NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: How to Boost Brain Health

HEALTHY New Year's resolutions can prevent dementia. Learn ways to lower your risk of dementia and attain lifelong benefits.

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$2M Donated to Film Documentary on How Lifestyle Affects Alzheimer’s Disease

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An award-winning director joins the nation’s largest independent registered investment advisory firm to film a documentary on clinical trials by diet guru Dr. Dean Ornish, aimed at slowing – or even reversing – the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. Read on to learn more.

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Dancing with Alzheimer's Like Nobody's Watchin'

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See why this wonderful Alzheimer's activities program, "Creative Aging: Dance Like Nobody's Watching" has been a smash success for people with Alzheimer’s, as well as caregivers.

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Skiing Cuts Vascular Dementia Risk in Half

VASCULAR DEMENTIA: SKIERS are 50% less likely to develop vascular dementia, half as likely to be depressed, and if Parkinson’s strike, it's very delayed – despite pathological changes in the brain. Learn more.

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Experts Review Evidence on Yoga & Dementia

HEALTH: Yoga practice 'expands the mind.' Research shows this to be literally true: the volume of the hippocampus, involved with memory processing, increases with yoga practice. A hippocampus is also the first structure to shrink with Alzheimer's. Can yoga fight Alzheimer's?

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4 Simple Ways to Fight Dementia

HEALTH - QUICK VIDEO:

Numerous studies show you CAN reduce risk of Alzheimer's. Learn 4 ways to improve your brain and maintain long-term health.

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Helping People with Dementia Stay Physically Active

ACTIVITIES FOR ANY DAY - 6 HEALTHY TIPS to help you stay active with Alzheimer's, along with physical activities to do.

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10 Days of No Exercise Hurts Brain Power & Blood Flow

MOTIVATING RESEARCH:

What impact does the cessation of exercise have on our brains?

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7 Simple Ways to Prevent Alzheimer's

HEALTH VIDEO & TRANSCRIPT:

You can do some easy things to lower your risk of developing Alzheimer’s. See these tips from Medical Correspondent Dr. Manny Alvarez.

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7 Healthy Habits to Lower Alzheimer's Risk

LIFESTYLE VIDEO + ARTICLE:

Seven cardiovascular and brain health factors cited by top cardiologists have been linked to a lower risk of dementia. Read on to find out what they are!

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5-Minute Brain-Wakeup Exercise from the Memory Foundation

EXERCISE VIDEO & ARTICLE:

Studies show this 5-minute workout wakes up your brain cells by exercising the important muscles in your body. Rated as one of the best exercises for the 50+ age group, this series is low-impact and highly effective. Go ahead, it's easy!

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5 Healthy Traits Substantially Lower Alzheimer’s Risk

HEALTH: Want to lower your risk of developing Alzheimer’s? Researchers say the key is found in combining four or five specific healthy lifestyle behaviors. Find out more.

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Move More, Lessen Dementia

GENES & EXERCISE: Want to lessen Alzheimer's risk? Research shows that physical exercise is as powerful as getting rid of an Alzheimer's gene. Get motivated by learning the difference it can make.

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"Prescribing" Exercise Fights Alzheimer's

TED VIDEO + FREE BOOK + 13 EASY WORKOUTS:

PEOPLE WITH MEMORY ISSUES EXPERIENCED slower degeneration in a brain region crucial for memory when exercising regularly. Check out 13 light exercises to prevent and fight Alzheimer's. See Dr. Wendy Suzuki's brain-changing work-out science. It can boost mood and memory - and protect against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.

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Fighting Insulin-Resistance Fights Dementia

DIET RESEARCH: Learn how diet, exercise and watching your weight will prevent insulin-resistance, and as a result, protect your brain. Memory is particularly vulnerable to the effects of insulin resistance, according to a 20-year study.

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Muscling in on More Memory

HEALTH RESEARCH:

Can muscle strength gains really fight MCI? (MCI is Mild Cognitive Impairment, sometimes nicknamed "pre-Alzheimer's".) Check out this health tip from Australia's "SMART Trial" for seniors.

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Exercise Your Brain to Keep Your Body Healthy

HUGE STUDY: Swiss researchers find it's important to exercise your brain to keep your body fit after age 50. Their findings show that cognitive abilities ward off inactivity much more than physical activity prevents the decline in cognitive abilities. "By working on cognitive capacities, physical activity will follow." Learn more.

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What's the Best Way to the Least Risk of Alzheimer's?

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A growing body of research shows there are many ways to lower Alzheimer's risk. What are they? Which one is best? Learn more.

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12 Intervention Sessions Improve Cognition

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Researchers say it takes a dozen "intervention sessions" to improve cognition in those at risk for Alzheimer's and other dementias. Learn more.

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Live Healthy, Reduce Frailty to Prevent Dementia

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Researchers say a health lifestyle aimed at reducing frailty could help prevent dementia, even among those at high genetic risk for dementia. Find out more.

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