There’s no getting around aging but you can do it well with the following tips from Real Simple:
Taking Care of Your Brain
What aging can bring: Forgetfulness, decline in mental agility, risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
What the research shows: “Doing things that hit both the left and right sides of the brain, like word puzzles plus mazes and visuals, has been proven to build brainpower,” says Gary Small, M.D., director of the University of California at Los Angeles Center on Aging. Swedish researchers believe there’s also a connection between physical activity and cognitive decline. Their study found that subjects who exercised at least 20 minutes two or more times a week at midlife reduced their risk of developing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia later by 60 percent. On the nutrition front, a study at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center showed that an essential omega-3 fatty acid counteracts the brain’s production of neuron-damaging amyloid proteins.
What you can do: “Challenge yourself mentally and physically; as little as 10 minutes of (more…)
aging,
exercise,
healthy,
muscles,
positive thinking
There’s no getting around aging but you can do it well with the following tips from Real Simple:
Taking Care of Your Brain
What aging can bring: Forgetfulness, decline in mental agility, risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
What the research shows: “Doing things that hit both the left and right sides of the brain, like word puzzles plus mazes and visuals, has been proven to build brainpower,” says Gary Small, M.D., director of the University of California at Los Angeles Center on Aging. Swedish researchers believe there’s also a connection between physical activity and cognitive decline. Their study found that subjects who exercised at least 20 minutes two or more times a week at midlife reduced their risk of developing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia later by 60 percent. On the nutrition front, a study at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center showed that an essential omega-3 fatty acid counteracts the brain’s production of neuron-damaging amyloid proteins.
What you can do: “Challenge yourself mentally and physically; as little as 10 minutes of (more…)
aging, exercise, healthy, muscles, positive thinking