Joseph Keon

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Is Alcohol a Risk Factor for Dementia?

For decades, Americans have been told moderate alcohol consumption may offer protection against the number one killer, cardiovascular disease, and possibly contribute to longevity. As that assertion was promulgated by countless health advisories, a body of scientific evidence challenging this belief has accumulated making it difficult to continue to rationalize alcohol consumption for health reasons. […]

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Is Inflammation Increasing Your Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease?

Scientists have shown a pathological link between chronic inflammation and heart disease, cancer and even depression. Now, several large studies have shown an association between chronic inflammation and the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. There are two types of inflammation: acute and chronic. Acute, short-term inflammation is a normal, healthy process within the body that

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It Might Not Be Dementia: 4 Causes of Reversible Cognitive Impairment

Alzheimer’s. It’s not surprising that we hear and read more about the disease today than ever before, because dementia now affects 1 in 10 Americans age 65 and older. The prevalence of Alzheimer’s has made some of us hypervigilant about changes in our own cognitive health. Struggling to recall a person’s name, forgetting an appointment,

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Can Alzheimer’s Disease be Caused by Bacterial Infection?

When most people hear the word chlamydia, they are likely to think of the sexually transmitted disease caused by chlamydia trachomatis. But two other species of chlamydia bacteria are pathogenic to humans: C. psittaci and C. pneumoniae. Chlamydia pneumoniae (CPn) is a respiratory tract pathogen that causes pneumonia and can be transmitted from person to

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Can Home Genetic Tests Predict Your Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease?

Many Americans are drawn to the growing business of direct-to-consumer genetic-testing. One of the more popular services, 23andMe, reports more than 12 million Americans have so far purchased their testing kits. By either swabbing the inside of one’s mouth or providing a saliva sample, users can learn about their ancestry or discover traits related to

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Hypertension: How to Address an Alzheimer’s Risk Factor Without Drugs

Based on current American Heart Association guidelines, nearly half of American adults have hypertension or what we commonly call high blood pressure.[1] As the culprit behind 50 percent of heart attacks and up to 70 percent of strokes, hypertension can be deadly. Yet there’s another serious risk posed by elevated blood pressure that too few

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Can Yoga Lower Your Risk of Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Disease?

Can Yoga Lower Your Risk of Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Disease?

Although writings in the Rig Veda sacred texts link yoga’s origins to northern India some 5,000 years ago, it wasn’t until the early 2000s that interest in the exercise went mainstream in the US. This ancient practice involves physical postures or poses, regulated breathing, and concentration. Today yoga classes are taught at 7,000 yoga studios

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