Thursday, May 31, 2012

Reducing Alzheimer's risk with physical activity

Alzheimer's disease usually strikes in the later stages of life and can make life quite hard for the people having it, and even more to their siblings.

But a new study reveals that a risk of this disease can be greatly reduces simply by being involved with any type of regular physical activity, whether that's doing a simple household chores, like washing dishes, cooking, or going for a walk on daily basis.

During a 3.5 year long follow up, 71 people have developed the disease, and it turns out the majority of people with low physical and mental activity have, in fact, developed Alzheimer's.

Even playing cards or involving your brain more often can greatly reduce the risk of dementia.

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