Perfect Poise, Perfect Life
Bring your body into balance and revolutionise your life
By Noel Kingsley
Publisher Hodder Mobius
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Avoiding memory loss
The oldest living species of tree apparently offers us the chance to maintain a good memory through to old age. Ginko Biloba facilitates oxygenation of the body's tissues, including the brain and can help avoid memory loss, Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia and indeed improve memory and alertness. However, it will be unsuitable for people with high blood pressure as it thins the blood. It will not have an immediate effect but over a period of months there should be some improvement. It's available as a supplement or homeopathically.
Foods that provide essential fatty acids which include Omega 3,6 and 9 are necessary for healthy brain function and these include oily fish such as mackerel and shellfish, flaxseed (linseed), soya oil, canola (rapeseed) oil, hemp oil, chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, leafy vegetables, and walnuts. I'll eat more of these myself I think and also consider a supplement too. My family has a history of Alzheimer's disease so I'm going to take precautions for myself. These are also available as a supplement so will be of help along with a good multi-vitamin.
I am more than aware these days that we may not be getting the same levels of nutrients from our foods as our ancestors may have, as a result of modern farming techniques, so maybe a supplement would be beneficial.. But remembering to drink 1.5-2 litres of water a day is a wonderfully simple and cheap and essential way of making sure that we're well oxygenated and properly hydrated. Breathing too.... Let's not forget to keep breathing, particularly when we're under stress. Simple precautions and care taken now are likely to help us maintain our health for the future.
