Want a healthy brain as you age? Live a healthy life
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ROCHESTER, Minn. — Adopting a healthy lifestyle can protect the brain against several risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease, Mayo Clinic research shows. Controlling blood pressure and cholesterol and avoiding obesity, smoking and diabetes are among the steps that can help preserve brain health, according to the study, published in JAMA Neurology.
Neurologists believe two aspects make up Alzheimer’s disease:
- Amyloid deposits: Toxic proteins that build up plaques on the brain.
- Neurodegeneration: Loss of structure and function of neurons in the brain.
The Mayo research examined whether the risk factors and protective steps against each