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New Brain Diet to reduce Alzhiemer's

Oldvatr

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Reported in one of the Newspapers today is a study that shows a new diet is to be recommended to reduce the risk of developing dementia. It is called the MIND Diet, and is a cross between the Mediterranean Diet and DASH Diet. Think it was in the Daily Express paper, but cannot find UK reference.

However, did find this source for info
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2015/08August/Pages/new-brain-diet-slows-mental-decline.aspx
 
Oh well. It looks like I'm on my way to dementia.

And five unhealthy foods:
  • red meats
  • butter and stick margarine
  • cheese
  • pastries and sweets
  • fried or fast food
 


  • green leafy vegetables, such as spinach and kale
  • other vegetables, such as red peppers, squash, carrots and broccoli
  • nuts
  • berries, including blueberries and strawberries
  • beans, lentils and soybeans
  • wholegrains
  • olive oil
  • wine (in moderation)
 
Bluetit1802 said:
Oh well. It looks like I'm on my way to dementia.

And five unhealthy foods:
  • red meats
  • butter and stick margarine
  • cheese
  • pastries and sweets
  • fried or fast food
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Thought this would amuse you and others on an LC diet. Page 1 - breakfast is large helping of whole grains with skimmed milk. Yumee.

And yes, I too have Alzheimers since I cannot spell it, ergo
 
Finally some good news - or at least I've done something positive (unknowingly) - that's how I've been eating over the last 10 years. Can't see myself eating any other way although wine (in moderation) mmmm what does moderation mean LOL
 
These are thing
As a follower of LCHF this list you show is already one I incorporate, but it is the taboo ones that make me cry, and the new inclusions that cause me grief. Sat fats are out, non white meat is verboten, wash the salt out of anything that moves or is canned No canned foods. No butter, or lard, Eat plenty of fruit and push my T2 IR up, and give me NAFLD again. Eat grains like there is no tomorrow.

This is not a suitable diet for me, so I for one will not be taking it up.

But it looks like it may become Eatwell#3 since it was voted number 1 diet in USA.
 
I have protein bread, tinned mackerel in brine, boiled veg mainly brussels, cauliflower and broccoli. Onions, very very rare nuts, garlic, loads of poached eggs, butter rather than marg on toasted protein bread. Peppers not hot ones, cod, tuna, salmon, chicken and good quality pork sausages. Ham, bacon and tomatoes but stopping them. Lettuce, salad cream, mayo in small amounts and about once a month.
Multivitamins and vit d supplements. Maybe too high salt then @ringi ?
 
There has been little real research that shows any problems for most people having two high salts, the research that has been done showed that people who had a little more salt then was recommended lived longer.

As soon as you stop eating ready meals and fast food your salt intake goes down. It also seems that people on LCHF need little more salt then is need on high carb.

(But often we are only talking about needing two small spoon of salt a day.)
 
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Ditto.
 
I think all diets are doomed to failure if they don't translate to a long term change that you can sustain. I haven't tried to go very low carb because I am pretty sure I couldn't stick to it. Keeping below about 80g a day doesn't require much effort or willpower and has just become normal.
 

That what I have done, with a few fasting days now and then to help reduce my weight faster.
 

Which is why I dug my heels in when I started low carb and refused to eliminate potatoes. It would have been too difficult for me and I would possibly have failed. I reduced portion sizes (by a lot) and gave up mash and jackets, but continued to eat new potatoes and chips. My diet has been sustainable and sustained for over 3 years with no signs of changing, and I eat around 30g carbs a day including the spuds.
 
I would thought my brine, ham or bacon should provide enough? I never put salt in veg water but have used seasonings on them on stir-fries, again about once a month.
 

Looks good, eat and drink all of those
 
Didn't I read somewhere that Metformin was thought to reduce the risk of dementia?

Although there were no clinical trials to permit the prescription for anything else but diabetes, and no reason for the drug companies to fund any trials because the drug was now generic?
 
It is looking like Insulin Resistance is a risk factor for Dementia along with Stokes and Hart Issues, but yet it is only considered by most doctors once our BGs have done out of control.

Metformin is well known to reduce Insulin Resistance.
 
ickihun said:
I would thought my brine, ham or bacon should provide enough? I never put salt in veg water but have used seasonings on them on stir-fries, again about once a month.
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Some people are salt sensitive, some people aren't. Salt sensitive people usually find that too much will cause raised blood pressure and other things. Those not sensitive can eat salt without much effect on their health. My serum sodium levels are fine and where they should be. My blood pressure is lower than the 120/75 target. Yet I eat a lot of salt. I eat bacon several times a week, add it to my food, and cook with it. I also drink a lot of water, which probably means I am flushing some of it out.
 
In my case it is beer. I have one pint most evenings. No point in prolonging your life if you don't enjoy it. I know there are some low carb drinks pretending to be beer like Coors Lite but after 50 years of (moderate) real ale drinking it has to be the real thing or nothing.
 
I like that diet. A lot. Whole grains like hulless barley with the entire seed structure intact..( no bread) Whole olives but not much oil.
 
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