Outsmarting AD and Lowering Your Risk

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• AD stands for 'Alzheimer's Disease'
  • A progressive, degenerative disorder
• Co-director of UCSB's Neuroscience Research Institute, Kenneth S. Kosik offers some strategies to reducing your AD risk.
• Exercising 30 mins daily and getting your heart rate up
• Consume brain protecting diets: MIND, Mediterranean, Asian, Vegan
• Know your numbers for blood pressure, cholesterol and blood glucose
  • Out of whack numbers increases your AD risk
• Keep your brain active and challenged
  • Try crosswords, sudoku, a foreign language, musical instruments
• Other strategies include: reducing stress, avoiding social isolation and getting a good night's sleep
• Strategies from Outsmarting Alzheimer's (Book)