H3 Daily

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Wright from the Source: Brain Food

By: Bob Wright, H3 Director of Education

 

What’s good for your heart, is good for your brain.

If that sounds familiar, you probably heard it the last time you visited H3.  That’s good news because many people believe that Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia are caused primarily by bad luck, genetics is just an inevitable consequence of aging. 

 

They are not a normal part of aging, and while bad luck and genetics undoubtedly play a role, lifestyle factors such as diet, exercise, blood pressure and cholesterol among other have a big impact as well.

 

Take a look at these  two short videos from Medline Plus to get some ideas of how you can take steps to lower your risk of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.

 

Fish and Dementia  and  High Blood Pressure and the Brain

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