What can you do to keep your brain healthy? Here are 5 Tips…
January 20, 2010 by Holly
#1. Increase your Fitness
Every time you move your body and raise your heart rate, it increases blood flow to the brain and produces endorphins. Not only are endorphins 50 times more potent than any pain medication, but they also help you feel better. A happier and calmer mind produces lower amounts of the stress hormone, cortisol ( found in high quantities in Alzheimer’s disease). When your mind is quiet, you will retrieve information from your brain more easily. Your immune system is stronger,...
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Are you afraid of losing your memory?
December 21, 2009 by Holly
Since my university days I have been curious about how the brain works. Maybe this was foreshadowing or preparing me for my life today: living with my husband, Dave who has Frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Science hasn’t found a cure or ways to slow down FTD, so Dave and I are doing our best to manage his condition.
Last weekend we visited friends in Calgary who haven’t seen Dave in a year. They were surprised at how well he is doing. It has been 3 years since he was diagnosed (first signs appeared...
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