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Alzheimer's And Dementia Weekly

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Healthy Berry-Rich Sangria for a Sparkling New Year

December 28, 2025 1 Comment

BRAIN-HEALTHY RECIPE: Ring in the New Year in style and moderation with this tantalizing sangria.

closeup photo of sliced pumpkin pie on white ceramic saucer

Magnesium-Rich Pumpkin Pie

October 23, 2025 1 Comment

BRAIN RECIPE: Make your pumpkin-pie a brain-healthy magnesium-pie. Try this “cognitively-correct” dish for dinner.

BRAIN-HEALTHY RECIPE: A taste-of-India Alzheimer’s-fighting side-dish. The chickpeas are rich in dementia-resistant arginine. High-in-iron spinach guards against stroke and vascular dementia, Indian curry’s neuroprotective turmeric offers the brain an added preventative to fight off Alzheimer’s. Serve over brown rice.

Walnut Streusel Pumpkin Pie

October 28, 2024 No Comments

NEUROPROTECTIVE HOLIDAY RECIPE: Brain-healthy pumpkin pie gets a new twist with a crunchy, neuroprotective walnut streusel topping. Try this easy recipe that starts with a store-bought pie crust!

Avocado, Grapefruit Salad with Toasted Georgia Pecans

Pecan Salad with Avocado Grapefruit Vinaigrette

October 18, 2024 No Comments

BRAIN-HEALTHY RECIPE: An appeal to your senses: Beautiful to behold, delicious to taste. Refreshing aroma from dementia-shielding citrus and satisfying crunch from brain-healthy pecans.

Turmeric Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry

September 30, 2024 2 Comments

VIDEO RECIPE + RESEARCH: Enjoy a brain-boost along with great flavor. This Mediterranean-Diet plate is loaded with neuroprotective turmeric & cumin. With delicious brain-nutrients from coconut or olive oil, the flavor is exotic yet close-to-home!

Coconut Fish Curry

August 6, 2024 No Comments

RECIPE: “Brain foods” are neuroprotective, fighting Alzheimer’s by lowering risk and helping to resist cognitive decline. This flavorful dish combines 4 of the best “brain foods”: fish, coconut oil, curry and fenugreek. Enjoy its Indian flair.

Brain-Healthy Curry Chickpea Wraps

April 12, 2024 No Comments

Turmeric, a main ingredient in curry, is the spice of choice in fighting and preventing dementia. It’s popular in India, which has one of the world’s lowest rates of dementia. Try this delicious curry-filled wrap.

Saffron Chicken

May 1, 2022 2 Comments

RECIPE: In a double-blind study, saffron spice beat out placebo in treating symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Try this brain-healthy saffron chicken dish.

Butternut Barley Risotto with Goat Cheese and Toasted Almonds

May 22, 2020 1 Comment

DEMENTIA-FIGHTING RECIPE & VIDEO: Dementia-fighting folate abounds in this butternut-squash Mediterranean-Diet dish. Spiced with neuroprotective curry and soaked in stroke-preventing green tea, it packs a

Denise Medved on the Ageless Grace program

“Ageless Grace” Keeps People with Dementia Moving

March 12, 2026

Denise Medved is the founder and creator of a program that takes Alzheimer’s patients through vigorous, spirited exercise routines. She calls her program, “Ageless Grace”.

A ‘Feeling’ for Dementia? Findings on Subjectively Perceived Memory Problems

March 12, 2026

A fascinating study in Europe finds that individuals who felt they had memory problems did in fact have measurable cognitive deficits. Scientists analyzed the spinal fluid to measure the levels of biomarkers associated with Alzheimer’s.

Olive Oil & Lettuce Protect Brain from Vascular Dementia

March 12, 2026

A diet that combines unsaturated fats with nitrite-rich vegetables, such as olive oil and lettuce, can protect you from hypertension and vascular dementia.

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A ‘Feeling’ for Dementia? Findings on Subjectively Perceived Memory Problems

Olive Oil & Lettuce Protect Brain from Vascular Dementia

A diet that combines unsaturated fats with nitrite-rich vegetables, such as olive oil and lettuce, can protect you from hypertension and vascular dementia.

Alzheimer’s Infamous APOE Gene

Most of the time, it takes a combination of genetics, bad environment and unhealthy lifestyle to trigger Alzheimer’s. However, one gene called apolipoprotein E (APOE) can make a big difference.

Cynicism Triples Dementia Risk?

In a study on health & cynicism, people were asked how much they agree with statements such as, “I think most people would lie to get ahead,” and “It is safer to trust nobody”. The clear connection between their answers and their risk of dementia may startle you.