In recent years scientists have become extremely interested in what could be called a super memory club. This club is made up of the fewer than 1 in 200 people who have lived past 90 years old without a trace of Alzheimer disease or other form of dementia. It’s a group that for the first time is large enough to provide a glimpse into the lucid brain at the furthest reach of human life. Begun by University of Southern California researchers in 1981 and called the 90+ Study, it has included more than 14,000 people aged 65 and older, and more than 1,000 aged 90 or older.
So what has the study uncovered thus far with respect to maintaining brain fitness as we age?
- Stay mentally active – Keep doing things that are mentally challenging. For instance playing brain games or other form of mentally challenging activity.
- Stay socially active – Continue to visit with others and stay engaged with other people on a regular basis. Spend time doing things together with others.
Something as simple as participating in a bridge club or playing board games or other type of group activity with others on a regular basis can fulfill both of these requirements quite well.
You can read more about the study mentioned above and the results they’ve discovered thus far by clicking here.
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An online video from The Early Show describes how activities like knitting, crochet and sewing are good for your brain, especially in your later years. According to Neuroscientist Dr. Yonas Geda from the Mayo Clinic, these activities seem to be neuro-protective and have been shown to reduce memory loss in later years by as much as 50%. The video goes on to say that these activities also help to:
- Lower stress
- Reduce pain
- Reduce symptoms of depression
- Boost your immune system
- Lower your blood pressure
To check out the video, click here..
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You’ve probably heard that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, right? Well a recent study suggests that a couple of apples a day might keep the neurologist away.
“Apples have just the right dose of antioxidants to raise levels of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that’s essential to memory and tends to decline with age,” says Tom Shea, PhD, director of the University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Cellular Neurobiology and Neurodegeneration Research.
Antioxidants help preserve memory by protecting brain cells against damage from free radicals. A study on mice at Cornell University found that the quercetin in apples may protect brain cells from the kind of free radical damage that may lead to Alzheimer’s disease.
A study Shea coauthored with Amy Chan, PhD, published last year in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, found that mice suffering from the equivalent of normal human age-related memory loss or early Alzheimer’s disease got a memory boost when they consumed a daily dose of apple juice. After just 1 month, those mice did a far superior job on a maze, which tests short-term memory, than the animals that didn’t get the drink.
Besides helping your memory and protecting your brain, apples have also been shown to lower your risk for many cancers.
Shea recommends consuming two-to-three apples or one-to-two 8 ounce glasses of apple juice each day.
References:
New Thinking on Memory
10 Health Benefits of Apples
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What puts you at risk for Alzheimer’s disease? How can you prevent this killer? Based on the results of a four-year study of the medical research literature on Alzheimer s prevention, this video shows the key strategies of prevention. Simple, inexpensive, and easy, they work to prevent Alzheimer’s and more!
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