Category Archives: Aging

Anti-inflammatory utility of Boswellia serrata (frankincense)

Reading up on Boswellia serrata – this is a good starter article: http://www.altmedrev.com/publications/13/2/165.pdf “Boswellia serrata Description Boswellia serrata (frankincense) is a moderate-to-large branching tree (growing to a height of 12 feet) found in India, Northern Africa, and the Middle East. … Continue reading

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Study of the ketogenic agent AC-1202 in mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial.

================================================   Nutr Metab (Lond). 2009 Aug 10;6:31. Study of the ketogenic agent AC-1202 in mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial. Henderson ST, Vogel JL, Barr LJ, Garvin F, Jones JJ, Costantini LC. Source Accera, … Continue reading

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Anxiety, depression with glaucoma. Is isolation/loneliness the link?

Psychol Rep. 2010 Apr;106(2):343-57. Anxiety, depression, and quality of life in Turkish patients with glaucoma. Tastan S, Iyigun E, Bayer A, Acikel C. Source School of Nursing, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey. Abstract The purpose was to investigate the … Continue reading

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The older people, omega-3, and cognitive health (EPOCH) trial design and methodology: a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial investigating the effect of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids on cognitive ageing and wellbeing in cognitively healthy older adults.

Nutr J. 2011 Oct 20;10:117. The older people, omega-3, and cognitive health (EPOCH) trial design and methodology: a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial investigating the effect of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids on cognitive ageing and wellbeing in cognitively healthy older adults. … Continue reading

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Inflammation and depression: why poststroke depression may be the norm and not the exception.

Int J Stroke. 2011 Apr;6(2):128-35. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2010.00565.x. Epub 2011 Jan 19.Inflammation and depression: why poststroke depression may be the norm and not the exception.Pascoe MC, Crewther SG, Carey LM, Crewther DP.Source Brain Sciences Institute, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.Abstract Ischaemic … Continue reading

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Maurice Preter, MD

Maurice Preter, MD is a European and U.S. educated psychiatrist, psychotherapist, psychopharmacologist, neurologist, and medical-legal expert in private practice in Manhattan. He is also the principal of Fifth Avenue Concierge Medicine, PLLC, a medical concierge service and health advisory for select individuals and families.