Resources & Substantiation

Scientific References

1 in 10 older Americans has dementia
https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/1-10-older-americans-has-dementia#:~:text=The%20first%20nationally%20representative%20study,over%20age%2065%20have%20dementia

Signs of early dementia
https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/signs-of-early-dementia-

10 Early Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer’s and Dementia
https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/10_signs

Inflammation and Brain Health
https://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/inflammation-and-brain-health

THE TOXINS THAT THREATEN OUR BRAINS
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/03/the-toxins-that-threaten-our-brains/284466/

Mechanisms of lead and manganese neurotoxicity
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4338437/

Restoring the blood-brain barrier?
https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2023/06/19/restoring-the-blood-brain-barrier/

What is the blood-brain barrier?
https://qbi.uq.edu.au/brain/brain-anatomy/what-blood-brain-barrier#:~:text=Meningococcal%20bacteria%20can%20bind%20to,to%20inflammation%20and%20sometimes%20death

Toxic exposure: Chemicals are in our water, food, air and furniture
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/toxic-exposure-chemicals-are-our-water-food-air-and-furniture

Associations of Ozone and PM2.5 Concentrations With Parkinson’s Disease Among Participants in the Agricultural Health Study
https://journals.lww.com/joem/abstract/2015/05000/associations_of_ozone_and_pm2_5_concentrations.5.aspx

This form of memory loss is common — but most Americans don’t know about it
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/03/18/1087042353/mild-cognitive-impairment-dementia-alzheimers-association-report

Module Two – Lecture Notes
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/training/toxmanual/modules/2/lecturenotes.html#:~:text=II.-,Routes%20of%20Exposure,and%20in%20the%20general%20environment

ir pollution: mechanisms of neuroinflammation and CNS disease
https://www.cell.com/trends/neurosciences/abstract/S0166-2236(09)00128-3?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0166223609001283%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

Something in the Air”: Air Pollution and Dementia Risk
https://www.j-alz.com/editors-blog/posts/something-air-air-pollution-and-dementia-risk

Study: More Than 200 Million Americans Could Have Toxic PFAS in Their Drinking Water
https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/study-more-200-million-americans-could-have-toxic-pfas-their-drinking

WI-FI, WIRELESS RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION CAN DAMAGE THE BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER
https://ehtrust.org/wi-fi-wireless-radio-frequency-radiation-can-damage-the-blood-brain-barrier/#:~:text=Radiofrequency%20radiation%20exposure%20has%20also,effects%20such%20as%20neurodegenerative%20disease

Alzheimer’s Statistics
https://www.alzheimers.net/alzheimers-statistics

Brains of Buddhist monks scanned in meditation study
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-12661646

Nutrient research reveals pathway for treating brain disorders
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240501125152.htm

Acetylcholine (ACh)
https://portlandpress.com/neuronalsignal/article/6/1/NS20210035/230625/Cholinergic-blockade-of-neuroinflammation-from

Acetylcholine (ACh)
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/24568-acetylcholine-ach

The relation of dietary choline to cognitive performance and white-matter hyperintensity in the Framingham Offspring Cohort
https://dsc.duq.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1983&context=etd

Plasma free choline, betaine and cognitive performance: the Hordaland Health Study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22071706/

Citicoline and Memory Function in Healthy Older Adults: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002231662200267X?via%3Dihub

Neuroplasticity the Brain’s Remarkable Ability to Adapt and Change
https://www.itmedicalteam.pl/articles/neuroplasticity-the-brains-remarkable-ability-to-adapt-and-change-127720.html

Gamma Linolenic Acid
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/gamma-linolenic-acid

Gamma-linolenic acid ameliorates Aβ-induced neuroinflammation through NF-κB and MAPK signalling pathways
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1756464617307995

Conjugated linoleic acid downregulates Alzheimer’s hallmarks in aluminum mouse model through an Nrf2-mediated adaptive response and increases brain glucose transporter levels
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36028179/

Curcumin, inflammation, and neurological disorders: How are they linked?
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213422023000471

Curcumin, inflammation, and neurological disorders: How are they linked?
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2161831322008419