Deans' stroke musings: The #1 Best Workout for Dementia Prevention, According to a Neurophysiologist

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.

Saturday, July 22, 2023

The #1 Best Workout for Dementia Prevention, According to a Neurophysiologist

Instead of wondering what the protocol is, JUST ASK YOUR DOCTOR. If your doctor doesn't know, run away.

The #1 Best Workout for Dementia Prevention, According to a Neurophysiologist

Leigh Weingus

Thu, July 20, 2023 at 7:35 PM EDT·3 min read

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 55 million people are currently living with dementia worldwide. Every year, there are 10 million new cases.

In other words, dementia is a common problem and one that mostly affects older individuals. While medical advances have been made in recent years—including the approval of Leqembi, the first FDA-approved drug that may slow the progression of the disease—as with most diseases, the best thing to do is try to prevent it in the first place.

To be clear, there's nothing any one person can do to 100 percent prevent dementia. But there are some lifestyle changes that can be helpful, including regular exercise.

Why Exercise Helps With Dementia Prevention

According to the results of 11 different studies conducted over the years, regular exercise can reduce the risk of developing dementia by about 30 percent. That number goes up to 45 percent when talking about Alzheimer's specifically.

But why is exercise so helpful for lowering dementia risk? "Exercise prompts the release of certain proteins called myokines, which can exert protective effects on brain cells, thereby potentially reducing dementia risk," explains Louisa Nicola, MMed, BSc, a neurophysiologist, brain coach and advisor for Momentous. "In addition, exercise can lead to positive changes in brain structure and function, which in turn supports cognition."

And even if someone is already living with dementia, exercise may help slow the progression: A study out of the University of Kansas found that some participants with Alzheimer’s actually increased memory test scores after exercising regularly. They were even able to increase the size of their hippocampus, a part of the brain that's crucial for learning and memory.