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Exercise Revealed (study)
Simply
put, if your brain doesn’t receive enough blood, then it doesn’t work as well.
Exercise
is one of the best ways to increase cerebral blood flow—which is why there’s a
new study about it in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports &
Exercise—but which sort is best?
Previous
research seems to show that continuous exercise is better than interval
exercise at increasing cerebral blood flow.
But
what if you’re older and can’t manage a continuous 30 or 40 minutes of exercise
anymore?
Does
that mean you have to do just give up on the benefits of increased cerebral
blood flow?
There
is another approach called interval training, where you alternate between bouts
of exercise and bouts of rest. But there isn’t much research available at the
moment to say if it increases cerebral blood flow in the elderly to help them
avoid dementia, so this is a gap in
the research that the authors of the new study decided to fill.
They
recruited 11 young volunteers with an average age of 25 and 10 older
participants with an average age of 69.
All
the subjects were male. They asked them to do some continuous cycling and some
interval cycling.
The
continuous training consisted of 10 minute’s cycling followed by 10 minute’s
rest.
The
interval training consisted of 10 separate one-minute bouts of cycling,
interspersed with 10 separate one-minute periods of rest.
Both
groups had to exercise at around 60 percent of their maximum intensity, making
it a reasonable program that wouldn’t be too strenuous for older people.
During
the exercise periods, they found that cerebral blood flow was higher during
continuous than during interval exercise, but only in the younger participants.
When
they included both the exercise and rest periods in their analysis, they
discovered that cerebral blood flow was actually higher for the interval than
for the continuous exercise group, for both young and old volunteers.
In
other words, interval training is better than continuous exercise at promoting
cerebral blood flow for all ages.
Boost Brain Power and Improve Memory - This Free Ingredient
Beats Dementia
According
to a new study presented at the American Physiological Society annual meeting
at Experimental Biology 2018 in San Diego, one common ingredient can drastically
improve your cognitive
function.
And
unlike drugs, it has no side effects and is completely free in most places.
In
the study, recreational cyclists with an average age of 55 who had entered a
large cycling event on a hot day with temperatures between 78 and 86°F were
used.
They
asked these cyclists to complete a trail-making executive function test as
quickly and accurately as possible before and after the event.
The
test involved the linking of numbered dots using a pencil and served as a
measure of executive function, a psychological term for the ability to focus,
retrieve needed information accurately from memory, and to plan and
carry out steps to fulfil a goal.
Before
the vent began, the scientists tested the cyclist’s urine to be able to categorize
them into a group that was normally hydrated and one that was dehydrated.
Compared
to their pre-cycling test, the normally hydrated group completed the
post-cycling test a lot faster.
The
dehydrated group, on the other hand, showed no improvement.
This
shows that the elderly and those in their upper middle ages can reap cognitive
benefits
from exercise, but only if they are hydrated properly.
Older
studies have found that, if you are dehydrated by only 2%, you will do poorer
than usual on tasks that require attention, psychomotor abilities, short-term
memory and fast retrieval.
In
addition, you will struggle to form an accurate assessment of your own physical
and emotional environment.
According
to the literature, long-term memory, working memory, and executive function
start deteriorating only when we are more than 2% dehydrated.
In
other words, to stave off dementia and keep your brain functioning at optimal
levels, drink a glass of water at least every two hours and drink more while
you exercise.
Boost Brain Power and Improve Memory - Alzheimer’s Held
Hostage by This One Ingredient
Traditional
Alzheimer’s research is mostly focused on genetic factors. Little notice is
unfortunately paid to diet and other lifestyle choices.
This
is about to change.
Scientists
from University of Bath and King’s College in London recently discovered one
specific ingredient that plants the seeds for Alzheimer’s. They also mapped the
exact process by which this bad diet choice helps the disease grow.
Researchers
examined samples of brain matter from people with and without Alzheimer’s via a technique
(fluorescent phenylboronate gel electrophoresis) that is sensitive enough to
reveal the damage high
blood sugar
causes to proteins and immune cells.
When
sugar (or glucose) riches your bloodstream, many of its molecules bind to
protein molecules in a process called glycation.
Not
only can glycation damage proteins in this way, but the by-products of the
glycation process are often harmful to our bodies as well.
Some
previous studies, such as one published by German and Australian researchers in
the journal Biochimica et Biophysica Acta in 1997, have found that
beta-amyloid, one of the proteins that seem to form plaques in the brains of
Alzheimer’s disease sufferers, are mostly a by-product created during the
process of glycation.
That
already suggests that an excess of dietary sugar can contribute to Alzheimer’s
disease, as it makes glycation more likely.
But
the London and Bath researchers discovered another extremely harmful effect of
glycation.
At
the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, glycation damages an enzyme called macrophage
migration inhibitory factor (or MIF).
MIF
enzymes are a part of your immune system. When abnormal proteins start to build
up in your brain, these MIF enzymes are supposed to be part of the response to
remove them and/or to limit the potential damage.
This
is how Alzheimer’s disease manages to get going. Glycation damages your MIF
enzymes, and your damaged MIF enzymes are then incapable of playing their role
of preventing abnormal protein plaques to form all over your brain.
In
other words, if you eat too many simple sugars that build up as glucose in your
bloodstream, glycation becomes more likely.
When
glycation occurs in your brain, you are at serious risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
For
more ideas to boost brain power and improve memory, watch these 2 videos below
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