DEMENTIA & EXERCISE

Physical activity has always been important to keep up throughout our lives… but certain exercises may benefit the mind!

Working out is good for you in more ways than we can count, but a new study may have uncovered a new perk for people with memory problems.

Researchers from the Wake Forest School of Medicine found that aerobic exercise appears to boost thinking skills and brain volume in adults diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment, a condition that sits in between normal age-related memory decline and more serious dementia. Stretching routines also increased brain volume over a six-month period, but had no noticeable impact on brain function. A new study suggests a significant relationship between caffeine and dementia prevention, though it stops short of establishing cause and effect. READ MORE