Found this article on avoiding Alzheimer’s very interesting. I have included the link below to the full article.Driven people may avoid Alzheimer’s
By CARLA K. JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer Mon Oct 1, 4:01 PM ET
CHICAGO – A surprising study of elderly people suggests that those who see themselves as self-disciplined, organized achievers have a lower risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease than people who are less conscientious.A purposeful personality may somehow protect the brain, perhaps by
increasing neural connections that can act as a reserve against mental
decline, said study co-author Robert Wilson of Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center.Astoundingly, the brains of some of the dutiful people in the study
were examined after their deaths and were found to have lesions that
would meet accepted criteria for Alzheimer’s — even though these people
had shown no signs of dementia.“This adds to our knowledge that lifestyle, personality, how we
think, feel and behave are very importantly tied up with risk for this
terrible illness,” Wilson said. “It may suggest new ideas for trying to
delay the onset of this illness.”
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