Research indicates that if blood flow to your brain decreases, you could develop Alzheimers diseasethe most prevalent, but incurable form of dementia. Robert Vassar, M.D., and colleagues at Northwestern Universitys Feinberg School of Medicine studied human and mice brains and found that a reduction in blood flow to the brain caused energy deprivation. When this happens, proteins clump in the blood and could cause the development of Alzheimers.
This is significant because it suggests that improving blood flow to the brain might be an effective therapeutic approach to prevent or treat Alzheimers, Vassar said.
The results also show the importance of exercising, reducing cholesterol and managing blood pressure. Currently, doctors look to destroy specific protein plaque buildup within the brain, but now new therapies are focused on addressing the plaque buildup in the blood caused by similar proteins.
Not only have decreased blood flow and plaque buildup been linked to Alzheimers, they could lead to:
- Heart attack
- Heart disease
- Stroke
- High blood pressure
- Fatigue
- Muscle pain
To avoid these and other circulation concerns, it could be beneficial to add nattokinase to your daily regimen. Discovered by the Japanese more than 1,000 years ago, this enzyme can help safely and naturally eliminate protein buildupand increase blood flow from head to toe. In one scientific study, 173 blood clot samples were exposed to various nutrients, but results indicate nattokinase was the only nutrient to successfully break down the clots.