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March 7, 20<strong>18</strong><br />
MID RIVERS NEWSMAGAZINE<br />
I MATURE FOCUS I 23<br />
News & Notes<br />
By LISA RUSSELL<br />
Memory boosting methods<br />
Exercising just twice a week may<br />
improve thinking ability and<br />
memory in people with mild cognitive<br />
impairment [MCI], according<br />
to a new guideline released by<br />
the American Academy of Neurology<br />
and endorsed by the Alzheimer’s<br />
Association.<br />
A condition that becomes increasingly<br />
common with age, MCI<br />
affects more than 6 percent of people in their<br />
60s and 37 percent of people age 85 and<br />
older. While people with MCI may have<br />
problems with thinking and memory, their<br />
symptoms generally are milder than in those<br />
with dementia. However, there is significant<br />
evidence that MCI can lead to dementia.<br />
According to the guideline, doctors<br />
should recommend that people with MCI<br />
exercise regularly as part of an overall<br />
approach to managing their symptoms.<br />
Although long-term studies have not been<br />
Exercising twice per week<br />
and taking a curcumin<br />
supplement may both help<br />
to improve memory for older<br />
adults, new research shows.<br />
conducted, six-month<br />
studies suggest that twiceweekly<br />
workouts may improve memory;<br />
working out more frequently was not<br />
shown to provide additional benefit.<br />
“It’s exciting that exercise may help<br />
improve memory at this stage, as it’s something<br />
most people can do, and of course<br />
it has overall health benefits,” said lead<br />
author Ronald C. Petersen, M.D., Ph.D.,<br />
of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota,<br />
who also is a Fellow of the American<br />
See MATURE FOCUS, page 24<br />
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