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“Unlike chemicals that are rapidly eliminated in urine, some long-chain PFAS undergo biliary excretion and intestinal reabsorption, contributing to biological half-lives measured in years and the nickname “forever chemicals.” PFAS exposure may increase the risk of cancer, liver damage, and immune system impairment.”

“This is because it is complexed to a fiber matrix (which alters gut absorption and metabolism). Fruit also contains a plethora of unique prebiotics that are beneficial to gut health and immune health as well as a multitude of hormetic plant compounds which are also very beneficial for health.”

“In addition, more serious dysfunction in brain glucose utilization was associated with the manifestation of disease symptoms like memory issues during life. This study also found that glucose transporters in neurons were also low in Alzheimer's patients which could explain why glucose is not being used well in neurons.”

“A high salt challenge (~2.36 g of sodium per day) reduced survival of various Lactobacillus species of gut bacteria, increased the number of autoimmune precursor cells, and elevated blood pressure in healthy males after 2 weeks (pilot study).”

“A phase 1 clinical trial shows that ultrasound can be used to safely open up a region of the blood-brain barrier for 24 hrs in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Previously, ultrasound was shown to restore memory function of 75% of mice that were treated.”

“> They found that production of neural stem cells improved by approximately 200% compared to the middle-aged mice that did not exercise. In addition, the survival of new nerve cells increased by 170% and growth by 190% compared to the sedentary middle-aged mice.”

“Exercise is known to increase neurotrophic factors such as vascular endothelial factor, brain-derived neurotrophic factors (which increase the growth of new neurons, synapses, and blood vessels) and decrease overall inflammation (which increases brain aging).”

“Anticholinergic drugs that have been prescribed for depression, bladder conditions, and Parkinson's in over 27 million patients have been linked to a significant increase in dementia in a dose-dependent manner (higher the dose, the higher the risk).”

“BPA is an endocrine disrupting chemical that has been demonstrated to alter signaling mechanisms involving estrogen and other hormones. BPA exposure comes from many sources including plastic water bottles and receipts (BPA on the surface of the paper as a print developer).”

“Living in places with exposure to very fine air pollutant particles doubled dementia risk in older women, poor performance on memory tests was found in 19,000 retired nurses for every additional 10μg/m3 of polluted air they breathed, MRI scans reveal more brain atrophy in people that live close to the highway in a dose-dependent manner in more than one study.”