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- Eric R. Braverman, MD

Cognitive decline and development of dementia is now recognized to be multi-factorial. The presence of medical illnesses can damage cognition i.e. atrial fibrillation, diabetes, thyroid disease, heart failure, inflammation, high blood pressure, smoking and other illicit drug use, elevated cholesterol and any cardiac disease or vascular risk factors have all been linked to progression of dementia, which takes at least 10-20 years to develop.

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A workout is 25 % Perspiration and 75 % Determination. Stated another way, it is one part physical exertion and three parts self-discipline. Doing it is easy once you get started.

A workout makes you feel better today than you were yesterday. It strengthens the body, relaxes the mind, and toughens the spirit. When you work out regularly, your problems diminish and your confidence grows.

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- Eyebrows- shortening could signal hypothyroidism (thyropause)
- Eyelids- Yellow bumps could signal high cholesterol (gastropause)
Lids turned inside out could mean hypertension or diabetes (insulopause)
- Mouth- Bleeding or inflamed gums could signify diabetes or hypertension (gastropause/insulopause)
Blue lips could be Raynaud’s disease (a restriction of small arteries) (cardiopause)
White patches on the tongue could be a fungal infection (immunopause)
Chronic canker sores could be lupus (gastropause)

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Vitamin A: green leafy vegetables, cantaloupe, fish, liver, carrots, apricots, sweet potatoes
Vitamin D: sunlight, egg yolk, fortified milk
Vitamin E: Vegetables oils, whole grains, green vegetables
Vitamin K: green leafy vegetables
Vitamin C: citrus fruits, potatoes, papaya, green and yellow vegetables
Vitamin B1: grains, wheat germ, pork, liver

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If your dopamine nature has been diminishing or if you are trying to achieve dopamine nature, try this 3-day Dopamine Boosts diet, based on the Rainbow Diet concept (see chapter 8 for more details on the Rainbow Diet).

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If you tested low in serotonin nature or your serotonin has been diminishing over the years, try this 3-day Serotonin Boost Diet, based on the Rainbow Diet Concept (see chapter 8 on more details on the Rainbow Diet).

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If you tested low in GABA system or it has been diminishing over the years, try this 3-day GABA Boost Diet, based on the Rainbow Diet Concept (see chapter 8 on more details on the Rainbow Diet).

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If you tested low in acetylcholine nature or your acetylcholine has been diminishing over the years, try this 3-day Acetylcholine Boost Diet, based on the Rainbow Diet Concept (see chapter 8 on more details on the Rainbow Diet).

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Meatless products, such as tofu dogs, soy burgers, nut loaves or texturized vegetable protein, add variety to your vegetarian diet. These products, found in many grocery stores and health food markets, simulate the taste and texture of meat and usually have less fat and fewer calories. Many of the meatless products, such as tofu or tempeh, are made from soybeans.

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Primitive societies exposed to very little salt suffer from little or no hypertension. Salt (sodium chloride) intake has also been definitively linked to hypertension in western societies. Reducing salt intake in the diet lowers blood pressure in most people. The more salt is restricted, the greater the blood pressure-lowering effect. Individual studies sometimes come to differing conclusions about the relationship between salt intake and blood pressure, in part because blood pressure-lowering effects of salt restriction vary from person to person, and small to moderate reductions in salt intake often have minimal effects on blood pressure—particularly in young people and in those who do not have hypertension. Nonetheless, dramatic reductions in salt intake are generally effective for many people with hypertension.

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