Lots of health news this month. As always, things are changing rapidly.
Sedentary Behavior Tied To Cognitive Decline In Older Adults-Being sedentary is associated with a smaller brain volume, neurodegeneration and worsened cognitive performance. Researchers followed patients over a 7-year period, 24 and 7, wearing wrist-worn accelerometers and were followed by MRI testing. The average sedentary time was 13 hours per day. The take-away from the study was that even it you exercise 60 minutes per day, if the rest of the day is sedentary your risks increase for cognitive decline. Stay active more than one hour per day. **Medscape June 2025
More On Carbs: Consumption of total carbs and carbs from fruits and vegetables raised the odds of healthy aging. Refined carbs and starchy vegetables lowered these odds. Studies suggest that these foods increase the chance of healthy aging by 6-37% as opposed to consuming refined carbs lessening life by 13%. ** Helio, June 2025
Quit Smoking Now To Preserve Your Vision-Smoking affects every vessel in your body, including your eyes. It can cause eye disease that leads to vision loss and blindness. It affects your retina, the delicate light-sensitive tissue that lines the inside of your eyes. It can also affect your lens which allows us to focus, and the macula which is the sensitive part of the eye that supplies sharp vision. Another good reason to quit according to the FDA.
Become More Social-Scientists looked at the social habits of nearly 2000 people, which included going to parties, visiting friends, and attending church. Staying social helps to build up nerve connections that can protect against dementia. Possibly volunteer?
People who floss regularly are 22-44% less likely to have a stroke compared to those who do not floss.
Magnesium: There has been a lot of buzz in the news about the benefits of Magnesium, especially as it relates to sleep. Adding one more thing may not be the best idea. And, all Magnesium are not created equal. Number one, look at all the labels of your supplements as some cross over and are contained in one another. It is not necessary to take 15 supplements to get the effect you are looking for. Again, read your labels and talk to your HCP about what you actually need. There are lab tests for vitamin levels and let your HCP help you with that information. We are all different as individuals thus requiring different supplemental support.