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Inflammation is a potent trigger for accelerated brain degeneration. When any part of the body becomes inflamed, tissue dies. Junk-food diets, high-sugar diets, chronic stress, and environmental toxins can degrade the blood-brain barrier (the barrier between the blood and the cerebrospinal fluid), so pathogens and chemicals can pass into the brain. When these invaders are […]