SLR’s Memory Preservation Nutrition Program Featured on Ch. 5 ABC “Chronicle”

Posted on 11/29/2011
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November 2011 - Boston's "Chronicle" on Channel 5 ABC featured a segment on Senior Living Residences' Memory Preservation Nutrition® Program, which was developed by local Alzheimer's expert Dr. Nancy Emerson Lombardo. The filming took place at The Cambridge Homes on Mt. Auburn St. in Cambridge, one of only 6 assisted living communities in the U.S. (all managed by SLR) which are bringing this innovative nutrition program to their residents.

Brain Foods" TV segment on Chronicle. Here's the Link! 

SLR is the first assisted living company in the nation to offer the Memory Preservation Nutrition® program incorporating select foods and spices into everyday diet to improve overall brain health. SLR developed and implemented the program in conjunction with internationally recognized expert Nancy Emerson Lombardo, PhD. Integrating information from hundreds of studies looking at the connections between diet, cognitive health, aging, and Alzheimer's disease and its related risk factors, the Memory Preservation Nutrition® program seeks to improve brain function, decrease the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, and slow down the progression of Alzheimer's disease for an individual who has already been diagnosed.

The main foods that are indicated through the Memory Preservation Nutrition® program include fresh fruits and vegetables, especially leafy green vegetables, specific spices, whole grains, and foods containing omega-three fatty acids. We also focus on reducing cholesterol and substituting healthy fats (omega 3 and mono-unsaturated fats) for saturated and Trans fats foods. Another major feature of the program is reducing the amount of refined sugar and high fructose corn syrup in the overall diet. All of the healthy foods featured in the program in the right combinations provide the body with important disease-fighting antioxidants, nutrients with anti-inflammatory properties and also help to regulate blood sugar. These changes are all important for brain health.

In 2009, the Journal of the American Medical Association reported findings from a compelling study describing a direct connection between diet and cognitive health. One of the most comprehensive studies on diet and cognition to date, researchers found that individuals who follow a "Mediterranean-type diet" have a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. In the study, individuals who adhered to a Mediterranean diet had a 32-40% decreased risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. In the same study, adherence to the diet combined with physical activity resulted in a 61-67% risk reduction for developing the disease. The Memory Preservation Nutrition® program includes all of the basic elements of the well-known and well-documented Mediterranean diet and goes well beyond it with its cognitive health protective factors

SLR is also affiliated with the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center and supports the Alzheimer's Association of MA/NH through its fundraising efforts.