Regenerate Your Brain? -The Science Says It's Possible

Posted by Rebecca Sato
Contrary to popular belief, recent studies have found that there are probably ways to regenerate brain matter.

Animal studies conducted at the National Institute on Aging Gerontology Research Center and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, for example, have shown that both calorie restriction and intermittent fasting along with vitamin and mineral intake, increase resistance to disease, extend lifespan, and stimulate production of neurons from stem cells.

In addition, fasting has been shown to enhance synaptic elasticity, possibly increasing the ability for successful re-wiring following brain injury. These benefits appear to result from a cellular stress response, similar in concept to the greater muscular regeneration that results from the stress of regular exercise.

Additional research suggests that increasing time intervals between meals might be a better choice than chronic calorie restriction, because the resultant decline in sex hormones may adversely affect both sexual and brain performance. Sex steroid hormones testosterone and estrogen are positively impacted by an abundant food supply. In other words, you might get smarter that way, but it might adversely affect your fun in the bedroom, among other drawbacks.

But if your not keen on starving yourself, there are other options. Another recent finding, stemming from the Burnham Institute for Medical Research and Iwate University in Japan, reports that the herb rosemary contains an ingredient that fights off free radical damage in the brain. The active ingredient, known as carnosic acid (CA), can protect the brain from stroke and neurodegeneration such as Alzheimer’s and from the effects of normal aging.

more:

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2008/12/reboot-your-bra.html

Caloric Restriction
DHA supplementation
Daily exercise (three to four hours)
B-12, which recent studies have demonstrated may avert the shrinkage of the brain due to aging
Play a musical instrument...

I would rather die of cancer than dementia

micronutrition could not be explained. Glyconutrient-fostered stem cell production answers the riddle.

http://www.fisherinstitute.org/stemcell.htm

that wheatgrass juice can rebuild brain cells, too. I know personally that wheatgrass is an amazing healer.

'70's and it taste like grass. It's an acquired taste and I abide it 'cause the effect is such a high feeling and I can see it doing its job.

is "Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain" by Sharon Begley, with a forward by the Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama is fascinated by neuroscience and every year holds a conference in his home in exile in India, where he brings together physicists, brain scientists, philosophers and a select group of other people to share information and learn from each other.

Don't be put off by the cover of the book - I almost was, as it looks very tabloid-y. But the book is fascinating. Amazon has it.

(reposting an earlier comment I made in the health forum)

It works in mice, but there's never been good evidence that it works in humans, and now there's some evidence that it doesn't. And the evidence comes from people who deliberately place themselves on a calorie restricted diet. Maybe a lower protein diet does help though.

teaspoon a day, get it cheap at India stores bout 1/2 pound for $2 etc/internet