Category Archives: Fitness

Even a Little Exercise is Beneficial

December 26, 2007 – 11:59 am

For people in their 60s, regular walking appears to lower the risk of dementia.
The finding, published this week in the medical journal Neurology, is the latest study to show that exercise helps delay some of the age related decline of body AND mind.
The recent research tracked the exercise habits of 749 men and women in [...]

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Brain Food: How Much Do You Know?

August 16, 2007 – 4:06 pm

Which foods may boost memory and cognitive thinking?
Take the informative Brain Food Quiz at WebMD

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Leading a Long and Cognitively Strong Life

July 28, 2007 – 1:00 pm

Adding years to your life depends on many things – good genes are a start, but certain lifestyle habits can have quite a significant impact. Living longer is one thing, and living a cognitively strong life can be quite another. Health and Medical magazines have long touted the benefits of certain healthy behaviors for body [...]

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Exercise can boost brain power

March 14, 2007 – 10:57 am

Another report on how exercise can help our brain.
“Tests on mice showed they grew new brain cells in a certain region of the brain that is known to be affected in the age related memory decline that begins around age 30 for most humans”.
Read more here

By Laura Fay | Also posted in Alzheimers, Baby Boomers, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Health & Wellness, Mind/Body, Neurons, Seniors | Comments (0)

Your memory: 5 ways to keep it sharp

February 22, 2007 – 12:04 pm

Consumer report has 5 tips on keeping your memory sharp, which includes computer based brain games. All great tips which we strongly recommend.
Read here
 

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Coffee has its benefits

January 10, 2007 – 4:32 pm

Here is an article by Dr. Rallie McAllister on the positives of coffee.
“Coffee may have even greater benefits on the human brain, protecting it from degenerative disorders that lead to dementia. Recent studies suggest that habitual coffee drinkers have a lower risk for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease than individuals who abstain”
Read the full artcle here

By Laura Fay | Also posted in Alzheimers, Brain health, Health & Wellness, Mind/Body, Nutrition, Seniors | Comments (0)

Resolve to Exercise Your Brain

January 3, 2007 – 3:48 pm

The Alliance for Aging Research is encouraging Americans to boost their brain health.
“There is a lot we can do to keep our brains healthy and potentially prevent or lessen the cognitive decline that often comes with aging,” Daniel Perry, executive director of the nonprofit Alliance for Aging Research”
You can see the full article here

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Exercise Appears To Improve Brain Function

December 22, 2006 – 3:45 pm

Here is another report that links exercise and the brain.
“Physical activity may be beneficial to cognition during early and middle periods of the human lifespan and may continue to protect against age-related loss of cognitive function during older adulthood”.
You can see this story in full here 

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Exercise alone or with others protects aging brain

December 15, 2006 – 7:04 pm

Here is an interesting post over at iHealthBulletin.
Everybody knows that exercise is good for your heart, but in recent years we’ve gathered compelling evidence that exercise is also good for your brain,” says Fred Gage, PhD, of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. “We now know that exercise helps generate new brain cells, even in [...]

By Laura Fay | Also posted in Brain health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Health & Wellness, Mind/Body, Neurons, Neuropsychology | Comments (0)

MetLife and Museums to promote understanding of aging

December 5, 2006 – 12:14 am

Here is a post on some funding from MetLife.
This will support intergenerational programs and underwrite exhibitions to promote understanding of aging, brain health and healthy lifestyles
More here
 

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