Your Brain’s #1 Enemy

Plus: a simple way to protect your memory

Make no mistake: Your brain is under attack. 

There has been an alarming rise in every neurological disease over the past few decades. Deaths from neurological diseases increased by 37 percent from 1990 to 2015.  

And it’s only getting worse. 

Now we know a big reason why. 

Researchers have identified a key enemy that’s attacking your brain.  

But more importantly, they also found a way to STOP this threat from causing irreversible damage. 

You know that processed foods aren’t good for your waistline. 

You may have even heard about their impact on your risk for major problems like heart disease and diabetes. 

But it’s time to get the word out that processed junk food is also destroying your BRAIN. 

Most people have been consuming junk food for a lifetime… and that’s a scary thought, because a recent study found that it only takes four weeks to cause the kind of reaction in the brain that can contribute to memory loss. 

When older rats were fed a diet high in processed foods, markers of inflammation were significantly elevated in two critical memory areas of the brain (the hippocampus and amygdala). 

These rats also showed signs of memory loss. 

The good news? 

The researchers also identified a substance that could put out the inflammatory fire in the brain—and prevent signs of memory loss. 

This natural fire extinguisher? 

DHA, a healthy omega-3 fat found in my favorite food: salmon. 

There’s not a lot of new information here. 

Processed food is bad; omega-3s like DHA are good. 

But what was alarming—and worth highlighting—is that for the older rats, it only took four weeks of being on the processed food diet to start seeing signs of memory problems. 

Here’s what it boils down to. For optimal brain health, follow these two steps: 

1. Cut out the junk food. 

1. Be sure to get plenty of healthy omega-3 fats like DHA.

Source:
Dietary DHA prevents cognitive impairment and inflammatory gene expression in aged male rats fed a diet enriched with refined carbohydrates. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 2021; 98: 198 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2021.08.214