Want to improve your thinking ability, memory? Try exercise
Having trouble remembering things lately? Newly released guidelines by the American Academy of Neurology suggest exercising twice a week could help people with mild cognitive impairment improve memory and thinking. Researchers explained that people with MCI have milder symptoms like they struggle to complete complex tasks or have difficulty in understanding the information they have read, whereas people with dementia have trouble with daily tasks, such as dressing, bathing and eating. Lead author Ronald C. Petersen from Mayo Clinic in Rochester said that it is exciting that exercise may help in improving memory at this stage, as it's something most people can do and of course it has overall health benefits. Moreover, there are no high-quality, long-term studies that suggest drugs or dietary changes can improve thinking ability or delay memory problems in people with MCI.
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