Exercise linked to a decreased likelihood of age-related dementia and memory loss

( Natural News ) The findings of a recent animal study may offer new hope to millions of people who have Alzheimer’s disease. The Harvard-led effort reports that physical exercise could improve the condition of the brains of mice with dementia. The study shows that working out made it possible for new neurons to grow in the hippocampus, the region of the brain that handles learning and memory. The growth of new nerve cells improved the cognitive function of the brain. Based on these results, substances that improve the hippocampus could help restore the health and function of the brain in human patients with Alzheimer’s disease . Such compounds work by enhancing the growth and survival of neurons. The brain of an Alzheimer’s patient contains amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. These toxic structures cause severe loss of neurons and neuronal connections. The damage to brain cells is associated with the loss of memory and other symptoms of degenerating cognitive function. Earlier experiments tried to recover brain function by taking out these plaques and tangles. The failure of these trials drove researchers to reconsider the amyloid hypothesis that supposedly explained the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease. (Related: Physical exercise reduces severity of Alzheimer’s symptoms .) Physical exercise improves the brain environment for the growth of new neurons Other studies show that physical activity improved the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease . Working out triggered biochemical alterations that improved the environment of the brain, which made it easier to grow and repair nerve cells. Mother Nature’s micronutrient secret : Organic Broccoli Sprout Capsules now available, delivering 280mg of high-density nutrition, including the extraordinary "sulforaphane" and "glucosinolate" nutrients found only in cruciferous healing foods. Every lot laboratory tested. See availability here. Furthermore, physical exercise activated adult hippocampal neurogenesis. During this process, neurons grew and […]

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