Your Heart Health Directly Affects Your Brain Health

Your Heart Health Directly Affects Your Brain Health By Esther Heerema, MSW February is American Heart Month. If you need some extra motivation to care for your heart, you might find it by understanding how much our heart health affects our risk of dementia. Give yourself (and those you love) a gift by caring for your heart!  Reduce Dementia Risk by Taking Care of Your Heart  What's good for your heart is also generally good for your brain. Understanding the heart-head connection is critical for improving your overall health, as well as for reducing your risk of dementia.   READ NOW How Our Race Affects Our Chances of Dementia  While there are many things you can control in order to reduce your risk of dementia, your race is one thing that you can't. Learn how your ethnicity affects your chance of developing Alzheimer's disease. READ NOW This Blood Type Increases Your Dementia Risk  Did you know that if you have this type of blood, your risk of developing dementia is greater?   READ NOW Do You Know These Less Common Symptoms of Lewy Body Dementia?  Lewy body dementia is characterized by symptoms that affect both the body and the brain. But, there are some symptoms that are less common than others, and being aware of them can help increase understanding of the disease.  READ NOW Advertisement READ THESE NEXT Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis Understanding Plaque Psoriasis Understanding Type 2 Diabetes Understanding Lung Cancer AN ABOUT.COM BRAND You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Alzheimer's & Dementia newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2016 Verywell.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.