Watch cholesterol to beat Alzheimer’s

Read More

Get Fit & Lose Weight

Just in case you needed more reasons to lower your cholesterol, here’s one more.
If you’re middle-aged and your cholesterol is even slightly raised, your risks of developing Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia and mental deterioration when you get older, increase signigicantly.

People who have borderline cholesterol levels between 200 and 239mg/dl were 50% more likely to be mentally impaired than those who had normal levels below 200mg/dl.

Apart from making sure your cholesterol numbers are within normal range, there are a few other things you can do to ward off Alzheimer’s. Fortunately, they’re things you should be doing anyway to improve your general health:

• Get plenty of exercise
• Make sure your blood sugar is normal
• Do things that are mentally challenging which keep your brain active

Comments

• Popular Posts

  • Sore breasts and sore nipples - post-ovulation, pregnant, perimenopause or menopause?
  • Painful, tender or sore breasts/ nipples- causes, risk factors and solutions
  • Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) - Sore breasts, sore nipples and more
  • Symptoms and signs of menopause
  • Menopause & Vaginal Dryness - Causes and treatments/ solutions
  • Menopausal weight gain - tips for menopause weight loss
  • How to use natural progesterone cream
  • What are the side effects of progesterone? Should I expect the same from a natural bioidentical progesterone cream?
  • Having a hysterecomy? - 5 reasons to hang on to your ovaries

• The Latest

  • Get the best from your cereal

    You've been told that breakfast is the... »

  • Bring on the gray hair

    Last year, I was doing my hair and I... »

  • Menopause skin care on a budget- ditch the expensive exfoliators

    Your skin tends to start looking dull... »

• Heart Health

  • Removing your ovaries may be bad for your heart
  • Exercise can help prevent severe strokes
  • Grapefruit, cholesterol and high blood pressure