Exercise isn't just for stronger muscles—it can also sharpen your brain.A new study published in the journal Neurology examined the effects of exercise on brain deterioration of Alzheimer's patients. The researchers found physically fit patients with mild cognitive impairment had less brain shrinkage than those who weren't as fit.
Previous studies showed exercise improves thinking and memory, in people with normal brain activity, by boosting blood flow and elevating growth hormones, the scientists said. The new findings extend this connection to people with Alzheimer's.
So add a better brain to the long list of exercise's tangential health benefits. Breaking a sweat can also strengthen your heart, help prevent cancer, and disease-proof your body, to name a few.
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With all these benefits, exercise is a no-brainer. So don't think, just move.
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There's now academic research showing that we can also be doing regular direct exercise for our brains. A study by scientists from U Mich and Bern shows that with just 30 minutes of the right kind of brain workout for 19 days we can increase the brain's ability to solve problems by more than 40%!! That's quite a boost.
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