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