8 Tips from a Healthy Aging Expert
Like many Alzheimer’s advocates, I support increased funding for Alzheimer’s research. The goal is to discover a cure. However, the current reality is that there is no sure way to prevent Alzheimer’s and no cure in sight.
Does that mean that there is no information available to help us? Absolutely not.
The 2014 International Alzheimer’s Conference presented copious information about ongoing studies and other scientific data. These international researchers came away from the conference agreeing about many things. To me, the news that affects most of us is that lifestyle changes that we can make right now can have a major impact on how we age and how soon some of us will exhibit symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
The scientists presented studies showing that a healthy diet, moderate exercise and an active mind can delay symptoms of Alzheimer’s for up to ten years in one out of three people who develop the disease.
With this information in mind, I asked Dr. Bruce Daggy, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor in the Nutrition, Food, and Exercise Sciences Department of Florida State University some questions about what we can do to help stave off cognitive decline and generally keep our bodies healthy as we age:
Q: Do you recommend any special diet to help preserve the brain?
A: To start with, that which is good for your body is also good for your brain, because your brain depends…
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