Preventing Brain Shrinkage: A Tale of Two Studies
Plus exercise and its effects on the brain.
Our brain tends to get smaller as we get older. The technical term for this is “brain atrophy.”
Not surprisingly, brain atrophy correlates with the risk of cognitive decline and dementia. As such, it functions as a useful marker for us to measure - things that reduce atrophy or prevent it altogether should also help us keep our brain performing at its best.
Along those lines, a couple of recent studies on the topic provide some additional insight into the do’s and don’ts of preventing brain shrinkage.
Exercise and the Brain
In case you missed it earlier this week, we also discussed the role that physical activity plays in brain health, including the things we think give you the most bang for your exercising buck.
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I listened to this discussion all the way through and even though it am not afraid of technical jargon, I have to say that there are no, as in zero, zilch, nada useful takeaways. Maybe because I'm not a scientist?