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Since 2015 when Martha Clare Morris, PhD, nutritional epidemiologist and her colleagues at Rush University Medical Center discovered the association between the MIND diet and lowering the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by 53%, more research has emerged supporting lower risk of cognitive decline with aging and other brain related diseases. The following are some of the studies among many if you would like to review:

• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26086182/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32878656/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33404118/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34939828/

If you aren’t familiar with the MIND diet, M.I.N.D. stands for Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay. When you search the web you find many different forms/outlines of the diet out there. I reviewed the original study and it is very specific to the amounts of foods eaten every week and associated benefits, not just the types of foods you eat, but how much and how often you eat them. We’ve always known good nutrition overall prevents chronic diseases, but now the scientists are continuing to prove it!

Be careful out there!

Read more here: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/937430?src=mkm_covid_update_200915_mscpedit_&uac=146918DY&impID=2566449&faf=1

If you are out of disinfectant and have bleach on hand you can mix bleach with water to disinfect.  DHHS.gov has this handy sheet for reference:

Bleach for Disinfecting

Awareness is key in helping prevent further spread of Coronavirus. A recent article from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported the scientists found that coronavirus was detectable in aerosols for up to three hours, up to four hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard and up to two to three days on plastic and stainless steel. The results provide key information about the stability of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19 disease, and suggests that people may acquire the virus through the air and after touching contaminated objects.

Read full article here: FULL ARTICLE on Coronavirus remains on surfaces

A number of dietary supplement companies recently had supplements recalled by FDA. You can find detailed information here: https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/abh-natures-products-inc-abh-pharma-inc-and-stocknutracom-inc-issues-nationwide-recall-all-lots.  If you are taking dietary supplement you will want to double check to make sure you are not taking any supplements from the brands that were in the recall. Company List for Abh SUPPLEMENTS RECALL LIST press release copy

China Approves Seaweed Sugar as New Alzheimer’s Drug

Read about it here: New Alzheimer’s Drug

The following sites give tips on Keeping the thanksgiving turkey safe this year. Need a refresher? Check these out:

Food Safety for Thanksgiving Turkey (graphic)

Food Safety for Thanksgiving Turkey (CDC)

Food safety for Thanksgiving Turkey

Romaine lettuce recall

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Read more about Listeria here