The results suggest that practicing yoga in the long - term can change the structure of your brain and could protect
against cognitive decline in old age.
Research also indicates that optimal serum levels of beta carotene can help protect individuals
against cognitive decline especially genetically susceptible individuals with the APOE 4 allele.
When it comes to improving your mood and memory and protecting the
brain against cognitive decline typically associated with age, working out might as the closest thing to a magic fix we could ever get.
«Our study provides additional evidence that exercise plays a protective
role against cognitive decline and suggests the need for future research to investigate how physical activity may interact with genetics and decrease Alzheimer's risk.»
The researchers found that the participants who practiced more than two languages had a reduced risk of cognitive decline — in fact, up to seven times the protection
against cognitive decline as did those who used only two languages.
As physical activity is a well know protective
factor against cognitive decline, it would be interesting to know if any measure of aerobic fitness or exercise index (current or past) are at disposal to examine possible differences between those groups.
In recent research on brain health, leafy greens, nuts, berries, and olive oil all helped protect the
brain against cognitive decline — and they're all right here in this morning delight.
According to research, exercise helps bring about brain changes which can protect
against cognitive decline in individuals at high risk, which includes Alzheimer's disease.
Now, researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) have identified a specific ingredient that protects
against cognitive decline: extra-virgin olive oil, a major component of the Mediterranean diet.
The team discovered that extra virgin olive oil could protect
against cognitive decline.
As a great source of omega - 3s and trace minerals, walnuts are known for being a «brain food» because they supply special phytonutrients that help protect
against cognitive decline.
If an increase in lutein intake can help protect
against cognitive decline, then people should be encouraged to eat more foods rich in lutein.
Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory, oleuropein can protect
against cognitive decline, as well as Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
If foods like berries and dark green leafy vegetables have been found protective
against cognitive decline, why aren't they recognized as such in many guidelines?
Melatonin, known as the «sleep hormone,» guards against oxidative stress in the brain and protects
against cognitive decline.
While the researchers describe the antioxidant - rich foods in a Mediterranean diet as potentially protecting
against cognitive decline, «the evidence to data that pure antioxidants such as vitamin E have an impact on some specific process related to cognitive aging is very, very slim,» said Knopman, who wasn't involved in the study.