Brain experts explain the heart-brain connection and how protecting against stroke is the best way to protect against dementia.
He is a professor of neurology at Western University.
The brain is a very vascular organ with a lot of blood vessels.
(High blood pressure can also cause blood clots, which is another cause of stroke.)
Its Amazing How Its All Connected.
Small vascular lesionsaccumulate over time, and that is what contributes to the risk of dementia, he says.
neurologist and co-director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Program at Loma Linda University
Unfortunately, it can be really difficult to see the effects of damaged blood vessels on the brain.
By the time people reach their 70s, 18 percent of people have had these little strokes.
Insulin resistance, sugar, and glucose regulation directly affect neurons in the brain.
Heres what else they say helps with blood flow: exercise.
As long as youre moving, youre getting the benefit, Dr. Hachinski says.
Whatever you think you’ve got the option to do, start.
What about the age-old advice of doing crosswords to ward off dementia?
Both doctors do emphasize the importance of continuing to learn new skills and test your memory.
It takes all of thisa healthy diet, exercise, and continuing to learn new skillsto protect the brain.
neurologist and co-director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Program at Loma Linda University
you’re free to profoundly reduce your risk of dementia by protecting your heart, Dr. Sherzai says.
And you’re free to do that with the actions you take every single day.
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