lombard focuses treatment for Alzheimer's on four areas: reducing excessive inflammation; increasing the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which is vital to memory; reducing antioxidant activity; and boosting the mitochondria. To raise brain acetylcholine levels, there is a natural product called huperzene A, which blocks the enzyme that breaks down the neurotransmitter. Ginkgo biloba has been shown to be effective in retarding the progression of the disease." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "To boost mental function, I use ginkgo biloba, probably the number-two herb after ginseng," Dr. Spreen says. "We'll give a trial of that to people who say they don't remember things the way they used to, and to children with learning disorders. We'll try the herb for about 6 weeks. If the person doesn't feel a noticeable difference in that time, it probably doesn't work for them. The nice thing about this type of remedy is that it's harmless. If it doesn't work, you've only lost a few dollars; it hasn't done any harm." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"By contrast, in every case in this book the individual had little or no idea that psychiatric medication impairs mental function and behavior with the potential for destructive actions. Medication spellbinding also impairs the individual's perception of his or her emotional or real-life problems. For varying periods of time, drug-induced emotional anesthesia (apathy and indifference) or a drug-induced emotional high (euphoria) can mask the person's personal conflicts and emotional suffering." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.)

"Early symptoms of heat injury are excessive sweating, headache, nausea, dizziness, a reduced consciousness, and mental function. When the core temperature rises to over 40°C, heat stroke may develop, characterized by hot dry skin, confusion, and loss of consciousness. There are several anecdotal reports of athletes and army recruits who died because of heat stroke. Most of these deaths have been explained by exercise in hot conditions, often with insufficient fluid intake. These problems not only affect highly trained athletes but also less well-trained people participating in sport." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"She could barely breathe, her legs were swollen, and her mental function, to be charitable, would be described as Alzheimer's-like. Mark had gotten into an argument with her cardiologist, who had guaranteed them that this was the best that could be expected and that the end was near. Mark assured me that they were ready to try anything. Despite being an avid and excellent tennis player, Mark carried the telltale "beer" gut signifying that killer genes were activated in him as well." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"As you might imagine, mental function is deeply connected to how efficiently your body stores and uses Source energy. Therefore, the Energetic Star 4 Infoceutical correlates bioenergetically with increasing mental agility and clarity of thought as well as aiding with better sleep. It also appears to correlate bioenergetically with the lifting of depression. If you remember back to the Energetic Integrator information, mental and emotional function, and even consciousness itself, may be dependent on the unobstructed movement of energy and information along the Integrator structures." - Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey, Decoding the Human Body-Field: The New Science of Information as Medicine (Get the book.)

"Alzheimer's patients did not show a decline in mental function for the first thirty-eight weeks of treatment.7 Other studies, however, have not shown a delay in the onset of nursing-home care or disability. One recent study showed a delay in cognitive decline from mild cognitive decline to Alzheimer's in the first year but no effect after three years." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"Better blood flow to ' the brain has been shown to boost mental function. 2 Take ginkgo biloba supplements (follow package directions), which enhance blood flow to the brain. 3 Ask your doctor about taking phospha-tidylserine—a fatty substance that has been shown to halt memory loss (and at times improve memory) in those who have suffered such deterioration. Suggested dosage is 200 to 300 mg per day, but it may take a few months to notice improvement." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"PS might be] useful for much less severe problems with memory and mental function, such as those that seem to occur in nearly all of us who are older than forty." And my good friend, biochemist and nutritional supplement expert Parris Kidd, writes: "The findings from .... clinical trial(s) are unequivocal: dietary supplementation with PS can alleviate, ameliorate, and sometimes reverse age-related decline of memory, learning, concentration, word skills, and mood." But there's a controversy. Nearly all of the good studies on phosphatidylserine used PS from the brains of cows." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"A woman may or may not acquire an anemia associated with a B12 deficiency, but long-term use of the pill may lead to this, or at least may compromise nerve function, mood, mental function, and the health of the digestive system. Carotenoids are also included in this formula to protect the cervix. Oral contraceptives have shown mixed results in increasing abnormal changes in the cervix that can lead to cervical cancer." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "Anemia, the gastrointestinal and genital tracts, bone and heart health, and mental function are all affected by folic acid deficiencies. For this reason, folate is an important nutrient to supplement for women taking the pill. Oral contraception users have also been reported to have reduced levels of vitamin B12.9 This may be related to malabsorption, increased renal excretion, and enhanced tissue acidity." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "For women on hormone therapy, adjustments in the dose may improve mental function. Vaginal Dryness and Thinning. Vaginal dryness, vaginal thinning, and what is called atrophy are very common problems for menopausal women but usually do not become troublesome until several years after menopause. Estrogen is responsible for the thickened, elastic, lubricated tissue of the vagina and vulva (external genital area). When estrogen levels decline, the vulva loses its collagen, fat, and water-retaining ability. As a result, it becomes flattened, thin, and dry and loses tone." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"That omega-3 s play an important role in mental function has been recognized since the 1980s, when it was found that babies fed on infant formula supplemented with omega-3 s scored significantly higher on tests of both mental development and visual acuity than babies receiving formula supplemented only with omega-6. Could it be that the problem with the Western diet is a gross deficiency in this essential nutrient? A growing number of researchers have concluded that it is, and they voice frustration that official nutritional advice has been slow to recognize the problem." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.)

"Weuve used the trove of data to tackle the question of whether being active on a regular basis throughout adult life translates into sharper mental function when we're older. The results, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, powerfully underscored her hunch: women with the highest levels of energy expenditure had a 20 percent lower chance of being cognitively impaired on tests of memory and general intelligence." - John J. Ratey, MD, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (Get the book.)

"Ginkgo Principal use: For memory, mental function, and premenstrual symptoms. What else you should know: Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) is a venerable Chinese herb whose benefits in mental function are now being confirmed by scientific studies. Fuzzy thinking can impair judgment, and poor memory can contribute to feelings of frustration and anxiety. Studies have shown that ginkgo supplements increase blood circulation in the brain and activate brain activity. In an animal study, researchers found that ginkgo extracts boosted the activity of ten essential genes in brain cells by up to sixteen times." - Jack Challem, The Food-Mood Solution: All-Natural Ways to Banish Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Stress, Overeating, and Alcohol and Drug Problems--and Feel Good Again (Get the book.)

"The stress management tool of meditation decreases Cortisol and enhances many aspects of mental function. Massage and guided mental imagery have also recently been shown to lower Cortisol levels in the blood. "To prevent accelerated brain aging and cognitive dysfunction, it is critical to reduce the negative physiological consequences brought about by chronic stress. For this we turn to a practice that is thousands of years old and the subject of many modern scientific research studies: meditation." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"There are at least two proprietary ginkgo medicines (Tebonin and Rokan) on the market in Germany, and German docs consider it to be as good as any available drug treatment for Alzheimer's disease as well as other severe forms of mental function decline. Ginkgo's Other Benefits Ginkgo's positive effect on circulation doesn't end with the brain. A 1991 study in the Journal of Sex Education and Therapy evaluated the effect of ginkgo on erectile dysfunction caused by poor circulation and found about a 50 percent success rate." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"My experience with patients, and with survivors of psychiatric treatment with whom I've worked in the psychiatric reform movement, has taught me that the human spirit can triumph over persistent impairments in mental function, such as memory problems or difficulty concentrating caused by exposure to drugs or to shock treatment. It is as if we have so much brain power in reserve that a determined spirit can overcome a great deal of drug-induced residual malfunction." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.)

"That leads to poorer mental function, memory problems, and mood disorders.There are many things that affect the wiring and connections in the brain—in fact, all the keys explained in The UltraMind Solution do. But the membranes of your brain cells are at the heart (or brain) of the matter. Cell membranes are made of the following things: 1. Fatty acids (from wild fish and fish oil): the omega-3 fats (DHA and EPA) if you are eating well or taking fish oil, or shortening and lard, if you are not. (I discussed this above.) 2." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.) "Lack of energy means slowed mental function, autism, mood disorders like depression, and ultimately Parkinson's and dementia.1 The part of your body that uses the most energy is your brain, which has the most mitochondria, the little factories inside your cells that produce energy. Energy is necessary for memory, learning, and the whole information flow inside you that creates the synchronous, harmonious firing of neurons and brain cells. No energy = abnormal cell function and cell death. Abnormal cell function and cell death = chronic illness and brain disease." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

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