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Nine Natural Neuroprotective Agents You Can’t Live Without!

Posted on 22. Feb, 2009 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..

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Don’t wait for the next “block-buster” study to come along to give you permission to integrate the latest neuroprotective agents into your day to day life—it may be too late.  
While scientists are busy conducting bench research (controlled laboratory studies) and not talking to one another, ethnobotanists are collecting real-world data that can help your [...]

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B12 Deficiency And The Amazing Shrinking Brain: Don’t Let It Happen To You

Posted on 10. Nov, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..

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photo credit: SOCIALisBETTER
Neuropsychiatric symptoms (impaired memory, irritability, depression and personality changes) are well known complications of vitamin B12 deficiency. Pernicious anemia caused by intrinsic factor deficiency, decreased stomach acid or gastric by-pass surgery is another classic presentation.
Now with better research tools, scientists have established a link between B12 deficiency and brain [...]

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