Great news from 'Breakthroughs in Health' Vol 1 Issue 2
"Poor Physical Function May Increase the Risk for Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease", says Sherry Baker.
'Physical issues, not mental problems, may signal the beginning of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, says a joint study by Group Health Cooperative, a Seattle-based nonprofit healthcare system, and the University of Washington, The research, supported by the National Institute on Aging and reported in the medical journal Archives of Internal Medicine in May, provides yet another reason why it's important to exercise to stay healthy.
...."We had expected the earliest signs of dementia would be subtle cognitive changes," notes Eric B. Larson, M.D., M.P.H., who co-authored the study. "But we were surprised to find the physical changes can precede declines in thinking. That suggests that what is considered a brain disease may be intimately connected to physical fitness."
Specific physical weaknesses observed among participants at the beginning of the study turned out to be linked with cognitive problems later......"
The health mantra "Use it or lose it" can no longer be applied to the brain, muscles and heart separately, Dr. Larson says. "Now it appears 'use it or lose it' applies to all aspects of health and general functioning. There's good reason to think there is truly a mind and body connection, and you want to use them both. The results of our study show 'Use it even after you start to lose it' applies. If a person has begun to decline cognitively, it appears we might be able to forestall or reverse mental decline with exercise and efforts to maintain or improve physical function."
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