Wait...fasting does what to Alzheimer's?

There are a handful of drugs that can ease symptoms, but none of them slow down the disease’s progression or offer a cure. But one approach, outside the realm of drugs and medications, is quickly showing some strong potential for treatment — fasting.

Typically touted as a weight loss method, fasting has been shown in animal studies to help improve the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and slow cognitive decline in mice. Research on the link between diet and brain health is now moving to humans, with some researchers hoping that fasting could one day be used to treat and prevent a debilitating disease.