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Do you find yourself forgetting where you left your car keys… or just feel like your brain is in a fog sometimes?

Contrary to popular belief, forgetfulness is not just a normal part of growing older. As you age, your brain loses critical nutrients that it needs to fire on all cylinders.

If your mental spark plugs aren’t firing like they used to, don’t worry. I’ll show you how to get your brain’s engine back to running as smooth as a Rolls Royce. You just need to know what’s missing and how to get it.

Your Brain is Begging for Nutrients

Your brain uses chemicals called neurotransmitters to transmit messages in the brain. There are millions of these messages happening every second. Neurotransmitters are conductors of these messages, allowing them to fire from one part of your brain to another.

Early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease differ by individual, as well as day-to-day. Some signs may be so subtle that they may go unnoticed by family or friends, while other symptoms will become increasingly obvious over time.

The following checklist was written by the Alzheimer’s Association¹ to assist individuals determine if they or a loved one have the early warning signs of the disease. We thank them for making this valuable information available to the public.

1. Memory loss. One of the most common early signs of dementia is forgetting recently learned information. While it’s normal to forget appointments, names or telephone numbers, those with Alzheimer’s disease will forget such things more often and not remember them later.

2. Difficulty performing familiar tasks. People with Alzheimer’s disease often find it hard to complete familiar, everyday tasks which they previously did without thinking. A person with Alzheimer’s may forget how to cook, make repairs or how to play cards.

Can you hear me now?

How does the idea of playing Russian roulette with your brain sound? How’d you like to live a healthy lifestyle and come down with a horrible disease, like Alzheimer’s, simply because you were using your cell phone?

Not too pleasant a thought, is it?

Well, perhaps you’re aware of the recent news from the prestigious University of Pittsburgh Cancer Center warning of cell phone risks to your immune system and bone marrow. Their recent research report, published online, reveals that the electromagnetic radiation emitted from cell phones may pose a serious risk for developing brain cancer, as well as eye cancer and acoustic neuromas, a benign tumor of the nerve in the ear leading to deafness, which needs surgery to be removed.^1,2

Recently, Dr. Paul Song, a radiation oncologist from Los Angeles, appeared on Larry King live and was asked about the dangers of carrying your cell phone on your hip and holding it next to your head. Here is what he said:

“Surprisingly, the concern about radio frequency exposure is not so much for the brain or the hip, but really the testes or the eyes. Those are the areas that are most sensitive to radio frequency, because they get hot and they don’t have the blood vessels to cool off.”³

But that’s not all.

An earlier published paper revealed that cell phone radiation kills brain cells that are associated with learning and memory, and may therefore trigger Alzheimer’s.⁴

How can that be?

When it comes to dealing with your aging brain, you may be sitting on a time bomb. Why? Because 100 years after its discovery, Alzheimer’s cases are set to soar.¹

I recently had the opportunity to discuss this emerging problem with Columbia University Professor, Yaakov Stern, Ph.D.

Dr. Stern’s group has discovered an anatomical brain network that helps prevent and slow Alzheimer’s.² In the remainder of this article, I’ll share with you information about why it’s so critical for you to know about his discovery, and, more importantly, what you can do to activate this network and thus do everything possible to save your brain.

I have great news to share!

Creating new brain cells was previously thought to be impossible in humans, but not any more. And you don’t need to have an injection of stem cells into your brain to do it, either.

As you may know, stem cells are your body’s basic building blocks, used for repair and growth. And when it comes to your brain, stem cells turn into new neurons or brain cells. These brainy stem cells then produce a chemical that protects other brain cells, even damaged ones, from deteriorating.

Did you know that you can boost your brain power right now and prevent memory loss later?

This notion of creating a lifetime of peak mental performance is what I call “Brain Longevity,” and has been the focus of my medical practice and research for over 15 years. In fact, because of my pioneering work in this area, I’m often referred to as “The George Washington of Brain Longevity,” the father of the field.

So I’m very excited to have you join me as we embark on a voyage to the essence of your being: your brain, your mind, and your memory. The journey of brain longevity will perhaps be the most fascinating and enlightening of your life, as you discover new, heightened levels of brain fitness.

Science is one step closer to eradicating one of the most dreaded afflictions of old age — Alzheimer’s disease. In a ground-breaking new study, researchers from the University of Rochester vaccinated mice with an immune-enhancing vaccine that prevented the accumulation of beta-amyloid plaque in the brain. ¹

Over the years of working with patients, I have found people really fear losing their mind to dementia or Alzheimer’s. Now, two new studies show that Metabolic Syndrome may be a risk factor of these dreaded conditions.1-2
Why? Because at the core of Metabolic Syndrome is insulin resistance. Insulin resistance goes on to become belly fat. [...]

It’s bad enough to decline physically. Mental decline is even worse. The idea of losing cognitive ability frightens everyone. It’s especially frightening if you’ve witnessed anyone descend into the abyss of Alzheimer’s. Our ability to think makes us human. Our memories are the record of our life. When dementia robs a person of these, they’ve lost something truly precious.

Take the case of Edith, one of my elderly patients. She had a shuffling gait and a vacant gaze. Because of her live-in caregiver, she was neatly dressed and groomed. As she sat, she looked at the woman next to her, her daughter, and asked: “Where’s Kate? Do you know where Kate is?” “I’m here Mom. I’m Kate.” “No you’re not, my Kate is a little girl. Where’s Kate?”

Sadly, I’ve seen too many people like Edith. But it doesn’t have to happen. You can stay mentally clear and crisp well into old age. You know this to be true — you’ve seen it. I’m sure at some point you’ve met a person with plenty of years under his or her belt who was still sharp as anything. Aren’t those people a delight? Don’t they exude life?