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Outreach,Recruitment,andEducationCore|BlairHumber,MS&AngelicaCeja
Healthy Aging and Lifestyle Choices Agingwelldependsongenes,environment,andlifestyle.Whilewecan’tcontrolallthefactorsthatcontributetoaging,whatwecandoismakehealthylifestylechoicestohelpmaintainahealthybodyandbrain.
5thingsthatcanhelpprotectbrainhealth:Takecareofyourphysicalhealth
• Getrecommendedhealthscreenings• Knowyourhealthnumbers!(bloodpressure,cholesterol,bloodsugar)• Activelymanageyourhealthproblems• Consultwithyourhealthcareprovidertomakesureyourmedicationsareright
foryou• Reduceriskofbraininjuryduetofalls:takeafallpreventionclassifyoucan• Quitsmoking!Eathealthyfoods(seetheMINDdietarticleonpage2)Stayactive
• Moveabout30minutesonmostdaysoftheweek• Walkingisagoodstart–getyourheartrateup!• Joinprogramsthatcanhelpyoulearntomovesafely(e.g.,strengthtraining,
balancetraining,andstretching)
*Checkwithyourhealthcareproviderifyouhaven’tbeenactiveandwanttostartanexerciseprogram
Learnnewthings–useyourbrain!
• Domentallystimulatingactivities–read,playgames,learnnewthings,takeorteachaclass,besocialthroughworkorvolunteering
Socialize–stayconnectedwithfamily,friends,andcommunity!
UpcomingEvents
April55:30-6:30p
April122-3:30p
May118a-4:15p
WisdomofAgingtalkseries:Nutrition.EastPaloAltoYMCA.
Presentationonhealthybrainaging.PaloAltoCommons.
With Your Brain in Mind
MonthlynewsandupdatesfromtheStanfordAlzheimer’sDiseaseResearchCenter
HealthyAgingTips
March2017 Contact:(650)721-2409|[email protected]
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Links
Photo:thenewStanfordNeuroscienceHealthCenter,openedinJanuary2016.Readmoreaboutithere.
MoreinformationonalleventscanbefoundontheStanfordADRCwebsitehere.
April88a-2p
4thAnnualAlzheimer’sLatinoConference.MayfairCommunityCenter,SanJose.Clickhereformoreinformation.
19thAnnualUpdatesonDementia:TranslatingResearchintoPractice.SouthSFConferenceCenter.Clickhereformoreinformation.
March2110:30a-12p
Presentationonhealthybrainaging.PeninsulaJewishCommunityCenter,FosterCity.
March2017 Contact:(650)721-2409|[email protected]
2NotallofthelinksprovidedareunderthepurviewoftheStanfordADRCandareprovidedasresourcereferences.
CarolynFredericks,MDClinicalAssistantProfessorofNeurology
WhatisyourroleattheADRCandwhatdrawsyoutodementiaresearch?
IamaclinicalassistantprofessorofneurologyatStanfordandaminvolvedwithboththeclinicalandimagingcoresattheADRC.Intermsofmyresearch,I’minterestedintheemotionalandbehavioralsymptomsthataccompanyAlzheimer’sdiseaseandotherformsofdementia,andalsoinlesser-knownAlzheimer’svariantssuchasposteriorcorticalatrophyandlogopenicaphasia.Istudythesethingsusingfunctionalneuroimagingandneuropsychologicalquestionnaires.
The MIND Diet and Healthy Aging
Meet the ADRC Team – a monthly feature
SomeoftheknownrisksforAlzheimer’sDiseaseincludeageitself,genetics(notamajorriskformostpeople),andheadinjuries,butothersuspectedriskscanbeheavilyinfluencedbylifestyle.Theseriskfactorsincludeheartdisease,highbloodpressureinmid-lifethatispoorlycontrolledinadvancedage,andlackofphysicalandmentalactivity.
First,it’simportanttomaintainahealthybrain.Somethingsthatcanposeathreattobrainhealtharesmoking,heartdisease,diabetes,notenoughsleep,notenoughphysicalactivity,socialisolation,somemedicines,toomuchalcohol,andanunhealthydiet.
YoucanreducetheeffectsofthislastriskfactorbytryingtheMINDDiet,whichstandsfor“Mediterranean-DASHInterventionforNeurodegenerativeDelay”.TheMINDDietrecommends:
• atleast3servingsofwholegrainsDAILY• atleastonedarkgreensaladandoneothervegetable
DAILY
I’mdrawntodementiaresearchbecausedementiaaffectsthewholeindividualandthewholefamily.Ithinkthemorewecanunderstandabouttheemotionalsymptomsthataccompanydementia,thebetterwewillbeabletodiagnose,treat,andsupportpatientsandfamiliescopingwiththeseillnesses.I’malsodrawntostudyinglesscommonvariantsofAlzheimer’sdiseasebecausethereislittletoguidecliniciansintreatingpatientswiththesevariants.IalsobelievethatstudyingthesesymptomscanhelpusbetterunderstandhowAlzheimer’sworksonabasiclevel.
• atleastaone-ounceservingofnutsDAILY• five-ounceglassofredwineorgrapejuiceDAILY• berriesatleasttwiceaweek:strawberriesor
blueberriesarebest• beansorlegumesatleasteveryotherday• poultryatleasttwiceaweek• fishatleastonceaweek• lessthan4servingsofredmeatperweek• nomorethanonetablespoonadayofbutteror
margarinedaily(useoliveoilinstead!)• cheese,friedfoodandfastfoodnomorethan
onceaweek• pastriesandsweetslessthanfivetimesaweek–
so,noteveryday!
Havefunexperimentingwithdifferentrecipesandinviteotherstojoinyouincooking…andeating!
ReadmoreabouttheMINDdiethere.