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REAL-News --July-2022Jul 01

July 1, 2022 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – July 2022

July 2022 How much do YOU know about Nutrition and Health? The following questions were asked of physicians in the January 2022 edition of Medscape, an online reference for healthcare providers. See how much YOU know: 1. Which most accurately expresses the results of a study on the risk for stroke and dementia in peopleRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: Alzheimer's disease, diet, Heart Health, neuroprotective, olive oil, omega 3, prehab, slows cognitive decline, total knee replacement

REAL-News--January-2024Sep 01

September 1, 2020 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – September 2020

   September 2020 Single- vs Multi-Joint Exercise: Order Matters In resistance training, exercises are divided into single-joint (SJ) and multi-joint movements (MJ). SJ are where only one joint moves, like the elbow during a curl, while MJ are those where 2 or more joints move, like a chin up. Both use the biceps but theRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: Alzhe, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive decline, exercise order, hypertrophy, long distance running, NSAIDs, osteoarthritis

Is-it-Calorie-Restriction,-Calorie-Reduction..-or-Weight-Loss?May 08

May 8, 2019 By Irv Rubenstein

Is it Calorie-Restriction, Calorie-Reduction…or Weight Loss?

So here’s a title of an article bound to catch your attention, in Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter: “Calorie Restriction May Promote Cognitive Function.” For those of us in our middle, or higher, years (Disclaimer: I’m now 66, and feel in my middle years though most studies would put in me in the elder category),Read More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: Alzheimer's disease, dieting, mental health, research, slows cognitive decline, statistical significance

Apr 26, 2018

April 26, 2018 By Irv Rubenstein

Do Strong Arms Make for Strong Brains?

A recent study out of the UK has demonstrated a relationship – NOT a causal one but a correlated one – between strong arms, as measured by grip strength, and a healthy brain. So I’m typing this with one hand at a time while doing curls with the other. Or, perhaps, I should relax andRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: Alzheimer's disease, mental health, resistance training, slows cognitive decline

REAL-News --February-20252Dec 19

December 19, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

Alzheimer’s Disease and Falling: A Neuro-Cognitive Disaster

A study from the University of Wisconsin asked why it is that those with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) tend to have more and more catastrophic falls than other older people with no cognitive impairment. Suffering three times the rate of falls as age- and gender-adjusted peers, those with AD, which affects mental and memory function, areRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: Alzheimer's disease, balance drills, cognitive function, gait

Sep 08

September 8, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

If Exercise Helps the Brain, Not Exercising Hurts It, Maybe

Many studies over the past few years have expounded on the value of exercise in terms of mental, cognitive and emotional health. From fending off depression, improving executive function, reducing your risk of dementia and maybe Alzheimer’s, maintaining cardio fitness – and even strength – has been shown effective, not just during the post-workout periodRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: Alzheimer's disease, cognitive function, depression, physically active, weight loss

Can Protein Supplementation Facilitate Joint Replacement Success?2Aug 19

August 19, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

Calcium Supplements May Be Linked to Dementia in Women

Generally in America it is recommended that post-menopausal women take calcium supplements – up to 1200 mg/day – to prevent the ongoing loss of bone density that naturally occurs with age and changes in hormone status. But questions abound as to whether or not supplements really work or are perhaps detrimental in other areas ofRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: Alzheimer's disease, calcium, dementia, mental health, slows cognitive decline

REAL-News --December-20192Aug 17

August 17, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

Diet And Exercise May Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer’s

We have written and many have read here and in the mass media that exercise, and diet, may reduce your risk of dementia and maybe even Alzheimer’s disease (AD). But the big question is, HOW? Now, maybe they are getting close to figuring out how: perhaps both diet and exercise reduce the protein build-up ofRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: Alzheimer's disease, dementia, mental health, slows cognitive decline, tangles

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