To stay sharper while aging, get active, challenge your brain, and eat healthy
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s official: Older Americans worried about cognitive decline can stay sharper for longer by exercising both their bodies and their brains and eating healthier.
That’s according to initial results released Monday from a rigorous U.S. study of lifestyle changes in seniors at risk of developing dementia. People following a combination of healthier habits slowed typical age-related cognitive decline — achieving scores on brain tests as if they were a year or two younger, researchers reported in JAMA and at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.
It’s not too late to get started -- study participants were in their 60s and 70s -- and it doesn’t require becoming a pickleball champ or swearing off ice Крем.
„ За първи път се почувствах, че върша нещо самодейно, с цел да защитя мозъка си “, споделя 66 -годишният Филис Джоунс от Аврора, Илинойс, който се причисли към изследването, откакто се грижи за майка си с деменция и се бори със собстве...
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