Alzheimer's Disease and Exercise | Michigan Elder Law Center ...
Many of our client?s family members are dealing with Alzheimer?s diagnoses and we as, Michigan elder law lawyers, help the families navigate the long-term care legal maze that is our health care and governmental benefits system.
There was an interesting article on how exercise helps protect against Alzheimer?s disease.
http://www.hhs.gov/news/healthbeat/2011/09/20110914a.html
Regular exercise may offer some protection against Alzheimer?s. Two studies on people in three states measured the effects of exercise on brain function over five years.
Eric Larson is a commenter, and Executive Director of the Group Health Research Institute in Seattle.
?It?s very likely that regular physical activity improves the ability for blood to circulate to the brain and oxygen to get to the brain. If you have healthy blood vessels, you?re very likely to be able to withstand the stress on very sensitive parts of the brain like the hippocampus.? (16 seconds)
He suggests people exercise regularly.
?Even people who are demented can benefit by regular exercise.? (4 seconds)
The studies in Archives of Internal Medicine were supported by the National Institutes of Health.
Learn more at hhs.gov.
Christopher J. Berry has devoted his career to helping michigan seniors, veterans, and their families navigate the long-term care legal maze Learn More ? This entry was posted in Alzheimer's and Dementia. Bookmark the permalink.Source: http://michiganelderlawcenter.com/exercise-helps-protects-against-alzheimers/
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