Alzheimer's: activity helps

( physical activity with a Mediterranean-type diet )

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Experts estimate that 35.6 million people live with Alzheimer's disease and dementia today, and that number is predicted to double every 20 years. Research shows lifestyle changes can help. Alzheimer's risk was lower in people who coupled physical activity with a Mediterranean-type diet high in fruits, vegetables and fish, and low in red meat and poultry. People who reported "some physical activity" dropped their dementia risk by a range of 29% to 41%; those reporting "much physical activity" had 37% to 50% lower risk.

Exercise for the brain helps, too. A study showed that doing at least one "cognitive activity" every day -- reading, writing, working crossword puzzles, playing board or card games, or participating in group discussions -- helped delay dementia and memory loss in 101 seniors in their 70s and 80s. Each additional daily cognitive activity delayed dementia by more than two months... To  get more: http://www.usaweekend.com/10_issues/100124/100124senior-health.html

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