When it comes to fighting dementia, the mainstream has nothing new to offer.

It’s the same old risky drugs… unproven therapies… and endless hours of “investigative” scans and procedures.

Fortunately, Mother Nature provides where conventional medicine fails. New research shows that getting more of a certain vitamin can lower your risk of developing dementia by 40 percent!

It’s no secret that vitamin D is one of my favorite vitamins. For one thing, this mighty vitamin gives you strong bones… improves your immune system… and even strengthens your muscles.

Now, there’s more research proving that it can successfully beat back dementia, too.

For the research, scientists from the University of Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute in Canada and the University of Exeter in the UK examined the medical records of more than 12,000 seniors, searching for a connection between taking vitamin D supplements and dementia outcomes.

And… WOW! Did they find one.

Dramatically Reduces Risk Of Dementia!

The results showed that taking vitamin D supplements reduced dementia risk by 40 percent!

Previous research shows that vitamin D can help clear amyloid plaques – a key driver of dementia – from the brain. And it can also help lower dementia-related inflammation.¹

A further examination of the data showed that taking vitamin D can also significantly impact those who do not carry the APOEe4 gene. This genetic marker increases the risk for Alzheimer’s.

“Preventing dementia or even delaying its onset is vitally important given the growing numbers of people affected. The link with vitamin D in this study suggests that taking vitamin D supplements may be beneficial in preventing or delaying dementia, but we now need clinical trials to confirm whether this is really the case,” said study co-author Dr. Byron Creese from the University of Exeter. “The ongoing VitaMIND study at the University of Exeter is exploring this issue further by randomly assigning participants to either take vitamin D or placebo and examining changes in memory and thinking tests over time.”²

My Takeaway

Increasing your vitamin D levels is easy. All you have to do is go out in the sunshine for 15 minutes daily. When your body absorbs sunlight, it makes vitamin D—the sunshine vitamin— from cholesterol.

But if you live in a place that doesn’t get a good amount of direct sunlight year-round – like cities with skyscrapers or northern latitudes – taking supplements is probably the best option for you. In fact, just about everyone can benefit from a vitamin D supplement. You can start by choosing the D3 (cholecalciferol) type, as it’s the form that is naturally produced by your body.

Increasing your intake of vitamin D-rich foods is also a good idea.

Vitamin D-rich foods include:

• Salmon
• Tuna
• Sardines
• Eggs
• Beef liver
• Swordfish

If you’re worried about dementia, talk to your doctor about checking your vitamin D levels. It’s done with a simple blood test and is easy to tack on to regular labs. While I believe everyone should get their vitamin D levels checked regularly, the fact of the matter is that most of are deficient in this vitamin. It’s one reason why I recommend a vitamin D supplement for virtually everyone.

¹ https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/dad2.12404
² https://news.exeter.ac.uk/research/taking-vitamin-d-could-help-prevent-dementia-study-finds/