Ageless Salome

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The view from the top. It's not every day you get to introduce people to climbing. It's extra special when they are these special people from my Ageless Grace class in Panorama. Aged 69-79 this was their first time trying climbing and I felt honoured that they trusted me to belay them.
Getting older means pushing fear aside and doing things that scare you...because if you let fear win, your world gets very small.

04/12/2023

23/08/2023

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COGNITIVE DECLINE AND DIET | S I E N

A recent study has shown a link to diet [link below].
Eating ultra-processed foods for more than 20% of your daily calorie intake every day could set you on the road to cognitive decline including the areas of the brain involved in executive functioning -- the ability to process information and make decisions.
In fact, people who ate the most ultra-processed foods had a 28% faster rate of global cognitive decline and a 25% faster rate of executive function decline compared with people who ate the least amount of overly processed food, the study found.

I have worked with many people who have a Parkinson’s Disease diagnosis so it is a subject of particular interest. I came across a surprising but of research looking into trying to establish where this disease originates since only a small minority of cases are genetic, and run in families, but 85 to 90 percent of cases are sporadic, meaning they just seemingly pop up out of nowhere.

It’s still not completely clear, but the abnormal clumping of a protein called (alpha) α-synuclein in the brain is thought to be involved. But how does this protein, found in the meat of vertebrae (cows, chickens, pigs, and fish) end up in the brain?
Diet seems a likely source. There is strong evidence suggesting that the protein, leaks out of the gut and makes its way up the vagal nerves into the brain.
Leaky Gut in a nutshell: Dietary fibre deprivation has been shown to degrade the intestinal barrier and enhance pathogen [in this case protein] entry.
So, it seems to suggest that a diet with lots of fibre [plants] and no meat could reduce risk for Parkinson’s disease.
It’s been shown that Parkinson’s does appear to be rare in populations that eat more plant passed diets; with rates about five times lower in rural sub-Saharan Africa, for instance.
It was thought was this could be because plant-based diets are high in antioxidants as well as the anti-inflammatory nature of the animal-free diets. Now it seems there may be a link to the increased intestinal exposure to fibre [creating a healthier non leaky gut] and decreased intestinal exposure to ingested nerves, muscles and blood from animal products.


For more on this, please check out these links:|
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/01/health/ultraprocessed-food-dementia-study-wellness/index.html
https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-role-meat-may-play-in-triggering-parkinsons-disease/
https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/features/leaky-gut-syndrome

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A recent study has shown a link to diet [link below].Eating ultra-processed foods for more than 20% of your daily calorie intake every day could set you on t...

14/08/2023

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14/08/2023

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If you are afraid of developing dementia in later life, pay attention, I’m going to talk about mental decline!

Cognitive disorders like dementia, including Alzheimer’s and also Parkinson’s, show a strong link to lifestyle and not genetics. Only 3 to 4 percent of cases, including Alzheimer's disease, have these rare gene mutations….and most disease-related gene mutations are influenced by lifestyle which includes emotions, quality of sleep, diet and stress levels.
However, you don't have to get Alzheimer's disease to lose mental alertness as you grow old.
So what does this mean?
The cognitive decline that we associate with old age is linked to lifestyle and with lifestyle adjustments, you have a big say in how well your brain ages.

Research shows that some areas of the brain involved with memory and learning continue to produce new nerve cells every day. At any age you have the ability to grow new neural pathways. This is called Neuroplasticity. So while it’s true that you do lose brain cells every day, you also are constantly replacing brain cells. …you always have.

The brain, like the body, needs to be stimulated/exercised to be able to perform at high levels. The best thing you can do to build new brain cells is to keep your brain active with new activities and learning. Build up a cognitive reserve so to speak.
Study Participants were followed for 11 years, during which time 5,185 developed dementia. The study found that, in participants who engaged in regular, vigorous activity, such as playing sports or working out, the risk of developing dementia was reduced by 35 percent. Surprisingly, people who reported regularly completing household chores also experienced a significant benefit; they had a 21 percent lower risk.
It’s very important to know that if you have a family history of dementia, you can use physical activity and diet to reduce your risk.

SOURCE: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/15/well/move/exercise-dementia-risk.html

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09/11/2022

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