Dementia brain atrophy progression can be dramatically slowed with just three B vitamins
Years ago, I told you about a remarkable Alzheimer’s study.
Researchers linked high levels of homocysteine (an amino acid) with AD risk. In addition, they linked the use of B vitamins — known to lower homocysteine — with AD risk reduction.
Well I hope you’ve been taking your vitamin B. Because a new study shows just how easy it is to protect your brain from the ravages of Alzheimer’s.
Previously, Oxford researchers showed that B vitamins slowed shrinkage of brain volume.
In a new trial, the Oxford team gave B vitamins to subjects with mild cognitive impairment and elevated homocysteine.
The results? Nothing less than stunning.
The authors write… “B-vitamin treatment reduces, by as much as seven fold, the cerebral atrophy in those gray matter regions specifically vulnerable to the AD process.”
And here’s all it took to achieve this remarkable effect…
* Vitamin B6 — 20 mg per day
* Folic acid — 800 mcg per day
* Vitamin B12 — 500 mcg per day
As we age, our homocysteine level tends to rise. This is especially true for postmenopausal women. So if a good B complex isn’t part of your daily regimen, add it today.
Sources:
“Preventing Alzheimer’s disease-related gray matter atrophy by B-vitamin treatment” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Published online ahead of print 5/20/13, pnas.org
