The Prime Minister has allocated £300 million into research on dementia. He wants Britain to be the best place for researching, diagnosing, finding a cure for and treating dementia. The money is to be spent over the next five years on research, medical trials and training to tackle dementia.
Dementia is a term used to describe progressive loss of cognitive function which include loss of memory, mood changes and problems with communication and reasoning. These symptoms occur when the brain is damaged by certain diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, and damage caused by a series of small strokes.
There are over 830,000 people in the UK with dementia, and mainly affects people over the age of 60. Most form of dementia cannot be cured although resesarch is continuing into developing drugs, vaccines and other treatments.
Our sages and our ancient methods of treatments like Ayurveda placed great importance on the consumption of almonds which they thought was brain food. If their claims can be authenticated, then we may consider adding almonds to our breakfast cereals or eat more “badampak”.
Dinesh Sheth
Newbury Park, Ilford
