TOUR
dont forget the
funky chicken tour tomorrow
heres the link for information
you can go to the sunshine community gardens at 49th and sunshine in austin
to buy your tickets
ie your map for your group
this also is a good starting point
here is the link to the descriptions of the different coops
you might even get to see something like this
so
take your kids
FIVE THINGS
researchers have found 5 clues to risk factors for alzheimers disease
blood glucose not just diabetes
but a high normal blood sugar is associated with a increased risk of dementia
i have had slightly elevated blood sugars recently although they are normal now
high systolic blood pressure
middle age folks yes middle aged folks with a 10 pt elevation of systolic
bloodpressure
thats the top number
>140-150
have an increased level of biomarkers for alzheimers in their spinal fluid
that would be tau protein
a protein that becomes elevated in the spinal fluid as beta amyloid
accumulates in the brain
causing cell destruction which leads to the release of these
tau proteins
scary huh
walking funny
folks with a shortened stride and slowed walking pace may have memory loss
depression
folks with depression have a 2 times increase chance of getting alzheimers
heart disease
eighty percent of alzheimers patients have heart disease
so
ive said this before
control your blood sugar with diet and exercise
keep your blood pressure under good control
control your depression
control your heart disease risk factors
ie blood pressure cholesterol diabetes weight not smoking
it seems that a lot of what we can do to control our risk of alzheimers
and dementia is in our hands
how many of these do you have
taking care of ourselves can make a difference
in our risk of getting this terrible disease
alzheimers disease
the organicgreen doctor
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