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he brain deterioration caused by Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is one of the largest challenges facing medical science today. Postmortem analyses of the brains of people who had died of AD have found two substances not found in normal brains, amyloid-beta plaques and tau tangles. Continue reading
There is an overwhelming mountain of evidence to support the proposition that exercise is good for you. You can build strength and endurance with strenuous exercise. Depending on what you want the exercise to do for you, one form of exercise may be better than another.
For example, if your goal is to have the body of a Greek god or Mr. Universe contest winner, you will probably need to hit the gym for a couple of hours at least three times a week, working with the free weights, bar bells, and Nautilus machines. Continue reading
When aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) was first recognized by the medical profession over a hundred years ago, it was thought to be something of a miracle drug. It had the effect of lessening or even eliminating pain from headaches, reducing fever and inflammation, as well as lessening the pain of injuries to muscles. Continue reading
A few months ago, I wrote an article about keeping high functioning cognition as you age. The gist of that article was that regular exercise tends to preserve cognition better than a lifestyle that includes little physical exertion. This raises a question:
Why does exercise seem to preserve brain function? What’s the connection between the body and the brain? Continue reading
When aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) was first recognized by the medical profession over a hundred years ago, it was thought to be something of a miracle drug. It had the effect of lessening or even eliminating pain from headaches, reducing fever and inflammation, as well as lessening the pain of injuries to muscles. More recently, clinical trials showed benefits in older people in delaying or preventing cancer and heart disease. Continue reading