A New Year's Resolution Worth Making and Keeping

If your resolution involves being nicer to your body by exercising and eating healthier foods, your brain will thank you. Heart health is strongly tied to brain health, so resolve to take great care of both!

A New Year's Resolution Worth Making and Keeping By Esther Heerema, MSW If your resolution involves being nicer to your body by exercising and eating healthier foods, your brain will thank you. Heart health is strongly tied to brain health, so resolve to take great care of both! READ NOW  The Effects of Dancing on the Brain  Dancing is a great way to combine physical exercise, music, and social interaction. Several research studies have found that it also may serve another role: to improve cognition as we age and possibly prevent or reduce the chances of dementia. READ NOW  12 Things About Dementia People Wish They'd Known Earlier Perhaps you've heard the phrases, "What you don't know can't hurt you" or "Ignorance is bliss." While that may be true some of the time, it's often not accurate when coping with dementia. READ NOW  Can Babysitting Grandchildren Improve Your Memory?  Along with healthy eating, physical exercise, and mental activity, should babysitting grandchildren be added to the list of ways to ward off dementia? READ NOW  Signs, Symptoms, and Diagnosis of Early-Onset Alzheimer's  Nearly 5.3 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease. Although most of them are older, about 5 percent of them have a form of the disease called early-onset Alzheimer's, which can be diagnosed in people in their 30s, 40s, and 50s. READ NOW  READ THESE NEXT How Alcohol Affects Your Dementia Risk Living Well With a Dementia Diagnosis What Is the Allen Cognitive Level Screen? How Do Senility and Dementia Differ? Complementary Treatments for Dementia 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 © 2019 Verywell.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy