Posted on 04/18/2015 10:27:44 PM PDT by ckilmer
Brain health is the second most important component in maintaining a healthy lifestyle according to a 2014 AARP study. As people age they can experience a range of cognitive issues from decreased critical thinking to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers write about eight nutrients that may help keep your brain in good shape.
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True, they had short life spans, But it was most certainly not from heart attacks, obesity, diabetes, etc. Those poor sould had no defense against germs & had to put up with big carnivore cats in abundance.
Keep up the good work! Eating green, yellow & purple vegetables is great for your body.
My reasons for daily exercise is not so much for living to 100. I just do not want to live with chronic pain, heart disease, diabetes, obesity etc. If I make it to 85, I will be thrilled.
When I worked full time, and was either too tired to exercise or had no time for it, I had hip joint pain, chest pain after eating a big meal in restaurants etc. All that has vanished with walking 18 holes on golf course, and when I am not golfing I use my treadmill at home.
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entropy’s program is good. I would not disagree with any of it. But brisk/fast walking outside is nicer plus you can buy and use a weighted vest to add to the workout, if you want to call it one
He is also very smart to do his fast incline walk every day, no exceptions. This kind of consistency is very helpful to the mind too.
I am grinning, too.
Funny!
Bless you!
Sure thing Jack.
I would have expected a ‘science document’ talking about ‘nutrients’ would have ACTUALLY LISTED BLEEDING NUTRIENTS.
I think we will be looking in vain in the respectable science journal for these two ‘nutrients’.
Agreed. Sleep is huge. Sleep is the biggest medicine to repair the brain. Like yourself, my employability has altered drastically. Fortunately I have been self employed most of the time since my accident (2006), only have to work part time, and just recently I have my first public job which is going well so far.
Nonsense. I am glad you enjoy your life and your walks. You have omitted the MOST essential ingredient for long life in general....have good genes. Your life expectancy is largely influenced by your genes. You can screw that up but your theory that living and eating like cave men is silliness.
Balance in all things
My husband died at age 75. His mother was in a nursing home for a number of years for dementia before she died in her early 80’s. I am aware of a number of head blows he had after age 35, don’t know his history before then but know he was in a lot of fights because he was picked on as a redhead. When I knew him he was jumped by 6 guys who broke his jaw. He walked home after being hit by a car, and rather sheepishly asked me, “Could you pick this glass out of my head?” I removed about 50 shards of glass from the windshield blow. He was mugged by two guys and a sashweight while walking home from his favorite bar. He was hit over the head with a cinder block after confronting a no good who was preying on the old guy across our alley. As the cinder block crumpled around his shoulders he said, “Now you’re going to get it you SOB!!” Needless to say the SOB ran away fast. My husband was one tough MFer. He also had Korean War PTSD. One good thing about the Alzheimer’s was that as his memory failed he stopped being troubled by his history.
You say you gained a TON of weight. Is that because the injury limited your exercise, because anxiety and other feelings urged you to eat more, because you don’t know what would be good for you to eat, or because you or your food preparer doesn’t know what to feed you, or some other reason(s)? I would have different advice for different answers. Can you tell me your weight and height? Also anything about your ethnic heritage. For example my husband was mostly Scotch/Viking and 1/8th Cree Indian. If you prefer to take this to Private Message we can do that too.
Definitely private lol. You sound like an awesome woman, and your husband an awesome man. Praise to him for his service. I will send a private reply.
Does not compute in my case. When I was 57, I was practically disabled. Every morning at work, I had my heart racing, missing beats and felt like I was going to pass out. When I entered a store or mall, I had panic attacks. When we went out to eat, I always had chest pains after eating a substantial meal. On top of that my blood pressure was high, reaching 150 many days. And lastly I had hip pain every time I sat for more than 30 minutes. I was sure I would soon need hip joint replacement.
After retiring at 57, I had plenty of time on hands, so I took up golf for walking exercise. After 6 months, my blood pressure was under 130, my heart started behaving, and miraculously my hip pain went away.
Every one of my 4 uncles on maternal side died of heart attacks under age 60. My dad died of heart attack at 68. 2 of my aunts on mother’s side died of diabetes. The only thing different in my lifestyle is 6 miles walks on golf course or when not golfing, I am doing fast walking on up slope adjusted tread mill.
I know my body’s behavior better than any one else. I know exactly what’s keeping me alive and pain free....exercise!
I have also heard this concern about soy. I now eat edamame (green soy beans) frozen packages in stir fries. Any word on them and the GMO issue?
Also, I do NOT eat like a cave man. Cave man never saw a juicy hamburger with bacon, a chocolate cheese cake or southern pecan pie, all of which I can now indulge freely without fearing heart attacks. What is common between me and the cave man is lots of walking.
My problem is have over bought. Chasing ever supplement there is, Omega 3, blueberry extract, Phosphydal or whatever it is called, turmeric, walnuts, Reveregine or something like that, and on and on. And then I get sick of taking them all and stop. I don’t know what to take. I’ve left out about six more gimmick supplements because I forgot their name.
I need to know, with the extensive damage done, which of these things gives me the best chance to halt the memory issues and delay or remove the potential for dementia.
A lot of interesting information here. Some other substances to consider are pycnogenol and Ascorble Palmitate. I had a lot of low grade frequent illness when I was young. Have spent 40+ years learning how to take care of myself. Now at 76 even with a lot of stress I am in good health and doing interesting new things. I do take a number of supplements, carefully studied and added to over the years. In my fifties, I helped a friend move a concrete garden statue. Three days later I could not raise my extended arm higher than my shoulder. This persisted for several years. Then a friend offered to sell me pycnogenol (Kaire was the brand). This was 20 years ago. He said it was good for allergies which I have. I took one tiny tablet and in 15 minutes my nasal passages opened up like a tunnel, so I bought a bottle and took it every day. A week or two later, I noticed I could raise my arm higher than my shoulder. Within the month, I had gained back more than 90% of range of motion on that arm. Now it is about 98%. It is amazing stuff if you get a reliable product. Fixes all kinds of things. Don’t know if it would help brain tissue healing, but trying for a month or two couldn’t hurt. Google for dosage information. It’s a bit pricey, so I use it occasionally when I feel an vagrant ache or respiratory symptom.
Vitamin D is now being recommended at 1,000 to 2,000 units a day with a 4,000 max for safety. It seems to operate throughout the body and has a hormonal quality. It is also helpful for SAD, the winter depression symptom. If you have this take more in the winter and less when you are getting out in the sun in warmer weather.
Vitamin D is said to help with a lot of things and it is now reported we weren’t getting enough.
When you are pregnant, your body requires more Vitamin B6. If there is diabetes in the family, or suffering from motion sickness this may indicate a need for more. Red meat needs a lot of B6 to digest, so your body was saying to save your B6 by not eating meat. I had 6 weeks of continual 24 hpd nausea. I avoided meat, ate cottage cheese, bananas, rice. This was 45 years ago. Now I would use brown rice, wheat germ, and other foods high in B6. Then, with my second child and more knowledge, I took 50 mg. a day of B6. Had no nausea at all except one day when I forgot to take it.
A lot of useful thoughts here. Eating at least 1/2 your food raw is an excellent thing to do. The Paleo diet and exercise make sense. I am lazy, but my kitchen is in the basement, and my living area is on the third floor, so I force myself to get exercise that way. On the whole I avoid refined carbohydrates and desserts, especially if I am indulging in bacon and meat. I either eat antioxidant foods or take antioxidant supplements. After loosing my husband in 2005, I am now with a wonderful man and happiness is good for health. I am in better shape now than 10 years ago. My hair was white, but now is gray. Weight is a mild problem, but I was glad to hear that mild overweight in otherwise healthy older people is not as much of an issue as they once thought. Last checkup, good blood pressure, heart, lungs, etc. Good luck all.
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