“Can Alzheimer’s be stopped? Five lifestyle behaviors are key, new research suggests,” by Linda Carroll, NBC News
“There’s no cure for or drug to stop Alzheimer’s disease, but it may be possible to hold off dementia — even in people who have a genetic risk, researchers reported Sunday at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. The key is not any one factor, several studies show, but following a combination of healthy lifestyle habits. And the more healthy habits a person adopts, the lower the risk of cognitive decline. … Participants were given lifestyle scores that depended on how many of five possible healthy behaviors they subscribed to:
- not smoking
- exercising at a moderate to vigorous level for at least 150 minutes a week
- consuming a brain supporting diet
- light-to-moderate alcohol consumption
- engaging in late-life cognitive activities
Each behavior got either a zero or a one, for a maximum possible score of five.”
LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):
I’ll drink to that.
