| It is never too early to take preventative | | | | those with mild to moderate Alzheimer's or |
| measures from senility or dementia. Our mind | | | | vascular dementia, but works well as a |
| can be our greatest ally and our biggest | | | | preventative, and in the earliest stages of |
| obstacle. Most of us have probably | | | | dementia. It is essential to consult with a |
| experienced memory loss for some reason; | | | | Medical Herbalist or Pharmacist before taking |
| alcohol overindulgence, stress, anger... and | | | | Ginkgo biloba as it may interact with certain |
| personally I don't know of anything scarier. | | | | medications particularly warfarin and |
| Exercising and feeding the mind to ward of | | | | aspirin. |
| dementia is a serious responsibility we all | | | | |
| need to meet. | | | | Lemon balm is a part of the Lamiaceae family, |
| | | | which has received much press lately as being |
| Through consulting with a naturopath or | | | | effective for Dementia and Alzheimer's |
| medical herbalist, you can reduce the chances | | | | Disease. Lemon balm was a favourite |
| of early onset dementia. Herbs such as | | | | ingredient in many a medieval "elixir of |
| bacopa, ginkgo biloba and lemon balm are well | | | | youth", its use as a neurological tonic is as |
| used for enhancing cognitive function. In an | | | | historic as history itself. Early Arabic and |
| Australian clinical trial the long-term | | | | European texts show Lemon balm was used to |
| effects of Bacopa on cognitive function was | | | | treat depression, anxiety and memory loss. |
| examined. The findings indicated that Bacopa | | | | |
| significantly improved the speed of visual | | | | Working with diet and herbs there is a great |
| information processing, verbal learning rate | | | | chance of preventing senility and dementia. |
| and memory consolidation. For those with a | | | | They also have a great side effect of feeling |
| family history of dementia, or with | | | | great and having enhanced cognition and |
| compromised mental capacity, it would be | | | | concentration, making the mind way more |
| worth discussing the use of Bacopa with their | | | | effective and efficient. Working alongside a |
| health professional. | | | | Naturopath or Medical Herbalist is an amazing |
| | | | chance to optimise your life and getting the |
| Ginkgo biloba has been studied for its effect | | | | most out of this journey - without needlessly |
| on dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. As it | | | | suffering from dementia and other age-related |
| is an antioxidant, circulatory stimulant | | | | diseases. Good health is by choice, not by |
| (particularly to the brain), cognition | | | | chance. Who will look after you if you |
| enhancing and neuroprotective it is no wonder | | | | become incapacitated with senility or |
| scientists want to test it with people | | | | dementia? If you can't take this step for |
| suffering Dementia, senility and Alzheimer's. | | | | yourself, then take responsibility of your |
| Studies have indicated improvements in | | | | health for your children or partner or |
| cerebral blood flow, motor recovery, mood and | | | | community, so they don't have to look after |
| behaviour, intellectual performance and | | | | you and you can enjoy the ageing process, and |
| memory. It hasn't proven efficacious to | | | | the seeds you have spent your life sowing. |