| If you feel you are losing your ability to | | | | your arteries and brain cells.Also be sure |
| reason or think clearly, or if you suffer | | | | that your doctor checks for diabetes, which |
| mood disorders such as depression, ask your | | | | can damage blood vessels that supply the |
| doctor to do blood tests for homocysteine, | | | | brain, heart and other organs. Diabetics may |
| folic acid, pyridoxine and vitamin B12. If | | | | suffer loss of memory long before they are |
| these tests are normal, you should get tests | | | | diagnosed as having diabetes.While we await |
| for thyroid function, cholesterol and other | | | | further studies, protect your memory with a |
| causes of arterial damage.People with high | | | | lifestyle that will help you avoid diabetes, |
| levels of homocysteine levels or low levels | | | | heart attacks and strokes. Control your |
| of B12, folic acid or pyridoxine levels | | | | weight, eat a wide variety of plants, limit |
| should eat plenty of whole grains and leafy | | | | refined carbohydrates and get plenty of |
| green vegetables for folic acid and | | | | exercise.Dr. Gabe Mirkin has been a radio |
| pyridoxine, and 1000 micrograms of B12 in a | | | | talk show host for 25 years and practicing |
| pill each day.You can suffer from B12 | | | | physician for more than 40 years; he is board |
| deficiency even if your blood levels are | | | | certified in four specialties, including |
| normal. When you body lacks B12, your red | | | | sports medicine. Read or listen to hundreds |
| blood cells do not mature properly and are | | | | of his fitness and health reports at weekly |
| much larger than normal, and homocysteine | | | | newsletter on fitness, health, and nutrition. |
| accumulates in your bloodstream, damaging | | | | |