Eggcellent News Against Dementia?

It’s that time of the week again… We hope all our readers have had a great and healthy week! Here are some selections from health news from around the world:

Moderation remains key

Eggs have come under the spotlight for their protective potential against dementia, largely due to their content of omega-3 fatty acids, choline, and other nutrients.

Nevertheless, the study had some limitations (including not measuring the quantity of eggs consumed, just the frequency), and while eating eggs daily showed the lowest rates of dementia, not eating them at all did not significantly alter the risk.

Eating more than 2 eggs per day is still not recommended, however, for reasons of increasing the risk of other health issues, such as heart disease.

Read in full: Could eating eggs prevent dementia?

Related: Eggs: Nutritional Powerhouse or Heart-Health Timebomb?

More than suitable

It’s common for a lot of things to come with the warning “not suitable for those who are pregnant or nursing”, with such frequency that it can be hard to know what one can safely do/take while pregnant or nursing.

In the case of COVID vaccines, though, nearly 90% of babies who had to be hospitalized with COVID-19 had mothers who didn’t get the vaccine while they were pregnant.

And as for how common that is: babies too young to be vaccinated (so, under 6 months) had the highest covid hospitalization rate of any age group except people over 75.

Read in full: Here’s why getting a covid shot during pregnancy is important

Related: The Truth About Vaccines

Positive dieting

Adding things into one’s diet is a lot more fun than taking things out, is generally easier to sustain, and (as a general rule of thumb; there are exceptions of course) give the greatest differences in health outcomes.

This is perhaps most true of beans and pulses, which add many valuable vitamins, minerals, protein, and perhaps most importantly of all (single biggest factor in reducing heart disease risk), fiber.

Read in full: Adding beans and pulses can lead to improved shortfall nutrient intakes and a higher diet quality in American adults

Related: Intuitive Eating Might Not Be What You Think

Clearing out disordered thinking

Hoarding is largely driven by fear of loss, and this radical therapy tackles that at the root, by such means as rehearsing alternative outcomes of discarding through imagery rescripting, and examining the barriers to throwing things away—to break down those barriers one at a time.

Read in full: Hoarding disorder: sensory CBT treatment strategy shows promise

Related: When You Know What You “Should” Do (But Knowing Isn’t The Problem)

Superfluous

Fluoridated water may not be as helpful for the teeth as it used to be prior to about 1975. Not because it became any less effective per se, but because of the modern prevalence of fluoride-containing toothpastes, mouthwashes, etc rendering it redundant in more recent decades.

Read in full: Dental health benefits of fluoride in water may have declined, study finds

Related: Water Fluoridation, Atheroma, & More

Off-label?

With rising costs of living including rising healthcare costs, and increasing barriers to accessing in-person healthcare, it’s little wonder that many are turning to the gray market online to get their medications.

These websites typically use legal loopholes to sell prescription drugs to the public, by employing morally flexible doctors who are content to expediently rubber-stamp prescriptions upon request, on the basis of the patient having filled out a web form and checked boxes for their symptoms (and of course also having waived all rights of complaint or legal recourse).

However, some less scrupulous sorts are exploiting this market, to sell outright fake medications, using a setup that looks like a “legitimate” gray market website. Caveat emptor indeed.

Read in full: CDC warns of fake drug dangers from online pharmacies

Related: Are You Taking PIMs? Getting Off The Overmedication Train

A rising threat

In 2021 (we promise the paper was published only a few days ago!), the leading causes of death were:

1. COVID-19
2. Heart disease
3. Stroke

…which latter represented a rising threat, likely in part due to the increase in the aging population.

Read in full: Stroke remains a leading cause of death globally, with increased risk linked to lifestyle factors

Related: 6 Signs Of Stroke (One Month In Advance)

Take care!