insert_link Health & Wellness Exercise is Key to Preventing Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s Disease is one of the biggest concerns many of us have as we get older. The thought of developing the disease can be a frightening prospect, especially if you’ve witnessed a loved one affected by dementia. While you may have been told that all you can do is hope for the best and wait for a pharmaceutical cure, the truth is much more encouraging. Promising research shows that you […] todayOctober 9, 2019
insert_link Health & Wellness Do These Five Things to Lower Your Alzheimer’s Risk by 60% According to a 2019 report by the Alzheimer’s Association, there are currently 5.8 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s, and this number is expected to more than double by 2050. However, scientists are constantly working on discovering ways to lower Alzheimer’s risk before this projection becomes a reality—and recently, researchers unveiled findings that may put us one step closer to actually fighting off the disease. At the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on […] todayAugust 21, 2019
insert_link Health & Wellness The Dementia-Fitness Factor Women: if you want to stave off dementia in your later years, researchers say you should get moving now. The medical journal Neurology recently reported findings from a study that revealed middle-aged women with high cardiovascular fitness levels were almost 90% less likely to develop dementia in older age than women with just moderate degree of aerobic fitness. “These findings are exciting because it’s possible that improving cardiovascular fitness […] todayJanuary 24, 2019