Deans' stroke musings: 10 ways to keep your brain young

Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

What this blog is for:

My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Thursday, July 15, 2021

10 ways to keep your brain young

Is your doctor giving you this information? Why not?

10 ways to keep your brain young

Socialize more. In one large study, memory declined at half the rate for adults with the most social involvement. I'm good at this.
Keep moving. Physical activity boosts neuroplasticity — your brain's ability to think, remember and adapt. Usually 1-2 hrs. a day walking, recumbent bike riding when I can.
Take a class. New knowledge and experiences may lower your risk for memory loss. Online classes work! Working on Spanish.
Eat plants. People who eat more fruits, vegetables and healthy fats like olive oil stay sharp longer. Does this includes grapes in wine?
Love your pillow. Not getting enough sleep can result in problems with memory and thinking. Much better now I'm retired
Train your brain. Puzzles, games and even online brain challenges can improve mental sharpness. Play Best Fiends quite a bit,and several Mahjonggs from AARP.
Ditch the smokes. Smoking increases the risk of cognitive problems. Quit now and your risk goes down day one. Don't smoke except for cigars a few times a year in social situations.
Manage stress. Relax more often to ward off conditions like depression that drain mental function. Retirement solved that.
Protect your head. Concussions early in life can increase the risk of cognitive problems later on. I can remember a concussion in football practice in high school as a freshman, wasn't any good, so didn't continue.
Keep blood pressure in check. What's bad for your heart is also bad for your brain. Yep, on nifediprine now.