Today's episode of Kyou no Kenkou 今日の健康 on NHK featured Dr.Shimada Hiroyuki of The National Institute for Longevity Sciencies 島田裕之（国立長寿医療研究センター室長）who introduced simple exercises to prevent the onset of dementia (ninchishou認知症).
While I'm not yet at a risk for dementia, I'm intrigued by the link between exercise, brain activity and memory. The doctor mentioned that physical exercise done together with brain exercises increases BDNF levels, which will help to prevent Alzheimer's and dementia.
Today's episode of Kyou no Kenkou 今日の健康 on NHK featured Dr.Shimada Hiroyuki of The National Institute for Longevity Sciencies 島田裕之（国立長寿医療研究センター室長）who introduced simple exercises to prevent the onset of dementia (ninchishou認知症).
While I'm not yet at a risk for dementia, I'm intrigued by the link between exercise, brain activity and memory. The doctor mentioned that physical exercise done together with brain exercises increases BDNF levels, which will help to prevent Alzheimer's and dementia.
While I'm not yet at a risk for dementia, I'm intrigued by the link between exercise, brain activity and memory. The doctor mentioned that physical exercise done together with brain exercises increases BDNF levels, which will help to prevent Alzheimer's and dementia.
