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Use Foods to Lower Your Risk of Dementia and Stroke
ByDr. Fraser August 24, 2020August 23, 2020

Dementia is a term that refers to illnesses and diseases that affect memory. Everyone has heard of Alzheimer’s disease. It’s the most common memory-related disease. It also affects critical thinking, problem solving, and language skills. Dementia is caused by damage to brain cells. Those cells then lose their ability to function properly and they stop…

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Fight Mental Decline With Healthy Foods
ByDr. Fraser July 24, 2020July 24, 2020

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6 Ways You May Be Hurting Your Immune System, Brain And Body
ByDr. Fraser April 17, 2020April 17, 2020

One of the most important things you can do to avoid and fight COVID 19 is to strengthen your own immune system. Start by avoiding anything that could be hurting your brain and body, and weakening your immune system. Here are six things to stop doing right now… Being Sedentary Start moving! A sedentary lifestyle…

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids — You Need Them!
ByDr. Fraser November 4, 2019November 6, 2019

Omega-3 fatty acids… I’m sure you’ve heard of them. They’re important components of our diets. For the why, and how to get them into your body, read on… Omega-3 fatty acids are healthy fats that play key roles in our bodies. Up to 20% of the brain is composed of polyunsaturated fatty acids. The most…

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What Does Chronic Stress Do To Your Brain?
ByDr. Fraser October 20, 2019October 20, 2019

5 Serious Consequences Most of us are accustomed to the acute stress response. It can be brought on by the thought of a work deadline, or rushing to catch the train for that morning commute. For me the most common cause is the phone ringing in the middle of the night when I’m on call….

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Vascular Dementia
ByDr. Fraser July 13, 2019July 13, 2019

Being a neurosurgeon, I see a lot of brain MRI scans. I’m usually looking for stroke, tumor, blood or excessive cerebrospinal fluid. More and more often I see evidence of previous small strokes. When I mention this, patients are almost always surprised. Even if I’m seeing them because they’ve just had a stroke, they never…

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Is Alzheimer’s Hereditary?
ByDr. Fraser June 26, 2019June 26, 2019

Alzheimer’s disease is one of several forms of dementia. Dementia is a general syndrome which includes Alzheimer’s and other similar conditions. Vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), mixed dementia and Parkinson’s disease are other conditions which can cause symptoms sometimes similar to Alzheimer’s. Any disease or affliction which damages the brain can result in…

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7 Stages of Alzheimer’s
ByDr. Fraser June 25, 2019June 25, 2019

Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia that gets progressively worse. It usually begins with short-term memory loss which may not appear to be a significant problem. Since even those without Alzheimer’s or any type of dementia have memory slipups, it usually isn’t until the condition gets worse that this mental health problem is diagnosed. As…

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STROKE — What Is It?
ByDr. Fraser May 6, 2019May 26, 2019

You know you don’t want one. You know it’s dangerous. Even if a stroke doesn’t kill you, you could end up disabled, dependent, unable to return to your previous life. But what exactly is a stroke? A stroke is what happens when a part of the brain doesn’t get enough blood flow. Blood carries oxygen…

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Your Brain and Chronic Stress
ByDr. Fraser March 12, 2019March 12, 2019

We live in a 24/7/365, always on world. This can contribute to stress, a lot of it. We’re probably all familiar with that feeling of acute stress. You know — you overslept and that important meeting is this morning. The computers went down, and you hadn’t saved your report…yet. All of these circumstances can cause…

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