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January 15-17, 2014
HEALTH & WELLNESS 3

Decrease risk of Alzheimer’s
Welcome to the 2014 edition

of Health & Wellness

Each year our staff of writers brings you
— Lifestyle changes to help prevent the most common form of dementia
stories that offer helpful insights into life-

style choices that promote big-picture ben-
eits to your health and wellness.
T
In this special supplement to The Out- o date, more than 5 million Ameri- cards to keep the mind sharp and reduce risk between circuits in the brain associated with
look, Sandy Post and Estacada News, you’ll cans have been diagnosed with Al- for dementia.
cognitive abilities, including planning, priori-
ind a helpful explanation of the latest di- zheimer’s disease. That number is ex- n Eat like a Mediterranean. Vegetables, le- tizing and mult-tasking.
etary choice known as “paleo,” which rolls pected to climb 40 percent by 2025 and
gumes, fruits and ish all have been linked From diet to n Sap your stress.
back the clock to a time when humans ate triple by 2050, making lost mental capacity one with reducing risk for cognitive impairment.
Stressful life experiences
a diet primarily of nonprocessed meats and of older Americans’ greatest fears.
n Pour a glass of red wine. Polyphenol, a stress may be linked to the onset
vegetables.
While there is no cure for Al- compound in red wine, may re-
management, and severity of Alzheim-
In this section we also explode myths zheimer’s disease, studies have duce plaque formations in the Reduce
er’s disease. However,
surrounding vaccinations; explore the found that prevention may be the brain linked to memor loss and
a few simple stress-burning activities

healing power of reiki; provide helpful ad- best medicine.
adjustments such as yoga and medita- Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s.
vice for parents who are waging the “snot Recent research has shown
can reduce tion may improve cogni- n Drink coffee. People who
war” with their children; and suggest a that making a few basic lifestyle
tive function and slow this drink three to ive cups of coffee
healthy alternative to sitting behind a desk changes can help bolster aging
many decline.
a day may reduce the risk of de-
all day.
adults’ physical and mental agility. From diet To read more expert ad- mentia and Alzheimer’s by 65 percent.
common risk
We hope you enjoy the 2014 edition of to stress management, a few simple adjust- vice on preventing Al- n Lower your blood pressure. Controlling
Health & Wellness, and wish you a happy ments can reduce many common risk factors factors for zheimer’s disease and ind hypertension in the pre- or early stages of Al-
and successful new year.
for Alzheimer’s disease.
Alzheimer’s more resources on memo- zheimer’s may reduce or delay the effects of
The website MySilverAge.com recently out- ry and aging, including the condition.
Contributors include:
lined 10 lifestyle modiications recommended disease.
frequently asked questions Get your fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids
n
Editors: Steven Brown, Janie Nafsinger. by researchers to help prevent the onset of de- about memory care and found in salmon, anchovies, walnuts and other
Reporters: Rob Cullivan, Anne Endicott,
mentia:
dementia, visit: www.
foods have been associated with a lower risk of
Cari Hachmann, Lisa K. Anderson, Beverly n Learn a second language. Speaking multi- Alzheimer’s disease and slower cognitive disease.
mysilverage.com/alzheimersrisk.
Corbell, Kylie Wray, Isabel Gautschi.
ple languages strengthens cognitive skills and n Don’t smoke. People who smoke heavily MySilverAge is an online resource center
Photographer: Jim Clark.
could delay the progression of Alzheimer’s during middle age have a 157 percent higher designed to help seniors enjoy “what’s next.” It

Page Design: Lance Ogden.
disease by four years.
risk of developing Alzheimer’s.
is a website of be.group, one of California’s
Graphic designers: Josh Bradley, Debo-
n Flex that brainpower. Read books and n Get moving. Moderate aerobic exercise largest nonproit providers of senior living
rah Coe, Melinda Johnson, Nadine Zook.
newspapers, do crossword puzzles or play
such as walking may strengthen connections
communities.

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