The more than 1,000 disorders of the brain and nervous system result in more hospitalizations than any other disease group, including heart disease and cancer.

Neurological illnesses affect more than 50 million annually, at costs exceeding $400 billion.  Mental disorders, excluding drug and alcohol problems, strike 44 million adults a year at a cost of some $148 billion.

Brain-related diseases and injuries are estimated to exceed over half a trillion dollars a year in health care, lost productivity and other economic costs. 

Brain-related disorders account for the majority of our nation's long term care costs, and, when combined with psychiatric disorders, account for more hospitalization and prolonged care than almost all other diseases combined.

“We are losing brain cells continuously as we age, but development of white matter in the brain, which links gray-matter processing centers, continues until about the mid-40s, when our brains are functioning at their peak.

As we approach our 50s, the brain starts to "disconnect" as white matter deteriorates very slowly, and our brains slow down. Our memory gets a little spotty, as does our attention span, and our "brain power" gradually degrades over time,” according to Rex Jung of the UNM Department of Neurology and Mind Institute.

Neuroscientists believe that the brain can remain relatively healthy and fully functioning as it ages and that diseases cause the most severe decline in memory, intelligence, verbal fluency, and other tasks.

Statistics Regarding the Nervous System and Diseases And Disorders

    * 50 million people have a permanent, neurological disability that limits their daily activities.
    * 1 in 3 will experience some form of mental disorder at some point in their lives.
    * 18 million suffer from depression. Disability from depression exceeds that of diabetes, hypertension, gastrointestinal, and lung diseases.  Native Remedies MindSoothe, Native Remedies Mood Tonic and MindSoothe Jr. naturally and safely treat depression, OCD and panic disorder.
    * The most widespread mental illnesses, anxiety disorders annually affect an estimated 12.6% of the adult population.  Native Remedies PureCalm quickly, safely relieves anxiety and panic attacks.

    * More than 1 in 20 have developmental disorders of the nervous system, such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, mental retardation, and learning disorders.
    * An estimated 10% of the population have some form of learning disability involving difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical abilities.
    * 9 million children and adolescents are affected by a mental, behavioral, or developmental disorder; yet only one third of them get treatment.  Native Remedies offers safe, natural, effective alternatives to Ritalin, Adderall & Concerta with Focus ADHD, BrightSpark and Focus ADDult for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Attention Deficit Disorder.

    * 4 million older Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease at a cost of $100 billion each year.  Native Remedies MemoRise assists with memory, cognition and reducing symptoms of dementia in Alzheimer's Disease
    * 3 million incidences of stroke are reported each year at a cost of $30 billion. 1,200 people are new stroke victims every day; 1/3 of these die and 1/3 are permanently disabled.  Native Remedies High-Rite can assist with protecting against strokes, heart attacks and high blood pressure.
    * 3 million people are affected by panic disorders during their lifetimes.  Native Remedies PureCalm and MindSoothe can effectively and naturally assist with panic attacks and disorders without side effects.

    * 2 million people suffer from schizophrenia, the most chronic and disabling of mental illnesses. Approximately 300,000 new cases are diagnosed every year.
    * 1 million people suffer from genetic disorders resulting in brain and nerve damage.
    * 1 million cases of traumatic head injury are reported each year, resulting in 100,000 deaths.
    * 500,000 people suffer from Parkinson's disease incurring health costs of $6 billion annually.
    * 40,000 people are stricken with brain tumors each year, resulting in paralysis or death.

    * 2 million people suffer from nerve and muscle disorders, such as Lou Gehrig's Disease and nerve damage associated with diabetes.
    * Huntington’s disease is now considered one of the most common hereditary brain disorders. The disease progresses slowly over a 10- to 20-year period and eventually robs the affected individual of the ability to walk, talk, think, and reason.
    * Each year, addiction to tobacco and illicit drugs kills more than 400,000 people. An understanding of the underlying neurobiological causes of addiction is leading to more effective treatments.  Native Remedies Crave-Rx, Rx-Hale and NicoTonic can assist with nicotine and addictive drug withdrawal and associated symptoms.

    * The retina of the eye is also part of the brain; for researchers, it is the most accessible part of the brain. Retinal tissue is full of nerve cells essential for vision.
    * By the year 2030, an estimated 6.3 million people will have some form of macular degeneration, a disease that destroys the center of the retina and has no effective treatment in most cases. Blindness or vision loss is the result.  Native Remedies Vizu-All Plus naturally promotes healthy eye functioning and guards against eye disorders such as cataracts, macular degeneration and visual problems associated with diabetes.
    * More than 100,000 people have retinitis pigmentosa, a disease that destroys specific nerve cells in the retina. Most people with retinitis pigmentosa are blind by the age of 40.

How can you better care for your brain?

First, you should not introduce toxins into your brain. Too much alcohol, drugs, nicotine and abnormal levels of stress all are toxic to your brain.  Many prescription and psychotropic drugs can be toxic for your brain and body as well.

Second, your brain benefits from a workout, just like your muscles do.  You should perform some level of cardiovascular exercise - you need to have your blood pumping through your brain to feed it and help flush the build-up of "debris" accumulated through normal brain use.

You don't have to join a gym or perform rigorous exercises - just walking a mile a day is enough.

Third, you should eat a healthy, well-balanced diet that provides your brain with the necessary nutrients, particularly complex oils found in fish.

Perhaps most important, you need to participate in a wide range of intellectual and social activities. Your brain tends to hit on all cylinders when you are dealing with new people and new, challenging situations.

You need to keep your brain, and those of loved ones, healthy at every stage of life.  Native Remedies has a broad range of natural, proven, safe and effective herbal and homeopathic remedies for you and the health of your loved ones.

You mind matters so it is a “no brainer” that you need take care of this fundamental organ – your brain!

References:  DANA.org; Society for Neuroscience; sfn.org; The Albuquerque Tribune

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