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Posted on Sep 2nd 2006 10:45AM by Kristin DarguzasFiled Under: Fitness
My grandmother passed away almost two years ago: she was in her late 80's and she had dementia. Since then, I've been diligently scanning the news lines to help me understand aging and the diseases that can accompany it. Alzheimer's and dementia scare me, and I want to know what I can do to try to dissuade it from happening to me or my loved ones.
According to this article, Alzheimer's prevention may be as simple as fruit juice. The article cites a 9-year study published in The American Journal of Medicine involving almost 2000 people. The study demonstrated that the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease was cut by 76 percent among those who drank fruit or vegetable juice more than three times a week.
This shocks me. 76 percent is a huge, significant number. And three times a week is not a lot of juice - I drink juice at least once a day without trying.
Apparently, the scientific community had already suspected that antioxidant vitamins like C and E had protective benefits against Alzheimer's, but the juice study confirmed their belief that "there maybe something else", such as the natural antioxidants found in juice, tea, and wine.
This makes me happy: an easy, delicious preventative measure. It certainly can't hurt. I am off to guzzle a glass of apple juice.
According to this article, Alzheimer's prevention may be as simple as fruit juice. The article cites a 9-year study published in The American Journal of Medicine involving almost 2000 people. The study demonstrated that the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease was cut by 76 percent among those who drank fruit or vegetable juice more than three times a week.
This shocks me. 76 percent is a huge, significant number. And three times a week is not a lot of juice - I drink juice at least once a day without trying.
Apparently, the scientific community had already suspected that antioxidant vitamins like C and E had protective benefits against Alzheimer's, but the juice study confirmed their belief that "there maybe something else", such as the natural antioxidants found in juice, tea, and wine.
This makes me happy: an easy, delicious preventative measure. It certainly can't hurt. I am off to guzzle a glass of apple juice.
