If there is any silver lining to the rising rate of Alzheimer’s disease, it surely lies in the drive to understand the lifestyle factors causing it.
It was several decades ago that interest in lifestyle over genetic factors in healthy brain aging began to bloom, exemplified by the study of the brain health of 678 Catholic nuns.
Lifelong learning is just one of nine brain-health habits examined in this “Vital Signs” episode, featuring brain-health expert Dr. Daniel Monti.
Through the contrasting examples of his two grandmothers, Monti highlights the roles that living with purpose, social connection, and staying active play in guarding against Alzheimer’s.
“She was a farmer most of her life; loved her garden,” Monti says of the grandmother who fared better in brain health.
“To survive on the farm, there were things you had to do ... and she continued to do them into old age.”
From exercise and healthy eating to social bonds and living with purpose, this “Vital Signs” episode examines the time-honored human traditions that safeguard the aging brain.
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