Posts Tagged ‘memory’

Most people would agree staying socially involved in several activities help slow the loss of memory and decline of brain function in seniors. But do our cooking tools, environment and sugary sweets ruin our brain health?

According to one Harvard1 study, elderly people who had little or no social activities were at a higher risk of losing their mental sharpness. That only makes sense, if you don't use it, you lose it, right?

By Bob Condor

Not surprisingly, the media was quick to report a July study that linked tofu with increased memory loss. As a journalist, I can see the headline is hard to resist. British and Indonesian researchers discovered that older Indonesians (above age 68) who ate high amounts of tofu experienced memory loss at a greater rate than fellow Indonesians who ate tofu moderately.

The study was published in a respected geriatric journal and was funded by an Alzheimer’s research …