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Can Physical Cues Signal Dementia?
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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 Will exercise actually prevent mental decline? Lyketsos said the jury is still out. "What's known is that people who exercise are less likely to get dementia. But people who exercise might be different in other ways," he said. "They might be people who are healthy anyway."
On the other hand, a physical fitness regimen tailored to an individual's needs couldn't hurt. The message to older people with dementia and younger adults who want to prevent mental decline is simple:
"Exercise, exercise, exercise," Heyn said. "Move as much as you can."
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Last updated 8/15/2008
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SOURCES: Eric B. Larson, M.D., M.P.H., Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle; Patricia C. Heyn, Ph.D., clinical assistant professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, Colo.; Constantine G. Lyketsos, M.D., M.H.S., Elizabeth Plank Althouse Professor, and chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore; May 22, 2006; Archives of Internal Medicine; National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, Md.
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