Alzheimer’s Disease A Plan to Slow the Progression Through Diet and Exercise By Cindy Cobb.
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Alzheimer’s DiseaseAlzheimer’s Disease
A Plan to Slow the Progression A Plan to Slow the Progression Through Diet and ExerciseThrough Diet and Exercise
By Cindy CobbBy Cindy Cobb
ProblemProblemAging CommunityAging Community
Rising amount of aging in our Rising amount of aging in our population coupled with the rising population coupled with the rising cost to care, bring necessity to find a cost to care, bring necessity to find a way to help keep them independent way to help keep them independent at a lower cost.at a lower cost.
FindingsFindings
Many studies on diet and exercise Many studies on diet and exercise find that a low cholesterol diet and find that a low cholesterol diet and exercise can reverse the damage exercise can reverse the damage caused in the brain by a sedentary caused in the brain by a sedentary lifestyle and high cholesterol.lifestyle and high cholesterol.
My studyMy study
I have studied 24 individuals, 12 men 12 I have studied 24 individuals, 12 men 12 women recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s women recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s type symptoms.type symptoms.
The individuals were randomly placed into The individuals were randomly placed into groups and given different exercise and diet groups and given different exercise and diet treatments.treatments.
The group given exercise and a diet with The group given exercise and a diet with lower cholesterol had the greatest reduction lower cholesterol had the greatest reduction in the brain lesions associated with in the brain lesions associated with Alzheimer’s disease as examined by CT and Alzheimer’s disease as examined by CT and MRI scams before and after treatment.MRI scams before and after treatment.
Importance To AllImportance To All
The study displays that it is The study displays that it is important to lower cholesterol and important to lower cholesterol and exercise, perhaps we can prevent exercise, perhaps we can prevent further damage to all, the young and further damage to all, the young and old, simply by reducing cholesterol old, simply by reducing cholesterol and exercising.and exercising.
