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		<title>Games help seniors stay sharp</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seniors may be able to slow down memory loss by exercising the brain, experts say.
Doing crossword puzzles, playing cards and other games might ward off a decline in memory or help us maintain &#8220;brainpower&#8221; as we age, reports a study by the Rush Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease Center and Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke&#8217;s Medical Center in Chicago. The study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minimize Alzheimer&#8217;s risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A large, 5-year study showed that the people in their 70s who were the most active and adhered the best to a Mediterranean-style diet were 61–67 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer&#8217;s disease compared with the least active and least Mediterranean-minded of the group.
Exercise
The most active in the study group got about an hour and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exercise &amp; Diet 60% less Alzheimer&#8217;s risk</title>
		<link>http://www.myfitbrain.com/blog/index.php/exercise-diet-60-less-alzheimers-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two studies published in this week&#8217;s Journal of the American Medical Association add to evidence that long-term lifestyle habits may reduce the risk of mental decline in old age.
The first study, a long-term look at 1,880 elderly people in New York City, found that a Mediterranean-type diet and physical activity each were linked to less [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mind Stimulation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Improve memory]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Signs of Dementia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Getting older is unavoidable, but falling apart mentally or physically is not. The biological mind-body connection becomes more important as you age. After all, a sound mind won’t do you much good if your body fails.
Loss of memory or cognitive decline shows up in the little things first. You have a harder time calling to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expert Says Exercise Helps Brains Beat Back Alzheimer&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www.myfitbrain.com/blog/index.php/exercise-helps-brains-beat-back-alzheimers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 13:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exercise results in a healthier brain, prevents cognitive decline and in some studies has cut the incidence of Alzheimer&#8217;s disease in half, says an eminent Harvard University professor of psychiatry.
A big study in the early 1990s showed exercise was one of three major factors &#8211; with low caloric content and continuous learning &#8211; that prevented [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neuroscience of Exercise</title>
		<link>http://www.myfitbrain.com/blog/index.php/neuroscience-of-exercise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 15:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hippocampus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Memory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Physical exercise]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The benefits of exercise:

In children, college students and young adults, exercise or physical activity improves learning and intelligence scores.


Exercise in childhood increases the resilience of the brain in later life resulting in a cognitive reserve.


The decline of memory, cortex and hippocampus atrophy in aging humans can be attenuated by exercise.


Physical activity improves memory and cognition.


Exercise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Give your body a brain boost</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 21:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hanekamp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Physical exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brain power]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-control]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What if I told you that the most important muscle you will ever need to improve your health and fitness is the one encased inside your skull?
Yes, our ability to flex our brain power when the going gets tough is what separates the fit from the unfit, and the fit from the really fit. Yet [...]]]></description>
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