Experts reported that approximately 40 percent of dementia cases are connected to 12 risk factors: less education in early life, hearing loss, traumatic brain injury, hypertension, alcohol consumption and obesity during midlife, smoking, depression, social isolation, physical inactivity, air pollution and diabetes in late-life. The ground-breaking FINGER (Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability) study demonstrated that lifestyle interventions (diet, exercise, cognitive training, vascular risk monitoring, and social stimulation) reduces the risk of cognition decline by 30% and even improves performance. The FINGER study expanded into a FINGER global network of clinical trials for prevention and risk reduction of dementia and the FINGER Health institute which drives research on healthy brain aging and implementation of dementia prevention.

Based on these findings we are committed to create a culture of well-being by inspiring people through a trusted community and by showcasing lifestyle options that promote brain health.

Watch Sabine’s Brain Health hack on the BLC youtube channel and learn more about the BLC culture of well-being by visiting the BLC farm and Seacow Sections.

Nutrition and the BLC Farm

A number of studies have been shown how important a healthy diet is for our brain. BLC recommends the research on nutrition and dementia conducted by Dr. Lisa Mosconi Director of the Weill Cornell Women Brain Initiative and the plant-based mildly ketogenic diet from the Bredesen Protocol.

BLC founder Sabine is following a combination of the Mediterranean and the Bredesen diet and she started growing her own vegetables in 2021 at a biological farm named Quinta do Poial located in Azeitão, Portugal. Sabine manages the farm together with her family while they receive support from the Quinta do Poial owner. Sabine says it not only our outdoor supermarket which is open 24hours but it is our happy place. We experience every step from sowing, through care to harvesting and preservation with all our senses and it nourishes not only our stomach but also our brain.