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Saturday, March 31, 2007

here are the 7 things that you can do now to keep your brain sharp in old age:)

1. Drink alcohol
In moderation that is. A US study of older women found that those who reportedly have one or two drinks a day had a 40%
lower risk of cognitive decline than those who claimed to drink nothing.

2. Eat apples
Fresh apples have high concentrations of quercetin, an antioxidant that, lab studies suggest, may fight the damage done by
free radicals to brain cells.

3. Broccoli
A study of men aged 50 to 85 in Boston found that those with more folate in their blood showed less decline in verbal
fluency. Folate turns up in leafy green vegetables such as spinach, Brussels sprouts and broccoli.

4. Eat less
It's generally considered that obese people are at greater risk. And another mouse study found that animals who have their
food restricted by 40%, compared with mice who can eat all they want, again have a reduced level of blood plaque.

5. Try exercise
It doesn't take much: a Hawaiian study found that elderly men who walked more than 3km a day halved their risk of
dementia compared with men who walked less than a half of kilometre.

6. Look after your ticker
High LDL cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking and diabetes are all known to be risk factors for heart disease, but a
study of 9000 people found that they also raised the risk of dementia - by 46% for diabetes, 42% for high cholesterol, 26% for smoking and 24% for hypertension. These are cumulative; if you've got all four then your risk is boosted by 237%.

Hope that after reading these tips will encourage you guys to live a healthier life:) hahax start by today:)

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