Should I Care About Advanced End-Products? Ten Reasons Why You Should

Should I Care About Advanced End-Products? Ten Reasons Why You Should

1. Implicated in Cataracts and Macular Degeneration Advanced Glycation End-Products (AGEs) live a long time. They accumulate over time in your body.  AGEs are found in the lens and retina of those with cataracts and macular degeneration. Gul, Rahman, Salim and Simjee, et. al., completed a study of 124 individuals…

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Increased Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

Increased Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

Diabetes, high blood pressure, stress, depression, obesity, abnormal blood fat levels, metabolic syndrome, smoking and traumatic brain injury raise our risk for Alzheimer's Disease. (Reitz and Mayeux, 2014). As we will see in the next post, genetics plays a role, as well.  So, too, does age.   However, we have…

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