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Carrying additional bodyweight isn’t just bad for our bodies and ego, but those excess lbs (just a couple or more) might have an impact on how much brain cells you have, and how old that structure seems to be.

Outcomes of brain scans indicate “severe” indications of brain injury or deteriation in otherwise healthy although elderly subjects who are either overweight or obese according to a recent study.

Obese subjects had 8 per cent less brain cells, and their brains looked 16 years older than the brains of subjects of normal bodyweight. Those people who were just over normal weight had 4% fewer brain cells and their brains appeared 8 yrs older than people of usual bodyweight.

The experts employed tensor based morphometry (TBM) to look at the differences involving brain gray matter and white tissue in the brains of ninety four mature study participants who continued to have normal brain functionality for 5 yrs following the scans.

Obese subjects lost mental faculties in the frontal and temporal lobes – locations important for preparing and memory – including the anterior cingulated gyrus required for attention and executive functions. The hippocampus (needed in lextended term memory) and basal ganglia (for movement) were also examined.  Read more...

Carrying extra pounds isn’t just bad for our bodies and ego, but the additional lbs (just a few or more) might have an influence on how significantly brain cells you have, and how old that tissue seems.

Results of brain scans indicate “severe” indications of brain damage or deteriation in otherwise healthy though elderly people who were either overweight or obese according to a new study.

Obese subjects had 8 per cent less brain cells, and their brains looked 16 yrs older than the brains of subjects of usual bodyweight. People who were just overweight had 4 percent fewer brain tissue and their minds appeared 8 yrs more aged than people of usual bodyweight.

The experts utilized tensor based morphometry (TBM) to investigate the differences among brain gray tissue and white matter in the brains of 94 older study participants who continued to have regular brain function for 5 yrs after the scans.

Over weight people lost brain tissue in the frontal and temporal lobes – places important for planning and memory – as well as the anterior cingulated gyrus engaged in attention and executive functions. The hippocampus (needed in long term memory) and basal ganglia (for movement) were also investigated.  Read more...

Alzheimer’s and dementia. Few conversations about seniors and their health issues can be had without the mention of these two words. Many people speak of the disease but not everyone understands how the two are actually related. For a more in-depth discussion of these terms, read on for a summary of findings published in the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2010 report on this devastating disease.

Dementia and Alzheimer’s are not the same thing although they are often spoken of as two different diseases. The fact is that the term dementia is a generalized term describing multiple forms of disease that destroy brain neurons and result in diminished intellectual capacity. Dementia is a catch all term for multiple diseases, Alzheimer’s being the most common and well known of these.

Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia accounting for between 60 and 80% of all cases. It affects the region of the brain responsible for making new memories and so Alzheimer’s patients begin to show symptoms by having a reduced capacity to remember new information. Some of the warning signs of Alzheimer’s include the following;  Read more...

One of the most difficult times you may ever have with your senior loved one is the discussion about having them move into a facility. Sometimes it goes easily, other times not at all. But once you have gotten through that difficult discussion it isn’t necessarily smooth sailing from then on. The next step can be almost as difficult. That is actually finding a facility that you can trust and that will take care of your loved one. There is no magic bullet for finding that perfect place but we have collect a few questions and ideas that should help the process along.

Don’t forget about that organ right in the middle of your face. Your nose can be one of the most important tools in your selection process. How does the place smell? There is no excuse for any facility to smell bad no matter what the size. A facility that is clean and well taken care of will smell clean as well. If it smells bad it could be an indicator of a poorly run home. Ask questions, find out why it doesn’t smell good and if you don’t like the answer, find somewhere else.  Read more...

I had a close friend who ’s mother had been facing Alzheimer’s years ago. If she had taken up some treatment for it in the start she could have been alright by this time.

She took up treatments a little prior to to 60 years. No one would imagine somebody facing it by that age. It takes around 15 years before it affects.

The identifications of the disease when occurring in the starting stages are to watched carefully. The variations that occur in the beginning should not be mistaken with the age related problems.

Loss of memory. Whatever that is read or registered might be easily forgotten and it can become very chronic to ask for some same data again and again.

Inability to solve mathematical and other calculations. This is serious here as it is not depending upon the age.

Even effortless tasks can be very complicated to do. This may even include anything that is done on a daily basis or like going to some place.

Problems in knowing the time and place. Finding it difficult to know the way to go to a place, the time taken and the date, spells are forgotten in this case.  Read more...

If you’re following a Mediterranean diet, loaded in vegetables and monounsaturated fats, you may be reducing your chance of mental decrease and it may also avoid Alzheimer’s getting hold.

Add work outs to this healthy diet choice and your threat falls even further.

Prior studies have previously looked at either diet plans or staying active in conjunction with Alzheimer’s, but a examination that looks at both of these has recently been undertaken.

The research started in 2006 and involved a group of 2,258 pensionable age people who lived in New York, proving people who consumed most like the Mediterranean eating plan had nearly a 40% reduced threat of Alzheimer’s disease than those people who didn’t follow a diet in this way.

Now a current French research of over 1,400 older men and females confirmed that people who followed a diet most like the Mediterranean eating habits had less age connected cognitive decline than individuals whose diets had been least like this way of eating.

The results appear to add up, building on each other’s healthy positive aspects to the entire body.

Those people who kept to the Mediterranean diet and had been most active had a 61-67 percent decreased risk of Alzheimer’s than people who did not.  Read more...

Ayurveda’s 5,000 year old system for health and healing provides an incredible array of herbs to treat Alzheimer’s disease. This condition is characterized by a gradual degeneration of brain cells and has become quite common in older people. Ayurvedic herbs are being looked at as a powerful natural way to help minimize the problems associated with this disease.

Although the majority of the patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease are people who are over the age of 65, there are many risk factors for developing the disease. Some of these factors include high blood pressure, genetics, coronary artery disease, head trauma, high cholesterol and lack of essential brain exercise.

Although the warning signs are not always easy to notice right away, people who are at-risk should keep an eye out for gradual memory loss, poor cognitive skills, personality problems, and dementia.

There is no known cure and Alzheimer’s disease progresses over time. Because the disease causes brain tissue degeneration, it is important to use the appropriate herbs to help balance out the negative effects.

Guduchi, Pancha-Tikta-Ghruta Gugguli, Amalaki, and Musta are a few Ayurvedic herbs that are often used to treat Alzheimer’s. Herbs such as these treat brain damage and benefit brain cell functionality.  Read more...