Preventative Care. Dr. David Samadi will explore the new and often debated areas of preventative care. Prevent cancer, check your blood pressure, eat the right foods and other prevention tips. Get a medical doctor's take on herbal treatments, yoga, homeopathy, acupuncture, vitamins, supplements, massage therapy, spiritual treatment and other forms of alternative therapy for prevention.
Recently a study from the University of Montreal and Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies, published in International Journal of Psychophysiology, showed that sleep quality influences cognitive performance of autistic kids. Perhaps there is a connection between these findings and recent results that showed disrupted sleep may be one of the missing pieces of the Alzheimer's Disease risk factor puzzle.
Read MoreI was incredibly excited to see both Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne win Academy Awards for their roles in Still Alice and The Theory of Everything. Both of these films raised tremendous awareness around two diseases we don't often talk about.
Read MoreNew research suggests that the accumulation of copper in our bodies could be contributing to Alzheimer’s disease.
Read MoreNew research suggests that B vitamin supplementation may also play a role in protecting against Alzheimer’s disease – which is good news for the aging U.S. population.
Read MoreAccording to the National Institute of Health, Americans spend more than $33 billion dollars on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) annually, accounting for more than 10 percent of out-of-pocket purchases. CAM is comprised of a diverse set of treatments and supplements, such as vitamins, chiropractors, acupuncture and herbal therapies.
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