Omega-3 is a great way to help protect the aging brain. That’s the finding from researchers with the University of Washington who have published their work on Omega-3 and memory in the medical Journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
A key finding… eating fatty fish on a regular basis helps protect the brain from what are often called “silent strokes.” The clinical term for the silent stroke: subclinical brain infarcts.
Dr. David Siscovick, professor of medicine and epidemiology at the University of Washington in Seattle, helped lead the research team.
He suggests that the fish we eat to boost our Omega-3 consumption is baked, not fried.
And Dr. Siscovick suggests that memory loss is often linked to these so-called “silent strokes.” Classic, normal strokes have visble effects: slurred speech, numbness, blurred vision and muscle weakness.
But the effects of the silent stroke are difficult to detect. When the flow of blood to the brain is disrupted, small groups of cells can be destroyed. This can impact our memory skills.
Researchers have found that the ability of the blood to flow normally, lowering the risk of these silent strokes, may be improived by the regular consumption of Omega-3 fatty acids.