People with the inflammation markers and
brain shrinkage also had lower scores on average on a memory test.
Not exact matches
Additionally, recent research has
also shown that intermittent fasting
also triggers a variety of health - promoting hormonal and metabolic changes similar to those of constant calorie restriction — including reduced age - related
brain shrinkage.
Aerobic workouts not only stop
brain shrinkage, but they
also can help the hippocampus grow, according to University of Illinois research.
Those with impaired hearing
also had significantly more
shrinkage in particular regions, including the superior, middle and inferior temporal gyri,
brain structures responsible for processing sound and speech.
SCI has
also been correlated with
brain changes such as hippocampal atrophy (
shrinkage due to cell death in this area of the
brain).
According to the research, elderly people with higher amounts of a number of vitamins as well as omega 3 fatty acids within their blood had much better results on mental acuity tests and
also less of the
brain shrinkage found in Alzheimer's disease — whereas «junk food» diets resulted in exactly the opposite.
Cabbage is
also a good source of B vitamins, which slow
shrinkage of the
brain by lowering homocysteine.
Studies have
also indicated that B12 prevents
brain shrinkage, making this vitamin and it's benefits an area of interest for researchers as reduced
brain size is commonly seen among those with dementia and Alzheimer's.
It
also helps reduce the
brain shrinkage often associated with cognitive disorders, supports healthy sleep - wake cycles (incredibly important, given what we now know about sleep and Alzheimer's risk), and aids the proper «firing» of communications between neurons.