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Probably diet and exercise. Would be interesting to see an interventional study based on this.
by hgomersall 3y ago
Probably diet and exercise. Would be interesting to see an interventional study based on this.
- saiya-jin 3y agoSleep, maybe meditation, keep learning new challenging stuff (within given cognitive possibilities). Brain is a 'muscle' so keep pushing at it, continuously, you can only help it.
- tripflag 3y agoFwiw, at least one recent study indicates there is little benefit from exercising your brain: https://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/fulltext/S1364-6613(23)00169-9 https://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/fulltext/S136... related news article (in Norwegian): https://www.nrk.no/trondelag/forskning-viser-at-hjernetrim-ofte-har-lite-a-si-for-demens_-det-som-skjer-tidlig-i-livet-betyr-mer-1.16521180 https://www.nrk.no/trondelag/forskning-viser-at-hjernetrim-o...
- tgv 3y agoThat's like weight-lifting to prevent ALS. Dementia has multiple (suspected) causes, and they are unrelated to cognitive activity. There's no evidence you can prevent plaques or cardio-vascular damage by reading or puzzling, AFAIK.