A major new study published in Neurology demonstrated that individuals with higher circulating vitamin D levels during midlife showed significantly lower tau protein accumulation in the brain nearly two decades later. Tau protein accumulation is one of the central pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. These findings suggest vitamin D optimization during midlife may represent an overlooked but potentially powerful intervention for

Low dose lithium may be a useful tool in the treatment and prevention of memory loss and alzheimer's disease. Well below the dosages used to treat psychiatric disorders, low dose lithium may provide symptomatic relief and may forestall or prevent the development of age related memory loss and dementia.