Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Mental Health and Parkinson's Disease

Mental health experts join forces to increase public awareness about stress and the importance of good mental health. Research suggests that the modern diet has created nutritional imbalances that may adversely affect our mental health. Not eating enough fresh foods and consuming too many processed foods containing unhealthy fats and sugars is leading to depression, anxiety, memory problems, stress related and other mental disorders.Food can affect how your brain functions in several ways.Sixty per cent of the dry weight of the brain is fat, including the Essential Fatty Acids (EFA's) like Omega-3 fats. These are good fats, and, unfortunately, are in short supply in the modern western diet. EFA's are important components of nerve cell membranes and are involved in the electrical and chemical activity in the brain.

Lack of these fats can cause the brain to malfunction and promote mental illness.Many vitamins and minerals are essential for normal brain function. For example, Niacin (vitamin B3) can affect the activity of the brain and may play a role in schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease.

For more information about nutrition or to learn about Parkinson's disease, please visit us on the web at http://www.parkinsonresearchfoundation.org/ Our next educational cruise has been planned for January 8th-15th, 2012 and will feature a 1950's sock-hop them, so lace up your shoes...grab your poodle skirts and come dance to the tune of your own beat. Ask youself: When else will you be sailing the open sea with a boat
full of Parkinson experts? PRF employs renowned neurologists,
nutritionists and movement-disorder specialists to educate cruisers
on revolutionary breakthroughs in Parkinson treatment research. As always, please consult your physician before beginning a new diet of health regime. Thank you for your continued support!
Resources:http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110412/news/news4.html

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