THE BASICS OF PROTECTING OUR BRAIN FROM DEMENTIA BY ANTHONY CIRILLO • Sixty and Me, February 5, 2020 • HEALTH AND FITNESS There is a common myth that once someone is diagnosed with dementia, well, it’s very much a death sentence, perhaps a tortuously long-time coming. But research is starting to reveal that...
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Exercise May Improve Thinking Skills in People as Young as 20
Exercise May Improve Thinking Skills in People as Young as 20 Regular aerobic exercise such as walking, cycling or climbing stairs may improve thinking skills not only in older people but in young people as well, according to a study published in the online issue of Neurology. The study also...
Lightheaded When Standing? Dementia Risk Later? Smilecast 189
Feel Lightheaded when Standing Up? You May Have a Greater Dementia Risk (Editor’s Note: I am only reporting on the study. It does not imply my endorsement or belief in it) People who feel faint, dizzy or lightheaded when standing up may be experiencing a sudden drop in blood pressure...
V-Log – Lightheaded When Standing? Dementia Risk Later?
Feel Lightheaded when Standing Up? You May Have a Greater Dementia Risk (Editor’s Note: I am only reporting on the study. It does not imply my endorsement or belief in it) People who feel faint, dizzy or lightheaded when standing up may be experiencing a sudden drop in blood pressure...
Lightheaded When Standing? Dementia Risk Later?
Feel Lightheaded when Standing Up? You May Have a Greater Dementia Risk (Editor’s Note: I am only reporting on the study. It does not imply my endorsement or belief in it) People who feel faint, dizzy or lightheaded when standing up may be experiencing a sudden drop in blood pressure...
Is There a Link Between High Blood Pressure and Alzheimer’s? – Possibly
High Blood Pressure May Be Linked to Brain Disease, Alzheimer’s Older people who have higher blood pressure may have more signs of brain disease, specifically brain lesions, according to a study published in the online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Researchers also found...
Reduce Dementia Risk with These Lifestyle Choices
6 Lifestyle Choices to Reduce Dementia Risk including Alzheimer’s Your risk of developing Alzheimer’s and dementia increases as you grow older, and these diseases are not as rare as you think. In fact, they are quite common. Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. and dementia...
Senior Activities – Senior and Music – Sharing Live Music Is Therapeutic
Senior Activities: 5 Reasons to Consider Sharing Live Music with the Elderly Many in the aging services professions who work in senior activities are already aware of the power of music on healing and particularly with dementia patients. Many patients can remember and sing songs even in advanced stages, long after...
Key Factors to Support Quality of Life in Dementia
Research reveals key factors to support quality of life in dementia A robust research analysis has identified what factors can be targeted to support people to live as well as possible with dementia. The study, led by the University of Exeter and published in the journal Psychological Medicine, found that...